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Spec dev in the eighties and ninetiesWhat different ways were there of making speccy games? There is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in Basic unreadable, easy to make m…
... be developed on a +2 with its inbuilt tape deck. The build process ... the other side of the tape - often 30K or more - before ... had no way to create tape files so when the code ... /> [/QUOTE]
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... /> If it is a standard tape deck you are recording onto how ... CD, output to multiple hifi tape decks - a Pioneer, a ... no problems using this setup for stuff like Amstrad CPC, Speccy and ... for Speccy). However, the ZX81 is another matter. I have no problems ... -
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... wanted a 128k and the +2 seemed like a good choice ... I don't have a tape deck anymore. So that's what ... doesn't hold the old Speccy back AT ALL. Quite the ... -
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... wanted a 128k and the +2 seemed like a good choice ... I don't have a tape deck anymore. So that's what ... doesn't hold the old Speccy back AT ALL. Quite the ... -
+2 QuestionsI picked up a +2 today on eBay. I've only seen one about 25 years ago so i dont know a lot about them. It boots and the seller can type stuff in so …
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I got the +2 today and the good news ... fine.
The tape deck doesnt work though. I put ... a tape in and Im sure ...
What problems should I look for with the tape mechanism?
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some help pleaseive just got a 48k and brings me back to 1982 lol having problems loading games-used to be wizz at it but the grey matter aint what it used to be, iv…
... 2) Connect Ear of speccy to Ear/headphone/line out of tape ... recorder or other device.
3) Set volume to 2 ... /3rd on tape recorder or full if ... either on the speccy or on the tape deck, or the ... wife/whoever near the speccy as this tends to ... -
DivMMC EnJOY! v2014.1Teaser: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea036HH25f8[/url] This is the board version that is designed for the custom case which is worked on at t…
... hardware) to the humble old Speccy,
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+2a no sound from rfHi, finally got my +2 working, the sound was working through the TV, then it started to crackle, which got worse and then the sound went. Sound is w…
The sound mix in the +2 (and the toastrack 128k ... you're not using the tape deck, you can disconnect the ... the default config - the tape head amplifies all sorts of ... the Speccy sound output.
If you need the deck ... above is for a +2 not sure if it's ... -
+2a no sound from rfHi, finally got my +2 working, the sound was working through the TV, then it started to crackle, which got worse and then the sound went. Sound is w…
... The sound mix in the +2 (and the toastrack 128k I ... you're not using the tape deck, you can disconnect the audio ... the Speccy sound output.
If you need the deck you ...
PS re the +2 mod, I did this to ... my +2 a few weeks ago and ... -
Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... source of parts for the Speccy +2 decks.
Your right ... electronically as the 128+ toastrack Speccy. It uses the same style ... din plug. Both grey +2 and black +2 look like they have ... I think had a dodgy tape deck as I remember my dad ... -
Christmas 1989Seeing as Chrimbo is upon us, I thought I'd shine a light on what us fogeys were playing 25 years ago. That's a quarter of a century, just in case y…
Got a +2 Spectrum second hand in 1987 ... but when you started a tape there was sound but no ... indicate a connection to the tape deck, the games effectively wouldn't ... screenshots, I knew they were Speccy representations but I always wondered ... -
Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... from a Grey +2 inside the keyboard module ... /> And does anyone sell spare +2 / +2A / +3 membranes?
tape deck?
May ... and haven't had any problems with it.
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Help!!! Loading problems.Hey guys. Just got my first spectrum sonce I was a kid. It's a 128k + toastrack. Was hoping to load tzx files from my phone. I've tried 3 different c…
... phone/tablet/laptop, and 2 mono 3.5mm jacks ... Spectrum +3 to allow a tape deck to be connected.
... br /> When I got another Speccy in 2008 which was a ... an old shoebox mono tape recorder, then a Multiface3 ... to convert tape games to disk. I ... -
Help!!! Loading problems.Hey guys. Just got my first spectrum sonce I was a kid. It's a 128k + toastrack. Was hoping to load tzx files from my phone. I've tried 3 different c…
... phone/tablet/laptop, and 2 mono 3.5mm jacks ... Spectrum +3 to allow a tape deck to be connected.
... br /> When I got another Speccy in 2008 which was a ... your going to use your Speccy for gaming. [/quote]
2 and +2b?
