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T H E . B E S T . J O Y S T I C K . E V E RThe best joystick I ever had was the Emax Arcade Professional Big, BIG, massive thing just like the ones in the arcade... boy did that joystick tak…
... of gold plate design and rubber grips on the side but ... inside.
Of course, keyboard always reigned supreme!
did anyone ever abuse their spectrum.no , never abused a speccy , far to valueable at the time and would have been hard to replace , although a few tape recorders got the boot
... /> As for me, when the keyboard rubber membrane began to wear off ... keys by banging on the keyboard! Ah well...we all have ...I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... . Yes it was tiny, had rubber keys and overheated.....but Good ... , from rubber keys, to strange keys to the grown up Keyboard of ...New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... , hi-res colour, a better keyboard, better sound, more reliable electronics ... /> Just look at it (original rubber key model).
It ... colour clash? The dead flesh keyboard? The beeper?New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... , hi-res colour, a better keyboard, better sound, more reliable electronics ... , that everybody must have ZX48 (rubber), of course WITHOUT ay interface ...New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... , hi-res colour, a better keyboard, better sound, more reliable electronics ... /> Just look at it (original rubber key model).
It's ... colour clash? The dead flesh keyboard? The beeper?
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New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
... , hi-res colour, a better keyboard, better sound, more reliable electronics ... /> Just look at it (original rubber key model).
It's ... colour clash? The dead flesh keyboard? The beeper?
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cotrols of wolfenstein type gameif would be a wolfenstein style game written for spectrum, what kind of control should be used ? just turn left, right, go straight, go back via joys…
... and they just had little rubber feet.
The only ... I was better on the keyboard. But it was a good ...About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…
... you're used to 'real' keyboard you may not like the ... that collectable compared with a rubber keys, or a heatsink 128K ...About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…
... you've never used the rubber keys model before, you'd ... . The plus has a nicer keyboard to use, and more keys ...Ebay findsWhat's the best deal you've found, and won, on Ebay? For me, the most recent will be a Speccy +2A with 102 games, most of these are the small cardbo…
... a cbm64 even with the keyboard missing :)
*runs and hides ... as yet apart from a rubber keyed 48k speccy and 2 ...1943 Title MusicHow many of you are familiar with the music on the title screen for the game 1943? It appears to be 3-channel music; when I first got the game all th…
... late 80s, my rubber keyed Speccy had a keyboard membrane fault, and ...Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
... '84, when I got my rubber-keyed bundle of joy! In ... repaired twice, had three new keyboard membranes. But it still occupies ...Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
... important. In particular, the original rubber keyed version is by far ... the look of the QL keyboard, and I like the Spectrum ... Plus, but the keyboard doesn't look as good ...You know your a speccy nut when......you drag your wife into a charity shop because from the corner of your eye you see ZX . You think you have found that rare missing book, after fighin…
... $60 on a small rubber USB keyboard just because it reminded me ... say, though, that using that keyboard makes emulation MUCH more realistic ...SAGA 1 Emperor KeyboardI have a SAGA Emperor replacement keyboard gathering dust in the attic, and was thinking of auctioning it on Ebay, but don't know what it's worth. Sh…
I've still got an off-white SAGA keyboard attached to my old 48K. I didn't mind the Speccy's warm rubber-keyed goodness, but the "real" keyboard sure looked nice (and was useful :)What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
... /> Spectrum ZX81
Spectrum 48K (rubber key)
Spectrum 48k (hard ... /> Spectrum 48k with DK'Tronics keyboard case
Others:
What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
... Outer Box rough - Includes Burning Rubber Cart
Amstrad GX4000 Boxed ... Datarecorder
Commodore music Maker Keyboard Boxed Contents Mint Outer Box ...8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
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4. A dead flesh keyboard - like the Spectrum, but in ... use as a non-slip rubber mat for use in the ...Spectrum 48k with removable metal keyboard plate Ive got 1Hello can anyone give me any info on this speccy I presume it was the last before the speccy + .I have some rather interesting info on the motherboar…
... issue 4H board? An upgraded rubber key Spectrum, maybe, or my ... cost when I replaced the keyboard membrane. So the clips on ...If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
... /> Having just recieved my first rubber 48K Speccy a few weeks ... nice picture of the Spectrum keyboard off the web, printed it ...New Spectrum, new Spectrum... what about the old one?Suppose Amstrad were to release not a new spectrum but the old one, plain and simple. Well, "rapackaged", say the 128k with a proper keyboard, or wha…
... tape recorder and the real keyboard). Two additions would be nice ... investment.
Yet, the rubber-key model might be the ...Straw Poll - Wot machine did u get after the SpeccyOK here goes, after the speccy with no time line; Atari st520 (Great great sound and music) Super Nintendo (Some great games) Playstation 1 (Now) P…
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Spectrum+ (keyboard failed on 48k rubber so i had to ... )
Gameboy Advance (?)
48k Rubber speccies x3 (2003)
Spectrum ...Desert Island games - for someone you don't like!Here's something fun... There's currently the Desert Island Spec Games topic going on, so how about 5 games you'd give to someone you hate who is stu…
... a shatter joystick and a keyboard pounded into submission!)
rubber-keyed original Speccy with the ... only had to move the keyboard a millimetre for it to ...Tau CetiThis is the best looking of the 3D games I've been trying recently. But again there is some confusion. I've read the instructions on this site, but I…
... key combo on my PC keyboard to emulate the 'Break' button ... am using, as my original rubber keyed speccy is in London ...SPIN betaHello. This is my first message in this Forum, so excuse my bad english as it is not my main language. I would be extremely grateful if somebody cou…
... Spectrums are of the 48k rubber variety. The boards in the ... better to leave issue 2 keyboard emulation active since i've ...SPIN betaHello. This is my first message in this Forum, so excuse my bad english as it is not my main language. I would be extremely grateful if somebody cou…
... Spectrums are of the 48k rubber variety. The boards in the ... that my December 1984 vintage rubber-keyed Spectrum is an Issue ... as "Issue 2 / Issue 3 Keyboard Emulation" rather than "48k / 48k ... the physical layout of the "+" keyboard). :)How many of you lot still own your original Speccy?I have reason to believe the majority of you still own your original Spectrum. I think thats great, but it also really suprised as well. I was obsess…
... still works)for my 48k rubber-keyed chum. Its moved house ... + upgrade case, then when the keyboard on that got shafted, back ..."Software Available: few""Available Software: few" I stumbled across some german website which translates as "Computer Model Catalogue". As it?s only in german, I guess it a…
... noticeable interest in the little rubber-keyed computer. Like the main ... issued with a typewriter-like keyboard, though it had identical technical ...Is This The UGLIEST retro computer in the world ever ?????While looking on Ebay I saw a sight that made my body shudder. THE AMSTRAD 664 COMPUTER Wow that is one ugly mother. The Pale grey pale blue keyb…
... least it had a proper keyboard, in my opinion thats the ... the rubber keys on the Speccy were BETTER than a 'proper' keyboard ...
