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  • Little Sinclair museum needs your helpHi, I run a little Sinclair museum at <a href="http://www.zx-spectrum.net/museum and" target="_blank">[url]www.zx-spectrum.net/museum[/url] and</a> …

    ... piece), including Sinclair Joystick, Joystick Interface, and a Kempston Quickfire-II Joystick.
    sinclair games. This list includes the ... 6 x Sinclair games (Treasure Island, and I ...
    john john December 2001 Sales
  • Name of a joystickThis is a really arb question. But can any of you guys remember the name of the grey joystick you used to plug into the 128k It was not kempston , t…

    ... the machine. The interface of the joystick was 'sinclair': it was the ... the IF2. I have two joysticks of them at home for ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi April 2002 Games
  • What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…

    ... case)
    2x C=64 II
    1x C128
    4x ... /> 1x Didaktik M + XT keyboard interface
    1x Atari 1040 (4 ... TI59 :)
    ---
    Looking for Sinclair QL, SAM or Z88.
    zelez zelez July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is a Kempston joystick?Just a quick question from an ignorant Commodore user (what, a Commodore user on this sacred ground? Relax, I'm a fan of all 8-bits, including the wo…

    ... an external peripheral. Sinclair produced one such peripheral (the Interface Two), as ... />
    Physically, I believe the joysticks were what the rest of ... world referred to as Atari joysticks.

    [ This Message was ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is a Kempston joystick?Just a quick question from an ignorant Commodore user (what, a Commodore user on this sacred ground? Relax, I'm a fan of all 8-bits, including the wo…

    ... interfaces accepted Atari type (digital) joysticks.

    1) ... br /> 2) "Interface 2" (Sinclair way of doing it, 2 joysticks supported) it ... />
    4) "Programmable joysticks" (they could emulate any set ... 't had to support joysticks).
    There were ...
    toninho-malvadeza toninho-malvadeza September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Kempston Interface To Work On 128K +2a ( HELP )Hi need some Advise I'am trying to play games on a 128K +2a Using a (Kempston Interface +3) but it will not work (WHY) , do you need to setup or so…

    The +2A sinclair ports are wired the Amstrad way. Your kempston interface is probably the Atari way which almost everything is. The SJS1 joysticks sold with spectrums wouldn't work on Atari ports.

    Fraser.
    Fraser Fraser February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…

    ... a Kempson interface, which comes for cheap, and atari joysticks or joypads ... 't work: you'll need sinclair joystics for that.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum 128 Graphics - A missed opportunity?The Spectrum 128 is my favourite model of the Spectrum - the pinnacle of the Sinclair miracle before it was hijacked by Amstrad. But I can't help thi…

    ... or scrolling/sprites? Such a interface could be controled by the ... /> Amstrad didn't hi-jack Sinclair. Sinclair went broke and without Amstrad ... have gone in otherwise. SJS joysticks? The 3" +3 disk drive ... with the C5, etc, and Sinclair Research held on to the ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…

    ... - This is just the NON Sinclair stuff

    Sorry ...
    Macintosh II
    Maplins RS 232c interface Kit Complete unbuilt ... Entertainment System "Street Fighter II Turbo Pack" Boxed No ...
    Virtual Reality World II Racing Game
    Vixen ...
    ADJB ADJB September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Joysticks...Hi, this is probably a really obvious question to most of you but I just needed a little advice about joysticks. I never owned a Spectrum back in th…

    ... /> A lot of the later joysticks that were available came with ... the +2 computer, using the 'SINCLAIR' joystick option

    If ... ), then you'll need an interface. Kempston or compatibles (that use ... tape type one (RAM TURBO, Interface 2 etc.)
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2004 Games
  • Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…

    ... original 128 Spectrum (the black, Sinclair one) is great, but ... setup (unlike every joystick interface for the Spectrum range ever ... a connector to use "real" joysticks, or you can sometimes find ... two connections, "Normal" and "Sinclair +2", that'll plug into ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2006 Hardware
  • Suggested joysticks for Speccy +2Hello there, despite being from the US I'm going to soon be a first-time owner of a Sinclair Spectrum +2 (just acquired "Gauntlet: The Deeper Dungeon…

    ... quickshot 2. Quite a few joysticks had a black plug with ... Commodore 54 etc or Kempston interface, the grey plug is for ... .co.uk/Cheetah-125-Joystick-Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-48k-2_W0QQitemZ104750132848QQcategoryZ50223QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton June 2006 Hardware
  • The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…

    ... the Kempston Pro and Sinclair II interfaces supported two joysticks), and why is ...
    NightSprinter NightSprinter July 2006 Emulators
  • The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…

    ... the Kempston Pro and Sinclair II interfaces supported two joysticks), and why is ... can do for the two joysticks. As for your gamepad, I ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2006 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... Spectrum. The BBC Micro, Apple II, Atari 800 and Ti-99 ... wanted was a keyboard, tape interface, colour hi-res graphics and ... it on to the market, Sinclair already had their foot well ...
    Matt_B Matt_B August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... to make you buy Amstrad joysticks.

