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  • Replacement for the ear and mic jack?Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new? Micky

    Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new?


    Micky
    -Micky -Micky February 2010 Hardware
  • Better late than never: the answers and results of the Quiz to end all Quizzes!First of all I would ask to excuse myself with those who have been waiting for the answers. But, besides work, study, etc., I had problems in verifyi…

    ... to be seen the following monuments: The Forum, The Pyramid and The Antimatter Cube?
    Jack II, Black Tiger, Arkanoid II The Revenge of Doh ... /> Bomb Jack II - it is the only original game, all the others are ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Games
  • The ULA and ScreenI've asked something similar before but please bear with me. I'm trying to understand the way the screen is controlled. The ULA controls output to …

    ... bear with me.

    I'm trying to understand the way the ... screen is controlled.

    The ULA controls output to the the screen and the ... rom sets out the memory locations of the screen ( and attributes ...
    Saboteur Saboteur November 2005 Hardware
  • what are the advantages and disadvantages of using.........what are the advantages and disadvantages of using an emulator rather then using a zx spectrum? octave

    what are the advantages and disadvantages of using an emulator rather then using a zx spectrum?

    octave
    octave-sounds octave-sounds March 2002 Emulators
  • What are the differences between the +2 and the +2A ?I only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life a few months ago. It works fine. :) I even managed to tracke down nearly all the wargames by the s…

    ... only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life ... tracke down nearly all the wargames by the software house that made ... starts talking about the +2a and how it compares to the +3.
    and what the main differnces are?
    thx1138 thx1138 September 2002 Games
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... written on the Amstrad and then ported to the other two ... thinking of the Creatures games and Mayhem by the Apex brothers ... down to the C64 being 'clunky', and the Spectrum and C16 being ... 'swift'. That's the best way ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • MIA - The Mural and MicromanAfter a recent visit to my parent house I discovered that they actually still had all of my old spectrum games in storage - several hundred programs …

    ... could go through them and see what still works. ... is listed as MIA and the other I can't find ... any mention of on the forums at all. They ... which also includes Out of the Shadows and Galaxias.

    ... them properly and check. If there are, the same applies ...
    JohnD JohnD October 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Getting Files Off The Tape And On to My New ComputerDoes anyone know how I would go about getting old programs off the tapes and putting the .TAP (or other file types) on to a new computer system? Ass…

    ... getting old programs off the tapes and putting the .TAP (or other file ... not just want to get the extracted file off of an ... get my old programs off the tapes and on to my new ... in an emulator or disassemble the code etc).

    Do ...
    GregB GregB June 2005 Games
  • questions about the +2 and +3I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?

    I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?
    morcar morcar December 2005 Hardware
  • What was the +2 and +3 keyboard like compared to the 128 and + one?I had a Spectrum 128, which had the infamous plastic-but-spongy keys. It was fine for games where you only had to press a handful of keys repeatedly,…

    ... a Spectrum 128, which had the infamous plastic-but-spongy keys ... pain.

    Was the +2 and +3 keyboard any better? It ...
    udgoverload udgoverload October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Terrible and Corny Joke ThreadC'mon lets here em... give us your worst!! :D Whats the difference between a Nun at the Alter and a Nun in the Bath One has hope in her soul and t…

    C'mon lets here em... give us your worst!! :D


    Whats the difference between a Nun at the Alter and a Nun in the Bath

    One has hope in her soul and the other has..............
    :lol:
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Chit chat
  • Me, the party and a friends wife..deep do doI was very drunk at a party on Saturday night and so was a friends wife. To cut to the chase we were caught coming out the bathroom together. We did …

    ... night and so was a friends wife. To cut to the ... death threats from her husband and screaming from my wife ... party) read the riot act to me at the party and I did ... had the party, my wife, I, the women I was with and ... was going back to the tent and I said so was ...
    IN31 IN31 April 2007 Chit chat
  • "The Lords" and Speccy nostalgiaI've just noticed that "The Lords" (demomaker group from the Netherlands) have now granted distribution permission. Now this brings back memories. I …

    ... and publish at the time.

    "Le Spectrumaniaque" was the name of the ... tapezine, and I guess it's ... games reviews and news items about the wonderful world of the Spectrum, between ...
    Pascal Tournois Pascal Tournois June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The life and times of a tempWell my boss at my job has been acting funny ever since the end of last week, and low and behold today I go to pick my check up from the agency and b…

    ... funny ever since the end of last week, and low and behold today ... I go to pick my check up from the ... agency and boom, I've been ... 4 other guys, if the bastards wanted to save money ... shouldn't have hired the extra 4 fellas in ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek November 2007 Chit chat
  • Questions about the Speccy and it's emulationOut of interest, and to raise another interesting discussion, I have some questions about the Spectrum and it's emulation; 1) Is everything known ab…

    ... , I have some questions about the Spectrum and it's emulation;
    the memory issue, and I've always assumed ... or two or more bytes and the it would be impossible to ... Overscan, NMI 2 and the second part of the Shock Megademo all test ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2008 Emulators
  • The best (and worst) Second-sequel.When a film series gets to #3, one of two things usually happen: It's either going to be the best of the series - as the company now know how to tre…

    ... [/B]
    Never liked the first film, and the second, although better - was ... believable birth of Cyberdyne, and the end of the world as we know ... handle. Whistler's daughter and the rest of the 2 dimensional fill-ins ...
    Graz Graz March 2010 Chit chat
  • Raided by the Customs and ExciseA friend of mine (in England) has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes that had come into the country without…

    ... has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes ... name, and she needed the money to pay the bills and mortgage. ... just to pay the debts and mortgage. And now she's ... entirely up to the Customs and Excise, and any other related ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2010 Chit chat
  • "I Wish I Knew ... about the Spectrum and the ZX81" (possible remark)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000179&loadpics=1"]I Wish I Knew ... about the Spectrum and the ZX81[/URL] Remark that might…

    ... Wish I Knew ... about the Spectrum and the ZX81[/URL]

    the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... /SinclairUser02900045.jpg"]SU29 review of the book[/URL].)

