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FS:Toastrack, +2A and 2x Boxed Alphacom 31'sOnly issue is one of the printer boxes is quite tatty, apart from that everything works, computers are lovely, clean and working. Open to offers! […
Only issue is one of the printer boxes is quite tatty, apart from that everything works, computers are lovely, clean and working. Open to offers!
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You have one hour...You have one hour in which to convince a modern teenager that spending some time with a Spectrum rather than their XBox 360/PS3 might just be worth w…
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Interesting finding. How to connect TV out?Hello. I was passing in the street, and repeired in a open plastic bag clearly abandoned. So, inside it there was: a CD, a ZX Spectrum 128k+2 and i…
... its TV out to a modern PCTV board (a Pinnacle PCTV ... -
New ZX-ULA2An upgraded / replacement ULA for the Sinclair ZX81 is now available. The ZX-ULA2 is a direct replacement for the standard ULA used in the Sinclair …
... on a dark background on modern colour and LCD TVs. Until ... -
A silly questionHi WOS, just another silly question from me. I've just got an amazing Speccy +128 (the toastrack). The question is: can I use the same psu of the +2…
... an amazing Speccy +128 (the toastrack).
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Modern RTS with Speccy graphicsHi! Just wanted to let you know of a project I'm working on. It's an RTS game with Spectrum-like gfx. Check it out at [URL="http://universalidiots.c…
Hi!
Just wanted to let you know of a project I'm working on. It's an RTS game with Spectrum-like gfx. Check it out at [URL="http://universalidiots.com"]http://universalidiots.com[/URL].
Something like this:
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ZX 48k - Composite ModdedHi, [quote]Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48 K (issue 2 - upgraded from 16 K) This is a full working computer, the keyboard membrane and ribbons has had some …
... has been changed to a modern variety that is slightly cooler ... keyboard,
-can run on modern TVs (as can be seen ... -
SpecBAS 0.718 Now AvailableHi Folks! After an appreciable delay, the latest and (dare I say it?) greatest SpecBAS update is now available. We're moving into modern times with …
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128K sound balanceHello knowledgable-type people, I'm trying to get the best sound on this 128K+ toastrack, using RGB. I've tried using the normal MIC socket. It work…
... best sound on this 128K+ toastrack, using RGB.
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PC games megathreadnone of that download bollicks either this is the physical product 3d mazeman (just 1 cd) - no case 3d mini golf (dvd case, 1 cd) 555 games vol 2 (d…
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Call of duty 4: modern warfare (dvd case, 1 cd ... -
1984I'm just reading 1984, I've never read the book before. I was never a major book worm (unless technical manuals and papers). Oh my, what a world I h…
... portrayals of some aspects of modern life, especially as it was ... -
A Thread with not much Speccyness about it..Sorry this not only non-speccy related but is also somewhat C64 related:o But hey this is the chit forum is it not? Anyway, I already posted this q…
... attempt at putting an ITX motherboard inside a C64 and using ... am trying to get the motherboard to fit inside a space ... the highest point of the motherboard, higher even than the heat ... -
48K Spectrum - or repairI just got a massive bundle of new old stock games which I need to try. Problem is some of them won't load on my +3 (it's always been rather picky). …
... spectrum with a known good motherboard but dud membrane
or ... a known good spectrum 48K motherboard
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Faulty rubber speccy - advice neededHello all speccy hardware gurus :) Recently I moved to a new flat and after a long time have some space (and time) to dig out my old Speccy hardware…
... tool (pliers) onto the open motherboard... right somewhere between upper and ... ram chips have faultered. This motherboard had upper ram chips socketed ... -
Is my laptop broke?Dear clever people. Over the last couple of days, my laptop (HP Pavilion tx2000) has crashed on me, giving me this screen... [img]http://img688.ima…
... Graphics cards are on the motherboard.
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Use a +2/+3 case as a replacement keyboard for 48KI was just wondering if a 48K Spectrum motherboard could be housed in a +3 case, and somehow the keyboard be connected so that it could have a proper…
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Silent PSUI'm looking for a fanless PSU that fits in a small form factor case (is there some standard SFF for PSU?). It won't need to supply much current -- my…
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Fanless Atom based motherboard
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It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
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Newbie QuestionsI have just purchased my first Speccy! It should be shipped to me (in the U.S.A.) very soon. I'm a ZX newbie & I have some questions :-D First of al…
... of all, I located a "Toastrack" ZX Spectrum 128. Here are ... -
Strange edition of ZX Spectrum 48K?Hi Everyone! A couple of years ago I bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and there is one very particular thing about it: The lettering "ZX Spectrum" that is s…
... the keyboard foil and the motherboard says Issue #2. I had ... -
Loading frustrationHi all I'm quite new to the spectrum so I thought I'd try and garner the thoughts of yourselves in order to solve my current problem! I have a spec…
... of hell, especially with a modern TV!) once I enter the ... -
Games won't load from tapeHi all, I have fitted my replacement motherboard but I can't seem to get a game to load. I've tried it with several and it gets past all the loadin…
Hi all,
I have fitted my replacement motherboard but I can't seem to get a game to load. I've tried it with several and it gets past all the loading screens and then the tape stops and nothing else happens. Any ideas? -
Just a thought (something I wish modern games would do)The great site cracked.com (a brilliant way to waste time is to start on one of their pages, and the next thing you know you've spent three hours rea…
The great site cracked.com (a brilliant way to waste time is to start on one of their pages, and the next thing you know you've spent three hours reading, you've got twenty pages open in your browser, and there's a stack more you want to click on - it's ... -
48K COMPOSITE VIDEO infosI'm not familiar with the Composite Video, so I'm asking help to WOS. I've got a 48k with Composite Video Mod. I am used to my Toastrack, that I plug…
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Pip The Pipistrelle[color=red]*COMING SOON*[/color] Pip The Pipistrelle I am going to put all the game details,instructions and story here now and simply update this t…
... post that the trouble with modern games is that we do ... -
Ram Turbo compatibilityThe Ram Turbo interface, couple of joystick ports (iirc they can be Kempston too) and a IF2 style cartridge slot. This one > [url]http://www.worldofs…
... / + , obviously yes.
128K ToastRack = yes, I think. The plastic ... -
Interface I and the "net" LANRegarding Chapter 7: [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/MicrodriveAndInterface1Manual.pdf"]IF1 Manual[/URL] With Interface 1 mos…
... lack of serial ports on modern PCs I was wondering about ... -
Strange behaviour in real hardware but not in emulatorsWell, at least not in any emulator I've tried. I've been reported by fellow forum member Macc that both our Maritrini Monster Slayer and Retroworks'…
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About Maritrini, Freelance Monster SlayerI know I'm a bummer with so many versions, but until yersterday the game was bugged so it didn't work on *real* toastrack ZX Spectrum 128s or grey +2…
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Issue 3B only sees 16k (and RAMTOP NO GOOD on loading)A ZX+ with issue 3B board that i got recently, does not see anything more than 32768 (sometimes 37267..) on "PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256 (Ent…
... by desoldering C126 in the toastrack, it's clear in the ...