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Spectrum 128kHi everyone, As a long time Speccy fan weaned on the original +2 machine (hence the username!), I'm thinking about finally buying a genuine Sinclair…
... fake I have a 48k and 128 in front of me the ... be red of course, and the white 128 lettering on that one ... noticed that the actual 48 and 128 cases are in fact the ... course, I always thought the 128 was slightly bigger.
Amstrad or Sinclair: Who Made Better Speccys?Just wanted to know....
For those that liked the Amstrad Spectrums - you've got to admit, that "Datacorder" logo is naff. The design of both the rubber keyed and + (and 128+) models were done with real thought and style.MembranesDoes anybody know where I can get a membrane or 2 for my Spectrum 48k+?
The normal 48k membranes are leftover spare membranes from the 80's. The 48k+ and 128 membranes are newly manafactured ones using different materials to the old ones, and won't degrade or crack like the old ones did. Hence the price difference.Legend of Avalon Soloution.HIya, I am looking for the complete solution for the Legend of Avalon by Hewson Consultants, its a bought time i completed it since ive had the game…
... ), been collecting from e-bay and car boot sales, most notable ... , colour genie, sega master system and powerbase, sega megadrive, nintendo 64 ... . After a speccy +2 and 3 and 128 now.. . and some microdrives! (need more ...Spectrum 128k(Heatsink)Hi A friend of mine picked up a spectrum+ 128k at a carboot sale at the weekend The thing is it did not come with a power pack Reading from anoth…
... either type. In the Spectrum 128 and 128 +2, the power supply is ...BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …
... slightly modified version of the 128 Editor patched to work ... . Unless BASin supports the 128 keypad via a port emulation ... ROMs since all 48 Basic and 128 Basic programs will function as ... />
Anyhoo, all done now - and all automatically sensed as planned ...divIDE issuesI discovered a few issues with the divIDE hardware and FATware software that may be of interest to some people. 1. ROM paging If your Spectrum is a…
Ehh, I checked it again :) It handles types 14 and 128 (TC2048 and TS2068) as 48k but TC2068 (type 15) is not there at all and is handled as 128k.Would you buy speccy games if they were made/sold today?Say for some crazy instant that ZX Spectrum came back on the scene bigtime and they started making selling ZX Spectrum versions of the latest games, …
I think a Speccy version of GTA is within reach. Most of the game framework is there.
We could use the extra RAM of the 128k for the radio stations and the code to enable the character to get out of the Lotus and gun a few people down.Message for MelMel, did you get the PM I sent you? And to everyone else: Yes, this is boring, but then what are you doing clicking on a post that's obviously none …
Don't worry.
Martijn is probably competing in the darts tournament at the Lakeside.
Like half of the Netherlands.
He's just scored 16, 48, and 128.Message for MelMel, did you get the PM I sent you? And to everyone else: Yes, this is boring, but then what are you doing clicking on a post that's obviously none …
... 's just scored 16, 48, and 128.
