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How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
... 'll show here how it looks:
This is ... VGABox has many options regarding resolution output (up to 1280x1024), ... display a 1280x1024 image (native resolution of this monitor), changing ... highly interlaced picture, that looks awfull when resized to VGA ... -
My new year's resolutionMy new year's resolution is 256x192.
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Seeking a SpeccyAt the recommendation of one of my CONUS-based cohorts, I'm seeking a 48K Spectrum. Live on the left coast of the US, and everything I've seen on eb…
... someone has a working 48K Speccy (or better) they want to ... know.
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Puckman by HewsonA copy of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0019724"]this game[/URL] has appeared on eBay: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PUCKMAN-H…
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but it looks like it's a ZX81 ... duplicated, something wrong with the database?
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Help I killed my +3...I replaced the drive belt on my +3 and gave drive quick service. Upon booting everything was fine and one of the discs I bought went in and I heard…
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However unfortunately it looks as if there is a ... - I attempted to reboot the Speccy a second time and now ... />
I have checked and looks like I put it back ... ) or maybe I put the wrong end of the audio jack ... Have I somehow killed my speccy... -
SP1 library questionsI'm working on my first game. I've not written a game since the late 1980s and that was a text based multiuser dungeon for BBC Micros with econet... …
... files is the tutorial at speccy.org, which has got me ... . Am I just getting the wrong end of the stick? Is ... dropped datagram.
However, sp1_MoveSprAbs looks more like for creating sprites ... -
'nuther Speccy auctionLumped another lot of Speccy games on fleabay, which you can check out [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251009505049&ssPage…
Lumped another lot of Speccy games on fleabay, which you ... corrected here if i'm wrong lol)
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pc keyboard for speccyis it possible to use a ps/2 keyboard for a speccy. I have a +2A, spectrum+ and toastrack, which all have broken keys. So an external keyboard woul…
... ps/2 keyboard for a speccy. I have a +2A, spectrum ... advertised in crash and other speccy mags. But I have spae ... imagie the mappings would be wrong and it would be impossible ... -
Datel/MGT +D and speccy games for saleHello Spec Chums! I'm flogging off some unneeded speccy stuff: White Datel/MGT +D with 3.5" external drive in an enclosure (looks like it's a beeb …
... 'm flogging off some unneeded speccy stuff:
White Datel ... " external drive in an enclosure (looks like it's a beeb ... -
The Muncher -T-wrecks best speccy graphics ever?[IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/m/MuncherThe.gif[/IMG] had a speccy in 1987, but never knew of this game (…
... [/IMG]
had a speccy in 1987, but never knew ... graphics?
The gameplay looks ok, very similar to Rampage ... -
semi dead speccy 48k who can helpHi forum , i am busy recovering a 48 k speccy issue 3 board unit. With the help of a more experienced spectrum user from the uk , i managed to get…
... recovering a 48 k speccy issue 3 board unit ... got the keyboard reconnected , speccy boots -> and the ... to get response from speccy by trying to connect ... key-click ) , NO reaction from speccy.
i the ... etc,etc , and all looks fine to me compared to ... -
Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …
... of the Speccy's screen resolution & dimensions) using the full 256x192 screen ... -
Level 9 Adventures in 80 columns for Speccy SEA new ROM for Spectrum SE, SE Basic IV, has just been released. SE Basic IV features a very nicely implemented 80 column mode, great for revisiting …
... , great for revisiting some classic Speccy text adventures. Thanks to a ... , all the early Level 9 Speccy text adventures can be played ... missed. ( PI-FUSE-SE-CRT - looks a lot nicer IRL ) -
Speccy PSUI've grabbed a Speccy PSU from fleabay and it looks like a Speccy Plus PSU. After testing it with a multimeter it's kicking out 12V rather than the …
Yet another glitchy graphics 48kHeyo, I'm new both to the forums (sorry if this is the wrong forum) and to Spectra I'm afraid, picked up a 48k from a steam fair sale thingy (not th…
... (sorry if this is the wrong forum) and to Spectra I ... 't get to check the Speccy out until I finally got ... to be changing if the Speccy is disturbed a bit I ... the various repair manuals it looks like I probably want to ...Poor C64 speccy conversions[youtube]fNoqq9Vfc0g[/youtube] I ran across the above - and was struck by the graphics. At first I thought it was the speccy version, but then I rea…
... I thought it was the speccy version, but then I realised ... /> The odd thing is, it looks almost exactly like the spectrum ... an improved version over the speccy one (sacrilege!), actually. Much as ...Modern game art... ripping off Speccy artIt bugs me a bit when a new game shares its cover with a Speccy / other 8bit original. I'm guessing that the original artist is never approached, bu…
... shares its cover with a Speccy / other 8bit original. I'm ... , but I could be very wrong there. It just gives that ...Issue 3 Speccy, Grey ScreenHi, Just purchased a "working" Issue 3 Speccy 48k from Ebay. Except it's not working. All I get is a grey screen, no Sinclair copyright text, no cli…
... purchased a "working" Issue 3 Speccy 48k from Ebay. Except it ... in 2 weeks. What is wrong with people!
