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Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[b]Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[/b] [list=1][*]How many transistors are on the issue one ZX Spectrum PCB? [color=#FFFFFF].[/color] [*]Which d…
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Repairs and Reparing.Hi All, Just finished resurrecting an Issue 3A board. Had black lines, so replaced the lower 16K RAM chips, Amazed they just cost a couple of doll…
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Hard Drive failureWas greeted by this message the other day. I have tried everything but it refuses to boot up, looks like i'll need to get a new HD. Had to drag out…
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When some new video tech enters your old houseBeing the sort of creature that has kept all the old TVs and monitors around since I first began taking interest in video matters it was with curiosi…
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Hey, scart connector!
Component video?
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USA NTSC SPECCY?How can I use the Speccy in a NTSC TV?
... not the same as your Component(Colorstream) Video system).
Component over RGB)
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USA NTSC SPECCY?How can I use the Speccy in a NTSC TV?
... this is the same as component video.
If you ... to connect these to a component/colorstream compatible TV.
speccy 128kI have a spectrum 128k that seems to work fine and load games ok. When I power it on for the first time I get the usual options screen, no problem. B…
I think the problem is caused by a component overheated. The ULA is the first candidate, so you can check the chip looking for excesive heat.
[ This Message was edited by: Carlos on 2002-03-05 03:51 ]speccy 128kI have a spectrum 128k that seems to work fine and load games ok. When I power it on for the first time I get the usual options screen, no problem. B…
There could be a component not sitting right on the ...Speccy +2 RGB to S-video?Okay, so I emigrated from dear old Blighty to a land rather less Speccy-friendly, the USA. I've finally managed to get a couple of Speccies over here…
... soldering why not take the Component Video signals straight from the ... wire them to some US Component video plugs.
Speccy +2 RGB to S-video?Okay, so I emigrated from dear old Blighty to a land rather less Speccy-friendly, the USA. I've finally managed to get a couple of Speccies over here…
... RGB+Br video outputs, not component video.
This isseful if ...The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…
... they? And using a trademarked component in your shareware or even ...New SPIN 0.3a releaseHi all, here's the next version - mainly a maintenance release, with new bugs :) Here's what's new: V0.3a - Bugs and more tapes -------------------…
has anyone converted an early speccy to drive a monitor ?sorry if this is the wrong forum, but there doesn't seem to be a hardware one, per se. I've been looking through the schematics a bit today - it see…
The 48K ULA has component video output (Y, R-Y, ... ). You have to build a component-to-RGB converter.
Perhaps ...About the General Sound cardI have found on Virtual TR-DOS a couple of text files that explain how to build such a card. But they are all in Russian. ;-(. I was wondering if any…
So, there isn't any way we could build a GS in Europe without having to know Russian and have a copy of the Russian-Europe electronic component reference book? ;-(
Doh!ahem!.. could I have a minute of everyones time please :)ok... here's the thing. I'm looking into sourcing some spare IC's for the whole range of Spectrums - mainly memory, as that's probably the weakest l…
... yet - but these are another component which age and can affect ...Faulty Spectrum?PLease can somebody help have just bought a ZX Spectrum 48K And the Hobbit game, i cannot get this game to load it crashes right at the end of the l…
... is tied up in obsolete component specialist retailers - and they just ...Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... it works. The most important component is the video card. Is ...Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... it works. The most important component is the video card. Is ...WOS forumers,.. doy you prefer PC or Mac?maybe youll find a bit stupid question actually but Im curious... which you prefer??
... 't support the Direct 3D component of my graphics card. So ...Spectrum officeJust out of curiousity ? What are you up to while u are online during the day.. I'm currently in an office for a magazine company in South wales. Th…
... probably outprocessed by any single component within arms reach I put ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
Wow! Awesome stuff! Compared to the original, the new graphics from Swainy, Amigo and Moroz simply rock! Hope somebody really really gets around to coding this!Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... ) From the works of Swainy, Moroz and Amigo I suppose we ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... sample rate, the max frequency component of the signal is 25Hz ...Bionic CommandoA have played it many times, but never completed. I just cant kill the General (?) in 5th(?) level, I shoot him until time is out. What is wrong? Do …
... pretty hilarious.
Sorry moroz... btw, just how good is ...Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…
... to have it as a component of a player-routine. So ...Music / BonustracksHi all, Is there a reason for some of the low quality MP3s still in the above folder? If not, could someone please upload clearer versions of the f…
... than twice the highest-frequency component in the original signal, it ...+3 Distorted audio fix?I found a page on the Web a while ago which explained how to fix the "flaw" on the +3 circuit board which causes the sound from the AY chip to be hor…
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Theres a few component changes to get the +3B ... to be joined on the component side.New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... . The result is a DC component of the signal (the samples ...
