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  • New Game: Cray 5 from Retroworks.It was presented on RetroEncounter meeting last saturday, and now it's released, check it here: [url]http://www.retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=9[/…

    ... 's. Certainly the "+2" specification (ie 128K and tape deck) was by far ...
    AndyC AndyC April 2011 Brand new software
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... - (with the DivIDE) the Spectrum +2 (Grey)
    Best Known - The ... silver) a nice keyboard and tape action ready to go.. its ... Toast Rack
    2x 128k +2 Fully working
    2x 128k ... +2 (need repairs memory / power)
    1x Spectrum 128k +2e (needs tape-deck ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help, I have no idea what I'm doing :-)Hi guys, As it says in the title and my user name, I have no idea what I am doing :-) Both Hubby and I are 'children of the 80's', whereas I had an…

    ... ;489995]I've found a tape deck on ebay, that says it ... 's his and your favourite Speccy game(s)?
    ZnorXman ZnorXman April 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…

    ... Taiwan/Mentioned on underside), Issue 2 board, Serial U078956.


    I re-tuned tape deck, WD40'd case and keys ... term as I have no +2 PSU to sell it with ...
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…

    ... ) D01-314017

    +2 = U283071

    +2a (broken tape deck) = U012151
    deadpan666 deadpan666 May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…

    I think the Spectrum+2 (Grey) from Amstrad is a ... the Spectrum 128k with integrated Tape Deck.

    Don't get ... easier

    Spectrum 128 +2
    Spectrum 128 +3 (in ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 May 2011 Hardware
  • Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…

    How would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always wondered that.
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow May 2011 Hardware
  • Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…

    ... ;534239]I think the Spectrum+2 (Grey) from Amstrad is a ... the Spectrum 128k with integrated Tape Deck.

    Don't get ... easier

    Spectrum 128 +2
    Spectrum 128 +3 (in ...
    guesser guesser May 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... 't work with the grey +2. I thought it would, d ... , that does not solve the tape deck problem. Nothing happens when I ... cables inside which connect the deck with the motherboard could be ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • likely damage caused to +2 by too highly rated supplyHi. did have a quick search but couldn't see an answer. I've been offered a +2 which the previous owner damaged by connecting too high a power supply…

    ... CPU to exchange on the +2 motherboard?

    Oh for ... purpose you wont need the tape-deck or keyboard attached.

    Zetr0 Zetr0 May 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... ]

    I opened the +2. My suspects were confirmed - and ... were detached from the small tape deck circuit board, but the small ... the technical manual of the +2 where to solder the two ... ? I will mostly use the tape deck with a cassette adapter connected ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …

    ... is stuck on. Usually on tape decks when play is off ... signal is sent from the tape head. Leaf switches are used ... .

    Unless the +2's tape deck doesn't have this standard ...
    FrankT FrankT June 2011 Hardware
  • Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …

    ... is stuck on. Usually on tape decks when play is off ... signal is sent from the tape head. Leaf switches are used ... .

    Unless the +2's tape deck doesn't have this standard ... anyway, and with a grey +2, when I finally (if ever ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu June 2011 Hardware
  • Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …

    ... topic.

    The grey +2... My uncle repaired mine last ... (interference) that goes from the tape deck to one or more outputs ... only true for the grey +2, but I remember the author ... to the side of the tape deck.
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    Some other +2 I've seen with distorsed ... the other hand: a grey +2 should work with a +2A ... to put in order your +2 grey to output an analog ... think I can fix your +2, but I don't know ... have managed to get the tape deck working, you can always send ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix June 2011 Hardware
  • 48k IssuesJust got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful guys at Flashback, and had a tape deck delivered today. The keyboard seems t…

    ... too much.

