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Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... , trying to fix my grey +2 now: I have suspected ram ... ). I first burnt your test rom. Spectrum initialized and screen looked just ... burnt next ordinary 48k rom and initialized +2 with it. It started ... the TestSpec2.rom so that it can check whole 128k ? And what ... -
Difference between +2 , +2a and +2bWhats the difference between these models Also if I was going to buy a 128k machine, whats the best one for games compatibility (from all 128k model…
... Differences between the +2's. The original +2 (the grey one) ... the +2 series. It was pretty much a Spectrum 128K with a ... The main differences in the +2's comes with the + ... 2A also shares the same ROM chips as a +3. ... I would go for the 128K (heatsink one). Its ... -
Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... needs the unaltered 48K ROM, but the Spectrum 128K's copy of the ... my experience) in getting a +2. To avoid compatability problems as ... two connections, "Normal" and "Sinclair +2", that'll plug into anything ... -
What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …
... work. Only the later models (128K/+2/+3) have any sort of ... /Sinclair machine. The hardware and ROM code is sufficiently different that ... any games for the UK Spectrum will run on them. -
What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …
... work. Only the later models (128K/+2/+3) have any sort of ... /Sinclair machine. The hardware and ROM code is sufficiently different that ... any games for the UK Spectrum will run on them.[/QUOTE ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... games which use the 128k models built-in RAM ... directly into the 48K ROM so it probably needs ... to work with the 128 ROM in 128k mode.
spectrum/zx_goto.asm?revision=1.2&view ... net/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/spectrum/currah_direct.asm?revision=1 ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... calls directly into the 48K ROM so it probably needs to ... to work with the 128 ROM in 128k mode.
Here ... /z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/spectrum/zx_goto.asm?revision=1.2&view=markup ... sourceforge.net/z88dk/z88dk/libsrc/spectrum/currah_direct.asm?revision=1.1 ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... will disable the internal ROM. This was used for ... place of the paged out ROM.
[quote]< ... 1. The usual 6k spectrum display
2. A double buffered ... ROMs and any of the 128k RAM.
... a total rewrite of the ROM.
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... will disable the internal ROM. This was used for ... . The usual 6k spectrum display
2. A double buffered ... and any of the 128k RAM.[/quote]
Actually ... />
[quote]The ROM would have to be modified ... total rewrite of the ROM.[/quote]
A blitter ...DivIDE and RWAP's DiwIDE*Opps, sorry, wrong forum, this thread must be in hardware topic.* I was planning to get a divide from Rwap, but I'm too afraid of long way the devi…
... , Fatware 1.2 and any of the possible 128k models.
...
btw. Fatware 1.2 does ... This is testing with a Spectrum 128K, no peripherals installed other than ... 0.12 and RWAP option. 128K ROM
OK Barbarian ...Which is the best spectrum to have ?Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others. All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k …
... had first the Spectrum +, then the Spectrum 128k and now the Spectrum +2 (grey). However ... , the best Spectrum is a Spectrum ... disk Interface with 2 HD Floppies, Harddisk and CD-Rom. However, soon ...Sinclair 128K+ Rom dead?While repairing one of these boards my mind was elsewhere and I put the rom back in the wrong way round and now it doesnt work (scrambled screen) alt…
... you to find in a spectrum 128k+! (but I have never had ... both my +2 greys also use eproms for their rom chip but ... 128k+? Is there a chance someone else might have replaced the rom ... to burn you a new rom if you don't mind ... could just send you a rom out of one of my ...RAM paging and port usageDear users and developers, I'm just trying to find some detail information about RAM paging on the Spectrum 128 and later models, especially those a…
... ;281990]Spectrum 128k and +2:
port 7ffd bits 0..2 select ... is reset, same as Spectrum 128k and +2.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Spectrum 48k, Timex TC2048, TC2068, TS2068 ... same as Spectrum 128k and +2[/QUOTE]
TR-DOS ROM.
...RAM paging and port usageDear users and developers, I'm just trying to find some detail information about RAM paging on the Spectrum 128 and later models, especially those a…
... contain mistakes.
Spectrum 128k and +2:
[QUOTE]Yes and no ... that I had excluded the ROM switching completely as I was ...divide plus back to life , preorderI have green light form authors to made DIVIDE PLUS, anybody interested? Promise from me , fully asembled and tested DIVIDE PLUS in plastic case. Qua…
... ROM depending on which machine type you're using (48k/128k/+2 ... will detect rom type in your ZX Spectrum and ... to use the +2 patched ROM on a 48k?[/ ... SPANISH fatware support only SPANISH rom with 128 basic).
