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i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…
... 48k Speccy had the best keyboard, being rubber. Naff for typing on ... -
need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
... the keys work on the keyboard. (If not, bid low for ... buy new keyboard membranes, about 8 quid for a rubber key machine ... -
need some advice,buying my first sinclar specturm[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi i never had a sinclar specturm and looking at buying one rather the 48k version or 128k but want to know which is the bes…
... the keys work on the keyboard. (If not, bid low for ... buy new keyboard membranes, about 8 quid for a rubber key machine ... -
Personal Gaming History in (very) Brief'79:PrinztronicMicro5500 --> '80:PlayedCoinOp(Space Invaders) --> '83:Spectrum(48K) --> '84:Spectrum+(kit) --> '86:Spectrum128 --> '88:AtariST --> '9…
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Christmas 1983 - Rubber Keyed Spectrum.
December 27th ... faulty.
December 1984 - Third Rubber keyed spectrum - Following second ones ... am still using the Elonex Keyboard from 1994, therefore I convince ... -
Is Ferranti still alive ?And if not......why should there be any restrictions on manufacturing the ULA ?
... simply make good old 48k rubber keyed beasts again, from the ... already have made brand new keyboard-membranes, and also some key ... off a brand new 2007 rubber keyed. -
ZX time capsule - 25 years from nowIn 25 years time the ZX Spectrum will be 50 and the average age of a WoSser will be well on the way to 60. If someone had told me that I would redisc…
I think that there will be genuine operational "antique" Spectrums in 2082.
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Mebrane fix or LOAD"" Poke equivelantHi!! I bought a rubber speccy from a guy on Ebay. Well,lots of buttons dont work,including J :( Two questions... *Is there a way to have a quick me…
... thing, it perfectly fits for rubber keyboards repair. I used ... glue to repair rubber contacts on my Amiga keyboard. Very good thing ... contacts!
2. The rubber contacts with pads on the ... time, this will prevent your keyboard from working.
During my ... -
Ebay pricing - how much is too muchI was wondering what an acceptable price for a spectrum including domestic postage (uk - uk) is in general terms. I know that some models have a lar…
... + (same as speccy rubber but with a better keyboard) or a speccy ... -
New zx spectrum user (yes yawn)Sorry about this folks, bit of an uninteresting thread here, anyway firstly apologies if tis is in the wrong place, bu misc seemed about right. Anywa…
... preferably the ZX Spectrum +. The rubber keyed Speccy is a good ... too easy to wear the keyboard out on them. The 48k ... + has a hard plastic keyboard, it is however larger and ... more indepth things like Speccy keyboard layouts, and the meanings of ... -
After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... the the ZX SPECTRUM 48K RUBBER was in 1983[/QUOTE]
keyboard out of the equation yes ... will be imbeded within the keyboard or monitor without increasing the ... form factor of the average keyboard or monitor.
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Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
... problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it ... between the ula and the keyboard's back once you close ... -
In a 100 years time..When we're all dead and buried (or cremated depending on your preference) and there's no more people around who actually HAD a ZX Spectrum do you thi…
... sound.
The keyboard was mostly a rubber affect key type.
keyboard to input information. Yes when ... time any one used a keyboard?
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xbox 360 woes...just bought an xbox 360 elite, got it home and the pile of shite wont read discs!!! tried 3 discs in the whore and no joy, brand new from HMV, no won…
... , and that was a new keyboard membrain, after [B]much[/B ... doesn't count the two rubber keyed speccys and the two ... -
What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... Speccy was good for the rubber key and Spectrum Plus machines ... the Beeb had a great keyboard (and keywords could be abbreviated ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
I prefer the rubber ones and the Plus and ... days, the practicality of the rubber/plus/toastrack with MIC/EAR ... , but I do have a keyboard for one (for use with ... still list the original Spectrum keyboard connectors, but no one seems ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... surprise then that the rubber Speccy keyboard would have earned it ... me. The original Speccy keyboard is just too small, ...
