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128K Toast Rack / +2 Grey Bug Fixed english ROM ?Just spotted this on ebay before ending: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-128K-Toast-Rack-2-Grey-Bug-Fixed-english-ROM-/26206065205…
... games designed for 16k and 48k machines, the most compatible "ROM" for a 128k machine ... BASIC on a 128k toastrack or a grey +2, a bug fixed ... br />
Can a "ROM" for a 128k toastrack or a grey +2 be ... used in a +2A ... -
128K Toast Rack / +2 Grey Bug Fixed english ROM ?Just spotted this on ebay before ending: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1x-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-128K-Toast-Rack-2-Grey-Bug-Fixed-english-ROM-/26206065205…
... interest is gaming, you need a machine most compatible with the ... play games designed for 16k and 48k machines, the most compatible "ROM" for a 128k machine ... one? Or the Amstrad one for the +2?
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... have had all Discovery EPROMS for a long time. Anyway:
< ... is compatible with 48K machines only, and has no provision for logical drive ... drive and needs to compact a fragmented disk. I consider ... 31 is the QuickDos ROM made by Victor Vogelpoel from the ... -
video quality issue on 48k machine after composite modHello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it did not end up as good as i hoped for. The screen after reset looks …
... to do to service a ZX Spectrum 16k, 48k, plus, 128k toast rack ... case of the Sinclair designed machines means the lifespan of the ... and you are asking a lot for components that have limited specified ... at room temperature but inside a ZX Spectrum it is normally ... -
Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
... types), I suspect a lot of failures are ... negative supply to develop a positive voltage, parts of ... upper" DRAM chips in 48k machines were normally 32k DRAM ... low levels. For example, it is rare for simple logic ... DRAM and CPUs were made using the NMOS process. ... -
Spectrum +2A floating bus portHi As I discovered in the past, Spectrum +2A (and probably +3) do have floating bus port. But it is not shown on all unused ports, only on some po…
... have a floating bus" description that has been used for years ... make it clear that these machines are different from the ... earlier machines. And investigated the hardware properly ... .
On the 16k/48k Spectrum, the choice of which ... -
BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... 16k, 48k and 128k models in comparability mode uses a single key press for ... same, but with a shift key held for the next most ... are stored in a program line as a single character (normally ...
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Brutal Doom single player campaign released - Mars needs you!*** Warning: Not for the squeamish, or anyone too young to see lots of pixelated blood and over the top video-game violence! *** If you still play…
... Doom (we have a million fan made mods for Doom 1 and 2 ... the Doom feel. Doom 3 made a habit of teleporting enemies in ... when a game deliberately limits it's colour palette, i.e. yellow for Deus ... -
Can you tell me some 128k visibly enhanced game versionsThis should be discussed before, but on search I get to many hits ... I´m more a 48k Spectrum-Man and never owned a 128k at my youth. A frien…
I remember when I bought a 128k from Dixons and I ... (correcting colour clash, bigger colour palette, smoother scrolling) plus keeping backwards compatability for 48k speccy ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... on unmodified ZX Spectrum 16k / 48k / + computers is a UHF video signal ... synchronisation signals, in addition a colour signal can be added ( ... you if the signal has a colour encoded signal (PAL or ... use a yellow coloured phono/RCA/Cinch connector for the ... -
UDG BankIf you have any cool UDGs that you wouldn't mind appearing in a game (credited natch) could you share them here? It's not just for me but I am looki…
Cool thread. I'm a fan of Gabam's CGD ... cool udgs made for the Pico-8 modern microcomputer with a 16 colour palette like ... -
48K Issue 2 Spectrum showing exactly 16KI've acquired an issue 2 and it quickly became clear that only 16K of memory is available. I've read that some early 48K Spectrums with malfunctionin…
... ONE data bit. So for the "upper" 32k bytes ... IC3) need to be made depending on what type ...
Not having had a 16k ZX Spectrum from the Sinclair ... "upper" RAM as 16k byte machines. It's just as ... on partly defective "returns" as 16k models.
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48K Issue 2 Spectrum showing exactly 16KI've acquired an issue 2 and it quickly became clear that only 16K of memory is available. I've read that some early 48K Spectrums with malfunctionin…
... there might have been some 48K machines on which the upper RAM ... resold as 16K machines.
Would have been a nasty surprise for those ... wanting to upgrade to 48K later ... -
Brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48Does anybody know what was a brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48? Was it the same on 128, +2 and +3? I can see on wikipedia a…
... . The 16k/48k ULA internally uses RGB+I in a binary digital ... the Spectrum to produce a video output for UHF only. Composite ... Inside the 16k/48k ULA, the RGB+I in a binary digital ... accessible on 16k/48k Spectrum boards.
