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i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…
... have a built in tape recorder i take it?: ... All the +2 models have a built in tape deck. The grey ones ... n' Goblins and Renegade have problems on the +2A (black) ... but work fine on the +2 (grey) model.
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some good games from 2000+...I stumbled upon GhostCastles (made in 2005) and I think its excellent. better than most games made while the speccy was still in production IMO. chec…
... ? I dont have an actual speccy anymore so a cassette would ... jammed up in my tape deck (even the +2 one) ) but if you ... -
Rubbish games that your mates LOVED!A friend of mine absolutely adored, 'Rapid Fire' by Mastertronic [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004028[/url] Blimey, he dra…
... ...thankfully, my dad swapped our +2 for a +3 and that ... +3 as for 48k or +2 in my circle of friends ... you could always hook a tape deck up to it, that's ... 30 disks with my second Speccy. -
ZX Spectrum Power Cable on +2AHi, Today I bought a +2A, but it is lacking a power cable. I rooted around and found one, but it is for an ordinary ZX Spectrum. Will it work? This…
... 16k, 48k, +, 128K and +2 (grey) are all barrel (but ... power, especially the +2 because of the tape deck). I think 16 ... grey Amstrad built 128 +2 (grey case) all require ... compared to the grey +2, and the +3 uses ... - enough to turn your Speccy into a pool of molten ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no ... accessible) but i prefer the +2.
What does the forum ... a 128k toast rack, a speccy + and half a dozen rubbery ... had or used an 'Amstrad' Speccy...dunno they just looked cheap ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... the day, the built in tape recorder would have been great ... out over the built in tape deck.
The Amstrad ... with a non-Spectrum project - Speccy keyboards make great electronics projects ... easier to interface than PS/2 or heaven forbid USB keyboards ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... then that the rubber Speccy keyboard would have earned ... classification from me. The original Speccy keyboard is just too small ... for.
My Speccy +2 keyboard feels pretty good and ... than newer models. The tape deck doesn't look real sturdy ... -
Noob question. I'm stillconfused.I thought I had it all sorted out about the different models: +2....+2a....+3. But then, suddenly, I saw that there were a +2b. So, can anyone pleas…
... 's black and has a tape deck it's a +2a unless ... grey and has a tape deck it's a +2
if it ... rubbery it's a normal Speccy
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48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
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[QUOTE=Mousey]2. Built in tape-deck with, as I seem ... my cousins had with their tape recorders. I never had ... continue to have, keyboard membrane problems. You can change it, ... would have a narrower +2 (without the tape-deck), black, and with ... -
+2A, are they all this incompatible?My +2A does not seem to be faulty but the number of games that don't run on it are silly. Scooby Doo(Elite), Crazy Cars , Turbo Outrun, Vindicator(im…
... the games you're having problems with in URS0 mode?
Tape I usually went into USR0 ... mode (even on a standard +2), so it's worth a ... not solve any of your problems, but it can't hurt ... off is my stand alone tape deck has died so I can ... -
What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…
... 2A's. I had a +2 and the sound output was ... doubt I had a grey +2. I remember some friends ... 1 day before some local speccy meeting event was going to ... zxbruno to turn off the tape deck when needed, though I do ... back on would crash the speccy (which was bad if ... -
+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
... fixing / maintaining the +2 and +2a tape decks (which is were ... I found the answers to my problems ... a floppy instead of the tape deck. I've successfully loaded ... tapes through the "Tape in" socket several times.< ... -
+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
... in theory a couple of problems with loading with this type ... meant to have an external tape deck hooked up to it in ... you accidentally connect up your 2 tape leads the wrong way round ... remember someone suggesting differnt size tape sockets for the save lead ... -
I killed my Spectrum last night...*sobs*I got all nostalgiac after watching Labyrinth last night (a festive tradition), and felt the need to get the Speccy out. I played "Rookie" (with the …
... the need to get the Speccy out. I played "Rookie" (with ... was reattached...and nothing. The Speccy switches on fine, and the ... may have killed the internal tape deck chip. It's only an ... . I assume it's a +2/a you're talking about? -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
Picked up my first Speccy since I sold mine in ... -key but it's a +2. Actually that's worked out ... I don't have a tape-deck any longer! It's one ... of the +2 Action Packs with a joystick ... />
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What we gotI moved house and I have setup my Spectrum gear, I was looking at all that I have and was thinking what else do others have in there collection? Ok …
