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Speccy Tape Jack PlugsA different thread and a different scheme :razz: Been looking into an amazing iPhone called Speccy Tapes. Would be incredibly handy to use with my i…
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Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) EAR modI have mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my PC/MP3 player etc. I ha…
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Found a bunch of Danish MIA tapesI recently got a lot of Danish ZX Spectrum tapes, most of them are MIA. I have tried for a couple of hours to create a TZX file from one of them. Wit…
... different sample of the same tape.
@Ralf - I'm ... (12 years old) cheap Panasonic tape player. It is Stereo. The ... from the Speccy. I will go hunting for a better tape deck. By ... -
Found a bunch of Danish MIA tapesI recently got a lot of Danish ZX Spectrum tapes, most of them are MIA. I have tried for a couple of hours to create a TZX file from one of them. Wit…
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I use ... (12 years old) cheap Panasonic tape player. It is Stereo. The ... from the Speccy. I will go hunting for a better tape deck. By ... also use a cheap (Sony) tape player and sample directly through ... -
128k +2 (grey) Ear mod - New ULA and still problemsBverstee kindly sold me a 128K ula since the one in my +2 seemed to have a broken ear in. But even with the new ULA, I still can not load games throu…
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Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
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Interest in the Speccy gradually waned when the Amstrad ... I've played the odd Speccy game or two on ... have recently rediscovered my Speccy+ and plan to get ... Can't find my old tape deck, I know it's ... -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... , followed by the 48K Speccy. I remember drooling over ... />
Interest in the Speccy gradually waned when the Amstrad ... I've played the odd Speccy game or two on ... have recently rediscovered my Speccy+ and plan to get ... Can't find my old tape deck, I know it's ... -
ZX +2 Grey with quiet ULA soundHi all. I come here for advice before messing up with the main boards and end up killing them for good. I got this grey ZX +2 with a very low ULA a…
... on both my grey +2 and black +2 are replaced with a ... the use of an external tape deck. -
Tape loading from PCSo, I found that I had been using the wrong audio jack socket on my 48k for tape loading (my spectrum is in a third party case, so there are not labe…
... have an original +3 tape lead lying around you can ... one of the mono jacks (tape deck end) into the ear ... have mono jacks at the tape deck end. Again you can ... the lead with a real tape deck again I would personally ... that the audio from the speccy goes in on both ... -
What other systems to try, and why?Just for the fun of it: Suppose, by some weird force of nature you've become bored with the ZX Spectrum :lol: AND still have some free time left, wh…
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An introduction to basic (tape 1 / tape 2) - no boxes / inlays
Odd +2 / +2A cassette differencesUnless its just me... The cassette player keys, the icons are on the keys themselves on a grey +2 On a black +2A the keys are blank and the icons a…
... just never seen a grey +2 with the symbols above the ... cheaper way to maufacture the tape deck.
You see back ... very heavily, some of those tape deck keys could get broken. (My ...Suggested Spectrum model for retro hobbyist?I'm planning on getting myself a Spectrum of some sorts to add one of the most famous 8-bit computers to my retro collection (already have C64, A1200…
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[/QUOTE]Spectrum +2 (dark grey colour), Spectrum +2A ... /> The +2, +2A & +2B have a build in tape deck, the rest ... will need a mono tape deck if you ... want to load from tape.
Suggested Spectrum model for retro hobbyist?I'm planning on getting myself a Spectrum of some sorts to add one of the most famous 8-bit computers to my retro collection (already have C64, A1200…
... hand, if you want a tape input so you can load ... you don't want a +2 or a +2B as they ... you to use the integrated tape deck.
Whatever you decide ...Suggested Spectrum model for retro hobbyist?I'm planning on getting myself a Spectrum of some sorts to add one of the most famous 8-bit computers to my retro collection (already have C64, A1200…
... hand, if you want a tape input so you can load ... you don't want a +2 or a +2B as they ... you to use the integrated tape deck.
Whatever you decide ... I'll get me a +2 :)
Thanks guys, you ...Games that couldn't be made now.A little explanation here... I not talking about genres such as text adventures which aren't made because they've fallen out of favour and aren't co…
None of the speccy games would be made today on account of the graphics are terrible and no-one has a tape deck any more.
:smile:Games that couldn't be made now.A little explanation here... I not talking about genres such as text adventures which aren't made because they've fallen out of favour and aren't co…
[QUOTE=guesser;667569]None of the speccy games would be made today on account of the graphics are terrible and no-one has a tape deck any more.