The 2068 keyboard was better than the rubber model... kinda similar ... br />
My Speccy +2 keyboard feels pretty good and from ... -
Put a face to the name[url]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v400/zxspectrum/63e0b3d5.gif[/url] There. Fire-up Photoshop if you would like! And since I'm posting my pic,…
... a 'keyboard' sound when the girl is hammering on the rubber keys. -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... working Spectrum+ with a bad keyboard membrane into its (immaculate, with ... keyboard) case. The dead person's Spectrum motherboard now inhabits a rubber ... key case, since the rubber key machine's ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... working Spectrum+ with a bad keyboard membrane into its (immaculate, with ... keyboard) case. The dead person's Spectrum motherboard now inhabits a rubber ... key case, since the rubber key machine's ... -
Gadzooks look how much this baby went for !!!!!And look what is actually being sold, damaged keymat, damaged membrane, wrong power supply, I was hoping to get it for £50 :( [url]http://cgi.e…
Even as a R@RE!!!! issue 1 machine, I'd say it wasn't worth more than ?50 with no original psu and a non-pristine keyboard mat. Certainly not worth >?200.
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speccy plus keyboard helppicked up a really clean boxed speccy + with a ton of games for ?4 from the local recycle centre yesterday, woohoo :) Anyhow on testing it powers up …
... ). Symbol Shift P is the rubber key method of typing a ... to buy a new Spectrum+ keyboard membrane....
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Found ancient laptopI've come into possession of a 1984 HP-110 Laptop, complete with 3.5inch external drive and contempory printer and all the manuals and leads and its …
... , it looks just like a rubber 48K model.
The ... qualifies as a laptop - decent keyboard, good size screen for its ... -
Mini laptop for Speccy - eee[url]http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030092,49293507-1,00.htm[/url] I love gadgets and i must admit i love what i'm hearing about this Asus ee…
... slightly from the table? Like rubber legs or pop-out tabs ... it recognize an external USB keyboard?
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Emulators on smaller resolutionI love gadgets and really want to buy a UMPC (Ultra mobile PC). Most UMPC's have a 800 x 480 screen. I wonder how Speccy emulators would work on it…
... . The keyboard is about as big as an old rubber keyed Speccy ... -
Issue 2 with serial 001-569201?I've come across an 16K spectrum with serial number 001-569201. I thought it might be an issue 2, but a 5xxxxx serial number is well into the range w…
... long as they have the rubber mat and face plate). Even ... . (And the bit above the keyboard is probably just big enough ... -
Issue 2 with serial 001-569201?I've come across an 16K spectrum with serial number 001-569201. I thought it might be an issue 2, but a 5xxxxx serial number is well into the range w…
... long as they have the rubber mat and face plate). Even ... . (And the bit above the keyboard is probably just big enough ... -
Spectrum Dead On Arrival StatsDr. Rupe, who worked at Sinclair Research at the time, sees parallels with Microsoft and the XBox saga [url]http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000…
... got through 5 rubber-keyed 48K machines - either the keyboard failed, power ... -
Crash! - a pirate's best friend?Possibly a little controversial , but doesn't it seem odd that Crash! was the only mag to include an index of which keys did what in each game - very…
... keyboard and my ability to wriggle my fingers about the rubber ... errrrrrrrr ... keyboard ... -
Spectrum tops "first home computer" poll someplaceOn a whim, I Googled for "zx spectrum news" to see what came up. Below the recent BBC coverage, the raww.org site and an abandoned fansite: [url]htt…
... christmas I got my 48K Rubber Spectrum.
I remember ... bullet proof clicky clonk type keyboard. Even if you sneezed near ... -
Did you have a 128k version Spectrum or only 48k?In the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20495"]thread[/URL] discussing extra features of 128k games it seems like it ofte…
I had the rubber key model, later upgraded with a Saga 3 keyboard. My brother bought a +2A to play with after we'd both moved onto PCs, but I like the little rubber key machine better, as some of our favourite games didn't work on the +2A.
