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  • 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…

    ... in almost every important respect. The Spectrum (as others pointed out) ... possible. For the money a C64 cost, it should have been ... much better than it was - the Beeb ... the Spectrum, but the level of integration isn't as amazing as you make ...
    bb64 bb64 January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... chips unlike Sinclair. As for the Spectrum, they didn't have ... the Spectrum, but the level of integration isn't as amazing as you make ... (as the C64 was an okay machine, and we should have grown ... and my own experience that the Spectrum was fairly dominant - at ...
    andrew_rollings andrew_rollings January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…

    ... own machine code subroutines? The examples in the spectrum rom seem to use ... idea about how things should work in the back of your mind ... word(s) here
    defs === make space for this many bytes ... />
    So make some space with one of the directives above and ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2007 Development
  • DivIDE and RWAP's DiwIDE*Opps, sorry, wrong forum, this thread must be in hardware topic.* I was planning to get a divide from Rwap, but I'm too afraid of long way the devi…

    ... +3e ROM on the Spectrum+3, then there should not be any ... the modifications to make it work on the DivIDE Plus in all modes should ... hold of all the firmware designers to make the necessary changes - ... cheap to make your own from scratch. The original divIDE ...
    rwap rwap January 2007 Development
  • k7zx, a utility to load programs to Spectrum at very high speedk7zx is a windows program that convert .tap, .tzx , .sna and .z80 files to a wav file that can be played to a real Spectrum. You can down load it f…

    ... to some lower value? It should allow higher frequencies - faster load ... br />
    I didn't make any hardware modification. But as ... that Spectrum+ and +3 do not have the same response to the same ... that we put into the EAR in or the Spectrum

    ...
    decicoder decicoder January 2007 Development
  • Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …

    ... you still insist that I should like the c64 version? :)[/quote]
    the graphics on the Spectrum version - throwing the Spectrum's graphical specifications ... more chunky in the Spectrum version though, probably to make them more visible ...
    Fizza Fizza January 2007 Games
  • Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …

    ... on the speccy. Plus, the high speed scrolling does make it ... still insist that I should like the c64 version? :)[/b ... the Spectrum Uridium. Which the makes me beg the question one more time (for the ... ?? - clunky joypad could make it the least playable, if not it ...
    Fizza Fizza January 2007 Games
  • Boxes and Boxes of Books!!![URL="http://zxgoldenyears.com/images/books.jpg"]Yaaaay!!! I got books. I got books. I got books.[/URL] Do you got books? Andrew (Sorry... a …

    ... keep an eye on the Spectrum/retro scene so it ... got their first ZX Spectrum in 1982 this book ... suggestions for games that should have been included let ... idea...

    The last copy? Well, I'm ... go ahead... Make sure you specify in the note clearly that ...
    andrew_rollings andrew_rollings January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... but at the end of the day it is the firmware which make them ... admit I was surprised that the Spectrum's memory schema does ... do) - guess this is because the Spectrum relies on mempry paging, whereas ... they should be recompensed for their work as part of the cost ...
    rwap rwap January 2007 Hardware
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... the normal spectrum mem is used by the Divide's firmware ? ALL of the spectrum ... so. DivIDE works with the Spectrum SE, even when shadow ... people.
    On the other hand, ZXMMC+ should be fully compatible ... that matter, be able to make a "hardware extension" to ...
    Marcelo Marcelo January 2007 Hardware
  • Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…

    ... is this something else we should be looking at producing? There ... . ?5
    Membranes for the Spectrum+/128 at a realistic price ... I would want to charge should I ever decide to ... theory to make, the hard part is printing the keywords onto the keys. ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…

    ... /> - What would be the point? The good thing about the spectrum in comparison with ... most of the more popular ones and it'd make for ... you could make one for less than the cost of the cheaper handheld ... a roundabout way. Maybe I should just try and write something ...
    Matt_B Matt_B February 2007 Hardware
  • Emulating Spectrum digitizer?Hello everyone, Not sure if this is the right forum part to ask this question...basically, I'm making a video for my brother's band (the song is cal…

    ... 256 x 192, aspect ratio should be same as source.
    make sure the 1st option is selected. If ... to youtube have the original sound included. I know the Spectrum can't ... if it looks like it should look.
    -Go to [B ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2007 Emulators
  • TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …

    ... up the sample Sabre Wulf project and everything works like it should ... lot of things tailored to the spectrum because I developed it for ... into consideration when I make changes in the future.
    And maybe ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2007 Development
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... ] signal being fed into the Speccy motherboard while successfully loading ... you if the signal fed by an external tape should be, ... signal to a level that the Spectrum can cope with, without ... the internal motor power could be cut off to reduce overall noise ...
    Marcelo Marcelo March 2007 Hardware
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... and all should be well.