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Boo! :-PFast-Loading Audio FilesI've been trying to load Wave and MP3 files into an emulator (to simulate the loading experience), but I want to speed them up so it takes seconds an…
... in PC soundcards isn't Speccy friendly. It's partially deaf ... better response than any normal tape deck output.Zero 0.5 ReleasedAfter a bit of a hiatus, the next update of Zero is now available [URL="www.ramtop.wordpress.com"]here[/URL]. Feedback and bug-reports appreciated! …
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Thanks! There's a tape browser which can be found ... the toolbox icon and selecting Tape Deck.
There is no ... resizes by +/- 50% of the speccy resolution.
[QUOTE= ...Tape leads questionMore of a confirmation, really (I hope). I picked up a +3 just recently, and have since bought a few of the old games I used to know & love when I w…
... at Spectrum end and 2 plugs at the tape deck end. Can anyone ... .5mm jack that presents the tape input on the tip or ...Zero 0.5 ReleasedAfter a bit of a hiatus, the next update of Zero is now available [URL="www.ramtop.wordpress.com"]here[/URL]. Feedback and bug-reports appreciated! …
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The tape loading was somewhat dodgy - switching ... according to the neat tape browser) - the speccy crashes while loading ... At that point the tape refused to load even the ... my speccy pausing when inserting a new tape into the tape deck :razz ...Zero 0.5 ReleasedAfter a bit of a hiatus, the next update of Zero is now available [URL="www.ramtop.wordpress.com"]here[/URL]. Feedback and bug-reports appreciated! …
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The tape loading was somewhat dodgy - switching ... to the neat tape browser) - the speccy crashes while loading ... disabled in the middle of tape loading. OTOH, it ... my speccy pausing when inserting a new tape into the tape deck :razz ...Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... ]I would think signal levels, tape deck, cables, etc are more likely ... /> I have an actual tape deck (hi-fi separate deck, as opposed to ... to test with a different tape deck. The alternative would be to ... 2.5mm converter so I can try out a different tape deck.
Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... " stereo to 2.5mm jack adaptor... Before I get the tape deck (hi ... ear and mic on the tape player, I'd assume that ... , then I could get my tape deck down from the attic, plug ... headphone out socket of the tape deck and see if I can ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... stash of games, and Interface 2 (and a Backgammon ROM), and ... of disks, a brand new tape deck (which turned out to be ... all the Dizzy games on tape, since I see that these ... now the proud owner of 2 [i][u]actual[/i][/u ...I am not sure what to think about this!I was seaching for images of sides of a +2 and +3 and happened across this! The blogger has certainly done a very careful, proper job, and I think it…
... idea of making a +2 without a tape deck...
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A few ...Folks with real speccies - test this!A lad from another forum has written a music demo for the Speccy, but he can only test it on ZXSpin, so needs some helpful chaps to record this to ta…
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for me ... to cd then back onto tape. due to how tricky my ... can give the emulator virtual tape deck the wav provided.. can't ...7805 Regulator to RECOM modI really need to get shot of some of the 7805 regulators in some of my Spectrums. Latent heat is affecting keyboard membranes etc. As I am not a ha…
... enough for the 128k +2 gray... they have 78S05 ... probably for the power hungry tape recorder), so for the ... the +2 gray.
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The tape deck isn' ... more current than the deck. My multimeter shows 0 ... a bare +2, only 0.95A with the deck working, ...A few questions on what hardware to buy...Hello First post here. I never had a Spectrum as a kid, but a few of my friends had one. I used to love playing the games on them - I have very fo…
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I bought a tape deck, too. My plan was buy ... after realising that my tape deck wasn't actually suitable ... 'm not using a tape deck I could have probably ... . There are at least 2 versions of DivIDE - there ... s called. So essentially: 2 or even 3 versions. ...AMS X 4 memory chip for a +2BHey Chaps, While I had my Spectrum +2B opened up to work on the tape deck (replace belt and clean heads), I decided to try reseating some of the chi…
... up to work on the tape deck (replace belt and clean heads ... and the machine has other problems (not loading tapes) so it ...how much for a decent spectrum set upRight, say I thought "oh, wish I'd kept my speccy stuff" and decided that I'd like to get a Spectrum 48k, printer, tape deck, interfaces, microdrive(…
... under emulation :)
interface 2 command a higher price than ... less fragile.. except for the tape deck.. also there are decent 128 ...
