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  • 2-player games common on the Speccy, rare on the PC, keyboard as the cause?Hello everyone Does the Spectrum have an edge over semi-modern (from the 90's) computers, when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always …

    ... , when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always ... to the one of the PC, that comparatively so few 2 ... a bit). Is it the PC keyboard that communicates much more slowly ... possible to send programs created in emulators to the dos environment, as ...
    torstum torstum July 2006 Hardware
  • Test your PC keyboardPlease test yout PC keyboards in ZX emulator. Searches for the appropriate keyboard for real ZX Spectrum / ZX emulator. This is keyboard tester: [url…

    ... yout PC keyboards in ZX emulator. Searches for the appropriate keyboard for ... is ignored), then your PC keyboard is not useful for ... to real ZX(with PC keyboard interface). Please inform me ... of tested PC keyboard.

    (my old PC keyboard CHICONY with ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2008 Hardware
  • Speccy as PC KeyboardFirst of all I'd like to say hi, I'm a new member. The site is pretty cool and these forums look interesting. I do have a bit of Speccy knowledge, ha…

    ... games and other stuff up in the loft.

    Anyway ... to be used as a PC keyboard? Is guess this is possible ... a Spectrum into a full PC. Housed inside the case. Special ...
    Melted Melted February 2010 Hardware
  • K-Mouse and PC Keyboard InterfacesWe have now arranged for some K-Mouse Turbo interfaces and PC Keyboard Intefaces to be built. [B]The K-Mouse Turbo interface [/B] provides 3 useful …

    ... / MB02+IDE *
    * PC Keyboard Interface (by Ben Versteeg & ... in keyboard of your ZX Spectrum will be disabled when the PC Keyboard ... interface is attached. You cannot use the built-in keyboard ... of the ZX Spectrum and the PC Keyboard ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Sales
  • PC Keyboard Interface 2013 black editionAnother announcement! [B]The 2013 version of the PC Keyboard Interface![/B] New functions: - It's [B][U]exactly[/U][/B] 1 inch high, which means it …

    ... ]The 2013 version of the PC Keyboard Interface![/B]

    New ... means it can be sent in a letterbox, hence low shipment ... which now allows the internal keyboard and Sinclair joysticks still to ...
    bverstee bverstee July 2013 Announcements
  • I've lost my FUSE to PC keyboard conversion filePlease someone help me. I have lost my laboriously drawn keyboard map showing how to get Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just cop…

    ... a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just copied down the built in Spectrum keyboard ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2017 Emulators
  • A PC keyboard on a Spectrum ???Hi. I'd like to know : is it possible to connect a "modern keyboard" (for example a PC keyboard) to a Spectrum, after modifing its connectors/cables …

    Hi.
    I'd like to know : is it possible to connect a "modern keyboard" (for example a PC keyboard) to a Spectrum, after modifing its connectors/cables ?
    Seriously

    [ This Message was edited by: Cimbalo on 2003-06-04 23:06 ]
    Cimbalo Cimbalo June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • keyboard support on Spectaculator 6.XDear Johnathan, your emulator is fascinating, but, to be honest, a better keyboard support on non-english keyboards would be great. The major proble…

    ... , to be honest, a better keyboard support on non-english keyboards ... comma, semicolon keys of the PC keyboard result in different results. I recommend ... to read the keys in a different way so that ...
    Seejay Seejay July 2004 Emulators
  • 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'…

    ... The effect can be seen in this video Macc recorded ... to reproduce the problem in emulators, unlike the ULA snow ... a Spectrum 128 setting in both Spectaculator and ZX ... extensively tested the game in the latest version of ... a real 128 and emulators don't seem to ...
    na_th_an na_th_an March 2012 Emulators
  • PC Keyboard Interface v2014.1A new version of the PC keyboard interface is coming up, with a few improvements: - 'Reset-bug' removed - Smaller, just one inch high, hence cheaper …