    Points to make: Some people ... not interfere with the edge connector slot etc. Make one of these ... lead goes from the Spectrum to the MIC socket on the tape deck. When ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Selling My YouthWell i was getting fed up of the space they are taking, besides this is half my collection i still have about 250 singles and four more dj boxes full…

    [QUOTE=mile;175361]you should of gone and bought it ... them a boxed modem for the spectrum ( forgot the make ) but i later saw ... someone from wakefield selling exactly the same ...
    swordheart swordheart March 2007 Chit chat
  • toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…

    ... an Issue 2 suggests that the power supply that generates ... some of the 'weird' voltages (+12v) is ... gets regulated by feedback into the oscillator.

    Switch ... assumptions involved here - such as the input voltage will always be
    Winston Winston March 2007 Hardware
  • toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…

    ... should be able to connect a ROM via the edge connector in the ... high so the Spectrum's onboard ROM can't be enabled). Should be ... you practically can't use the Spectrum's own frame buffer (or ... PIO to make an interface to a PC via the parallel port ...
    Winston Winston March 2007 Hardware
  • TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…

    ... modulator and it should prove one way or the other if it ... sometimes.

    Another thing - the Spectrum transmits at ch36. In some ... broadcase frequency else ytou'll make it worse. IF you decide ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • On a 48K issue 6A......how can i isolate the 32K block? I want to test if there is any fault on the 4116's , leaving the 4532's out of the equation. Will removing the …

    ... />
    Test TR3, that'll make the lower RAM appear dodgy if ...
    pin 9 - Vcc: this should be +5v

    If ... work correctly), then the power supply circuit on the Spectrum itself (I guess ...
    odious odious March 2007 Hardware
  • Announce: Fuse 0.8.0Version 0.8.0 of [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/]Fuse[/url], the Free Unix (and OS X) Spectrum Emulator has been released. The major chang…

    ... dummies" explanation of this? Or should I just accept "Improved" as ... Fuse would look at what the Spectrum's display looked like when ... t be shown on the emulated display. The new version gets ... using the rainbow effect: see eg Shock II Megademo.

    Make ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall April 2007 Emulators
  • Game Programming Source Code & Startup HelpHi there, I'm planning on porting an existing commercial title to the speccy. I'm in the process of disassembling the original code and commenting i…

    ... that then your graphics engine should be written from scratch for ... for a specific key in the row. (Make sure you've got ... " that is formatted the same way as the other spectrum joystick read functions ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2007 Development
  • Game Programming Source Code & Startup HelpHi there, I'm planning on porting an existing commercial title to the speccy. I'm in the process of disassembling the original code and commenting i…

    ... of active scrolling projects in the Spectrum scene so those who ... to speak from experience. The Spectrum has pretty much zero hardware ... limit flicker, which may make your code slower than if ... is tough but should be the goal, with the possibility of dipping ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2007 Development
  • RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…

    ... up loads of noise and so the picture is never ... adaptor. This is because the Spectrum doesn't have a ... most normal monitors use. The RGB interface by-passes ... . That way it eliminates the 'fuzz' and background lines ... a through bus and should work with all monitors ...
    alchresearch alchresearch April 2007 Hardware
  • Testing RAM Chips After RemovalHi I am going to use Winstons Hot Air Gun method of removing the RAM chips from a 4S circuit board. I wish to check the RAM chips, I have a Logic Pr…

    ... in as well. I'll make one myself.[/QUOTE]

    should work)
    - A P-channel ... omitted if you never want the Spectrum's ROM to be paged ... programmed by a Spectrum. (That feature is there to make it more ...
    Winston Winston April 2007 Hardware
  • Those RANDOMIZE USR lines that look like tape loading...I often see on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in th…

    ... to type it into the computers at WHSmith's ... it in the RAND USR without the machine code ... and look all baffled when the Spectrum just reset :-)

    make quite a bit of noise too. I ... think they just start saving from somewhere in the ...
    Winston Winston April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum - More important than PS3!!!Finally - the humble speccy gets the recognition it deserves! [url]http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4741628[/url] :)

    [QUOTE=BigBadMick;185325]Finally - the humble speccy gets the recognition it deserves!


    Did the ZX spectrum make a noise when booted up?? I ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum - More important than PS3!!!Finally - the humble speccy gets the recognition it deserves! [url]http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4741628[/url] :)

    [quote=Scottie_uk;185355]Did the ZX spectrum make a noise when booted up?? I didn't think so, but according to that article it did. ??!!??[/quote]
    He probably left the volume on the tv turned up. :)

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton April 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum - More important than PS3!!!Finally - the humble speccy gets the recognition it deserves! [url]http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4741628[/url] :)

    ... has a nostalgic story about the Spectrum.

    the noise it made whilst ?booting up? from the tapes and the rudimentary graphics make ... it to the current crop of consoles, the Spectrum, 1982 ...
    Games for the Spectrum soon proliferated, with instant ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton April 2007 Chit chat
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