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This ... added to his score, +2 and +3.Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…
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The crashing 128 - could be a faulty Z80 ... you mean that games (48 AND 128) load fine but crash - when ... if you reset the puter, and type PRINT USR "A" in ... 48 AND 128K mode - should be 65368 ...Leaderboard - sigh...It may be old. It may be flat. It may not have all the features of today's golf games. But Leaderboard is such a sweet absorbing golf game that it…
... with a Kempston interface and a weird grey joystick lead ... card called "Lion Forrest", and he looks like a punk ... shop back in '89, and I've still got it ... an entire Atari 2600 console and 128 games on a single ... Hmm. Too many golf games, and not enough time to play ...Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... are monopolistic either. Word and Excel are Macintosh applications ... remembers WordPerfect, WordStar, Lotus, and all the other leading productivity ... their way out. And so was Lotus. I can't ... free copies of Windows, and sometimes computers, to educational ...Questions from the new owner of a grey Spectrum +2I managed to pick up a grey Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the US... it was $13 total and it has a Donkey Kong tape inside) and …
... else made an adaptor and got it working? and if so, with ... +3, (grey +2 and 128 might be different)and is what I'm ... /utils/spectrum/zfst01.zip[/url] and that's the terminal software ...+3 hardware without a fixer boardJust thinking about plugging random hardware into a +3 (from something mentioned on another thread), and I wondered... I know some hardware won't wor…
Things that won't work include the RAM Turbo joystick interface, Interface 1 and 2, Multiface 1 and 128, +D, Disciple and Opus interfaces
Multiface 3 and most Kempston interfaces DO work however..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…
... matchbox radios, the ZX80, ZX81 and Speccy - all physically small. So ... decent word processor, spreadsheet and database on just about any ... gold standards of Wordstar, Lotus and dBase were seen as sufficient ... portables (i.e. luggables) and the like which were ten ...need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
Id go for either 128k toaster and 128+2. You have the advantage of being able to play both 128 and 48 games on one machine.need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
... go for either 128k toaster and 128+2. You have the advantage ... being able to play both 128 and 48 games on one machine ...Simple problem, driving me mad!!!Sorry, false alarm, fixed it, sorry to bother you ;)
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jr z, noblock ... checking for a foreground character and instead of ignoring going on ... a break from the scene, and was making elementary mistakes.
Spectrum development images from Rick DickinsonHi World of Spectrum. I've just started the long process of recording and uploading the tons of stuff I have on all the Sinclair computers from ZX80 …
Amazing stuff Rick, thanks so much. Can't wait to see the stuff for the Spectrum + and 128! I have just bought my first original 128k machine after years of being a +2 man.
Has the Edge article run already?more Spectrum uploadsHI all, just to let you know I've added some more stuff, including a white spec +, more keyboard development sketches for Geoff, Alpha Numeric pad, …
... an interesting result. The Spectrum + and 128 mouldings came from the same ... moulder and toolmakers as the QL. This ... keys, the casing, and the rubber mat, and assembled these. They just ... snaffled by Sinclair staff as and when they found out I ...more Spectrum uploadsHI all, just to let you know I've added some more stuff, including a white spec +, more keyboard development sketches for Geoff, Alpha Numeric pad, …
... an interesting result. The Spectrum + and 128 mouldings came from the same ... moulder and toolmakers as the QL. This ... keys, the casing, and the rubber mat, and assembled these. They just ... snaffled by Sinclair staff as and when they found out I ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
Never noticed this thread either. Some forums have a complete section for introductions.
My name is Nick, I'm 40 from Cambridgeshire and own a 48+ and 128+ toaster rack.Converting .wma to .mp3Im using Winamp to convert an album from 128kbps .wma to 128kbps .mp3. Does this introduce much degradation in quality? Does it add hissing or anyt…
... one lossy format to another, and 128 isn't all that good ...Which ROM for 128 ToastrackHi I have a Spectrum 128 Toastrack which has a missing ROM chip. I have an Eprom blower and a few 27256-25 Chips. I have looked on the Spectrum ROM …
... the 128K, a 32K one. And Martin doesn't have it ... 's site[/url] are 128-0.rom and 128-1.rom concatenated together ...Cross Platform DevelopmentWhat's the best way to develop cross platform apps? By best, the only limiting criteria would be "at no cost" :)
... ATtiny2313, with 2K of flash and 128 bytes (bytes, not K) of ... port to shuffle data back and forth, and provide features such as ... flashing attributes and a test routine) - with no ... the ATtiny13 (1K of flash, and 64 bytes of RAM), which ...Halloween Special!Like all the best zombies, the ZXSpin project rises again on the last day of October. Here's release 0.666 for your enjoyment - get it at [url]http…
... only ascii characters were selected and no control codes etc. ... every label of the 48 and 128/+3 from the complete ... spectrum ROM disassembly and the +3 manual, and was quite disappointed ... emulators have both a debugger and assembler working together in ( ...