    A new version of the PC keyboard interface is coming up, with ...
    bverstee bverstee January 2014 Hardware
  • Game loads in emulators but not in real SpectrumA case was reported to me in another thread:<br>http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/50520/new-sh-t-game-time-video-renegade-iii#latest<b…

    ... case was reported to me in another thread:
    http://www ... Spectrum although it works okay in emulators (different). Unfortunately I suck  at ...
    Ralf Ralf June 2015 Emulators
  • +2A DiagnosticsHi, I searched the forums to find any info about it but wans't able to find it, maybe someone know how to do it. So i remember when i used my +2a tha…

    In the past, I tried to ... the test mode with several emulators (both DOS and Windows ones ... that the problem is in your PC keyboard, not in the emulator. As far ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Keyboard mapping...Hi Folks, This is probably going to be one of those daft questions but... On the emulators (Spectrum and CPC) why are the keyboards not mapped to t…

    ... ;480752]What would rather the emulators map, the parenthesis on SHIFT ... mapping to match the physical PC keyboard so in the above example you ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Emulators
  • zxs v0.2 releasedI have released v0.2 of zxs if anyone is interested, judging by the response to the first release, I'd say not, but I'm gonna do it anyway!. It has h…

    ... both an onscreen keyboard and PC keyboard support in parallel just as ... soon as I've written it in ... . As I have previously explained, the reason for the onscreen keyboard ... going to have the keyboard image displayed but ...
    alien8r33d alien8r33d June 2010 Emulators
  • The most awesome Speccy ever!!Let's start with this video: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWjezDrwdY[/url] Sorry sorry sorry for the hussle in the video, but I really wante…

    ... ?
    How does the PC keyboard respond to more than key ... which works better than (my) PC Keyboard Interface in this setup.

    keyboard drawer into the empty ... with DivIDE interface for that, in a flightcase.
    Anyway, ...
    benjaminversteeg benjaminversteeg August 2011 Hardware
  • Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…

    ... in TAPES folder and outside (for completeness!) . Tried it Pi3 and PC keyboard ... plugged in , It started to boot on ... than the Akasa Aluminium one in this respect . .I need tweezers ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Hardware
  • Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…

    OK I will reboot it again with a PC keyboard plugged in
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Hardware
  • Cant play any speccy emulators in xp helpJust recently ive been having a problem that effects every spectrum emulator ive got in which i cant use the cursor keys to emulate a joystick and if…

    ... every spectrum emulator ive got in which i cant use the ... and if i choose the keyboard option in a game the keymapping ... pc keyboard works ok in other applications and pc games but not for speccy emulators ...
    festershinetop festershinetop January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Multiple Simultaneous Keypresses and PC KeyboardsAn issue was brought to my attention that a short test program that detects whether the QAOP,space keys are pressed was not behaving as expected. …

    ... in some combinations. However, on my PC, using a variety of windows emulators ... I get this:

    Press in this ... o is not.
    Press in this order: o then a ... me if this is a limitation in my PC keyboard.

    Anyone ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2017 Emulators
  • Keyboard (simultan pressed keys) Test Program in MCode like Vyacheslav Strunov´s Port demo v3.1Anybody here knows of another good Keyboard Tester program (for simultanous pressed keys and in Machinecode) like this: Port Demonstration 3.1 by Vy…

    ... knows of another good Keyboard Tester program (for simultanous ... pressed keys and in Machinecode) like this:
    ... and display Bits and Ports in Hex and Dec).
    ... ´t work right under PC Emulators as PC Keyboard drivers don´t like ...
    Luzie Luzie November 2019 Hardware
  • Keyboard mapping...Hi Folks, This is probably going to be one of those daft questions but... On the emulators (Spectrum and CPC) why are the keyboards not mapped to t…

    ... daft questions but... On the emulators (Spectrum and CPC) why ... not mapped to the actual PC keyboard?

