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I'm totally confused now, RGB, composite, SCART what?Hello everyone. I have a +2A coming from the UK and I am wondering how I'm going to connect it to a modern TV. The TV has inputs on the back that ar…
... I realized that on the 48K expansion bus positions 16B, 17B ... a TV/monitor accepting YUV inputs...?[/quote]
The 16k and 48k ... the links I posted above for more details.
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Troubleshooting RAM IC's on Spectrum +2 Grey?Got myself a grey +2 but at startup it shows something very similar to this: [img]https://preview.ibb.co/mmai5F/2_Ram_Fault.png[/img] I also su…
... br /> [b]Retroleum - A Diagnostic ROM Image For The ZX Spectrum[/b ... /electronics-articles/a-diagnostic-rom-image-for-the-zx- ... for use with 16k/48k rubber key Spectrums, but does run on later machines ... .org/forums/discussion/49108/a-redesigned-version-of-winston ... -
I'm totally confused now, RGB, composite, SCART what?Hello everyone. I have a +2A coming from the UK and I am wondering how I'm going to connect it to a modern TV. The TV has inputs on the back that ar…
... I realized that on the 48K expansion bus positions 16B, ... a TV/monitor accepting YUV inputs...?[/quote]
The 16k and 48k ... And yes, if you build a suitable electronic converter, it ... RGB. Plus Ferguson made an adaptor/converter for use with their ... -
Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... will test that the original 48K is working.
[quote ... use the same volume settings for a tape adapter on my +2B ... : header, nothing. But when I made a tape of the games that ... have a second tape adapter that I might try on both machines ... -
Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
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ZX Spectrum 16k/48k/plus machines with early PCB's (issue ... replacing.
For a ZX81, that means you need ... any expansions).
For a ZX Spectrum 16k/48k/+, that means you need ... a PSU rated at ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... internal upgrades)
[*]ZX Spectrum 48k (rubber key) (some in ... a touch screen...
For the early and mid 1980s machines ... ZX80, ZX81, the ZX Spectrum 48k (rubber key), the ZX ... good. The Amstrad made ZX Spectrum machines fall into the middle ... -
Modern Spectrum Games Advent CalendarSo... it is done. The main reason for my return from the shadows earlier this year was because I knew the greatest Christmas present I ever had was c…
... the cars they made), but I opted for Arthur Scargill for the award ... Not Nirvana" Award for Best Use Of Colour... on a game that [i ... I've only played the 48K version so far, but I ... the time the video was made.
[b]Maritrini, Freelance Monster ... -
Witchcraft: Nirvana, Bifröst and such[url="http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2011/10/buzzsaw-zx-spectrum.html"]"When considering this next to nearly every other ZX Spectrum game though, Buzzsaw is l…
... same hardware. A real 48K is slowest, 128K/+2 machines run a bit faster ... , and +2A/+3 machines ... add a few bits of code to change the border colour, then ... to make a safe copy of the stack pointer for later, then ... -
ZEsarUX 6.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6.1. You can download it from the usual beta url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/…
... the colour sets which need emulation:
ZX Spectrum 16K/48K/+< ... 0 and BRIGHT 1 colours. For example, bright blue is ... colours that result from sending a TEA2000 composite video encoder ... luminance signal by controlling a transistor in the circuit ... -
ZEsarUX 6.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6.1. You can download it from the usual beta url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/…
This is a first attempt at a ZX Spectrum 16K/48K/+ ULA colour palette. It uses ... in the ZX Spectrum ULA colour system which I intend to ... address in a later version of this palette, but the differences ... very small.
