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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…
... and 4DTimeGate had small, plastic overlays, and very nice they were ... really flimsy overlays that tried to fit around the keyboard. Yuk!
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Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
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The keyboard, the joystick, the t.v ... a little bit of shoe rubber for the authentic overheated speccy ... -
Amstrad or Sinclair: Who Made Better Speccys?Just wanted to know....
They worked well, but they did'nt have the looks of the rubber key, also I prefer the original keyboard -
Amstrad or Sinclair: Who Made Better Speccys?Just wanted to know....
... better design
-A better keyboard
-The internal joystick ports ... keyboard I love it.
Some do some dont.
Rubber ... keys are only good for rubber locks though
Abu Simbel Profanation &emulatorsI recently tried game from subject in Spin, EmuZWin and some other newer emulators and noticed sad fact that it works not, better said controls work …
... something to do with the keyboard port and the board issue ... 7...
(But even ordinary, 'rubber' Speccy used boards with Issue ... noob.
My writing about keyboard issues is in FAQ.The best spectrum to buy?I bought a +2 on ebay recently(my spectrum+'s RF unit went fizz) and i'm having some problems with it.... Sabre wulf, Aticatac, Jetpac all lock up a…
... is the keyboard, but it's still better than rubber. :)
The best spectrum to buy?I bought a +2 on ebay recently(my spectrum+'s RF unit went fizz) and i'm having some problems with it.... Sabre wulf, Aticatac, Jetpac all lock up a…
... is the keyboard, but it's still better than rubber. :)
Why doesn't somebody who isn't me make a blahdiblahdiblahThere have been many interfaces, and suggestions for plugging a PC keybourd into a 48K, but reading the forum, what people really need (instead of ha…
The dutch HCC made an april fools joke in - i believe - 1995 where the stated that someone invented an interface to connect your rubber spectrum keyboard to the PC.
;)What do you prefer?Heres a question for debate. What spectrum do you prefer? The rubber keyed speccy of old or the later Amstrad offerings? I prefer the +2 cause it ha…
... prefer the original 48K runner keyboard model, mainly because the only ... the charm of the original rubber keys in retrospect. I also ...What do you prefer?Heres a question for debate. What spectrum do you prefer? The rubber keyed speccy of old or the later Amstrad offerings? I prefer the +2 cause it ha…
Rubber keyed 48k. Never could get quite used to a "real keyboard" speccy ...ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…
... the bottom row of the keyboard, either side of the space ... Amstrad - except for the original rubber-keyed Spectrum (which doesn't ...How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
... off in 1983 with a rubber keyed 48k, then moved onto ... hand 48k with a DKtronics keyboard from a mate with my ...How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
I had only one original rubber keyed 48k from 85-91. ... time(was repaired) and the keyboard needed a new membrane once ... those that work(original, Ines keyboard one...) and a few dead ...KEYBOARD PROJECTYes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If y…
... /> I have built a 48K keyboard using proper switches etc - built ... proper PCB, fits under the rubber keymat so no need for ...WOS - The Computer Game I may start looking at putting some quick routines together for this over the weekend, so wanted to establish some sort of concensus as to the form …
... gives! - the keys on the keyboard of the prototype Speccy are ... "]R@RE[/email] issue 3 rubber keyed jobby, with a Buy ...I hate cold callers, and tin rattlers, and religious nuts.But this latest one takes the biscuit. Double glazing chav knocked on my door. I say chav, not salesman, because both his appearance and attitude s…
... way of rubber keyboards. I wonder where they stand on keyboard membrane ...Spectrum Emulator for Windows XPHi all. I'm struggling to get any emulators to work with Windows XP. I'm just after an emulator with Joystick support. Any suggestions? Thanks
... the rubber keys, and I had the one with the shell keyboard ...Good hobby, not so good start!Hi there, I'm new here and am extrrrremely sorry if I'm asking something that has been covered before/is obvious, although I did have a nosy about a…
... the one in a 48K rubber key model.
You ... + to the shell and keyboard from the rubber keyed model.
Sir Clive the bruiserSuper Clive hits out - literally: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue036/Pages/SinclairUser03600009.jpg"]http://…
... ] the new and bigger keyboard to a smaller rubber-speccy... :roll: :lol ...New Speccy Hardware IdeaHi All, With the growing trend towards consoles-in-a-joystick, I wondered what the likelihood of a speccy model being released? I also have a few i…
... /> The USB will support a keyboard but it won't be ... - open it up and voila rubber keyed speccy and tft screen ...Compilation64 - Latest NewsAfter months of scanning, delibertaing, designing and adding fairy dust, Andy Vaisey and I are proud to announce the launch of Compilation64 - The on…
... the joystick to win, the rubber would often be ripped from ... games (which I used the keyboard for).Compilation64 - Latest NewsAfter months of scanning, delibertaing, designing and adding fairy dust, Andy Vaisey and I are proud to announce the launch of Compilation64 - The on…
... the joystick to win, the rubber would often be ripped from ... games (which I used the keyboard for).[/QUOTE]
Has anyone ever owned, played on, or even seen an Amstrad GX4000I ask this question because the machine must have existed because Mean Machines from issue 1 until about 8 reviewed software for it until it flopped.…
... remember playing good old Burnin rubber on it.
It ... a CPC whip out the keyboard and tape deck, house in ... I was crap at burnin rubberHas anyone ever owned, played on, or even seen an Amstrad GX4000I ask this question because the machine must have existed because Mean Machines from issue 1 until about 8 reviewed software for it until it flopped.…
... be worth it for Burnin' Rubber, and I thought it was ... be played without needing the keyboard. Fantastic stuff! :)Keyboard layouts(pale-gray and bluegray)Hello! I friend of mine has asked this question in another swedish forum. ( [url]www.vintagegames.se[/url] ) When the Sinclair Spectrum 16k was rel…
[quote=DEATH]Apparently it was so the keyboard would be easier to read in artificial light.[/quote]
I wonder if blue/green rubber mat was on BOGOF too, of course good ol' Uncy Clive wouldn't make up excuses would he :lol: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 …
... I love the 48K (the rubber key one) the best (it ... software, it has the best keyboard of all Spectrums, and if ... . True, it has the same keyboard as the +3, but the ... the +2, you lose the keyboard legends (telling you what keys ...I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…
... a simple and smaller virtual keyboard like the built in pictochat ... The problem with the current keyboard is that it takes almost ... detailed keyboard with all the twists and bells of the original rubber ... away switch to the virtual keyboard screen and do your ...A very first computer, a very first gameMaybe i'm duplicating some other posts, but... what was your first computer and game??? For me it was a rubber zx-spectrum 48k and tape with only t…
My first computer was a rubber-keyed 16k ZX Spectrum that ... a 'Fuller' keyboard when the printed circuit in the rubber keyed one ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... my first machine about '84 - rubber key 48k Spectrum. Fell in ... daisy chain along with midi keyboard and an Atari 520 STe ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... with a chicklet/membrain/rubberized keyboard that entered the US market ... slightly different time scale. The rubber keyed Spectrum was viewed increasingly ...