    I know ... 128 where you can type in full. For example, on ... 9 & 0 on the PC.

    Am I ... are not mapped from the PC to the emulator?
    ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Emulators
  • post your preferred 'up-down-left-right-fire' keys redefinefor me, and for some reason it was Emlyn hughes back in the day that got me attatched to this, from then on and to this day I will always redefine my…

    ... keys is impossible play on PC keyboards. PC keyboard membrane matrix is different ... is OK on PC keyboards, you can test it in emulators.[/QUOTE]
    You may be mistaking the limitation of how many keys can ... at the same time. In rare situations that can be ...
    The Starglider The Starglider July 2008 Games
  • spectrum on pcI was just wondering,the pc is brilliant for speccy emus but wen playing speccy games on a pc keyboard it just doesnt feel rite for sum1 who used to …

    I was just wondering,the pc is brilliant for speccy ... playing speccy games on a pc keyboard it just doesnt feel ... to load the games from pc(tap format) to the ... use it through the pc monitor?so in effect you would ... spectrum but using the pc to load games..just ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr August 2001 Games
  • A feature missing in emulatorsJust yesterday a thought came to me while trying to load a really old and worn tape. Wouldn't it be interesting if one of the emulators had a featur…

    ... interesting if one of the emulators had a feature which randomly ... .

    Necros - seeking sanctuary in his bedroom while the rest ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Use Spectrum as keyboard for PCAnyone ever converted a spectrum keyboard for use on a PC? I think it would be retro cool to have a Speccy on my desk at work rather than a PC keyboa…

    Anyone ever converted a spectrum keyboard
    for use on a PC?
    I think it would be retro cool to have a Speccy on my desk at work rather than a PC keyboard! :)
    mlasham mlasham June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Deduggers in emulatorsI've used several emulators with build-in debuggers, and now I want to share my opinion. Debugger in Spectaculator 6.0 is great! The interface is nic…

    I've used several emulators with build-in debuggers, and now I want ... to share my opinion. Debugger in Spectaculator 6.0 is great ... /> There are also good debugger in SPIN emulator. Unfortunately it doesn ... hope both will be better in future!

    [ This ...
    kmatveev kmatveev February 2004 Emulators
  • Saving on tape images in emulatorsWhich emulators support saving files on tape images? I know this works in Spectaculator and ZX32. I didn't found how to do in in Spin and Klive, and …

    ... emulators support saving files on tape images? I know this works in ... 't found how to do in in Spin and Klive, and I ... Spin and Klive are excellent emulators anyway, but without an ability ... don't like to develop in one emulator, saving results as ...
    kmatveev kmatveev March 2004 Emulators
  • Quick Save/Load feature in emulatorsZX-32 emulator is very old, we know it, but it contains very good feature of quick saving (F7). Can you tell me anybody, why this great function hasn…

    ... implemented up to this day in modern emulators (Spin*, Spectaculator**, EmuZWin)?
    Pavero Pavero April 2005 Emulators
  • SPECTRUM KEY PC OVERLAYSI'm just getting into the Emulator scene & I'm interested to know if other emulator users get frustrated by having to continually reference a keyboar…

    ... having to continually reference a keyboard layout diagram to remember all ... overlays to put on your PC keyboard (an old one perhaps, or ... /> But - there's no point in going to the trouble of ... .

    Can anyone interested in obtaining these give a reply ...
    SPECTINKER SPECTINKER May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why doesn't somebody who isn't me make a blahdiblahdiblahThere have been many interfaces, and suggestions for plugging a PC keybourd into a 48K, but reading the forum, what people really need (instead of ha…

    ... and suggestions for plugging a PC keybourd into a 48K, but ... remember the key mappings in emulators) is a rubbery keyboard, in a box, with ... your PC.
    Then you can load your games up in an ... .

    Unfortunately the keyboard would need a big power ...
    guesser guesser September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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