The colour palette is in B R G ... -
ZEsarUX 6.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6.1. You can download it from the usual beta url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/…
This second version of the colour palette is my recommendation for inclusion in emulators as the 16K/48K/+ palette. -
Must have for all Spectrum fans !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8CRXR0d5NY
... the machines I've owned my favourites were the original 48k Spectrum ... . I even made a new version of Yellow Submarine for my daughter who ... Paint 2 which was only made for DOS machines and isn't as ... refuse to pay ripoff prices for art programs. -
1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
... are all one colour, but this isn't a problem at all ... find that after playing this for a while, you justly will not ... . It added nothing really, which made me realise that the villains ... playable than versions released on machines twice as powerful as it ... -
Restoring AY registersAfter doing (not still finished) the sna to tap converter, I'm going to try to do the same for 128k snapshots. I've got threee ideas about what to do…
A small update:
Cybernoid II has two versions, one for 48k machines and ... 've tried 128k version on a 48k machine, made a snapshot, converted to tap ... and loaded it on a 128k machine ... -
Final Fight for 48K spectrum?The original release by US Gold and the Re-release by Erbe state that it's only 128K, but the 2nd re-release by Kixx mentions Spectrum 48K. Was th…
... good chances of working on a 48K+AY board combination system?[/quote ... you load them in 48K mode (on 128K machines, obviously) is sloppy ... them to work on all machines without resorting to the various ... my signature for a small collection of fixes that I’ve made to ... -
New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
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The converter may make a better job of converting it ... signal were supposed to be colour information or picture brightness information ... The ZX80, ZX81 and the 16K/48K ZX Spectrum computers were not ... video outputs. As they were made with only RF-UHF/VHF ... -
Z80, and 6502, in comparisonI was wondering about how each of these compared in terms of performance. The Commodore 64 had a 6502 @ 1MHz, and graphics processor VIC which took …
... BASIC to compare different machines. BBC BASIC is one ... machines. The BBC A, BBC B and Electron all have 16k ... this to the ZX Spectrum 16k, 48k and Plus machine’s, ... up BASIC is designed for compactness, and hence is ... the newest of the machines, so no doubt the ... -
Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... the Amstrad fans have a forum to chat with ... I've not looked for about a year) was the ... not English for either the Amstrad or the Oric machines, both ... I want to mention the colour palette again, although I said " ... it tended to have a vague brownish tinge to ... -
Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... video signals...).
For the 16K / 48K / plus boards, the safer method ... is to use a 47uF ... . So there is less need for a heatsink.
On ... when working on these three machines. I know the +2 ... -
New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... @ 16384
this is useful for snapshots >40960bytes which cannot ... (23296-23552). Program will scan for space
(continuous block ... use the utility take any 48k Z80 snapshot and type:< ... which I may cater for in a later release. At the ... -
Composite out, but without a mod?Through [url="https://faqwiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/ZX_Spectrum_16K/48K_edge_connector#Video_Outputs"]this[/url] page, it sounds like I can keep my ZX Spe…
... ;953577"]Yes, both a colour composite signal and a monochrome signal are available ... of most 16K/48K/+ ZX Spectrums.
There is a caveat if ... and ground (is there a specific ground for the video signal?)? And ... -
Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
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The ZX Spectrum 16K, 48K and plus machines all use 4116 (or ... a +12V main supply, a +5V supply for their internal interface circuitry and a ... is essential. It is for this reason, and that ... list]
For other machines that use 4116 DRAM chips ... -
Extending SNA Standard Snapshot 48k 128k Format to new Hardware like ZXN (SpecNext)This may have been discussed before... Looking at the definition of standard 48k and 128k .SNA Snapshot e.g. at: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/f…
... to work because of "wrong machines selection".[/quote]
... state stale. Using it for a program that loads into NextZXOS ... really best used for legacy 48K/128K snapshots only, for this reason as ... can stream full screen 256 colour video and 8-bit ... -
The Different Approaches To Upgrading the ZX Spectrum from 16K to 48K This is probably something that has been covered before . I will take a look to see if I can find anything on WOS
... it and RAM pack wobble for instance.
... gives clear detail on for Issues 2 and 3 ... a-16k-spectrum-to-48k/"]https://spectrumforeveryone.com/technical/upgrading-a-16k-spectrum-to-48k ... evidence that "failed" 48k machines were sold as 16k . I expect ... -
Donkey Kong And The Wrong ColoursI vaguely remember asking this question many years ago, but it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods I've just discovered …
... to disagree with things you made (a) wrong.
[ ... game's colour with the Spectrum's limited palette, the Ocean ... /> Many rights isn't a justification for the wrongs.
- closer colour for Kong, who you never actually ... -
Donkey Kong And The Wrong ColoursI vaguely remember asking this question many years ago, but it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods I've just discovered …
... let's tackle [i](a)[/i] just for fun, using both ... arcade game's colour with the Spectrum's limited palette, [b]the ... :
[i]- closer colour for Kong, who you never actually ... colour reproduction. The colours on screen depend on the adjustments made ...
