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15 years of waitingJust wondered if anyone had waited an exceptionaly long time to play an highly anticipated new game release only to have it gather dust on a shelf un…
... , even though I planned to get one but in the ... still never even started FF7 to this day. Even though I ... USB adaptor for console pads to PC, and a couple of games ... but I never got around to it (in fact I don ... even have an ebay account to this day, can you believe ... -
Pc to tv problemhmmm just tried connecting the kids puter downstairs to the telly to watch a film. i plugged the pc lead we got with the telly into both the pc socke…
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last time i just swapped the monitor plug for the tv lead plug and it popped up when i changed the tv input to pc -
Wolfenstien on the ZX SpeccyDunno if this has been posted and its not on a standard speccy but the Pentagon 256 clone thing.....interesting though.. [youtube]vzm9KkJ5lGI[/youtu…
... bad if we compare it to PC fpp shooters, but as I ... game when it is easy to die and not even notice ... -
Wolfenstien on the ZX SpeccyDunno if this has been posted and its not on a standard speccy but the Pentagon 256 clone thing.....interesting though.. [youtube]vzm9KkJ5lGI[/youtu…
... bad if we compare it to PC fpp shooters, but as I ... game when it is easy to die and not even notice ... job, Ralf! Do you plan to create a RZX of Doom ... -
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…
... just added about 20 items to the serial numbers list, mostly Spectrums ... else wants to send me their serial numbers, feel free to do so ... -
RBG monitor for Spectrum?I'm using a very old TTL RGB monitor with my Spectrum, with a RGB adapter that I made many years for my Sinclair QL. It works perfectly with my QL, b…
... I used a Commodore 1084S to attach a Speccy "toaster" 128K ... /> It was not difficult to build the cable, but the monitor interpreted ... (!), so logic should be incorporated to cancel bright signal for black ... -
RBG monitor for Spectrum?I'm using a very old TTL RGB monitor with my Spectrum, with a RGB adapter that I made many years for my Sinclair QL. It works perfectly with my QL, b…
... model. Then, I suggest to check if the RGB ... RGB socket. Use this schematic to aid you:
... some TV's to auto switch to RGB mode when ... you plug a Spectrum-to-RGB SCART cable.
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If you prefer to use the composite video signal ... -
blu-rayNow that blu-ray has started to take off, is there any games publishers going to release a blu-ray only game? Would be interesting to see the result…
... TV), smaller (so easier to store), no re-winding necessary ... offer anywhere near as much to the non-technologically interested person ... price of media becomes acceptable to most people. And as ... convenient for transfering data from PC to PC.
USB is ... -
Questions on PC distribution of ZX software...Im looking at ways to distribute ZX software (TAP,SNA,Z80,etc) to friends who don't have an emulator, or who aren't technically savay enough to downl…
... rumour going around, so just to set the record straight:
to PC users, I might be able ... to ween a few of these ... -
Questions on PC distribution of ZX software...Im looking at ways to distribute ZX software (TAP,SNA,Z80,etc) to friends who don't have an emulator, or who aren't technically savay enough to downl…
... rumour going around, so just to set the record straight:
to PC users, I might be able ... to ween a few of these ... -
Where: ZX Printer ULA's and ZX interface I ULA'sIs there any source left for these ULA's? Alot of tings can be replaced, like the ZTX transistors and occasionally you can come accross a normal ZX S…
... a way of building an RS232 to USB convertor, so we can ... modern day epson compatable printer to 128K/+2/+3. -
Where: ZX Printer ULA's and ZX interface I ULA'sIs there any source left for these ULA's? Alot of tings can be replaced, like the ZTX transistors and occasionally you can come accross a normal ZX S…
... a way of building an RS232 to USB convertor, so we can ... modern day epson compatable printer to 128K/+2/+3.[/QUOTE]
to do. It's probably easier to print to a network ... printer than to print to a USB ... -
Where: ZX Printer ULA's and ZX interface I ULA'sIs there any source left for these ULA's? Alot of tings can be replaced, like the ZTX transistors and occasionally you can come accross a normal ZX S…
[QUOTE=Hercules;386477]It's a shame that nobody has found a way of building an RS232 to USB convertor, so we can hook up a modern day epson compatable printer to 128K/+2/+3.[/QUOTE]
HP still make lasers with Centronics ports. -
Windows 7Because of the postal strike my copy of Win 7 Pro has turned up today, 3 days before its released. I've built a new machine to put it on as I intend…
thankfully most external hardware is hooked up to pc that runs xp pro and will be remaining xp pro as i didn't want it all cluttering up my gaming pc -
DivIDE+what do you rekon should I chance it? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/zx-spectrum-divide-plus_W0QQitemZ130336971382QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputin…
Ok, again sorry for problems, but anyway, what you thinking about DIvide with Usb connection for connect DIvide plus to PC and transfer .tap files in to card without remove card from divide and put it in memory card reader? -
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…
... very large batch of updates to the serial numbers list, mainly from ... [/URL]
with a serial of 001-027301 and grey ... 1, although I was unable to confirm this.
