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Modification of +2: TAPE IN port?Hi. My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it. However he prefers to have some schematix first. …
Hi.
My friend got a +2. He is a hardware guy, so he would like to add a regular EAR port to it.
However he prefers to have some schematix first.
Can You help?
Thanx in advance,
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External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …
... I'm using the sound / tape in port, but the +2A refuses to ... of those tape adaptors for iPods, and put that in the cassette ... -
Sprinter 2000 tape in and tape outWith my Sprinter 2000 it is not possible to load a game with tape in. I use my pc with soundcard and a cable from this to the tape in jack from the S…
... to load a game with tape in. I use my pc with ... cable from this to the tape in jack from the Sprinter 2000 ... -
spectrum 48k line in port not workingI have a second revision spectrum 48k,the line in port doesnt work their is absolutely no noise coming in but the port looks clean and all the solder…
I have a second revision spectrum 48k,the line in port doesnt work their is absolutely no noise coming in but the port looks clean and all the solder joints look ok.
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Internal amp and signal cleaner for tape inHello! Is there known to work INTERNAL schematic which cleans signal from tape in and amplifies it. I need such thing so i can load from my smartpho…
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Oscilloscope Speccy ProgramHi all, I remember very well in the old days when my Speccy was my single computer (around 1992) that I have had an oscilloscope software. This uses…
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I remember very well in the old days when my ... far as I remember the tape in port as an input. I checked ... where to find?
Thanks in advance!
Maskenlos -
I, Ball 2Anyone else love this game as much as me? I used to play it a lot, despite never usually having much perseverence for platform-type games. It's one …
... difficulty. Like I said, back in the day I was never ... the speech is much better in 2 than the first game ... back then, first in compiled BASIC and later in machine code, and ... I did was read the IN port and save the vaules in memory. Then ... -
Build your own Pentagon 1024SLAlexey aka KingOfEvil was so kind to give me an english manual for the Pentagon with most (except for the floppy controller) chips adapted to "wester…
... " floppy which is nicely fit in an external SCSI case.
tape-in port (which requires 1 more IC ... -
Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... sounds. I even prefer R: Tape Loading Error to some of ... to the +3 via the Tape In port. -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
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Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... EVO has a tape in port for connecting a tape recorder, or ... be possible to add that in a firmware update. ( ... a mass production plant in China, and dammit, ... possible to find that out in advance...
Assume around ... br />
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IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…
The IN is different in more Spectrum issues. No ... Easiest repair is to read an IN-port and set a correctionvalue for ... to test. I did that in my ONELINERS.
... 10 LET C=64*(IN 254>200)
20 ... LET K=IN 63486-C: REM on all ... -
IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…
... Dr BEEP;948274"]The IN is different in more Spectrum issues. No ... Easiest repair is to read an IN-port and set a correctionvalue ... to test. I did that in my ONELINERS.
10 LET C=64*(IN 254>200)
20 ... LET K=IN 63486-C: REM on ... -
up-to-date info on tape->PC conversions?I've been trying to find up-to-date information on tape->PC conversions and haven't had any luck so far. * I searched the Emulators forum for half a…
... -to-date information on tape->PC conversions and ... /> * So then I read the [url=http://www.worldofspectrum ... the CoolEdit program used in the examples is no ... Line-In port, but I tried that by selecting Real Tape ... as although it can read the tape input OK it ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... is 8 on port 1 and 3 on port 2.
... the value of IN ***** (whichever address is being read) from 191 ... least try to load from tape in 48K mode (because I ... I found a working monaural tape deck - my grandad's ... +3 with a tape deck, the TAPE/SOUND socket on that ... -
IN Port FE bit 6 confusionI know I've got this wrong. Tapes load fine but it all feels messy. Currently my emulator does this: Sets bit 6 of the result to 0. If (and only if…
... set based on the current tape pulse level (0 for low ... or no tape playing, 1 for high).