    [quote]
    ... Timex chose 8k pages and Sinclair chose 16k pages. I think ... a more expensive model) Sinclair probably makes more money on ... have offered an official standalone interface for separate sale and this ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... ). Timex chose 8k pages and Sinclair chose 16k pages. I think ... tape. I left a disk interface out of my mythical first ... have offered an official standalone interface for separate sale and this ... so common on the Apple II that almost no software was ...
    JamesD JamesD October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • joystick queryIn my spectrum playing heyday I never liked using a joystick, for me and my speccy loving pals it was always the keyboard for pixel perfect movement.…

    ... C64 and the speccy regarding joysticks is that the spectrum, until ... had no native support for joysticks - you had to buy an ... Kempston, Fuller, or later Sinclair's own interface-2.

    ... and was often bundled with joysticks, and so the games tended ...
    bobs bobs October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fussy Interface 2 QuestionGday all On the Interface 2 there are 2 virtually useless sinclair specification joystick DB9 sockets. On some ints for sale on Ebay these are cover…

    The Interface two uses standard Atari Joysticks AFAIK, not Sinclair ones.
    ...
    I quote from the manual:

    JOYSTICKS ... either one or two joysticks. To connect them, ... plugging and unplugging joysticks with the computer ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…

    ... side of your ZX. Many joysticks (well, a couple) ... is wired for a Kempston interface [I]I think[/I ... plug is for the "Sinclair" port... the one on ... careful plugging a kempston interface into a +3 as ... a difference with a joystick interface, hmm).

    So ...
    icabod icabod February 2007 Hardware
  • Dual Kempston joystick?Hi. I've seen pictures of Kemspton joystick interfaces that have more than one port, ever 3. Are these intended for mutiplayer games or what? Is ther…

    I don't think a mixture if Sinclair and Cursor Joysticks is possible - since they use the same keys ;-) So Kempston + Sinclair 1 + Sinclair 2 seems more likely. A nice interface neverthenless...

    TC
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat March 2007 Emulators
  • Dual Kempston joystick?Hi. I've seen pictures of Kemspton joystick interfaces that have more than one port, ever 3. Are these intended for mutiplayer games or what? Is ther…

    The Ram Turbo interface supported Kempston, Sinclair I & II, and also Protek/Cursor using just two ports. Kempston & Sinclair by default, and cursor by holding down the fire button whilst turning on the machine.
    bobs bobs March 2007 Emulators
  • Anybody fancy coding this?blah de blah de blah Please ignore, poting error.

    ... , II and III.

    The Amiga, VIC-20 and the Sinclair ... too,
    The TRS 80 and the Apple II,
    copied Apple's interface, with an OS named,
    dekh dekh March 2007 Development
  • Competition Pro JoystickJust as an aside, would there be much interest in a new production run of competition pro joysticks - cost around ?13 plus post and packing? See [ur…

    ... Spectrum (not the PC) - USB joysticks tend to be cheaper as ... a Kempston or a Sinclair joystick - that depends on the interface surely?
    rwap rwap March 2007 Hardware
  • Competition Pro JoystickJust as an aside, would there be much interest in a new production run of competition pro joysticks - cost around ?13 plus post and packing? See [ur…

    ... Spectrum (not the PC) - USB joysticks tend to be cheaper as ... Kempston or a Sinclair joystick - that depends on the interface surely?[/QUOTE ... 'll fit into a Kempston interface (and any other for that ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Merry Christmas WossersJust thought I'd say it, although it might be alcohol induced, lol

    ... Cooked due to removing Kempston Interface whilst switched on!!.[/QUOTE]
    Joysticks being indestructable, when the ... a Kempston Interface. I used to favour the Quikshot II, but ... something like Action force II I'd use a ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2007 Chit chat
  • +2 joystick adaptorHi; I have a +2A and it really doesn't like my kempston joystick interface (given it was designed for the grey +2 I'm not surprised). I am wondering…

    It's all the same. +2, +2A/B and +3 had the same wiring. They only work with joysticks Sinclair SJS1 and a few others, unless you use an external interface.
    Zup Zup March 2008 Wanted
  • How to use standard Joystick on a +2Hello, I know that the two joystick ports that can be found on any Spectrum +2 are Sinclair II proticol. Where can i find clear directions on how t…

    ... you can choose Sinclair Joystick, sometimes referred as "Interface 2 joystick". Generally ... (here's the "II" reason), if game tells "Sinclair Joystick 1" you ...
    dg67 dg67 April 2008 Hardware
  • How to use standard Joystick on a +2Hello, I know that the two joystick ports that can be found on any Spectrum +2 are Sinclair II proticol. Where can i find clear directions on how t…

    ... also plan to sell some sinclair-compatible joysticks without using an adaptor ... removing original connector from your joysticks and soldering a new one ... this joystick with a kempston interface on other speccys :) so i ...
    gtsamour gtsamour April 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…

    ... any games supporting analog joysticks too? I´d like ... joysticks?[/QUOTE]

    Here's an early analogue joystick interface:< ... with joysticks was the number of different interfaces. Sinclair took ... so long to come up with the Interface 2 ...
    Matt_B Matt_B May 2008 Chit chat
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