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What is the Speccy? exUSSR edition.In exUSSR 8 years ago have been solved all these issues, and developed a General opinion. All who do not agree with this opinion, are incompetent peo…
... hardware designs, from the zx81 to the 48k spectrum and including the ZX printer and ... microdrives. The TS1000 was a ... exact copy of the 48k Spectrum rom on cartridge. Timex in Portugal did eventually ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
[QUOTE]Well your mistake is in focusing solely on the graphics capabilities. [/QUOTE ... ]
Indeed. To me, the 48K Spectrum was more compromised by its ... else. That was addressed with the 128K model. Some will argue ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... QUOTE=Riggz;810953]surely the Vic-20's Sinclair ... would be the zx81?[/QUOTE]
The VIC 20 ... and price point as the 48k Spectrum. IMO, the comparison is as ... any other I have seen in this thread. Yes, ... much sense to compare the ZX81 to the VIC, ie. ... -
Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
... , by the way - drop in replacements) go bad in the same way as the 48K Spectrum's ... transistors do. The only difference ... is they only break the ... -
ZX Spectrum+ video ? red on green problemThis is my first post on the forum, so let me introduce myself. I am retired for several years. For 30 years I have been a fan of the ZX Spectrum. I …
... is caused by the compromises inherent in composite video - the combining of black ... crawl is particularly bad on the 48K Spectrum because there are two crystals ... . Then I increased the level of the chrominance signal in an extra transistor ... -
Seeking April fool article: turn 48k into 128kHi everyone! When I was about 11 years old (I think ?) an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It turned out to be an April fool's joke,…
Thought I remembered it, knew it was an April Fool when I read the article at the time.
It was all about hidden memory in the 48k Spectrum, revealing it actually had 128k.
ZX Computing mag April 1987 Page 57-58. -
Will the Infoseek reported errors ever be corrected? and the database?I would like to know if the errors reported in the fórums will be changed in the database, and also if the database will be renewed, in the sense tha…
... are needed to get the site running up to a point ... with muscle, bodybuilders are rare in the streets!
Whatever :)
... and Lee have cleared the situation up, the problem is that ... there are huge communities of the ZX Spectrum in Facebook, so would it ... -
Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... of a game but somehow US Gold/Go! managed to balls ... /> Side Arms was marketed for the 48K Spectrum and that's why it ... . Awful sounds and no music. The ending is terrible. Such a ... -
Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... Speculate on the stock market in BULLS AND BEARS for the 48k Spectrum. The idea is ... ,was a runner up in the 1984 Cambridge Awards."
... had not pressed home the socket on the Spectrum !!!: then all ... to the Sinclair Research logo in the same way that the TAP ... -
Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... reset switch as well . But the 48k Spectrum is unbeatable for its small ... "rough Spectrum "as it does the job , despite the drill holes in the case and ... other roughness . The tin ... -
Spectrum Music and/or SFX needed for New GameI decided to participate in the ZX-DEV-2015 game contest. http://zx-dev-2015.proboards.com/board/10/general-compo-informaci-sobre-concurso Here i…
... a title screen, for in-game it takes way ... understand you're targetting the 48K Spectrum, so it would pretty ... pretty much control the timing, as in you could only ... frenetic vibe, somewhat around the feeling I'm looking ... could make something in a similar fashion. -
New Game - CR2: The EscapeHi, I'd just like to announce my new ZX Spectrum 48k title CR: The Escape, a platform game, which is available to download [url="http://stephennichol…
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I noticed a flaw in this room's design. If ... down without losing a life, the height is excessive...
... system/sprite type near the end of the game. I initially started ... up for the end of game function but finished the 48k Spectrum version first ... -
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…
... br /> under the main board: sinclair 1982 (SPECTRUM) SRC 077 B ... br /> note: the word sinclair soldered, the word spectrum in gray and 2 ... wires
036-240637 (in ... , one label "48K" and sinclair made in UK top-right)< ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... to properly set it up in the DKtronics case : not as easy ... /> The second Opus works on the 128K but not with the 48k Spectrum
The 48k Spectrum works ... OK on its own as does the 128K ... -
Vega ARM SOC?I read that the core of the new Vega was an ARM SOC. I thought it would have been an FPGA. But it seems it's an ARM running an emulator. Anyone kn…
... number of Spectrum clones is unlikely, unfortunately.
