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I'm going out now, and I may be some timeI'm about to switch ISP's so I'll be joining the 'Where are they now' group of members for a while. I'm going from one LLU(Orange) to another LLU(Sky…
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Spectrum clone with 6809 CPU?Aparently there's a new Spectrum clone about from a company in Wales. It uses a 6809 processor and has 32K RAM. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayI…
Aparently there's a new Spectrum clone about from a company in Wales. It uses a 6809 processor and has 32K RAM.
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WTF? New HD crashes after 1 week!FFS, I've had enough of hard drives. My new one has crashed after only a week. Again, it's during the unrarring of a large 4 gig file which was dow…
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Dragon's Lair - the falling disc section. How hard?!?Is this the hardest first level/section of any Speccy game? I don't last five seconds! Did anyone manage to do this back in the day without cheating…
Is this the hardest first level/section of any Speccy game? I don't last five seconds!
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books wantedOk here's my problem. I live in an area where you can't get broadband so I'm stuck with dial up. As well as that my internet service provider discone…
The day after... (25year hardware woes)...so there we were, about to play some ROM-cartridge games on my grey +2... but it didn't seem to like the Ram Turbo interface, won't even boot, ju…
... 't seem to like the Ram Turbo interface, won't even ...What did I buy?[QUOTE=ZXF11, page 9]WARNING. Do not try to use the ZX 16K RAM with the ZX Spectrum. It will not work. The 16K Spectrum could be upgraded to 48K, but…
... to use the ZX 16K RAM
with the ZX Spectrum ... on ebay "complete with 48K RAM pack," therefore, don't be ...got a great speccy deal with some weird itemstoday i bought a job lot of speccy stuff inc. 48k+ zx81 2 16k ram packs interface 1 micro drive loads of books. and now the weird stuff. prism vtx500…
Off topic: ST & Amiga development discs preservationAnyone here know anyone who can get some stuff off of ST and Amiga discs? I have found a stash including a 2 disc demo for 'FLOOD II' (which was neve…
... a stash including a 2 disc demo for 'FLOOD II' (which ... 2
FLOOD 2 GRAPHICS DISC 1
FLOOD II GRAFS ... VERSIONS)
RAMBO III GRAPHICS DISC 4
LEMMINGS GRAPHIX (A ... Probe disc)
RASTAN DEMO ATARI ST ...Why design a new Spectrum?Every so often, someone posts up about designing a portable Spectrum, or a new Spectrum with improved hardware capabilities, but I don't see why. I m…
... have the screen, the hard disc, and everything already sorted out ...Last of the Eighties Vintage on EbayI'm now selling my 48K Speccy, including joystick, RAM Turbo interface, spare membrane, cassette player, manuals, leads etc. Also a selection of aro…
... my 48K Speccy, including joystick, RAM Turbo interface, spare membrane, cassette ...Anyone used WinAPE before?Erm ... sincerest apoligies all around ... yes, I'm trying to run a game (Death Pit) in WinAPE but the silly bugger who made the emulator doesn't mak…
... author says is "type run"disc"" ... but that's where the ...one laptop per child projectI was looking at this mainly as a result of a word war between intel and others. I had heard about the project of course but this time decided to ha…
... spec, (cpu 400, 256mb of ram and 1gb flash storage amongst ...Repartition and backup in XP - please helpMy laptop snuffed it, so I've bought another one, this time running XP (as opposed to Win98 ). Anyway, when I bought the old one, it's hard drive (FA…
... desktop PC to save to disc, in case the C: drive ... of the tools, what boot disc (perferably CD) will boot up ...Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…
... access and check Spectrum's RAM from Galaksija.
RAM in sync with the ... CAS/RAS signals to these RAM chips.
... it from accessing the video RAM) without affecting the part ... the lower 16KB of RAM? What happens if you ...Boxed Z88 for saleAny interest in a boxed Z88 with the manual "Z88 Computing" by Ian Sinclair? It's got a 128K RAM cartidge and a 32K EPROM cartridge installed, but I…
Any interest in a boxed Z88 with the manual "Z88 Computing" by Ian Sinclair?
It's got a 128K RAM cartidge and a 32K EPROM cartridge installed, but I'll throw in some others as well.16 or 48k you decideI was wondering apart from the sticky label on the back say 48k and with out being able to see one boot up, if there is any way to tell a 16k machine…
... be able to up the ram - amyone know options on top ... of their head for max ram upgrade for the wee beasty ...Ubuntu, Ubuntu they drink it in the JungleIts my usual getting bored with having the same os for 6 months syndrome. At the moment my pc works rather spiffing. Its just a bog standard lappy w…
After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... hard drive, gfx card and ram)
If instead of ...RGCD - Free CD Diskmag[img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/rgcdcover.gif[/img] For those not in the know, the mag not only reviews the best new releases …
... games right there on the disc for you to try.
disc.New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
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Z80 processor
256k RAM (at least)
ZX BASIC ...Disable onboard memoryWould this work...? Access to onboard I/O can be disabled by holding IORQGE high. Would it be possible to create a MEMRQGE in a similar way to disa…
... MEMRQ +----+--/\/\/\/---+------>ULA, top 32K RAM
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v v ...Compressors are available for Speccys ?Hi folks, although I was an wasn't strictly a speccy coder in the glory days (amstrad & amiga for the most part), I have secides to arse about with …
... seems to corrupt sectins or ram)
megalz (which I will ...+3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…
... I try to cat the disc, the drive light doesn't ... and fit a 3.5" disc internally.
I could ... fit a 3.5" disc drive as 'B', but then ... to fit a 3.5" disc drive internally within a +3 ...Windows Vista vs XP and a question on upgrade...My computer: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 1.5 gig RAM Nvidia 7600GT 1) Would this be ok for Vista? 2) Could I upgrade to Vista from XP? As I dont want to …
Spectrum 128K - Needs Your HelpI have a Spectrum 128K (with the external heatsink on the RHS) it is a 1985 Version 6K mainboard, I got it out of the loft the other day and it wont …
... has 16 NEC D1164C-15 RAM chips (soldered) and the ULA ...dsk images problemHi all I am having a bit of a problem. I use WinTZX0.8A to get programs from my PC to my Spectrum+2B (not using the +3 as I am waiting for a new dri…
B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
... have tried a DD disc and a HD disc but same nothing ... B I get told the disc is write protected when it ...Early Version Betadisk Manual (ie anybody have one)Folks, after lengthy excavations in my attic I have dug out my old Betadisk interface and 720K drive. However the manual has done missing. It's wa…
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