My ...Help Me Identify Mystery Speccy PlzI was Given A box of speccy stuff and in it i got a nice surprise it included a really nice spectrum but ive not seen it before its a cross between …
... was Given A box of speccy stuff and in it i ... and a +128 by the looks of it.the guy said ...Zero 0.7 / Zero 0.6.5 releasedAfter months of grueling work, I?m proud to announce the Vanilla version of Zero, which is a regular Windows version of the emulator. I?ve tried to m…
... is enabled on a 48k speccy.
? Fixed an issue ... SZX snapshot.
? Fixed Wrong Key2Joy joystick type being used ... . Also uses correct desktop resolution instead of hard coded width ... ).
? Fixed resetting to wrong machine after RZX playback (Russ ...The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…
... games are made for the Speccy nowadays, there are probably quite ... XBox One/PS4 version (which looks no more impressive than it ... can you improve it's looks?) struggles to run it at ...Strange keyboard port reads on 48+Hi all, I don't know whether it was already discussed (I also searched forum, but there are too much of results searching "48k keyboard" so I didn't…
... strange than that, as it looks like it depends also on ... some addresses it causes this wrong reads and on some addresses ... other zx models and it looks like standard "gummy" zx is ... also try it on your speccy? Did someone already spotted this ...Dan Dare 2 is a bad game ... or is it?I am a huge fan of Dan Dare 1 (one of the few games I can complete on Speccy) and I really like Dan Dare 3. I absolutely hate Dan Dare 2. It looks a…
... games I can complete on Speccy) and I really like Dan ... Dare 2.
It looks absolutely amazing, (all?) magazines gave ... />
Please someone prove me wrong and educate me about the ...Playing AY music on the SpeccyCan anyone help with playing AY ripped music on the Speccy? So, let's say I want to play some ripped AY music, such as: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspect…
... AY ripped music on the Speccy?
So, let's ... data is about? Am I wrong? There's not a lot ... two files I need in Speccy memory (the BIN files), but ...Remakes Of Games - Is the Speccy Poorly ServedI've been spending some time over at the Atari Age forums (stop booing!) due to a new version of Chimera coming out for the XL/XE. One thing that str…
... C64 version. But what about Speccy games that need remaking? And ... the same scale on the Speccy?
The only thing ... of is that with the Speccy, any graphical improvements wouldn't ... to begin with but the Speccy version looks like it was coded ...Spectrum +2 (Grey) troubleshooting helpHi guys, first time poster here, tell me if I'm doing something wrong. I bought a ZX Spectrum 128k +2 a week ago, it was sold in working condition a…
... if I'm doing something wrong.
I bought a ZX ... the unit apart and nothing looks burnt out or wired incorrectly ... neither an electrician or a speccy expert. I was wondering if ...Just.SCR - effective tool for reversing Speccy's pictures back to ZX Spectrum[i]'One more cross-platform picture converter to ZX Spectrum .SCR format? Why?' [/i] Don't be hasty in resume. It's simple, but very effective t…
... very effective tool for reversing Speccy's pictures back to ZX ... you have some GIFs of Speccy screens (inter alia with border ... are standard ZX Spectrum screens 256x192.
If source file is ...Issue 5 SpeccyIt looks like someone just picked up an Issue 5 Speccy on one of the Facebook groups for damn good price! [URL=http://s100.photobucket.com/user/Fw…
It looks like someone just picked up an Issue 5 Speccy on one ...ZX Speccy +2A - B&W & snowy RF output + other issuesHi All, I am new to this forum and I am back to the Spectrum world after 25 years. Recently I've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issu…
... chips including TEA2000. BUT the Speccy still suffers from following issues ... any character or graphics. It looks like watching analogue TV from ... , Edit, Delete, Graph). Keyboard ribbons looks fine and worked before. I ...Sopwith Camel like game on the Speccy?[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ZNCBlkHLE"]Sopwith Camel II[/url] Was there a World War I Speccy game rivalling DOS games Sopwith Camel an…
... there a World War I Speccy game rivalling DOS games Sopwith ... realistic. On the video game looks very easy, but it was ...
