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Do you still have the same speccie as when you were young!If so - how old is it now - and is it still working? And does it have rubber keys!?
... sleek, black +2A that the tape deck broke on within about 3 ... , and currently have a grey +2 sitting on a table in ... /> I do have a 48k Speccy that has been with me ... -
Spectrum + Mobile Phone = Internet?So nifty as Spectranet is I started thinking can this be done another way and I believe it can... [LIST=1] [*]Get one of [URL="http://www.chinavasio…
... bluetooth to the Spectrum tape deck via loads (tape deck will always be on ... this adapter with my ZX128+2, but work very bad. Is ... ?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvelesoft.speccy.cz%2Fzx%2Fbluetooth_cassette.htm& ... -
Spectrum +2 wantedLooking for a fully working Spectrum +2 Dont need any games but if you got them then they are always welcome addition. I Will need the psu and the o…
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errm the +2 I would say are easier ... .. gettting one with a decent tape deck is more the issue
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External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …
... stuff to allow external tape input to a +2.
... add tape in here:
[url]http://www.speccy.org ... mod from mcleod_ideafix on foro.speccy.org).
An ... tape output, the +2 is always expecting "safe" levels from its internal tape deck ... -
Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... 3 things REALLY crippled it... tape loading times were REALLY slow ... like making cpc ports from speccy games..
the ... speccy.. c64.. well unless people had a tape-doubler (dual port for tape deck ... remember having an action replay 2 on 64.. the v 6 ... -
Maybe a bargain ?Hi guys, just won this on Ebay, Fingers crossed it all works ok, I may have got a bargain, what do you think ? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISA…
... In the box with the Speccy was
4 copies of ...
Joystick Interface
2 Manuals, Introduction to basic & ... joystick
KISHO Computer compatible Tape deck with Din Cable
Joystick ... />
Plugged in the Speccy & couldn`t really get ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
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The grey +2 has a rather noisy sound ... +2 (and other +2s) all have the built in tape deck, ... which I have read causes some problems when ... . Also if the intrenal tape deck packs up totally, there ... a regular 3 1/2 inch drive though. The ... -
hmm, not a bad price (!?!?)[URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sinclair-ZX-spectrum-16k-games-extras-/140482856483?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item20b56e4623#ht_1530wt_1139"]Ebay ma…
... +2.. but you'd have to buy / make a pc to speccy ... />
the problem with the tape deck +2's 128's is they ... don't deal with interface 2 roms etc IRC due to ... -
Back in the day Speccy related problems.Thinking back about the days where i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder) i recall some of the prob…
... the usual tape loading problems, until I got a 'murphy' tape-deck. I found ... back to them (and my Speccy never being fixed) I simply ... -
Divide and multitapDear All, i hope to write into correct section. I have divide and 128+2, i would i likt to play with R-Type, and many games (target renegade)..but …
... the divide like a pretend tape deck
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At What Age did you get your first computer?I was at a dinner party and people where all complaining on how kids this days start playing computers very early on, and how they see kids with 5 an…
I got my first speccy a +2, at christmas 87. I kind ... spectrum with the built in tape deck. By this time most of ... -
Flash based rom replacement board for +2A/+3I'm sure I already started a thread about this, but I can't find it... Anyway, this post's to say that I've just sent off the order for the printed …
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@Polo, using a tape adapter you don't have ... a PC, as the +2's tape deck provides amplification. I don't ... think of that would cause problems -
Flash based rom replacement board for +2A/+3I'm sure I already started a thread about this, but I can't find it... Anyway, this post's to say that I've just sent off the order for the printed …
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@Polo, using a tape adapter you don't have ... a PC, as the +2's tape deck provides amplification. I don't ... think of that would cause problems[/QUOTE]
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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…
... . I owned every model of Speccy over the years (sadly, I ... I owned. The +2 was good but the tape deck felt SO cheap ... -
How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... 't bad on tape .. due to "turbo tape" for some older games ... /> took me a year or 2 to get a c64 drive ... ... [B]20-30 minutes[/B] tape loading time !!! I used to ... .
