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spectrum +2 tape recorder is dead helpMy +2 grey's tape recorder is not even coming on when i press play so i was wondering with the 5 cables going into a plug and then connecting on to a…
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in spanish +3 and later english ... +3 boards. In some sites, they consider these ... +3B (my two +2A are labelled as +2B in the bottom of ... -
What paging scheme is the "standard" for 128K models?Sinclair implemented an arrangement so that even numbered pages are non-contended, and odd numbered pages are contended (quoting from memory, haven't…
... on one of my Inves Spectrum machines.
First, ... at 23296: a program running in contended memory, writting to ... (or at least, contended in the Sinclair Spectrum):
[code]
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Speccy / PC & TapesHi, This year I am feeling a little retro / nostalgic for the speccy of my childhood - was it really 25+ years ago!. Anyway, I was thinking of buyin…
... could be loaded into a spectrum.
I was thinking ... out' to the spectrum 'ear/in' socket?.
(4) If I had ... directly into the spectrum?.
(5) The Spectrum I was ... real ZX Spectrum, except retro feeling.
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What paging scheme is the "standard" for 128K models?Sinclair implemented an arrangement so that even numbered pages are non-contended, and odd numbered pages are contended (quoting from memory, haven't…
... inside the gate array. In fact, the Sinclair ULA ... has a 4-byte FIFO inside it: ... pixel-attribute. This lasts 4 memory cycles. If there' ... CPU memory operation is in curse, the gate array ... like the 74LS157 used in the Sinclair Spectrum, but with 3 ... -
Castlevania ZX : what's going on?Hi to all! I love all the Castlevania series games and I also collect 'em on many platforms. I would like to see it also on ZX Spectrum. Some months …
... "insert" the virtual cartridge in the emulated Spectrum once you have enabled ... (could be 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.)
To see ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... (and have searched in the past), in my experience NES racers ... have really choppy scaling in comparison to Spectrum games (which are, ... than NES.
4# Spectrum has loads more Isometric Adventure ... it was better than the Spectrum in all ways either, both ... -
Spectrum +3 and Commodore 1084S-D1Hi everybody, I know, we already talked about this here, but I still have the problem and cannot find the solution. I just bought a video cable from…
... br /> Cable for connecting Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3 to 1084S monitor ... Spectrum's side (/CSYNC). While it has no impact in ... important to provide it in proper phase to C= ... br /> And, please keep in mind that 128K/+2(grey ... and signal standard than +2A/+2B/+3! First has ... -
Spectrum +3 and Commodore 1084S-D1Hi everybody, I know, we already talked about this here, but I still have the problem and cannot find the solution. I just bought a video cable from…
... br /> Cable for connecting Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3 to 1084S monitor ... Spectrum's side (/CSYNC). While it has no impact in ... important to provide it in proper phase to C= ... br /> And, please keep in mind that 128K/+2(grey ... and signal standard than +2A/+2B/+3! First has ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... was full of flickering lines. This Spectrum mostly works with 4116 ... suffers from corruption of data in this RAM (as described ... /> (/RAS is in yellow and /CAS in blue in the second two ... change and additional capacitor installed in the power supply circuit, ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
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I notice that in the Issue 4 Spectrum my transistor inverter circuit ... display changes dramatically and the Spectrum sometimes resets if I ... them to. The Issue 4 Spectrum just carries on as normal ... for a machine like the Spectrum.[/QUOTE]
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Dutch retrocomputerfair saturday 17 dec 2011(Crosspost from Announcements, just to let more people know) There's a computerfair next week, organised by the Commodore department of the Dutch 'H…
... , it's a REAL ZX Spectrum +2A.
I added:
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Writing an emulator - how to / resourcesI'm looking for a holidays project, and I'm thinking I'd like to write a simple Spectrum emulator. I've googled plenty and read some resources, but …
... is monkey coding (as in a trained monkey could ... them which results in the emulated Spectrum crashing before it ... you given the patterns in the Z80 instruction set. ... disheartening to see your Spectrum crash yet again with ... you see some red lines on the screen. -
Writing an emulator - how to / resourcesI'm looking for a holidays project, and I'm thinking I'd like to write a simple Spectrum emulator. I've googled plenty and read some resources, but …
... of them which results in the emulated Spectrum crashing before it even ... combinations that are 1000+ in quantity or am I missing ... remarkably disheartening to see your Spectrum crash yet again with no ... until you see some red lines on the screen.[/QUOTE]
A misbehaving DivIDE 57c (Now repaired)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Indeed it has been a while since my last post, please let me wish you all a (belated) Happy New Year, my this year bri…
... [indent]Spectrum 48k
Spectrum 128k (Toastie)
Spectrum +2A/B
Spectrum +3< ... ="Purple"]please note that in all devices have been ... ="Purple"]please note that in all tests these adapters ... installed on every machine in the hardware list above.