If the tape pulse level toggles the bit ... far but everything I've read seems to confuse me more ... -
saving tzx in realspectrumwhen I save a tape in realspectrum as a .tap or .tzx, It wont read it, What am I doing wrong. Does the fast tape have to be turned off? and if so why…
when I save a tape in realspectrum as a .tap or .tzx, It wont read it, What am I doing wrong. Does the fast tape have to be turned off? and if so why? (why cant you save at turbospeed?) -
Trying to read in a list of items from DATA statementsThus far I have: data "cherry","apple","banana","grape","orange" But when I read it in using this: FOR X=1 TO 5: READ n$(X): NEXT X It only reads…
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But when I read it in using this:
FOR ... X=1 TO 5:
READ ... n$(X):
NEXT X
It only reads in ... to not enclose the data in ""?
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VHS tape degradation - fatal to VCRsI wrecked two VCRs with VHS tapes which appeared to have undergone some sort of chemical degradation before I realised what was going on. I eventuall…
... on the top of the tape (as seen through the little ... a tape in that condition and it wrecks the VCR's read heads ... ? What's happened to the tape, and why is it so ... wonder what the chemical flaw in the manufacture of DVDs will ... -
unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
... read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port ... /> - detect in ZX emulator instructions for reading joystick port and rewrite port number ... /> Exist debugger (ESC) and continue in play game with kempston joystick ... -
Why did Speccy games come in a MASSIVE box?The thread should read "Why did SOME Speccy games come in a massive box" my bad Why? I remember when I brought Ninja Spirit, Turtles Coin Op, Rob…
The thread should read "Why did SOME Speccy games come in a massive ... cassette mould to pop the tape in so it can be hammered ... -
Incorrect joystick decoding in Fuse & SpectaculatorAccording to a test that a fellow member ([B]utopian[/B]) at the [url=http://www.speccy.org/foro/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2475]speccy.org[/url] forum has …
... , the joystick won't be read.
It ... is being read" .
So, in the +2 grey, port $00FE ... A12, should work:
- Port $10FE : should decode all keys ... and the joystick at port 2, except for keys ... and the joystick at port 1, except for keys ... -
Adding external tape inputs to a +2Hello all, Having read the instructions in Crash and having had great success with a 48+ and Speccy Tape in the iPad, thought might add tape inputs …
Hello all,
Having read the instructions in Crash and having had ... with a 48+ and Speccy Tape in the iPad, thought might add ... tape inputs to an old +2.< ... /> Can I leave the internal tape player connected too and simply ... -
Spectrum +2(grey) rf problem not tuning inHi lads, first of all a quick intro. Im a speccy enthusiast in Ireland, had my first speccy when i was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually it got repl…
... intro. Im a speccy enthusiast in Ireland, had my first ... speccy when i was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually ... could read tape loader etc. However it would not tune in. Tried ... see and just about read the tape loader menu but would ... to be any service in Ireland. -
Puzzled about transferring games to tapeI was trying to transfer a game to a tape by using tapir and VLC. I opened up the tape file in Tapir and then converted it to a .wav file. I then pla…
... /> I opened up the tape file in Tapir and then converted it ... a tape in my player which was connected via the earphones port on ... the computer.
When I played the tape in ... I plugged in my spectrum and started to load the tape.
128+2 Help!Today the postie brought me an early Spectrum 128+2, it's a Z70700 Issue 1. Everything seems to be working ok, i.e it boots up and the keyboard work…
... works but it won't read any tapes.
I' ... /> I don't hear any tape noise through the TV speakers ... machine can hear from the tape?
I decided ... to load from a separate tape deck, the one I ... Amstrad had removed the audio-in port!
Sob ...grey tape player issueHi, I have a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. I have been using a power lead from a 48k. It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having a tape…
... 't handle having a tape in. I have read that the drive belts ...Poorly behaved PC serial port affecting RS232 communications on SpectrumHi everyone, I've been searching through the forum for information on the quirks of linking a ZX Spectrum RS232 serial port (e.g. ZX Interface 1 o…
... 1 or even the built-in port on the later (128k ... serial ports - a built-in port and a USB serial ... However, the built-in serial port is troublesome in a couple of ... the Spectrum and then read at the Spectrum end ... br />
Thanks in advance for any advice,
New/Old Spectrum UserI was recently fortunate enough to acquire an original model 48k Speccy for the cost of shipping on AtariAge and it's given me the impetus to have an…
... at best and several tape games didn't work either ... -Scart was wonderful) but in the end it was unfit ... membrane is in order based on what I've read here) ... didn't have a tape out port) and I would be ... grateful if someone could point me in ...
