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Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…
... two main versions of the +3, the +3 and the +2A.
No display could be dead machine ... , dead ULA, dead RAM. If you have ... spectrum I got was this +3. Not my property, and I ... -
Hints for a better life...PLEASE DON'T START ONE THREAD AFTER ANOTHER BASED ON THIS....POST HERE!!! Right, lets lighten things up a bit... looking for tips for a better lif…
... get in the car
3. road rage
4. drive ... Turbo Esprit:
5. Ram into any car you think ... your car doesn't have machine guns.
9. Remember that ... -
Feel my pain......or sit back and laugh yourself sick. Recently upgraded to XP Pro. Getting intermittent crashes/reboots - nothing in event manager. OK reinstall …
... the problem to be bad RAM. Replaced my 256M strip ... thread. I switched the RAM and it works ok ... /> -Video drivers
-Faulty RAM
-Other driver issue
RAM, Pagefile or BIOS error ... . I ran the machine on test for 3 - 4 days. ... -
Galaksija emulator for ZX Spectrum +3/+2A(black)This is a NEW program/utility/game pack for ZX Spectrum. It is basically an emulator of an ex-Yugoslav computer "Galaksija" which is also Z80 based. …
... changes! It's a trivial machine to do, with little more ... up, and the lack of RAM at &0000 makes the ... emulator, a much faster +2A/+3/DivIDE/MB-02 version could ... -
Total amount of memory on a Speccy ?I wonder............ The C64 (excuse me for saying that name in here. I'll hereby name it just "it") has 64k, while only 38k, or so, is available f…
... , the screen says "3**** bytes free", while the machine is said to ... />
Speccy nowhere writes free RAM for Basic when starts. Even ... has so much less free RAM for Basic not because something ... uses much RAM, but because part of RAM is overlapped by ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... you overclock your processor and RAM you can do the same ... bring the Z80 back to 3.5 MHz? Damn! :D
RAM, but the RAM has not only been ... (Ic 22 on the test machine, going to IC slot 22 ... -
What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... has far fewer RAM chips than a 48K machine - it only needs ... 4 (ICs 3,4,5 ... -
What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... has far fewer RAM chips than a 48K machine - it only needs ... 4 (ICs 3,4,5 ... -
What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... has far fewer RAM chips than a 48K machine - it only needs ... 4 (ICs 3,4,5 ... 's true of the +2a/+3, but not the grey +2 ... /> You're right, the RAM in a +2a/3 is 4464 - 41464 ... -
About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…
... running for 2 or 3 minutes the music starts to sound strangely ... old one warmed up the machine quite nice and toasty. I ... the table next to the machine was all melted inside the ... -
More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... Google?
[QUOTE=ewgf;179700]3. What's the highest number ... all of your resources, a machine that's easy to use ... CPU speed confused with the RAM needed, or whatever.
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Anything good on the Sam Coupe?I've just tried a Sam Coupe and seen two of its headline games/conversions in action - Lemmings and Prince of Persia. Both are excellent. This comput…
... )
1995: Amalthea
(3 disk megagame, sort of alien ... and endgames)
1999: Music Quiz 2
(One of ... it - two disk music quiz with tons of music, questions, cheesey presenter ... just what this 8-bit machine can do!)
1996 ... -
Dynamite Dan 2 - Who's completed this?This game has annoyed me since I was a kid. On the 8th Island there are objects that i've no idea what they are for. One looks like a time bomb? I've…
... )? DD2 certainly pushed the available RAM very hard, when you consider ... the game is, how much music, and how many graphics there ... (sort of) promised Dynamite Dan 3 (rumoured to be 128K only ... -
How to install fuse in Ubuntu? Warning: Newbie trying to escape from MicrosoftThe title says everything. I have downloaded and decompressed fuse-0.8.0.tar.gz and I don't know what to do. Synaptic doesn't have fuse, and I haven'…
... /> Configured new Virtual Machine in VMWare 5.5.3 - 256MB RAM, 20GB IDE ... to use.
3. In Ubuntu, I downloaded fuse ...
$ cd libspectrum-0.3.0
$ ./configure
$ ... .g.
$ fuse --machine plus2 --tape BlizzardPass.tzx --no ... -
New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... times. Because of that bloatware RAM, HDs, CPUs, most hardware ... video in any format, play music in any format. They ... , using a 50MB hard disk machine - with a GUI, a ... system) et al, 16MB RAM and an 80486 CPU. It ... a 486 with 16MB of RAM, and fits comfortably in ... -
New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... video in any format, play music in any format. They want ... , using a 50MB hard disk machine - with a GUI, a TCP ... file system) et al, 16MB RAM and an 80486 CPU. It ... a 486 with 16MB of RAM, and fits comfortably in 50MB ... -
Russian clone of ZX-Spectrum 48kThe classic russian clone of ZX-Spectrum 48k [URL="http://sblive.narod.ru/ZX-Spectrum/Leningrad48k/Leningrad48k.htm"]http://sblive.narod.ru/ZX-Spect…
... allows Betadisk ROM to change RAM pages via #7FFD.