The other option ... them in C with a nice flat memory model). The emulation running on the ... computers in the 1980s, so the Vega is very true to the original Spectrum in this ... -
Best composite mod informationJust got my 16K (Issue 3) working. I'm in NTSC land so I need to run a composite signal through my PAL<->NTSC converter. I know there are a ton o…
... the reason for doing the 'standard' mod is to 'future proof' the computer in ... respect of newer TVs not having the ' ... significant improvement in display? Both my TVs have the 'aerial ... with my 48k) and, if I found the 48k Spectrum display to ... -
The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…
... (which is currently just the bog-standard Spectrum Hobbit with a few ... zx-spectrum-hobbit-for-osx/ ) to have the option of having the later ... anywhere, along with all the discussion that seems to have ... than can be had by running the old stuff in an emulator. -
The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…
... "Hobbit Engine". In all honesty, of all the versions, my favourite ... is always going to the 48K spectrum, but the various WoS location graphics ... to add them in once I'd done the C64 version. ... but fully playable all the way through in each version. One day ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... thought I would have posted in thread in the beginning.
Anyway ... told me to get the new ZX Spectrum, in fact he said to ... me "Don't get the 16K ... , make sure you get the 48K". So in the summer of 1982 I did ... -
Sinclair's Cancelled ProjectsDoes anybody have anymore info on any of these projects or are there any old Sinclair engineers on the Spectrum scene that could shed a little more l…
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The ZX Spectrum was a response to the success of the ZX81, and ... not go to plan, the Spectrum ROM is actually unfinished ( ... in it). Despite this, the 16k and even more so, the 48k Spectrum ... look back to the history of the 1980's in the computer market. ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... which was not completely anticipated in the original Spectrum design . Even later add ... />
With regard to the Opus in the 1980s I had many interface ... /> But back to the 48k Spectrum : I am intrigued by the "graphics" possibilities of ... -
Modifying Commodore datacorder's for Speccy use. Is it possible?Just wondering if it's possible to modify a Commodore datacorder for use with the Speccy, or if anyone has. My assumption is the output and input on …
... drive (there are different schematics in the net for that tape drive ... />
This way the tape should work also for the 48k Spectrum.
There is no need to change the LM358 ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... a 48k and could not be tuned in any more and the replacement ... and safest Opus Discovery partner , the 48k Spectrum. What to do next ? Well ... interface with a 48k Spectrum and an RGB monitor .The Discoveries are almost ... -
A focus on old TVs for 48k spectrums The old 48k Spectrum is becoming harder to use "display wise" in its original state. This thread is about retaining originality and not going down …
... . Hopefully the new handset will work well enough to enable the 48K Spectrum to ... be tuned in . I will then ... continue with 48k "combo" Opus Discovery floppy drive testing in a restricted ... -
DYNAMITE DAN I vs DYNAMITE DAN II - WHICH IS THE BETTER GAME?Welcome to the September 2016 edition of Which Is Best? Last month I placed three Amiga top down racers, Nitro, Super Cars II and Overlander. Overl…
In the Your Sinclair review of DD2, ... .uk/articles/dynamitedan2.htm"]Read the review here[/url]
the game" animation or text, which ... spare RAM is there when the finished game is in the 48K Spectrum's memory? -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... stiffening base. .
For the 48K Spectrum combo I decided to press ... tough metal around it . In practice the metal was quite tough to ... the same time so I am in no hurry but will get the ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... do with the hole in the Opus under-plate, (the screw hole in the front under ... plate to lock the ... positioning of the " stiffening base-plate", the screw hole to secure the 48K Spectrum will ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... all back together and plugged in and got Sinclair Research logo ... I am still in business Opus wise . The case has had ... plate at the front does not support all the 48K Spectrum . With the gold plated ... to glue in more "handmade spacers" and mod the front plate ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... the design would be based on the "48K combo " as , in so many ways , the 48K spectrum ... is the "natural" ... choice for the Opus.So the "to ...