... micro-drive
Speccy + with interface 2 and Sound amplifier
Speccy +2 (Which gets most of the ... use)
Speccy +3
QL with ... drive
Fergerson tape-deck
Currah Microscpeech (on standby ... -
ID Anthology for sale or swapHi all. Before I pop this up on ebay I thought I'd ask in here as I'm told this is quite a sought after... thingy. It's the ID Anthology collection …
... 't think there's any Speccy stuff that I could offer ... a spare +2 aswell (the black one). IIRC the tape deck seems to ... -
Speccy load at portable cd with audio? is possible?Hi All, excuse for my poor english. My question is: i would like to load the program into my speccy with a portable cd with audio cable. Because i…
Yes it is possible- you can use TZX to Wav and make a CD. You can then play the CD through the usual Speccy input. If you have a +2 then you will need a CD-Tape adaptor- press Play on the tape deck and start the CD. All should be fine- hopefully. -
Speccy +2 (Grey) peripheralsHello all, I have just bought a grey +2 to use as a workhouse whilst I keep my 128 toastrack for Sunday best. It hasn't arrived yet, however I was wo…
... up to a +3. The problems generally occur with add-on ... of +2 which are basically a +3 with a tape deck instead of ... -
+3 that won't load in tapesjust curious if the mk1 +3 spectrum had issues loading in tapes as well as the sound fix thing. I mean I can get the sound going thru it from both a…
... I dug out my hitachi tape deck from YEARS ago that used ... games in on the 48k speccy and gave it a shop ... fixes, and then switch out tape / sound connector.. maybe fit it ... cable instead so it's 2 phonos or something. -
tape sweep stake..in the words of Jim "the" Bowen... are ya gonna stick.. or gamble.. heres the question... out of roughly 140 tapes , I've bought from 3 places..…
... speccy didn't work.. BUT it does have an interface 2 / printer / tape deck ... it I'll get the speccy fixed as i did a ... -
Beach Head did not runHow many ram needs Beach Head? On my ZX Spectrum 48 K with rubbers keys it's not possible to play it. I load the game, I can see the title screen, lo…
... out is stereo.. the tape deck ? well orgiinal speccy , is a mono signal ... the only game giving problems, on one tape deck I have to turn ... -
Spotted on ebay.Just spotted this possible bargain on ebay, its collection only but no ones bid on it yet still a few days before it ends though. Disclaimer: I am …
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48k speccy / interface 2 / printer / loads of games / tape deck / currah speech=?30 ... ... it turned out the speccy didn't work.. got ... me..
speccy 128 +2.. .?10 12 miles up the ... tape deck
I got atic atac + JSW 2 ,chuckie egg 2 ... -
Wav to tape not possible?!In most of the cases it is not possible for me to make a tape record from a wav file via Pc/soundcard to the taperecorder. Wav file via PC/soundcar…
... is stereo.. speccy tapes are mono..
2 the volume level ... it working fine with the tape deck + emulator. -
Transferring programs on real tapeHi, I've converted a TZX to WAV by using "TapeToWav" utility. Then I've tried to transfer the wave to a real tape, connecting the sound card speaker …
... br /> Also 99% of +2 built in tape decks run about a ... speed.
A replacement tape motor wheel will sort ... one fitted in +2's. So the tape deck will go a ... a very good quality tape deck with proper level indicators ... when I do get the speccy out, I generally go ... -
Spectrum 48k - Many ProblemsHi, I'm new to the boards and to owning a Spectrum, and sadly, it doesn't work properly. I'd been using an emulator for a while but I decided I'd lik…
... tape deck and hitting record..
the RF box inside the speccy ... when I plug in the +2 I have to retune again ... the emulator. BUT put a tape in real time and load ... -
Where are the spectrum?Hi guys, SINCLAIR made over 1000000 spectrums, where the hell are they?
... games and tons of other Speccy add ons etc. At ... if I throw a few speccy's at fro.. and they ... :s
only speccy missing for me is the ... have 2 black +2's (iffy tape deck).. 3-4 48k's.. only 2 ... +3 .. and grey +2 with an iffy tape deck
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When this finally happens, it will be fantastic...I had a dream this morning. Nothing new there of course, we all do, and like most dreams I don't remember much about it. But what I clearly remember …
... last night, I only remember 2 of them clearly.
tape deck, and not a disk drive ... my wife looks like a +2 to me. At first it ... loading that into a real Speccy? The only thing I can ... playing on my non-existent Speccy :( -
Broken speccys on ebayI often see broken speccys on ebay,the usual listings of no display on pic etc,i know could be opening a can of worms when buying one,so can [B]some[…
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membrane problems.. a few I need to ... /> with +2's .. for me , normally the issue is the tape deck.. either ... , but the guy chucked in "2 none working ones"... starting em ... -
Broken speccys on ebayI often see broken speccys on ebay,the usual listings of no display on pic etc,i know could be opening a can of worms when buying one,so can [B]some[…
... arrived (with a broken boots tape deck and a ton of games ... of the 2. I encountered a lot of compatibility problems with my ...