... via software.
bit 3 - "1" installs RAM physical page #0 instead ... jumps to #3Dxx and to RAM will activate/deactivate Betadisk I ... 80x25 screen).
This machine has onboard ZX-Lprint parallel ... -
How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
... interrupt routine to run in RAM. So instead of running the ... is always used for AY music players and can be used ... figure. So that's 1.3% of cpu time snatched by ... -
How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
... " sprite "flicker" and "tearing" in machine code applications is to change ... collision issues though.
3) Run your code in uncontended ... ULA has priority on this RAM bank to read the screen ... -
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…
... ?500, it has 768mb of ram a 1.4cel, 40 gb ... would buy 1 level entry machine every year for the next ... four year old high spec machine or a new level entry ... .
I can spend ?3,500 today and get an ... hydrogen cooled rig, but is 3 or 6 months time how ... -
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…
... £500, it has 768mb of ram a 1.4cel, 40 gb ... would buy 1 level entry machine every year for the next ... cooled rig, but is 3 or 6 months time how ... my upgrade cycles are about 3 years apart. These days ... Spectrum +2, 1988 Sinclair Spectrum +3.
Now that’ ... -
Strange I see no PS3Ive just seen a couple of vid game adverts on tv (lara croft, Pirates or the ... and Tiger woods golf) Any idea why on the final screen of the ads,…
... it is a damn fine machine that has received a lot ... ). In fact out of the 3 next gen consoles (of which ... just how damned "open" the machine is. For the "normal" stuff ... now display images or play music or video files that are ... -
Strange I see no PS3Ive just seen a couple of vid game adverts on tv (lara croft, Pirates or the ... and Tiger woods golf) Any idea why on the final screen of the ads,…
... it is a damn fine machine that has received a lot ... ). In fact out of the 3 next gen consoles (of which ... just how damned "open" the machine is. For the "normal" stuff ... now display images or play music or video files that are ... -
Another TS Emu CartLooks like the one I have. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/TC2068-Cartdrige-48K-emulator-for-Timex-Computer-2068_W0QQitemZ250133271074QQihZ015QQcategoryZ124…
... you'll lose all RAM internal in the machine, which is bad ... .
On the TC machine, this emulator cartridge will cause ... enabled with an OUT 244,3 command to map the dock ... , because the machine will have no RAM enabled, the machine will crash.
How can I tell what issue a speccy is from the serial number?Is it possible to know the issue of a speccy just by looking its serial number? What issue a 001-107603 could be? Is it issue 1 (i know its a 16K ma…
... the back.
Issue 3 moves the heatsink to the ... to 22 (including the 16 RAM chips). The presence of a ... towards the back of the machine.
Most of this ... fatal task of opening the machine itself.
-- RichardNew 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…
... with a decent keyboard)
3:- 3:5" floppy drive unit.
7:- 512K ram
8:- 128 Ramdisc
3.5Mhz to say 14Mhz
11:- Built in machine code monitor (the C16, Plus4 ...Computer crashes on boot problemHelp, I need help !! My Computer crashes randomly, sometimes just after start-up sometimes it will last for ages. I then get the Blue screen with…
[QUOTE=Toxitalk;199996]If the machine crashed, have you checked the ... />
I Then bought new RAM.
Still Crashed.
3.3V fail on the Bios ...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…
... -1024SL machine. It's a new development, it has 1024KB RAM, onboard ... PC case.
There are 3 slots, every slot is a ... /> The firmware (ROM) of the machine is fully compatible with Spectrum ... and write tapes.
The machine was development by an enthusiast ...OT: Commode AmigaYeah don't shoot me....its in chit chat! I won a nice Amiga A500 setup this weekend on Ebay: [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=0…
... If you got a machine with 2.0 ROM' ... can still insert a 1.3 Workbench-floppy, and boot ... If you want a gaming machine that can handle as ... A 500
Extra RAM in the machine.
Kickstart-switch, with ... both 1.3 and ...Spectrum ULAHi new to forum ,and have been a speccy owner/fan since the begining{like most 30 somthins on this forum !) Anyway what i want to know is the ULA th…
... ULA the same from issue 3 to 3B?[/B]
< ... RAM and some of the multiplex logic is based, then the machine ... was made as a 16K machine and it' ... been tried on another 48k machine and they are ok . ... a problem with the upper RAM. One or more of ...
