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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…
... should be underlined here that the modifications needed to make Spectrum games work on the ... it should have been easy to license popular titles in Europe, make the ... that took advantage of the extra features. The Spectrum's software library was ... -
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…
... proper computer should be and not an ergonomic improvement to the machine ... - avoided having to rewrite the ROM and make a machine incompatible with ... could well have taken the Spectrum away from the golden ratio of CPU ... -
Multiface QuestionsI have a Multifdace 128 connected to my Spectrum 128. I noticed the options bar come up without me pressing the red button while I was playing a game…
... a 48K or a Spectrum+, with no problem. The only machines that ... were you I'd do the same (make sure that all of ... the interfaces are in tightly and ... />
After that, using the MF should not crash any game at ... -
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…
... Ocean's Laser BASIC) on the Spectrum. They're a mite harder ... game that drew the corners of the targeting area on the screen and ... software to use if you make one.
[quote]If ... release another one and it should have some new features. Rather ... -
MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... , the noise those cheap shoe box tape recorders make never seem to faze the spectrum ... in any way. I think that the ... circuitry of the ZX Spectrum would add much more noise into the signal than ... -
RAM chips are 4164s and 4564s interchangeableI paid for some 4164s online, for upgrading my Spectrum 16K to 48K, and I've been given 4564s. I've tried these along with the correct logic ICs and …
... the extra logic chips and the wire link(s) required, check to make ... sure that the 157's are not ... use in the Spectrum.
Try swopping the position of the RAM ICs ... PRINT USR "A" and you should get 65368 back. Anything else ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... Anonymous]Does that mean the bugs in the code generator have been ... to make use of as much hand-coded assembly in the libraries ... if you're writing for the Spectrum ;-)[/quote]
You do realize ... much more modern design and should be easier to enhance. -
128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
... 't. In other words, the computer should work, -12V or not ... you take should be referenced to ground, so make sure your ... should have since the voltage regulator is obviously warming up the heatsink), make ... you may get a buzzing noise from the coil, but that's ... -
128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
... 't. In other words, the computer should work, -12V or not ... should have since the voltage regulator is obviously warming up the heatsink), make ... you may get a buzzing noise from the coil, but that's ... , synth sound(or noise) that chips make while my 48K speccy ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... PC's (contemporary to the Spectrum). Many Spectrum games have a PC version ... it?
Here's the Spectrum version:
[url] ...
It was easier to make imaginative games 24 years ago ... of resources.
You should really try Forth. It's ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... the Spectrum didn't have development potential compared to the PC?
You should ... visit the hardware section ... , variants and descendants of the spectrum:
[url]http:// ... s slot, we just make here hole for PCB ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... to be an extension of the Spectrum, but a totally different ... to build a Spectrum compatible to make a Spectrum-like machine. It ... maybe they should change hobby...
for all the reasons presented ... all. You obviously like the Spectrum, as you would like ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... deck on the +2 might not have been great, it should be ... borne in mind that the main rivals to the Spectrum were the Amstrad ... can make a little extra by bolting it to the side? The all ... also supposed to be the case with the portable tape deck? A ... -
MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... through Xbox Media Center (the xbox is connected to an ... the spectrum ear socket I can load games?[/QUOTE]
It should ... do so, yep. Make sure your mp3's ... they worked, including the turboloads like Jack The Nipper. That doesn ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... , cassette deck) though that enhanced the Spectrum for people who wanted a ... 's cheap to make. Include a games compilation with the machine or ... loading issues and constantly added noise to the sound. At least if ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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The Spectrum+ should have been a 64K ... />
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The 128 should have included a microdrive interface ... :
1. The usual 6k spectrum display
2. A ... and not the software driven ones Sinclair liked to make. Polled ... -
*** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…
... think should have reviewed it?