MakeTZX GUI Question - Streetfighter III have the Kixx version of Street Fighter II and I'd like to make a TZX of it for my own use. I can load the game via my WAV files ok, so I know t…
... I must have had problems with it at some ... on my old tape deck was play the tape on reverse mode ... = 17, Pause=2133ms.
Block 2 => - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Line= 10, ... Block 4 => Alkatraz Block 2 ? Length=34604, Pause=2144ms.< ...haha this is coolnot seen this before. poor spectrums though... http://eptheca.net/?page_id=616
... 's cool to see the Speccy adapted and re-purposed in ... it's only a 1/2 meg STFM - I'll probably ... get a 4mb STE. My Speccy on the other hand has ... , audio input from motherboard, replaced tape deck with MP3, and jiggered the ...Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... board, not meaning the tape deck control keys. Try inserting ... a cassette music, or speccy tape. The noise might of ... (Teac's quality cassette deck brand for professional use), ... didn't pan the 2 channels over for the ... to record on just 2 channels. What I mean ...Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... circuit board, not meaning the tape deck control keys. Try inserting ... playing a cassette music, or speccy tape. The noise might of ... in addition to my +2 that I've had for ... didn't pan the 2 channels over for the ... set to record on just 2 channels. What I mean ...Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…
... by Sinclair and the other 2 made by Amstrad):
... the groovy heatsink!
2. Spectrum +2 - a big disadvantage ... with the built-in tape deck which has no volume/ ... but that might cause more problems later on
3 ... the keyboards of the +2 and +3 over the ...Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... run on the +2, even on a freshly-recorded tape.
< ... should eliminate any tape transport problems (which the +2 appeared to be ... hi-fi tape deck (with Dolby off).
There are no problems loading ... on a +2 than "a +3 with a tape recorder", right?Recent hardware acquisitionsWell, not actually that recent but I've not had time to look at them until a few days ago... Two Speccy +'s. Both are semi alive. Both have semi d…
... "]me?
a speccy +2 (fully working, with scart lead ... and joystick :) )
a speccy 48k rubbery friend (not tried ... a dead (mechanically dead) Ferguson tape deck the one with the row ... the BBC Micro (not Electron) tape deck yes ? Level meter and ...Recent hardware acquisitionsWell, not actually that recent but I've not had time to look at them until a few days ago... Two Speccy +'s. Both are semi alive. Both have semi d…
... "]me?
a speccy +2 (fully working, with scart lead ... and joystick :) )
a speccy 48k rubbery friend (not tried ... a dead (mechanically dead) Ferguson tape deck the one with the row ... the BBC Micro (not Electron) tape deck yes ? Level meter and ...This is actually a new 128k AY idea not a game.I'm not sure if this has already been done but i'd like to see the 128k take of the c64 Ocean loader. They had a few different ones but to me the Tar…
... its loading noises but the speccy can't?[/quote]
... same standard tapes as a speccy.
Mainly though ... cheap tape deck, and far more reliable than the deck on a +2. ... The C64 is significantly more reliable when loading from tape, the Speccy ...ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... bonuses. Ricky also has problems, two of which I' ... +2 and wiring in a socket for an external tape deck. ... showed none of the problems the +2 from the video had ... did it find any problems. I've done the ... , but there are also no problems.
The ...1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
... had to make it 2 loads. After completing the ... disk drive also had a tape deck, and most people with ... dreadfully cartoony on the Speccy, whereas every other version ... ask me. I suppose £2.99, would have been ... Gordon?
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...Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... up and now this Speccy is booting to the ... repair. Brought a +2 grey cased model sometime ... the +2 looked like it had gone to Speccy heaven. ... tried that and the +2 power light illuminates. Tested ... with the options menu. Tape deck working too, although needing ...If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... imagine they added a tape deck to make a +2 because it was ... ideas thought up for the Speccy.If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... there would of been further Speccy development from Sinclair or if ... built in tape deck and later disk drive of the +2 and +3 ... step with the newly acquired Speccy no doubt. :)
It ... instead of the 3 , the Speccy +3 would of had the ...Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... and the Toastrack. The +2 got a 2a Traco Power ... we hoped were capacitor problems appear to be something ... .
The +2 is also going off for ... electrical audio noise from the tape deck. Seriously, if I ... would just cut the tape deck off the side of ...What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... load using tapes. But my tape collection is much reduced compared ... myself to actually sell my Speccy).
I still have ... original Ferguson model 3T27 ‘shoebox’ tape deck. It has both 3.5mm ... ear and mic sockets, a 2.5mm remote control socket and ...