there was a tape deck that did *4 loading speed ... if it was c64 or speccy -
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…
... would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always wondered ... hack,replacing the mp3 with tape deck-
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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…
... would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always ... />
[URL="http://cygnus.speccy.cz/download/hardware/zxsp2tape/zxspectrum_plus2grey_taperecorder ... .png"]http://cygnus.speccy.cz/download/hardware/zxsp2tape/ ... -
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…
... 48k ROM ([url]http://hw.speccy.cz/128krebuild.html[/url] does ... they should to load from tape without problems? Could you recommend any ... EPROM 32kB rom from ZX128/+2 instead original 48rom chip and ... -
Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
What tape deck are you recording them on? ... them back with the same deck? Or is it with the ... +2 inbuilt unit?
It ... you use, the mono audio speccy cable when plugged into a ... -
Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
... an old Alba tape deck with the original speccy mic/ear sockets hooked ... the +2 - haven't tried em on the original tape deck on my ... -
Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
... hooked the phone to the tape deck, recorded the games and loaded ... the +2, and i've connected the phone to the speccy + and ... I think are down to tape quality more than anything though ... -
Demagnetiser?I've never used demagnetisers for audio/video heads and now wonder if they really help much? what type/rating should I look for (to be used with micr…
... read a few things about tape selection (like metal/chrome) ... .
The Spectrum +2/+2A tape deck is two heads, but most ... far more often than +2/+2A tape decks, I imagine they would ... far more likely to be tape transport problems or dirty heads. But ... -
Using a Spectrum Plus 2 Gray in the USBelieve the gray has what's called a SCART video output, so would something like [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyCAP-Video-Audio-Capture-Card/dp/B0…
... will fry the Speccy. Also, the original +2 PSU is ... using the built-in tape deck. I'm sure there ... .htm"]pins 1 and 2[/URL], you can substitute ... , except: (a) the Speccy will likely need some modding ... 10 in parts, including +2 modifications (assuming you know ... -
30 years ago today, launch of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum!Friday, April 23th 1982 - At a press conference at the Churchill Hotel, Clive Sinclair revealed to the world his new personal computer, the ZX Spectr…
... up to the good ol' Speccy!
My family ... us his old +2 :) Great machine, and that tape deck was bloomin' ... a +3 as the tape drive stopped working a few ... To celebrate, I've uploaded 2 games. They are:
< ... had all of his Speccy games nicked by the ... -
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…
... connect desktop to stereo. My speccy is connected to the stereo ... , which is at 2/3 full volume. Doing it ... jack), from the stereo to tape deck of +2A, for this tap2wav ... -
Dixons Spectrum + BundleHi, I'm new here, but I've been a Spectrum fanatic for a long time! I am from the UK, but I live in the States now, so I am exclusively using emulato…
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Spectrum Chess 2
Frog Hopper
Cybo ... with a speccy+ from dixons (in a bundle with a tape deck, kempston ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... were pure sh*te (how 2/3rds of NES games got ... 't agree more. I had speccy, master system, snes and once ... (which was just like the speccy version). thing what ruined it ... speccy games. plus the cartridges wouldn't fit in a twin tape deck ... -
Your best looking machineWhich computer / console that you have owned / was the nicest looking? The 48k Spectrum still looks great today of course, but I thought the Atari S…
... VU needle on the tape deck .. better than a speccy +2 .. least that has ... a tape counter :)
internally ... machine cosmetically.. is probably the 2 toast racks I have that ... -
Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... this will be a Speccy memory that only occurred this ... So, my PC/tape deck was ready, the Speccy was all fired up ... to the backing of NOW 2. (I know they're ... is half way through level 2 using keys a good or ... I listen to the wonderful 2 channel title music tracks. ... -
Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
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