Anyway, here's the text ... />
Make no mistake, Farmer Jack is polished; when the screen is ... that the Spectrum has to offer, the backdrops display an incredible use of the Spectrum ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... when the ULA may need to access RAM. But you could make ... it less than the double-time I mentioned ... and speed should have been available at similar price. The RAMs used ... 's life.[/QUOTE]
The spectrum lasted as long as any ... -
Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... has a long lifespan. Because the spectrum sold continuously in Russia over ... we can make intelligent guesses about the composition of the home computer market ... reason that citizens of the Soviet Union should have fewer computers per ... -
divIDEAnyone heard any info on these (IDE interface for Speccy) ? I emailed the people responsible for selling these here in the UK, and heard nothing bac…
... I should start !!)
We are working on the divIDE ... your desk alongside the Spectrum etc.
As the divIDE will have ... won't have time to make up the set of 50 boards ... http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/spectrum/spectrum_storage.html[/url] -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... br /> I?m able to make text adventures but now I ... need for it? Should I begin from the GETTING STARTED WITH Z88DK ... library support for the spectrum (and by extension the ts2068). The tutorial on my ... you simply make a call to one of the sp1_MoveSpr() functions ... -
Firefox (new thoughts)Maybe more people would use Firefox if there was a version for the Speccy! [code] 10 PRINT AT 2, 2; "Press F for Firefox or I for M$IE" 20 LET K$=IN…
... Spectrum and name it after a Mozzila product, does that make ... point??
The Spectrum can connect to bulletin boards ... via a spectrum specific ISP The terminal program for the Spectrum was called ... intellect means that you should be able to work ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... calls directly into the Spectrum ROM which means the result will crash ... commands the ts2068 offers. The same instructions for hi-soft should work ... speed things up or make things move more smoothly ... my favourite spectrum games will work on the 2068 without ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... channels + noise, I mean, you can make noise sound while ... register to activate noise per one of the three channels ... the ports are the same as in a plain ZX Spectrum ... you'll be able to use the player ... ports are closed by the firewall (even ftp!!). ... -
TS 2068 and Emulator CartI picked up a TS2068 off Ebay last week and already had a ZX Spectrum Emulator cartridge for it. When I put in the emu cart and switch on, the mess…
... spectrum emulators that behaved as an LROS in which case the 2068 should ... jump right into spectrum emulation. But most ... entered NEW after the OUT just to make sure the spectrum crashed properly :-)
I'm gonna be selling my Opus DiscoveryI'm going to be putting it on Ebay tonight (Sunday) it's boxed with polys packaging and in brilliant NR Mint condition, i'll put a link here for anyo…
... Indeed some kind sole uploaded the Spectrum Discovery Club and many more ... ?). I only managed to make the OPDs using RealSpectrum. I need ... you may be willing to make OPD images of if ... the SDP project, the Blue ones are OPDs that should be available in the ...Tape wear offI have quite a nice collection of Sinclair games on tapes I?m wondering if these tapes wear off and get damaged by time ? Then i?m not talking about …
... , put one of the tapes in the machine, make sure it's not ... , adjust the height of the head reletive to the tape until the screeching noise sounds ... you can get, the tape deck should then load the majority of your ...Web hosting required for the .tzx vaultThe next tzx vault update cannot be issued as yet, because I cannot gain access to the retrogames server where the vault is currently hosted. I lost …
... who has done more for the Spectrum than pretty much anybody else ... acted exactly the same way, it would REALLY make me angry ... be contacted, it doesn't make what was done right. After ... of order. He should have contacted Steve privately - the whole affair had ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
[QUOTE=Vanamonde]"Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ... any subject the first thing to do is make sure you ... could add to the list of "technical advantages" the Spectrum had. It ... own right, there really should be no need to talk ...Spectrum Issue two problemI managed to bring back to life a issue two spectrum (at least the power supply cirquit). The screen is now crystal clear (after replacing all the el…
... for sure probably knows the pin-out of the Spectrum keyboard connector. That ... way you can verify that the signal ... to make sure the keypresses are actually reaching the circuit that it should reach ...
