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  • Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …

    ... the keyboard membrane to the keyboard have oxidised contacts and the keyboard ... goes into the keyboard assembly. That can result in fault #2, ... that extend from the keyboard to the mainboard contain ... beween the metal printed keyboard surround plate and the ...
    Womble Womble November 2006 Hardware
  • Keyboard Recognition problemHey Yo! After accidently breaking the old keyboard membrane in my ZX Spectrum 128k last week i have now replaced it with a new one. I have installed…

    ... think i have discovered the fault (or maybe not!?). The screw ... place (that hold the 2 keyboard ribbons in place) have become ... work either - so now the keyboard recognition problem is worse on ... ) so i tried that. The keyboard recognition problem is much better ...
    CU_AMiGA CU_AMiGA December 2006 Hardware
  • When i press shift and 3 i get # instead of ? whats wrongwell it aint me but my bro has rung me to say his Microsoft Word has just started doing what the post title says, i have never used Word, but i have …

    ... English - United Kingdom and the keyboard setting underneath also needs to ... be set to Keyboard - United Kingdom. If you see ... these settings which is at fault.
    rwap rwap February 2007 Chit chat
  • Reasons for buying a QL ?It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/intere…

    ... was terrible; probably through no fault of the designers, as they ... been mentioned. I thought the keyboard was awful too and never ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…

    Well I can't fault Mr. Chronosoft. I've been ... too carried away on the keyboard it crashed.

    Turns ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton March 2007 Games
  • Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …

    ... 've got a full working keyboard. Boot's up to the ... .

    However, a new fault has cropped up and before ...
    owdeuk owdeuk April 2007 Hardware
  • Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …

    ... it also mention's related keyboard issues as well.

    fault for the loss of -v ...
    owdeuk owdeuk April 2007 Hardware
  • New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …

    ... is still most likely the fault of the OS rather than ... ways to plug in a keyboard. However on the Nintendo DS ... is used to emulate the keyboard.[/QUOTE]
    Toxitalk Toxitalk May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…

    hi thanks for that ! :smile: that would explain the fault i will try to see if it is the keyboard cheers
    omighty_one omighty_one June 2007 Hardware
  • 128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…

    ... two ribbons going from the keyboard into black plastic plugs on ... two "data" cables from the keyboard, as does a +2a - difference ... />
    If the keyboard membrane is at fault, it'll one of ...
    DEATH DEATH June 2007 Hardware
  • The new GP2Xpectrum releases threadYeah, I know the thread title isn't exactly too original, but I've decided that just one post to hold all updates makes more sense than a lot of smal…

    ... suggest it's Gp2xpectrum's "fault" in this case.


    The "press Y in keyboard mode" function doesn't always ...
    Laser Laser June 2007 Emulators
  • Wtf??I won this NZ auction earlier this week [url]http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=116509561[/url] and have been to collect the hardware th…

    ... the news of what the fault was.

    Actually - how ... time you mess with the keyboard, it should be ok - I ... wise to plug in the keyboard with the power on.
    DEATH DEATH October 2007 Hardware
  • The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …

    id have to go for the DS, as its the only one ive got. :)

    it does look good with the keyboard on the touch screen. although i do find it hard to use the d-pad for diagonal things on games , but that just might be my thumb that is at fault.
    mile mile March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Asus Eee PC thoughtsBasics: UMPC with 7" screen. underclocked 900MHz Celeron M processor. Price: ?220. Connectivity: Wifi, 3xUSB2.0, MMC/SDRAM card-reader, 0.3mp webca…

    ... with a plugged in USB keyboard and mouse and ethernet it ... 't get on with the keyboard, too small to be comfortable ... isn't as much a fault as me asking too much ...
    ADJB ADJB April 2008 Chit chat
  • Next step in MIDI to AY conversionI e-mailed the author of MID2AY with a few questions. While I wait for a reply, I would like to expose my ideas. There should be a better way to conv…

    ... " (It's the AY-Riders fault :p ). I used Midi Maestro ... to find a virtual piano keyboard (with rhythms, auto-accompaniment, etc ... Microhobby magazine.
    -Buy a keyboard. I sold my last PSR ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Development
  • Your laptop recommendationsAfternoon. After a good new Win XP Pro laptop capable of doing pretty much everything including playing games. I tend not to play anything 3D but do …

    ... broke (not the laptop's fault, our fat orangey/ginger cat ... much narrower viewing angle, the keyboard feels much worse, and the ... of the laptop's screen/keyboard/speakers etc than just going ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2008 Chit chat
  • Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…

    ... . I can't reproduce the fault on demand, but it has ... you want to use the keyboard.
    Marko Marko June 2008 Emulators
  • What if...What if when you were a kid in the early 80s your parents didn't buy you a Sinclair Spectrum as your first computer? I was thinking about this earli…

    ... , with coloured text on the keyboard. I still have a real ... Speccy, is it had a fault (probably an intermittenly faulty RAM ...
    Winston Winston November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Dud +2?Hi guys, Hope you're all having a great Xmas!! I recently picked up a +2 (Grey) on eBay along with a 48k system. The 48k system works a treat. Howe…

    ... I'd start with the keyboard on this one.