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Brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48Does anybody know what was a brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48? Was it the same on 128, +2 and +3? I can see on wikipedia a…
... world, the 16k/48k ULA uses a chip designed for digital circuitry and ... circuitry to encode the PAL colour is not exactly precision ... the day, again, the colour circuitry was not exactly precision ... the morning? The actual colour and brightness of the phosphors ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
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a simple 'JP to error-handler' like the 128K machines ... BORDER to the same colour as the PAPER, ... -
Help a new user pleaseI love old school games and never had a Sinclair as a kid so thought I would rectify that via eBay! I have a 48k+ Model that was sold as working, …
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16k, 48k and plus models of ... is listening and waiting for a strong audio signal. If ... it changes the border colour to show this. If ... :-
A lead with a connector suitable for your audio ... -
Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
... /> 2. Sometimes "emulation" changes. For example, if palette (bright/non-bright levels ... .
4. Some ZX Spectrum machines already have Internet. Losing original ... SCR is for regular screenshots.[/quote]
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Shadow of the Beast review:New review at Spectrum Paradise, it's turn for the impressive Shadow of the Beast, an excellent game with nice and neat graphics, smooth animations a…
... only has an eighth the colour palette, 4bpp instead of 6bpp, ... each layer and enough colour registers for completely independent sprites.
for a game would be between how ... to run on a 48K without screen tearing, but a 128K with page ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... the clamping of this to a 48k Spectrum . But here ... that ,there is also a great colour booklet by Ben Versteeg ... menu will appear. Press H for a help screen . Use the ... was not set up for the 48k Spectrum as I had ... of improvements that could be made to the ZX-Uno . ... -
Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…
16k / 48k / + / 128k (toastrack) cassette tape cable:< ... cables moulded together. Each is a screened cable, and at each ... and the other cable has a different colour for the jack plugs.
a (female) socket. But elsewhere (USA ... -
ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... Z80 processor ?? (Is this still made?)
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... Membrane connectors can still be made, it's just that ... A recreated ULA is available for the 16k/48k boards. Existing NOS ULAs for the ... Yes, Z80 CPUs are still made, and yes Zilog are still ... -
What if gaming technology had plateaued in...1985...ish?I've been playing a lot of Spectrum games recently, some of which I never heard of when they were originally released, and was knocked out by how bri…
... still have happened. Remember, what made it to market was not ... colour clash is limiting.
There were disk systems for the 48k ... possible that a lot of larger games could have been made.
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... Spectrum 48K...
Of course, all the unauthorised machines ... a mine field, given that some programs written for Sinclair Spectrum 16k/48k ... in issue 3 and later machines. Again, with the ... classification of the Amstrad machines, it is probably best ...Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... Spectrum 48K...
Of course, all the unauthorised machines ... a mine field, given that some programs written for Sinclair Spectrum 16k/48k ... in issue 3 and later machines. Again, with the ... classification of the Amstrad machines, it is probably best ...1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... in the day on a plastic keyed 48k+.
... colour of the Vaus in Arkanoid. The background graphics for ... much not there, in 48k, or 128k...blip, blip ... me say why I made a big deal about the ... bottom of the screen changes colour.
The ...Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
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The L'vov, made in 1985 at the Polytechnic ... , the developers loaded some Spectrum 16K games - Jumping Jack, Harrier ... as well. Kaunas developers made a prototype working before the Lviv ... starting point for the design of the Moskva 48K and Leningrad ...Spectrum Next in the ArchiveWhen the Spectrum Next is launched, should it be added to the archive, and games archived as per usual WoS usage? There are a lot of new games annou…
... of compatibility is a bit of a hard nut to crack ... of the existing range of machines.
Where available, ...
So for the many ZX Spectrum 16k and 48k titles, these would ... listed as ZX Spectrum 16k, or ZX Spectrum 16k/48k.
...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... people do not write software for machines they own or owned, does ... it supported the 32x192 hi colour mode and the 512x192 mode ... need LESS variables for a given video mode (btw a ton of ... 48k spectrum :- NOT ALLOWED. 48k users don't have joysticks (or not for a ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... it supported the 32x192 hi colour mode and the 512x192 mode ... really believe that everyone who made an AGD game owned ULA ... [/i] it was made easy to support in software made for [i]basic ... 48k spectrum :- NOT ALLOWED. 48k users don't have joysticks (or not for a ...