As ... always, additions/corrections/updates to the list will be gladly ... -
NIGHT CLUBS? Am I getting old??I went to a night club with the wife last night. Normally I love having a drink and a dance. Last night was the first time in ages I can honestly sa…
Well I just went to a nightclub!! Danced with a ... a parachute and clinging to a metal cable!!! Best night I've ... -
NIGHT CLUBS? Am I getting old??I went to a night club with the wife last night. Normally I love having a drink and a dance. Last night was the first time in ages I can honestly sa…
... ;397070]Well I just went to a nightclub!! Danced with a ... a parachute and clinging to a metal cable!!! Best night I've ... />
i got invited out to a club on friday, i ... -
Xbox 360 hard driveHi all Have just been asked via a very long chain of people if it is possible to recover/back up data from an Xbox 360 hard drive. I assumed it's a…
... dash, it won't apply to the 360.[/QUOTE]
to-pc-via-usb/]these[/url]? Sounds ... -
3.5 drive (external)Hi, I read that I have to put a 'diode' on the ribbon cable (for the RDY signal). But so far I could not find where can I put it on the cable... Any…
... no luck as on the pc twisted cable the pin 14 is ... , I made a Y power cable so I get the power ... /> I un-soldered the power cable of the 3' drive and ... -
Tatung Einstein for developmentI know some developers used a [URL="http://old-school-micro.blogspot.com/2009/11/retro-computers-tatung-einstein-retro.html"]Tatung Einstein[/URL] to…
... ? How did it fare compared to developing on the Speccy itself ... download the object code via RS232 to a Speccy or Amstrad. It ... -
Overheard at GamestationHmmmmm, Was in Gamestation on Saturday and overheard a salesperson talking to a mother with her son who looked around 10. He told her to ignore the…
... - "So we can go to pc game shop and it will ... older games, not new games to be honest"
to PC World and tell them ... the shop, I presume to go up to PC World....
... I was then asked to leave ... -
Overheard at GamestationHmmmmm, Was in Gamestation on Saturday and overheard a salesperson talking to a mother with her son who looked around 10. He told her to ignore the…
... - "So we can go to pc game shop and it will ... older games, not new games to be honest"
to PC World and tell them ... the shop, I presume to go up to PC World....
... I was then asked to leave ... -
Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…
Thanks guys. I wanted to make a cable to use with the Amstrad monitor for RGB anyway, so I could consider going down that route for the power. Alternatively I've got a spare ATX that I could use. -
Reading the Spectrum KeyboardI've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0.666) using Z80, and I believe I've discovered that the number of …
Actually, this 'PC keyboard quirkiness' thing ... be some pattern to PC keyboard quirkiness, otherwise PC game developers would ... working out what keys to use for their games?< ... I haven't played many PC games, but I've ... where I've wanted to do three things at ... -
Loading games from MP3 playersI read on here ages ago about people running Speccy games from MP3 players or iPods.. Would I be right in assuming that you would plug said player i…
... ) everything's set to level.
The cable works fine when ... I use my laptop to load WAV ... the name of the thing to make the signal mono? There ... ; I'd probably be able to pick one up!
free pc gamesafter reading some posts on the active gamer thread anybody got any proper links to good FREE pc games (full games, not trials etc) i know theres qui…
[QUOTE=ewgf;407669]Don't keep us in suspense - how do you plug a PS2 controller into a PC?[/QUOTE]
With one of [url=http://www.ebest24.com/en/sony-ps2-controller-to-pc-usb-adapter.html?language=en¤cy=GBP]these[/url]. :smile:free pc gamesafter reading some posts on the active gamer thread anybody got any proper links to good FREE pc games (full games, not trials etc) i know theres qui…
[QUOTE=GreenCard;407674]With one of [URL="http://www.ebest24.com/en/sony-ps2-controller-to-pc-usb-adapter.html?language=en¤cy=GBP"]these[/URL]. :smile:[/QUOTE]
Cheers!various gamesok, I've got a fair few doubles of games.. if you interested PM me, I just want what I paid for them and the postage, or you could collect if local. …
... high. You made the choice to pay that, (I assume the ... posted them, it was nothing to do with ebay, [B] ... they just wanted someone to port the tapes to pc... which I am ... if I had just stuck to 4 tapes then yer I ... undoing em.. if people want to buy em great.. if ...
