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Custom PC magazine - ZX81 articleThis months Custom PC mag - Issue 109, Oct 2012 - has got quite a good 5 page article on building a ZX81 from scratch using one of the original kits.…
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Need repair advice - noviceHello, does anyone know where I can get a professional to rejuvenate my 128 heatsink model? I know nothing of electronics and can't solder for toffee…
Hello, does anyone know where I can get a professional to rejuvenate my 128 heatsink model? I know nothing of electronics and can't solder for toffee. Perhaps a shop in the Midlands can provide a service? My brother got his PC Engine and his Game Gear ... -
Issue 3 board - Free to good homeI have an issue 3 board that someone could scavenge for spares or even repair if they're willing to pay the p&p. I got it off someone on Amibay in a…
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Music and Computer BooksI got a load of books here that I need to sell look through the list and any you want let me know and I can work out postage. Music Learn To Read Mu…
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Z-80 Reference Guide By Alan Tully ?5
Commodore 64 Programmer's Reference Guide ?2 -
FS: +3 Disk games[B][URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006497"]Jack the Ripper, CRL[/URL][/B]- No instructions but inlays intact, little plastic …
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Replacing ZTX650 with BD139Today I blew up one of the GALs on one of my DivIDEs while testing on my Toastrack. Shorted M1 with 12V and the 12V circuit broke. I had to replace T…
... DivIDEs while testing on my Toastrack.
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DivIDE CompatabilityThe Spectrum is 30 show proved a valuable event for investigating issues with Spectrums which do not work with the DivIDE.... The ones I sell are ma…
... Spectrum which was in for repair - both worked fine with unit ... though the Speccy in for repair displayed some possible ULA problems ... -
Component from a scrap 128K board neededHello, I'm in desperate search of the most left component shown in the following picture. (2115 8617X, probably only the 2115 number has to do with …
... stable RGB picture on my toastrack :( with lots of interference)
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Help me resurrecting a 128KHello to everybody. I'm really struggling along a repair of a standard 128K a friend of mine handed me over some (ok, actually a lot of) time ago. A…
... 'm really struggling along a repair of a standard 128K a ... I've been able to repair my fair share of 48K ... -
Wanted toastrackPlease delete this thread! (Ignore this thread... typing from a mobile phone sent the thread twice)
Please delete this thread!
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Wanted: toastrack casesHi! I fixed a couple 128k toastie boards and would like to fit them to better looking cases as their own look very ugly. Anyone got spares for sale? …
Hi! I fixed a couple 128k toastie boards and would like to fit them to better looking cases as their own look very ugly. Anyone got spares for sale? Having a hard time finding them on ebay. Thanks! -
Dixons Spectrum + BundleHi, I'm new here, but I've been a Spectrum fanatic for a long time! I am from the UK, but I live in the States now, so I am exclusively using emulato…
Job lot of various hardware & software for sale.Hi, I put a post up a while ago and sold a lot of my stuff but I've still got a boxful left over, is anybody interested in taking it off my hands? I …
... /> the sinclair users hardware buyers guide (4" x 4.5" booklet ... 1+2 magazine
a guide to the input computer programming ...Amstrad FD1 and Spectrum 48/128Just throwing an idea out there thats probably impossible but could there ever be a way of connecting the two? You can with a +3 but what about the …
Just throwing an idea out there thats probably impossible but could there ever be a way of connecting the two? You can with a +3 but what about the toastrack, or rubber 48k?Impressive Service - Retro Computer ShackI've just ordered some Zetex transistors to repair one of my Spectrums from the Retro Computer Shack. The service was very impressive, and so I thou…
... ordered some Zetex transistors to repair one of my Spectrums from ...Wanted 128K +2 MotherboardWell I suppose since I accidentally snapped my grey +2's motherboard in half while trying to repair the power connector I'm looking for a replacement…
Well I suppose since I accidentally snapped my grey +2's motherboard in half while trying to repair the power connector I'm looking for a replacement to drop in.
Anyone have any spare they'd like to part with?
Cheers!music wantedI really didnt know where to put this so I gues here is as good as it sgets unless the mods want to move it. Anyway I run a youtube channel called e…
... a review along with a guide of emulators (mostly windows although ...Spectrum 128K & Philips CM8833Hello to everybody, My Philips CM8833 is one of my favourite monitors of all time, as it accepts connections from anything I can think of with the e…
... not, however, with the standard toastrack 128K. The image itself is ...shoddy bicycle service?Here's the scenario: a few months ago the back brakes on my bike suddenly locked against the wheel and I couldn't figure out why so I took it to half…
... it to halfords for a repair. they repaired it but a ... I took it in for repair AGAIN, and they assured me ... I should demand a free repair this time (cost about ?17 ...Amiga (and other) flickerfixer/scandoublerPosting this in case other Amiga/st/Jamma boards etc users are looking for a cheap solution scandoubler/flickerfixer to let you use your Amiga etc on…
... a cable for my speccy toastrack if I can figure the ...Is this Spectrum dead?Hello. First post and all that... I have an old Spectrum +3 which has sat on a shelf for many years. Yesterday, when I plugged it in for the first…
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Is it dead beyond repair? It's my own fault ...ZX Spectrum problemsHello Everybody, I am new here, and I need some help in my ZX repairs : - I have a ZX Spectrum 48k board (issue 2) which power up but remains stuck o…
... if anyone could help me repair those 2 speccy I will ...Toastrack not recognising an IF1What the title says really, doesnt know its there, buffed the edge connector within an inch of its life but still no joy, also just now ive tried a M…
What the title says really, doesnt know its there, buffed the edge connector within an inch of its life but still no joy, also just now ive tried a MF128, all the nmi does is reset it. M1 line?My 48K Speccy has died.Hi fellow WoSer's! Wondering if you could help me with my rubber key 48k Spectrum, which died on me this afternoon. It is one I prevoiusly fixed up j…
... knowledge is not great on repair of Spectrums. I have the ...New [unfinished] Game: SRGO [ZX81][i]Because of technical problems, this game has to remain unfinished. We have lost the source code and only retained this incomplete beta. Anyways, w…
... in the game is to guide the crosshatch of your authomatic ...Found old AY recording.Found it on an old tape today. I did this when I first got my 128k toastrack. It took forever, sitting down with sheet music and typing it all out.…
... I first got my 128k toastrack. It took forever, sitting down ...Spectrum +128 and PlusDI have a cased PlusD interface (I doubt it is an original as it is unmarked). Have just tried it on my 48K rubber key spectrum and it works fine. H…
... connected it to my 128K toastrack, the machine did at least ...New retro computing site: neoncluster.comHi everyone, I wanted to let you all know that my new retro computing site, neoncluster.com, has finally gone live. It's still a bit of a work in pro…
... those interested in articles and repair logs, please have a look ...Few rarish games for your delictation...Not on Ebay... probably wont ever be... They're for you guys or I'll just keep 'em ! The condition on all of them is excellent, and complete as far a…
... of them on my trusty toastrack.
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