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Why I like Atari 8-Bit and Amiga and respect the SpectrumI mentioned this on my other topic already, but I like these two computers because they were designed by an absolute visionary in the computer field,…
... an absolute visionary in the computer field, who was ... chips to free up the load on the CPU, etc. ... little machine that he should be congratulated (given a ... fans of the Spectrum have been able to make their mark ... in the UK games ... -
Problem with the video hardware?Hi there. I'm an 8-bits collector and I've just bought a Spectrum 48K. I'm not sure if it's working, I don't get a proper image on channel 36 on tell…
... I've just bought a Spectrum 48K. I'm not sure ... but HINT: when I switch the speccy off that garbage image ... Does that means the speccy is working but the video hardware is ... broken? When the computer is on, should the keyboard make any noise ... -
The Spectrum Pocket Book by PhippsSeems we don't have the inlay to this. Should [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013386"]machine code tools[/URL] be called The …
... don't have the inlay to this.
Should [URL="http://www ... code tools[/URL] be called The Spectrum Pocket Book. I know it ... 's the same name as the book, but that's what the inlay ... /> I'll make it the right size and upload the inlay in a ... -
MicroMart battle semi-final has started - go and vote for the Spectrum!We've been following this lately, and the first semi-final has begun between the Speccy and the Amstrad to find the greatest home computer of all tim…
... has begun between the Speccy and the Amstrad to find the greatest home ... the top of that page.
Let's all help the Spectrum ... see off the Amstrad and make it to the final!
Contiki and the SpectrumAn internet-enabled operating system called Contiki is available now for the C64, and is being adpted for the Atari 8-bits, PC Engine, NES and Gamebo…
... Contiki is available now for the C64, and is being adpted ... for the Atari 8-bits, PC Engine ... does make you wonder when someone will develop something for the Spectrum that ...The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... interface and had to make do with snapshots of ... got the hang of that, the next step was to make the loader ... you could get out of the Spectrum, even without specialist hardware ... I just used the Multiface 128, Genie disassembler, the Spectrum +2 manual and ...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…
... the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the ... the original design? Please note: you should stick to technology available at the ... respective BRIGHT variations, but without the limitations of INK and PAPER ...The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... /> What do I hate about the Spectrum? EVERYTHING
... aspect severely limiting possibilities. The other computers did NOT ... br />
In short, the Spectrum is vastly overrated and is ... breaking wind, and the so-called graphics make my eyes bleed ...Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…
... Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does ... picture.
Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad ... how clean the image on the TV is. The one I ... like interference) at the top of the screen that come down ... to know if I should send it back or ...MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he ... as well as possible for the Spectrum, what games would be able ... would do to make the games work mean that the games were actually ... ?
Imagine, though, the above games (and others) running ...Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…
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So with the above criteria i should probably have bought a ... so I can write to the spectrum +3 disk format from my ... then port the disk over into the drive a of the spectrum +3.
the spectrum would understand. And then port ...If they've have been ported to the Spectrum...Spec-chums, There were many games that for various reasons never made it to the spectrum. As an aside to the If they'd have been released in the 80s…
... it to the spectrum. As an aside to the If they' ... d have been released in the 80s thread, I thought ... one off on the games that should've,could've ... and would've been ported to the spectrum ... II would do better on the speccy, but beyond Stonkers, ...Loading into the Spectrum's mic socketI was wondering if someone could explain something to me that I've never understood. When loading programs the standard way by connecting a tape play…
... a tape player to the Spectrum's ear socket, some ... connecting the tape player to the Spectrum's mic socket, the program will ... via the Spectrum's mic socket anyway? Surely loading should only ... be possible via the ear socket?25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…
... emulator authors to:
* Make the ROM writeable in MacSpectacle and ... flip the Kempston mouse buttons in MacFuse to make ... channels and streams to control the Spectrum Ethernet
* ... previously undocumented bugs in the Spectrum ROM
* ...Songs that remind you of your first experiences with the SpectrumHi everyone, glad to be here again after so much time :) I was recently listening to Alan Parsons Project's [i]Ammonia Avenue[/i] and couldn't help …
... computing and gaming times with the Spectrum. So I thought about which ... days spent saving people from the killer ants of Antescher, ... .
1. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
2. Depeche ...
5. The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make
6. ...Doubling the Spectrum's resolution?Before the advent of digital, PAL TV sets had a resolution of about 702x576 pixels. It was overscanned (i.e. the edges of the broadcast picture would…
... corresponds to twice the Spectrum's screen resolution, plus the screen border.< ... and thereby double the vertical resolution of the Spectrum display. It should also work ... br />
1. The Spectrum cannot automatically synchronise to the "odd-numbered" field ..."Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
... examples to try out. Should be interesting - I wonder ... 's overview was regarding the differences between each version ... but I heard that the Spectrum 128K can be a ... bit faster than the 48K (one of the Double Dragon ... Yet they all have the same z80 processor at ...The death of the SpectrumI was reflecting the other day about life and the significance of those interests that we develop during childhood. For many, its football or physic…
... by crook.
