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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... keyboard model the next year and pushed for an upwardly compatible replacement ... rewrite them to support the new graphics modes and sound... and ... vs 50 fps) plus the new graphics require more things to ... good news is that one new screen mode allows you to ... -
Did all Spectrum 128Ks have that large heatsink?Question as per title. I can't seem to find the answer to this. I'm sure I've seen a picture of one without it. Would this be because someone has car…
[QUOTE=gasman]The rubber mat is a lighter grey ... , has a light buff/beige keyboard mat. The issue 1 is ... Spectrum to fit inside the new + case. -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... machine than the 128K. The keyboard alone was a significant improvement ... low spec compared to other new machines being launched at the ... souped-up super Spectrum with new capabilities (maybe like the BBC ... marketplace.
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Self made membraneHi fellowes, as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the weakest hardware part in Spectrum. It is not so hard to find in eBay or in s…
... trouble with replacement membranes so readily available - we sell 48K rubber key ... .
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Self made membraneHi fellowes, as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the weakest hardware part in Spectrum. It is not so hard to find in eBay or in s…
... 20 quid for a keyboard membrane when the rest ... I understand WHY a new membrane is almost four ... br /> This is the best replacement keyboard web page I've seen ... his design for a 48K keyboard with great success.
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Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
... problem, is to buy a new keyboard membrane from ebay (done it ... myself).
Spectrums keyboard membranes tend to wear out ... around 6 gbp for a rubber keys membrane and 16,5 ... , abit more comlicated on a rubber keyed one. -
Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
... ]Sounds like you need a new membrane. Ebay is one place ... if you buy a ew keyboard membrane from RWAP so much ... to find somewhere to make replacement metal top plates - we keep ... -
A Pint of Tea on my Keyboard!!I droped a 1 pint (big I know) mug of tea on my keyboard :eek: I have taken the keys out and cleaned behind them however I cannot remember the order…
Frst thing I do whenever I buy a new PC keyboard is to unscrew the back and remove the rubber bubble bits that make contact with the sleep, shutdown, hibernate and the three Window keys. Makes my life a damn site easier. -
A Pint of Tea on my Keyboard!!I droped a 1 pint (big I know) mug of tea on my keyboard :eek: I have taken the keys out and cleaned behind them however I cannot remember the order…
... a new PC keyboard is to unscrew the back and remove the rubber ... the mute button on the keyboard.
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membranesAnyone know of any bulk suppliers of keyboard membranes on the cheap? I've got 10 Spectrum 48K + and at least 10 rubber key Speccies here all requir…
... of any bulk suppliers of keyboard membranes on the cheap?
rubber key Speccies here all requiring replacement membranes.[/QUOTE ... -
Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
... +2 (especially) brought a whole new generation of younger users to ... datacorder and the keyboard, which, imo, is than the rubber key one ... -
What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
... , I also have a 48K rubber-key Spectrum with a sticker ... the Z80, it needs a new keyboard membrane and a ... -
Zx Spectrum Laptop (again)I've been reading all the old treads about a possible portable speccy. I even found the one about the Speccy Laptop. But it seems there's a lot of ne…
... emulate the ULA in a new design Speccy buildable by a ... Atmega, LCD module and new keyboard membrane/rubber mat from rwap...
keyboard, there'd be tons more ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... and if you want a new keyboard membrane, rwap services sells new ones for both the Spectrum+ and the rubber keyed one. The Spectrum+ ones are a bit more expensive than the rubber ones, though. -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
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But the keyboard membrane in any case is ... were fragile even when relatively new, it cracked right by ... bit).
(My new toast rack 128 has a ... s going to need a new membrane. Out of the ... don't work, the rubber one only had 5 keys ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... had to use some thin rubber sheet to apply a more ... />
As for testing the keyboard, a short length of wire ... other end in the longer keyboard contact strip, making sure only ... ULA being responsible for keyboard failure. Buy a new membrane, fit it ... -
Speccy 128Im looking to buy a speccy 128 (pref the original sinclair model (even better with the additional keypad)) to replace my broken 48+. I dont have a jo…
... The rubber key spectrums have a much smaller, lower tech keyboard membrane ... />
The cost of the replacement keyboard membranes is a bit of ... of those for each 10 rubber key membranes we sell. We ... it cost to purchase a replacement membrane in the 80s?
I last visited 2 weeks ago because....I came home drunk from the pub, tripped over the ethernet wire, pulled the laptop of the table and trashed the hard-drive. I have now replaced the …
... my computer I smashed my keyboard when I was pissed then ... glass of booze into the new one I bought to replace ... a power surge destroyed the replacement about a week later, the ... pals keys around on his keyboard. He'd only just got ...need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
... can buy new keyboard membranes, about 8 quid for a rubber key machine ...need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
... can buy new keyboard membranes, about 8 quid for a rubber key machine ...Replacement zx81 keyboard membraneIs there anyone who sells em ? I've googled and can't find anywhere :(
... /> [QUOTE]Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81 Keyboard Membranes
Although ... ZX81s are still available brand new in kit form !!
< ... your keyboard fails, at present, there is no source for a replacement ... at the cost of getting new ones made. The main ...Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
... problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it ... be the X2 crystal needing replacement? (or the trimmers ofcourse)
keyboard's back once you close ...xbox 360 woes...just bought an xbox 360 elite, got it home and the pile of shite wont read discs!!! tried 3 discs in the whore and no joy, brand new from HMV, no won…
... repairing, and that was a new keyboard membrain, after [B]much[/B ... doesn't count the two rubber keyed speccys and the two ...I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…
... project - not a ULA replacement, but for a CP2200 based ... you can get a brand new Z80 - they are still manufactured ... ve got a couple of new CMOS Z80s and I' ... a small set of DRAM replacement daughterboards - one for lower ... the ZX81's awkward membrane keyboard...48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... surprise then that the rubber Speccy keyboard would have earned it ...
The 2068 keyboard was better than the rubber model... kinda similar ... br />
My Speccy +2 keyboard feels pretty good and from ... comes up with a ULA replacement that makes the later ...where to get a cheap laptopdoes anyone know where the best place would be to get a cheap laptop? I'm meaning REALLY cheap here. like ?100 or less. I suppose second hand is the …
... one, and it boots, but keyboard doesn't work, probably a ... screwdriver, so I bought a new one. You can have it ... hard-drive for the postage. Replacement hard-drive about ?10 on ...The game that made you a SpecchumFollowing a similar thread, that's the question:Which game made you think 'it's time to buy a ZX Spectrum' ? Games like [I]Sabre Wulf, Atic Atac or …
... came out. I got a rubber keyed one for Xmas and ... would change it for a new one (those were the days ... had come out and the Rubber edition had gone down in ... paid, I got that as replacement.Sinclair Computer Club???We've nearly finished setting up the Commodore Computer Club (UK) - [url]www.CommodoreComputerClub.co.uk[/url], and I have the domain name for [url]w…
... at the multiple variants of "new Speccy" projects out there - some ... retain squidgy rubber keys while others would junk the keyboard as their ...Sinclair Computer Club???We've nearly finished setting up the Commodore Computer Club (UK) - [url]www.CommodoreComputerClub.co.uk[/url], and I have the domain name for [url]w…
... at the multiple variants of "new Speccy" projects out there - some ... retain squidgy rubber keys while others would junk the keyboard as their ...Air Cooled Spectrum, No #01 of twentyI want to add a bit of friv to our quirky heritage, knock as you like. Here is my first offering [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt…
... keyboard for my speccy. This keyboard replaces the top half of the rubber ... no chance of getting a replacement membrane for it. The original ...