    The tape issue, that sounds like the ... (similar to a 3.5 tape lead) that has a 3 ... tape deck and try each end one at a time into the speccy ...
    spider spider June 2011 Hardware
  • 48k IssuesJust got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful guys at Flashback, and had a tape deck delivered today. The keyboard seems t…

    ... . Got two spectrums here (a +2 with a dodgy tv out ... modify it for an external tape deck!) Just been searching for the ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi June 2011 Hardware
  • 48k IssuesJust got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful guys at Flashback, and had a tape deck delivered today. The keyboard seems t…

    ... of originals with the dodgy tape deck and most load and play ... the new membrane into the speccy today too. Works a treat ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi June 2011 Hardware
  • Thinking of making a "Wicker Man" text adventureI introduced my friend to the wonderful world of Speccy text adventures the other night, after she reminded me she liked D+D/MMORPGs; so we played an…

    ... />
    I simply connected the tape deck to the PC. Bear in ... mind my tape deck needs a Stereo-Mono splitter ... tapes actually load on the speccy - I had to use the ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi June 2011 New game ideas
  • Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…

    re-tension the tape... with a biro.. are you ... lot of "tape" in ?

    what tape deck is it ? +2 is fussy ...
    fog fog July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…

    ... =fog;551236]re-tension the tape... with a biro.. are you ... lot of "tape" in ?

    what tape deck is it ? +2 is fussy ... by the previous owner (new tape belt etc).

    It ...
    Paul2010 Paul2010 July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…

    ... should have allowed external tape deck on a +2 .. I mean they didn ... . and the amount of troublesome +2 tape decks FAR higher..
    fog fog July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum + alive thanks to this site.I was given a dead unit several months ago. I finally had time to look at it yesterday. Using the repair guide on this site the thing is now alive.…

    ... hear you've got the Speccy running again. I've also ... 't get hold of a tape deck and games, you could load ...
    JohnH JohnH July 2011 Hardware
  • Crashable Spectrum games?Following the discussion at: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24821[/url] I was wondering what Spectrum games could be m…

    ... key 48k rather than my +2, as the azimuth (sp?) adjustment ... that tiny hole below the tape deck door did!), meaning LOADS of ... bit of data on the tape, or just loading to the ... the auto-stop on the tape mechanism breaking the deathly silence ...
    nigelmansellsgrandprix nigelmansellsgrandprix July 2011 Games
  • Spectrum 128 sound, but no musichi everyone my 128k speccy sounds only as a 48 k ,the music is not working anymore, any ideas?

    ... -in tape deck), a +2 (grey, built-in tape deck), +2A (black, built-in tape-deck)?
    tape-player, what does the initial ... is switched on?)

    2) Has the "music" ever worked ...
    j00ce j00ce August 2011 Hardware
  • My shameful pastI got a 16K Spectrum from Santa via Smiths in 1982. When the 48k came down to the same price, I prized the keyboard apart and took it back showing t…

    ... tape deck and mashed the tape plug port on the back of the Speccy ... get a connection grrrrrr R Tape loading error was the bane ...
    Wookiee Wookiee August 2011 Games
  • My shameful pastI got a 16K Spectrum from Santa via Smiths in 1982. When the 48k came down to the same price, I prized the keyboard apart and took it back showing t…

    ... tape deck and mashed the tape plug port on the back of the Speccy ... limited space, I had the tape deck at an odd angle to ... my desk. I snapped the tape socket in half :(

    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob August 2011 Games
  • 48k to 128k upgrade - problemsHi friends! I built 128k upgrade according to the [url]http://hw.speccy.cz/128krebuild.html[/url]. After I powered on my Speccy it said hello with s…

    ... ROM ([url]http://hw.speccy.cz/128krebuild.html[/url] ... should to load from tape without problems? Could you recommend ... problems!

    Whether this mod gives 100% compatybility with Speccy ... possible to use DivIDE for Speccy firmware replacement?

    podly podly August 2011 Hardware
  • Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…

    ... . Compact Flash to replace TAPE mechanism[/B]
    < ... />
    Now the TAPE drive on the Spectrum can ... when the lid of the tape-deck is closed!
    ... this internally into the +2 case.



    [B]2. Colourless Composite[/B]

    Zetr0 Zetr0 September 2011 Hardware
  • Is this pure bulls@*t or what?Read [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-PLUS-48K-REFURB-COMPOSITE-OUT-/170691876340?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item27be0755f4#h…

    ... brand new membrane.
    2-This Spectrum has been tested ...
    -Tested Power Supply
    -Tape leads
    -Software (pictured)
    -Tape leads, these come included so ... - Just insert a tape into a tape deck and you're immediately ...
    Hedegaard Hedegaard September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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