It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
The ABBA sample in the first part of [url= ... Spectrum, and my reaction was "Wow! That's like, a complete song, in ... CD quality, in 128K!" Well, it isn ... 't a complete song, and it ...It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
... Spectrum, and my reaction was "Wow! That's like, a complete song, in ... CD quality, in 128K!" Well, it isn ... 't a complete song, and it ... is the peak of what spectrum can, within length/quality ratio ...How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
My Spectrum +2A was my first proper system, ... knew...but then after working in various game shops, and charity ... encountered before....
Then in 2006 I got a PC ... ...
So, I suppose in answer to the original question ...Interface 2 custom cartridges (fruitcake.plus.com)I guess most of you are familiar with these interesting pages: [url]http://www.fruitcake.plus.com[/url] I have several questions regarding this: 1…
... /> 3. Sure, but not in a totally transparent way. Only ... will work fine).
4. Not really, the flashing ... it only with your own Spectrum. But it can't ... more than 48k RAM in total?
4. Is it possible ... about flashing the EPROMs in that latest design?[/QUOTE]Generating a constant of 2?Hi Folks, Through "The Wizard of WOS" I learnt that you can generate constants as follows: [B]NOT PI=0 SGN PI=1 INT PI=3[/B] Is there a quick way …
... (there's some overlap in those examples, but it ... indicate the constant value. In terms of the limit I ... I can see the value in this but I avoid ... Also, if there's several lines of the form:
1234 ... the bug in BASin. :sad:
Spectrum BASIC never ...(grey) +2 ear modI saw some references here and there about grey +2 machines which had an external ear connector built in, so you can use external audio devices for l…
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... the section of the circuit in question, just different numbering. Would ... ://hardware.speccy.org/imagenes/ordenadores/spectrum+2A-issue2.jpg"]+2B board[/URL ...4116 SRAM replacement (and ULA timings).As mentioned in another thread, I have spent quite a lot of time experimenting with different circuits and components for using a static RAM IC to re…
... pin that will plug in to the Spectrum. These should be soldered ... be installed in a Spectrum+ that has IC sockets fitted in place of ... 4 or newer. It does not work reliably in an issue 3 Spectrum ... and does not work properly at all in ...Maritrini and Cray 5 loading problemsHas anyone else here had issues loading either of these on a 128k? No matter what I try, both these games refuse to load properly. I can get both t…
... is valid. Try botting your +2A and enter 128K mode. Then ... tap files will work in a normal toastrack Spectrum 128 when loaded ... "normally", in the common way. ... /> Does the game work in a real Spectrum 128 loading it the ...Pac-man emulator machine typeSince this game works in +2A models, wouldnt it be better to list it as 128k and not 128 + 3? Cheers!
... +3 hardware. And yes, the +2a [i]is[/i] a +3 ... the game only works in +3 disks Spectrum model. It could take ... since it can be loaded in tape for +2a models.Pac-man emulator machine typeSince this game works in +2A models, wouldnt it be better to list it as 128k and not 128 + 3? Cheers!
[QUOTE=Ivanzx;608949]But I think that 128 +3 model indicates that the game only works in +3 disks Spectrum model. It could take you wrong since it can be loaded in tape for +2a models.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but the +2a [i]is[/i] a +3.
D.Sabre Wulf in the public domain now!Wahay.... well.... it is if you believe this chappy... [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Games-Emulator-Utilities-PC-CD-ROM-Specr…
... 'for its time' coming up in 5 4 3 2 1.....!
BUT.... for its time in ... Wulf for the first time in 1984 blew you away. ... of my distinct memories of spectrum gaming was seeing the screen ... .....% of retro games are in that category.128k to Scart RGB Leads on Ebay.I started this thread as my other one was not getting any attention. Recently, I brought a 128k and +2 (grey) to scart connector on Ebay from Cool N…
... None of which resulted in a stable picture. So ... that it was in there but packed in cable shrink ... wrong).
In any case the seller happilly ... a replacement which may result in the same problems.
... far easier cable. The Spectrum +2A and +3 have no ...New Game! Uwol '81 [ZX81][img]http://www.mojontwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/s1.png[/img] Yup, we have ported our most-ported game to date to the good ol' ZX81! Using …
... nothing's left. :( Regular song takes from 4-6Kb or even more ... .
Well, ZXpand gives 32Kb in ...New Game! Uwol '81 [ZX81][img]http://www.mojontwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/s1.png[/img] Yup, we have ported our most-ported game to date to the good ol' ZX81! Using …
... nothing's left. :( Regular song takes from 4-6Kb or even more ... .
Well, ZXpand gives 32Kb in ...3D Wireframe/vector animation creator and player?Is there any software that can help record wireframe 3D animations by creating a file that stores just the coordinates and lines? If the answer is "n…
... competent treatment can be found in chapter 4 of [URL="http://www ... minutes.
Keep in mind rotation is performed around ... monolithic matrix.
In conclusion, this is as simple ... all the coordinates of the lines making up your model, you ...