    ... to find other books in the series though :razz:[/strike] ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2011 Infoseek database
  • Differences between the commercial games of the 80s and the ones nowWhats the main one or main ones differences between the commercial games back in the 80s and 90s and the ones released now that have the same level? …

    ... differences between the commercial games back in the 80s and 90s and the ones released ... now that have the same ... has to be that now the sound aspect is much more ... details in presentation of the game and graphics :)
    Ivanzx Ivanzx December 2012 Games
  • Scotties Ebay Maddness Loads of stuff must go.So far listed: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330903390622"]1984 Apricot Xi PC with 512Kb Ram, 10mb Hard Drive and 720k…

    ... Its big, brown and feels great in the hand.[/URL]
    ... .l2649"]Ghouls'n'Ghosts and StreetFighter II Championship Edition ... p3984.m1555.l2649"]Rupert the Bear 3 vintage annuals from the daily express.[/ ... Beano sticker books from the 80's and early 90's - ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2013 Sales
  • 2nd Spectrum Compo: "From the Arcade and the 16bits (ST, Amiga, PC) to the Spectrum"The second edition of the Compo has already started, with more prizes, more posible games to convert (now its also allowed to convert Spanish games w…

    ... 16bits machines back in the day), and a more relaxed deadline ... .

    Most of the parts ... international retrocoder interested ;) (Although the title is only in Spanish ... as well)

    All the info here:

    ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2014 Announcements
  • the internet.. and the REAL truth...Well its come to my attention that Mr Fog has come over here expecting his "SOLDIERS" to gather round him :x:x and lookie here they didn`t the thread…

    ... unfair to come on here and name the members by their real ... would be such here.
    and the retro cavern well WOW you ... to know both sides of the story and that it wasn`t ... got you into this and removed from the group also finds its ...
    yoo_idiot yoo_idiot September 2014 Chit chat
  • The honeymoon and reception're cancelled.Picture the scene:- You've spent thousands on your son/daughter's wedding and the cars're hired, church os booked, honeymoon arranged, professional p…

    ... your son/daughter's wedding and the cars're hired, church os ... DJ and reception venue are hired.
    The staff at the reception ... ready but what happens? The son/daughter sudden;y changes ... /> What happens to the staff at the reception and the food as a result ...
    Stealthwyvern Stealthwyvern October 2014 Chit chat
  • Back into the scene and having problems !Hi Guys,<br><br>After a few years away from the retro scene, I'm back with an Atari 800XL, A C64 and - best of all arrived today, a lovely little 48K…

    ... trim pot on the mainboard - gave it a tweak and the colour returned ... converting to Wavs and moving the soundcard balance all the way left or ... tried games from the archive and from TOSEC in TZX and TAP - it ...
    daznic daznic June 2015 Hardware
  • The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…

    ... DivMMC mass storage interface, and behind the DivMMC and DivMMC EnJOY! interfaces.
    the way at the time, and then the DivIDE was out ... means the only difference between the version for the DivIDE and DivMMC is the device ...
    bverstee bverstee October 2015 Hardware
  • Pixels, the Spectrum and the Meaning of Life!Imagine a computer running a program that systematically changes 1 pixel at a time and runs until it's shown every possible combination of pixels. If…

    ... in every language and in all fonts that the computer is able ... 1 screen you'd have the answer!

    Of ... />
    If I consider the Spectrum and black-and-white pixels only, would ... that there are 256 to the power of 176 different configurations ...
    textvoyage textvoyage February 2016 Chit chat
  • A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…

    ... clearly remembered the said bug in the said game and also said ... something along the lines ... to reveal the game and the bug to all and sundry (including the bug ... have to make the effort , read the rules and get back into ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio April 2018 Games
  • The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…

    ... the tape was clearly dragging inside the shell and the sound was all over the ... />
    So I took the recorder and played the Oh Mummy tape into ... distortion on both the pilot tone and the lower frequency on the data tone ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Hardware
  • how do i change the text and colour of the boot message and error messages?i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control codes (if this works) overwrites o…

    ... message but shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control codes ... (if this works) overwrites or underwrites the ... error commands, but i guess the principle would be ...
    digital digital June 2019 Assembler
  • The Rise and Fall of Timex DundeeDunno if anyone will be interested but this documentary is on at 10pm on BBC Scotland tonight. It might make it's way to the iPlayer, dunno if that'…

    ... make it's way to the iPlayer, dunno if that's ... />
    Probably won't mention the Speccy being made there as ... /> Here's an article about the strike and the program:
    https://www ... .uk/fp/bbc-documentary-examines-the-deep-scars-left-from-dundee ...
    VincentAC VincentAC October 2019 Chit chat
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