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Sudden death of ZX Spectrum 48KHello A friend gave me a 48K rubber keyed Spectrum. I brought it home, hooked it up to my little TV and powered it up. I was very happy to see t…
... over again by unplugging the 9V jack, waiting a few seconds and ... Spectrum. It was just the 9V adapter and the TV, both ... -
Powering up a Speccy after long-term storage.Staying at my folks for Christmas. Feels good to be back in God's country again, even if it is -12C outside at the moment. :-o Anyway, I was plannin…
... the supply rails: C50 - 22uF (9V rail), C34 - 22uF (5V rail ... /> - If possible, use a regulated 9V, 1A supply. Watch out with ... two terminals of the 9V jack.
- Connect the 9V jack to the Spectrum ... -
Hot plugable edge connector?Could the spectrum's edge connector have been made hot plugable without adding much to the manifacturing costs? I was thinking along the lines of a…
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Building a light pen for a speccyI remember doing this when I was about 14 (Ages ago) It comprised of a light sensore, 9v battery, Preamp chip, jack plug and a few other sundries. …
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Sound jack on grey +2I have aquired a Spectrum 128 +2 grey model, anybody happen to know the size of the sound jack on the back? Washac:)
I have aquired a Spectrum 128 +2 grey model, anybody happen to know the size of the sound jack on the back?
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Experience with Magnum Light Gun?I just got one, but I can't get it to work... It's a 48k model, therefore with a 3.5mm jack, and a 9v battery plug. I tried it with the light phaser …
... with a 3.5mm jack, and a 9v battery plug. I tried ... -
Map for Jack the nipper 2I was bored today (Supposed to be at college doing a HNC but lecturers are on strike :) ) So I decided to make a map of Jack the nipper 2:Coconut cap…
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Jumping Jack RemakeHi all, Im new here, however I recently wrote a remake of Jumping Jack, basically its a work in progress so any feedback and improvement ideas would …
... wrote a remake of Jumping Jack, basically its a work in ... -
Has anybody Completed Jumping Jack or Dungeon MasterI would love to know the full verse of Jumping Jack, and big respect if you done this game, was awesome !!! As for Dungeon Master !!!! Ah wot a game…
... the full verse of Jumping Jack, and big respect if you ... -
Bomb Jack competitionSome weeks ago, I proposed that we organized some competitions here on the forum. There was a lot of discussion about how we would control the autent…
Jack the RipperWith all versions on world of spectrum it seems that graphics are messed up on part 3 of jack the ripper or they are removed in some of versions - do…
With all versions on world of spectrum it seems that graphics are messed up on part 3 of jack the ripper or they are removed in some of versions - does a fully working version of part 3 exisit?Games for the Magnum Lightgun and SpinI have downloaded the games for the Magnum Lightgun from this site but they don't work. I load them in Spin and choose the otion "PC Mouse Emulates M…
... the games for the Magnum Lightgun from this site but they ... otion "PC Mouse Emulates Magnum Lightgun" and go to the fullscreen ... mode and the lightgun doesn't fire. The games ...Jack The Nipper 2 Masking ... HowI understand masking i.e. ld a,(de) ; Get Mask and (hl) inc de ld a,(de) ; Get graphic or (hl) But how on Jack the nipper did they get the main ch…
I understand masking
i.e.
ld a,(de) ; Get Mask
and (hl)
inc de
ld a,(de) ; Get graphic
or (hl)
But how on Jack the nipper did they get the main character to go Behind the scenery?48K lightgunDid/does anyone own one of these? Were there any games for it? I've got approx. 150 new ones in my garage. They are all unused, but not in boxes w…
... they useable with the 128k lightgun games?
The reason ...Bomb Jack poke questionOn the tipshop it gives a poke by Gerard Sweeney which allows you to choose how many lives you start with. It says "Lives=x" and says "Change x to wh…
... I wanted to give Mr Jack 10 lives instead of the ...Spin hangs with lightgunAm I missing something obvious? There isn't anything in the readme about the lightgun. Is it not fully implemented yet. Whenever I click in the windo…
Am I missing something obvious?
There isn't anything in the readme about the lightgun. Is it not fully implemented yet.
Whenever I click in the window my crosshair gets stuck in the centre, and the sound plays the same note overandoverandover.Jack Bauer - Caught By The ChineseJust watched the final episode of 24 earlier and I have to say that was the best cliffhanger ending ever. The episode as a whole was fairly lacklustr…
... whole was fairly lacklustre with Jack being unable to properly interrogate ... at the very end with Jack bloody and broken, pleading with ...House that Jack BuiltRe-reading some old threads on here about the Thor/Odin lines and the problems with Paul Mckenna etc it prompted me to dig out my old copies of House…
... old copies of House the Jack Built, JATBS and Giants Revenge ... you finish The house the Jack Built? I've been around ...Lightgun controlled gamesI made a start catalogueing the games controled with a lightgun (either exclusively or if there was a version for it): - [URL="http://www.worldofspec…
... the games controled with a lightgun (either exclusively or if there ...+12v/-12v/9v and peripherals?Do any peripherals use the +12v, -12v or 9v lines exposed at the edge connector? Firstly, if they use +9v they won't work on a +3, since the +3 does…
... use the +12v, -12v or 9v lines exposed at the edge ... />
Firstly, if they use +9v they won't work on ...NEW GAME - Farmer Jack - Treasure TroveEvening all, Jack is back! Download his latest adventure, Treasure Trove, from my site at the link below. This time it's loosely based on Pac-Man,…
... all,
Jack is back! Download his latest ... twist that the coins that Jack must collect can also ... is at hand though as Jack has a number of ... finally bit of fun for Jack, as it completes the ... games. Don't worry though, Jack will hopefully return in a ...Farmer Jack and the Hedge MonkeysFinally I have the cassette of this good game by Bobs, but I find it quite difficult, much more than its prior game Farmer Jack in Harvest Havoc, whi…
... than its prior game Farmer Jack in Harvest Havoc, which I ...Jack the Nipper love festWe're playing Jack the Nipper at the moment and we'll be printing readers quotes in the magazine. If you fancy joining in please visit the following …
We're playing Jack the Nipper at the moment and we'll be printing readers quotes in the magazine. If you fancy joining in please visit the following link
[url]http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=17[/url]Bomb Jack (missing artist)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000617"]Bomb Jack [/URL] KAZ in the lower left ... [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/foru…
... /infoseekid.cgi?id=0000617"]Bomb Jack [/URL]
KAZ in ...Loading program over the MIC jackI put the plug into the wrong jack and loaded a program over the MIC jack. Is it possible that the ZX 48K is damaged because after a while the pic c…
... the plug into the wrong jack and loaded a program over ... the MIC jack.
Is it possible ... the kabel into the EAR jack. Now it works ok.
Replacement for the ear and mic jack?Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new? Micky
Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new?
MickyHop'n'Chop 2 (Jack II, game never produced?)At the end of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012594&loadpics=3"]Hop'n'Chop[/URL] it hints at a sequel. It was apparently go…
At the end of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012594&loadpics=3"]Hop'n'Chop[/URL] it hints at a sequel.
It was apparently going to be called "Jack II" (as per the name of the main character).Onboard power jack type on ZXHello, i'm trying to find replacements for the barrel type power jack that resides on a speccy board. I have many speccys that the slightest wobble r…
... for the barrel type power jack that resides on a speccy ... not the soldering of the jack for sure, probably corrosion inside ... the barrel jack.
From the ZX ... the exact type of the jack didn't help... i think ...