2 use spanish rom type. After install ...divide plus back to life , preorderI have green light form authors to made DIVIDE PLUS, anybody interested? Promise from me , fully asembled and tested DIVIDE PLUS in plastic case. Qua…
... the ROM depending on which machine type you're using (48k/128k/+2 ... )? What happens if you try to use the +2 patched ROM on ... 's electronically programmable by the Spectrum itself!Opus DiscoveryI've got an opus dicovery 1 with 2 x 3 1/2" drives. I used it many times on my 48k but it doesn't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some sort …
... doesn't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some ... improvement possible, but video on Spectrum can be done.
The ... of the chip. Versions 2.1 and 2.2 are 128 compatible and ... , like a.o. CLS#. ROM v2.2 holds a slight modification for ...Spectrum Diagnostics Board - 25th Anniversary projectWell, I said I'd try and get something online about this by today, and I have indeed done so. This web page still needs finishing off (in particular,…
... You can now put any ROM image you like in any ... Interface 2 game ROMs, or other testing ROMs such as the Spectrum 128K ... address 32768. Once a new ROM is loaded, all you ... normal cassette game or a ROM game (I got an ... 48K. I think the ROM pages in the diag board ...Announcing: The +2A/+3 FLASH ROM adapter boardAs I've mentioned in a couple of other threads, this project is coming along quite well now, so I thought I'd post some details up here. I've built …
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[B]Sinclair Spectrum 128k +2a/+3 System Rom Flash Replacement Board Project ... +2a/+3romset). A TTL quad 2-input NAND gate IC provides ... FLASH rom cannot be programmed in circuit by the spectrum using this ... IC and a 7400 quad 2-input NAND IC. It plugs ...zx spectrum +2 troubleshootingHi There I am new here and I need some advise as to where to look for issues on my zx spectrum +2 it was working fine this morning .. then while pl…
... with the 8 banks the Spectrum 128K has... this is another ... you use this Spectrum without any of its 128K features, the ... booting. Unfornately, the +2 boots first with the 128K ROM (ROM 0).
< ... the 48K ROM (ROM 1)?
Easy: the +2 ROM is socketed ...Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…
... that communicates with the Spectrum 128K. I have finished the ... SNA file and download PDS/2 romfile functions. I still ... able to develop using PDS/2 (aka P2) it ... zero padded 64K PDS/2 romfile and execute it ... />
zx232 /p TEST.ROM 32768
This ...emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... versions wont work without hardware rom interface?
we ... and getting it to/from Spectrum +2/+3/PC.
... colour portable with +2 stacked on top
Spectrum +3 with Multiface ... Hi-Fi (twin tape) with Spectrum 128K+ stacked on top
...Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
Here's a few Spectrum +128K details, the first one will ... /> Made in UK
NEC ROM
Z8400APS/8609 CPU
2. Serial# A 8-068724 yellow ...Opus Discovery ROMHi Spectrum-friends, it is now a long time since I used a Opus Discovery daily and even when I bought it I had a 720k drive with him. Now a guy want…
... .2 and 2.2 there.
My opus version is a 2.1 rom ... (it has 2 drives), which doesn't work with a 128k ... speccy, I think it needs the version 2.2 rom but ... a Eprom-burner for the Spectrum, but it seems not to ...+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... org $f392
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set 2, a ; f392 cb d7 $08ts ... 0).
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; The Editor ROM (ROM 0) always places a copy ... 0=Using screen.
; Bit 2: 1=Print in L-Mode ... 1=128K Mode, 0=48K Mode. [Always 0 on 48K Spectrum]
Spectranet updateOK, so I've not written an update here for a while...so here's a quick summary, the gory details are on the Spectranet news page on my wiki. * Hardw…
... from Issue 2 and onwards, toastrack 128K, grey 128K +2, black +2 and the ... the +3 (or black +2) or Bad Things Will ... several issue 4/4s based Spectrum+ machines, and none ... DivIDE Plus or issue 2 ROM of the ZX Interface ... work with issue 1 ROM of the ZX Interface ...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…
... timings are switchable between 48K Spectrum, 128K Spectrum, Pentagon and Scorpion, so here ... ? passed
High port contention 2? passed[/code]
Pentagon ...
DD CB (00-FF) ROM : A4B8 failed, expected D9EB
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... ..
Best Visuals - the Spectrum 128k (toastrack)
Best construction - the ... contention models it has better ROM support and better constructed over ... 128k +2 Fully working
2x 128k +2 (need repairs memory / power)
1x Spectrum 128k ...