The Spectrum era of childhood arguably ended ... us throughout our adulthood and the Spectrum lives on through memories, ... new recruits, not that there should be.
... in auto-biographical form. The Spectrum has another 40-50 years ...playing games back into the spectrumI know of WinTZX but is there anything better i should be using in putting the tape files back into the spectrum. I will be using a cassette adapto…
I know of WinTZX but is there anything better i should be using in putting the tape files back into the spectrum.
I will be using a cassette adaptor and my laptopGames never released for the Spectrum with inlay available in other formats (C-64...)Since in the archive the never-released games for the Spectrum can have the inlays from other versions which were actually released, here its a list …
... in the archive the never-released games for the Spectrum can have the inlays ...
-Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon (C64)
... tec looked very specialised on the Spectrum, which does not have ... And also, this game should create a series with Bounder ...Get Dexter! - why was this never ported to the Spectrum?One non-Spectrum game I always wanted to be brought to our rubber keyed friend was the Amstrad CPC isometric adventure Get Dexter (originally called …
... the Speccy? I see there's an Infoseek entry for a Spectrum ... announced as being made for the Spectrum?
I did actually ... doing so I didn't make much progress at all. What ... how do you think a Spectrum version would have turned out ...The Spectrum bursts onto the E-Sports scene...The First European Tournament of Spectank was held at RetroEuskal in Bilbao just a few days ago :-) This is a game for the Speccy + Spectranet - I ac…
... :-) This is a game for the Speccy + Spectranet - I actually ... s a quick video of the event, it's a bit ... camera for a couple of the games...
[youtube] ... />
The Second European Tournament of Spectank should be at the Spectrum 30 event :)Power led for the Spectrum+?Hi, is there a way to make a power led for the Zx Spectrum+? I'm looking a safe way to connect the 2 wires to board. Becase i'm new to the spectrum h…
Hi, is there a way to make a power led for the Zx Spectrum+?
I'm looking a safe way to connect the 2 wires to board.
Becase i'm new to the spectrum hardware and don't want break my speccy ;)Russian TRD Games For The Spectrum...Help Requested!Lo again folks, at the moment I'm involved in an unpleasant task, trying to make some order of the spectrum TRD files that are floating about. Troub…
... the moment I'm involved in an unpleasant task, trying to make ... some order of the spectrum TRD files that are ... /> So...Any TRD resources outside the mainsteam that you might know ...The Spectrum Show Episode 18Wow - eighteen shows already! Welcome to Episode 18 of The Spectrum Show - the show dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. In this episode we go ba…
... 18 of The Spectrum Show - the show dedicated to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
the latest Sinclair news and top selling Spectrum games.
the Spectrum versions can make it to the top of the pyramid.
How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... thought this was the limits to programming on the Spectrum, but I remember ... was called, "how did they make the games?") I just didn't ... been interested in making my Spectrum do something more than BASIC ... learning and how do you make it look so easy? Do ...Are there any Metroid style games on the Spectrum?Are there any Metroid style games on the Spectrum? You know the Metroid games (Metroid on the NES, Super Metroid on the SNES, Metroid Prime 1 and 2 o…
... the Spectrum? You know the Metroid games (Metroid on the NES, Super Metroid on the ...
Someone mentioned that the Batman: Arkham games (XBox 360 ... you name any Metroid-ish Spectrum games?
... Bloodaxe, or the Wally Week games, then you should. DD2 ...The Story of the Spectrum in 10 GamesIf you had the tell the story of the Spectrum in just 10 games what woukd they be? Your choices should be games that have absolutely defined the shap…
... you had the tell the story of the Spectrum in just 10 ... games what woukd they be? Your choices should ... be games that have absolutely defined the shape of the Spectrum and dictated the ... 5. Jetpac
6. The Trap Door
7. ...Why do you love the Spectrum?I saw a similar question posed on a Spectrum FB group and it got me thinking. At first, I struggled to answer what should be a simple question. So af…
... similar question posed on a Spectrum FB group and it got ... , I struggled to answer what should be a simple question. So ... reason.
For me, the Spectrum represented everything that was great ... why I will always love the Spectrum.Space Invaders Emulator for the Spectrum 128/+2/+2A/+2B/+3My Space Invaders Emulator for the Spectrum 128/+2/+2A/+2B/+3 is now available for download from: [url="https://c.gmx.com/sizx@gmx.com/DVQXAXrLRl2d…
My Space Invaders Emulator for the Spectrum 128/+2/+2A/+2B/+3 ... ]
it should work on a Spectrum 128/+2 with DIVMMC ... /DIVIDE interface and on a Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3 with DIVMMC ...