    It's possible that the keyboard data cables have worked a ... apart and find the flat keyboard data cables - pull them out ... would definitely indicate the keyboard is at fault).


    oops ...
    thingley thingley December 2008 Hardware
  • Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …

    ... programming to me - why disable keyboard input on the title screen ... : it is not true that keyboard was disabled, the menu routine ... was reading both of keyboard and joystick. as port $1F ... into game. so the real fault was that reading kempston was ...
    Fikee Fikee March 2009 Development
  • Spectrum+ - multiple issuesHi all Yesterday I picked up a Spectrum+ (via eBay) to add to my collection. Now, before any of the names I recognise from the last few months of l…

    ...

    (2) Cleaning the keyboard membrane with a cotton bud ... didn't work on the keyboard, but ran the equivalent of ... , IC19 and IC21 are at fault...?
    [/INDENT]
    szeliga szeliga April 2009 Hardware
  • Interface 2 issueI have an Interface 2 that has a problem. When a joystick is hooked up to it the 'down' direction doesn't work, this is the same on both ports. It's…

    ... works by faking the speccy keyboard; responding to the I/O ... .

    If its a fault in the ULA chip on ...
    Phu Phu April 2009 Hardware
  • zx81 help neededHi, I got a ZX81 today supposedly in working order, it was for the first two minutes, but after that the keyboard produces the wrong letter, number …

    ... would run.
    If the keyboard was faulty then your typed ... plugged in?
    Does the fault still exist when the machine ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2009 Hardware
  • Test ROM Cartridge For SaleI'm selling another load of gear including a Sinclair Research Test ROM Cartridge. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4000772…

    ... />
    [quote]
    1. The Keyboard test.
    If the keys ... is likely that the keyboard tails are at fault.

    2 ... and not responding to the keyboard, or by the display returning ... ; if there is an addressing fault then these may appear correct ...
    murtceps murtceps October 2009 Sales
  • kasabianearlier on I flicked on the telly and saw these guys doing a song on jonathan ross. when they finished jonathan ross got all excited and went "WOCK..…

    ... /> Ahem ! Yep ! Keyboard let me down but my fault for not checking ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2009 Chit chat
  • Mobile Phones - Thanks Orange, is that all I get for years of loyalty.I've been on contract with orange since 2001 and in that time have only had three phones. I pay approximately ?19 a months, get loads of inclusive ca…

    ... , with a pull out QWERTY keyboard and a great media player ... if the keyboard was pulled out. It's a common fault with ... wire connecting the screen and keyboard is too short and works ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob November 2009 Chit chat
  • Reading the Spectrum KeyboardI've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0.666) using Z80, and I believe I've discovered that the number of …

    ... could try using the 48k Keyboard helper in ZXSpin to see ... . If it's your PC keyboard at fault, then they won't ...
    Dunny Dunny December 2009 Development
  • Spectrum + keyboard issueMy Spectrum+ seems to have some trouble on Space Key. Sorry for all "seem" in the following text. But it's hard to understand if it's a real steady t…

    ... ....
    Its NOT a membrane fault... i came accross the same ... the metalic backplate of the keyboard from touching the heatsink (one ...
    gtsamour gtsamour December 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum + keyboard issueMy Spectrum+ seems to have some trouble on Space Key. Sorry for all "seem" in the following text. But it's hard to understand if it's a real steady t…

    ... ....
    Its NOT a membrane fault... i came accross the same ... the metalic backplate of the keyboard from touching the heatsink (one ... I found that if the keyboard wires were too long (which ... wasn't much) then keyboard behaviour was erratic and similar ...
    csmith csmith December 2009 Hardware
  • +2 (grey) Faulty Black & White StripesI believe that there was a thread before about a +2 with same problem but I couldn't find it. So I am posting again hoping to find the same advice. …

    ... and the bloody thing works keyboard,loading from tape, everything...
    fault?

    :-)
    Anestis Anestis December 2009 Hardware
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