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Why do modern computers go slow?I'm not so much thinking of home PCs slowed down by viruses, more the extent that modern programmers think about the speed of their code. For exampl…
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Speccy & ZX81 on an LED MonitorI've been upgrading my Sinclair kit to Composite output, and they both work pretty well now - the Zed better than the Speccy if I'm honest. I want t…
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Modern day replacement powersupply for ZX 128kHi All Anyone got any links to a modern day replacement powersupply for ZX 128k. I don't mind lobbing off the end and installing my own barrel, just…
Hi All
Anyone got any links to a modern day replacement powersupply for ZX 128k. I don't mind lobbing off the end and installing my own barrel, just all the voltages to be correct.
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PC to TV problemI'm using a "DIGIFLEX VGA Male to Male 5 Metre Black Cable for PC Laptop to TFT Monitor LCD TV Lead" to put my Dell laptop PC display onto my Toshiba…
... Laptop to TFT Monitor LCD TV Lead" to put my Dell ... display onto my Toshiba LCD TV screen. I'd plug in ... the PC & TV, select PC as the TV source, and I ... the PC picture on the TV.
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ZX81 Unwell... TV or The ZX81??Hi all I finally got a RF cable today so i could test my ZX81 at last... sadly it's not great news although I'm hopeful that it's the TV...? All I'…
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ZX81 and Analogue TVsI recently bought a really nice ZX81 on ebay in amazing condition, but I'm having issues tuning in an old analogue TV to lock onto the signal. I und…
... TV to lock onto the signal.
I understand that modern ... the ZX81, but the TV I'm using is ... a colour analogue TV from around 2005.
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Looking for the name of a TV showI was trying to remember the name of a TV show that was broadcast in the early/mid 80's on BBC2, if i remember it was a bit like Knightmare where a r…
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Modern PSUHello everyone, I'm looking for a modern PSU for my Spectrums and my dual set of 3.5'' floppy drive+HxC floppy emulator. The one for Spectrum should …
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Mods to build a Spectrum Games console?The iccle boy asked to keep the Spectrum hooked up to the TV permanently to be used as a games console. I thought yeah I could do that, have it sat n…
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Flickering RGB -> SCART output.Hello all, For my toast rack I have bought a [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-128K-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Lead-Video-Cable-TV-Le…
... -RGB-Scart-Lead-Video-Cable-TV-Lead-/250988461796?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL& ... things a tad annoying. The TV seems to have issues trying ... . I tried on a second TV (CRT) and whilst less frequently ... RGB/Scart cables or with modern TVs?
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How noisy are modern laptops?I get lots of complaints from the missus (doesn't surprise me - Ed.) about the noise from my netbook. The old machine is getting on a bit now so wan…
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trying to remember a kids tv programWe were talking about old kids tv programs at work today and I remembered bits of two things that I watched that I cant recall the names of... progr…
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Name the TV show...A friend of mine was speaking of a scene from an opening titles of a TV show he remembers from the 70s or possibly 80s which rings a bell for me too…
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TV alert: Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy and Clive Sinclair in BBC's ClickThe 24th January 2015 edition of the BBC?s Click programme includes a three-minute featurette with footage from [i]Manic Miner[/i] and [i]Jet Set Wil…
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ZX Spectrum+ DivMMC EnJOY! Grundig 16" LCD TV and books.The Spectrum is in very good condition. Composite video mod. New mambrane (bought in November 2014 from rwap_software [url]http://www.sellmyretro.co…
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The MCC-TV (Multiple Classic Computer) ???Someone on another forum mentioned the Multiple Classic Computer (aka MCC-TV), which apparently is a Spectrum, C64, and Amiga in one box. I'd never h…
... Multiple Classic Computer (aka MCC-TV), which apparently is a Spectrum ... Pi (I imagine the MCC-TV isn't as open (as ... -
Best TV Theme Tunes of the 80s and late 70sLet's continue our 80s reminiscing and extend the conversation to 80s and late 70s TV show theme Tunes. Let me start with this one. It has to be one…
Retro Asylum 109 - TV Tie Ins[img]http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/f5/e8/ad/thereallocomaniac56245/285%3E_10408361.jpg?1425593264[/img] In this bumper episode 109 of the Retro Asy…
... telly to find retro gaming TV tie-ins. We also have ... .com/gb/podcast/episode-109-tv-tie-ins/id474414834?i=337005038 ...TV Tie-insThose of you who listen to the Retro Asylum podcast will know that our latest episode focused on TV tie-in games. So I'm just wondering what your fav…
... our latest episode focused on TV tie-in games. So I ...My partial disenchantmente with PS4I've had a PS4 since christmas... My wife gave it to me. I loved the PS3, felt the machine still had a few good games to put out (contrary to PS2, t…
... plus always had a decent "modern" game to download. And the ... watch youtube videos on my tvUsing a TV as a pc monitor full timeRight<br><br>the pc i use is in the corner of the bedroom, the tv / dvd player / wii is in the other corner. theres a connection to connect a pc to t…
... corner of the bedroom, the tv / dvd player / wii is in ... connect a pc to the tv.
Apart from the ...BASIC to Python - bringing a modern view on an 80's obsession...Howdy! I don't know how relevant this will be here, but I've just finished up a 3-part overview on my blog where I convert an old 1K ZX81 basic pr…
... "home computing language" of the modern age - its easy to learn ... it holds up on a modern machine.
Here's ...Interference noise on TV Hi my 48k arrived but after tuning in to an old crt tv all I get is electrical interference noise on the TV . Picture is perfect apart from the so…
... in to an old crt tv all I get is electrical ... interference noise on the TV . Picture is perfect apart from ... there's a need for tv sound to be on .Classic tv advertsDunno if this has been done before tbh, probably lol, anyway recently i have been reliving tv adverts on youtube that i remember from back in the day…
... recently i have been reliving tv adverts on youtube that i ...TV Pal, odd and even framesI have been researching, but haven't found any real interesting information on this subject, so far. What I mean is, since TV PAL signal is interl…
... /> What I mean is, since TV PAL signal is interlaced, so ... a complete screen on your TV. So 50 frames per second ...modern games to downloadHello everyone I have been meaning to download all the modern/new releases for a long time and check them out. I am thinking all releases from per…
... meaning to download all the modern/new releases for a long ...Best modern (small) sprites for the Speccy?What are the best game sprites created for the Speccy in the last 15 years? A month ago I released [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/dis…
... the best sprite designs from modern Speccy games released since 2000 ... are the best sprites from modern games that I have collected ... interested in sprites from [b]modern games released since 2000[/b ...Faulty Issue 1Hi all, thought I'd document my efforts in getting another speccy working. I've never done this before so please bear with me... I recently took a p…
... TR4 and TR5 with their modern equivalents thanks to Balford and ... slightly quieter coil. Plug the TV in and get a much ... I could put in the modern SMD board that's around ...Help with TV repairHi spec-chums. I'm looking for some help with a repair I'm doing on a Polaroid P40LED13 TV. It's problems are there is no picture at all, no backligh…
... doing on a Polaroid P40LED13 TV. It's problems are there ... taken the back off the TV and first started checking the ... failed just from stress, the TV has been used daily/heavy ...
