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ZX48 svideo modI have modded a ZX48 to have svideo output. The end of C65 that goes to TR2 (its an Issue 2 zx 48 ) has been lifted to get Chroma. Luma is taken fro…
... fed to the svideo output connector.
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One more grey +2 with video problemsI guess I need your help again to hopefully be able to do some proper troubleshooting myself one day. Here I have a grey +2, which could be a bottom…
... . Touching and wobbling the power connector on the board seemed to ... a closer look at the connector, assuming that it was a ... that one leg of the connector was cracked. I installed a ... new connector and now I always have ... -
Spectrum not-so-well-known Disk Interfaces...Hello to everyone! I've been always a big fan of the Opus Discovery interface but, just recently, I got sidetracked by a couple of rather obscure p…
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Dan Antohi or other Interface 1bis GurusHi Dan I've been getting acquaited with the IF1bis and am starting to appreciate how much more it can do than what Im using it for. I've been using…
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I've been using microdrive books and apps to try ... to be restricted by the microdrive specs (8 devices - 50 files ... -
Peculiar joystick interfaceAt first glance, these two items look very familiar: [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Vintage-Computer-Joystick-Interface-DK-Tron…
... big enough for the full connector. Now I know that Kempston ... away with the shorter edge connector, but to do keyboard style ... end of the Spectrum edge connector to read the high byte ... -
Tricky ZX RepairHello guys, This time I put my hands on a very nice Issue 3 16K, upgraded to 48K. To bertter explain "nice", it is absolutely mint, not a scratch on…
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Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
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Toasted +3Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on thi…
Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on this thing. Possibly easily repairable? -
Interesting 48K failureI thought I'd recount a failure I've not seen mentioned before that I saw tonight while fixing a 48K issue 6 board. The background: The initial fail…
... out of the card edge connector leading it to go in ... shorted out on the edge connector. Inevitably this means the little ... +12V pin on the edge connector). However, when I plugged in ... are adjacent on the edge connector. Now if IORQGE is held ... -
DivIDE and Printer InterfaceHello, My situation is, i have a DivIDE 2k11 with through zx bus connector for my zx spectrum. Can i also connected a printer interface, for example…
Microdrive cartridges.Anyone know a good source of good condition MRDV carts? The ones I got off ebay formatted between 22K and 65K! Thanks, -Stacey
Anyone know a good source of good condition MRDV carts? The ones I got off ebay formatted between 22K and 65K!
Thanks,
-StaceyMicrodrive Cartridges.Anyone got any mdrv carts they want to get rid of? Let me know! -Stacey
Anyone got any mdrv carts they want to get rid of?
Let me know!
-StaceyPrism VTX5000 modemHello, I have this Prism VTX5000 modem in its original box and with original software. It's the Swedish version from Beckman, the only difference bei…
... I have lost the edge connector cable and can't say ...Spectranet questionsI have received the wonderful Spectranet interface from RWAP today. I have started to experiment with it and I have found an interesting thing... So…
... I have "renewed" the edge connector recently and the other interfaces ...MISTER BEEP - the NEW ZX48 album 2014 "Chromospheric Flares"Hi mates. So. Here it is. Something like 2 years after the previous one - here is my new ZX Spectrum album "Chromospheric Flares". [img]http://mi…
... into beeper and audio-out connector of ZX Spectrum (jack) through ... into BEEPER and AUDIO-OUT connector of ZX SPECTRUM (jack) through ...external storage for Spectrum 128 (HxC floppy emulator)As usual, the first post of a beginner (.. or I should say "a returner") like me shows a big ignorance. I hope you'll forgive me, because I forgot al…
... SCZIF Floppy Emulator SLIM - ZIF Connector - CASED ([url]http://lotharek.pl ...Spectrum booksHello I have a few Spectrum books available as follows, offers please. Spectrum advanced user guide Adrian Dickens Mark Plumbley Leycester Whewell…
Cleaning a Currah microslot,Odd one this, I guess... For my main spectrum (my original 16k Issue 3 upgraded to 48k and put into a + case), I am hoping to set up the following c…
... that I can access the connector strips to give them a ... whether I can access the connector strips properly, or if there ...Boots Action Pack CassetteChecked this; [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013991"]Boots Action Pack[/URL] and the info states "Only available on disk/mic…
... states "Only available on disk/microdrive " and yet I have the ...Instantish load options for snapshots on HW?Hello All, I am after some advice if I may! I have a Spectrum 48K & IF2 (RAM Turbo), and a Spectrum+ & IF1. I would like to play the Ultimate game…
... quick load device but my Microdrive died some time back. I ... get something to replace the Microdrive, would anyone have any advice ... />
I could buy another Microdrive from ebay to go with ...Problems if IF2 or Divide connetedHello, yesterday i have played very well with my speccy. But after 30 minutes the Speccy crashed. Divide was connected. Coloured blocks on the screen…
... interfaces the speccy works. the connector is clean and no faulty ...48k Missing D15Got a 48k here that is missing D15 (just below right molex connector), someone removed it in the past, only just noticed it was gone after replacing …
Got a 48k here that is missing D15 (just below right molex connector), someone removed it in the past, only just noticed it was gone after replacing a few caps. My question is, what behaviour would I expect to see on screen if it was missing?IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... first cleaning of the edge connector, no improvements. After 5 odd ... about 're-tinning' an edge connector. But sadly in a small ... far as I dare. The connector is now nice and shiny ...PC to +3 communicationsHi I'm going to explore the abilities of my +3 to communicate with a PC. The "natural" ways to do that would be via serial or parallel link. I've b…
... , I don't know what connector should I get to do ...Creating your own BASIC-commands on IF1bisThe old Sinclair IF1 has offered an easy possibility to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the shadow variable VECTOR. This is described i…
... of Ian Logan, the "Spectrum Microdrive Book". Since the IF1bis is ...The Spectrum Show Episode 27Welcome to The Spectrum Show, the show dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. In this episode I take a look at the news from April 1985. I review th…
... ZX Interface 1 and ZX Microdrive.
I review some older ...ZX Spectrum Keyboard ConnectorsI have now managed to find another supply of Molex keyboard connectors. These will unfortunately be the last ones, as Molex have decided to stop mak…
... stop making the 8 way connector for some reason (and no ...Joystick for Spectrum +2 greyhello all, a simple quenstion please i have a Spectravideo QuickShot 2 plus joystick and i want to find out if this can be connected to the spectru…
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can i make a connector in order to connected this ...Totally random idea for the hardware nuts to exploreWhen it comes to multi-player games, how hard would it be to generate a second display from a single Speccy, instead of trying to link up machines, s…
... is exposed on the edge connector. How about applying that write ...
