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I'd always been kinda curious / embarrased to try it...... but I've finally done it, and I think I like it! I've installed Linux! Well, I did it on one of the Kids' machines after Windows ate itself an…
... LOT has changed over a short time period, and many of ... to interprete Windows software... In short, it means you can install ... , which I use to run SpecEmu, Ay_Emu and EmuZWin, which are ... -
Joystick InterfacesDoes anyone have a spare 9-pin D-sub male (the hollow type with the pins) connector with circuit-mount legs on the back (as opposed to the solder-buc…
... it's right on the circuit board. It barely needs 2mm ... you can clip the legs short round the back would do ... -
My 1st CPLD project using the Xilinx XC9536Title says it all - for those of you who are considering the use of a CPLD or FPGA (programmable logic) in your electronics ventures, I've documented…
... . wires going to my board (+short stretch of solder on the ... various options to modify the circuit while the design is under ... -
Electronics Help!I've brought a little universal amplifier from Maplins which is to go into the arcade machine I have, so power its speaker from the computers line ou…
... bass
the circuit is a little 'odd' as ... it, be careful if you short something, all the current will ... -
I'm doing my first track day, and stuff.Next Weds. I am doing a track day, I am riding my motorcycle around Cadwell Park race track. It's a training day for road legal bikes only, no slick …
... on the Indy circuit which is nice and short so you get ... -
Help, How to RGB to VGA Connector on +2A ?Hi, How would I go about converting the RGB output connector from ZX Spectrum +2/A to VGA type of connector. I found this device [url]http://www.am…
... all of these connections on circuit board or are these just ... the isolation to avoid undesired short connection.
No there is ... -
Creating RZX filesHi, I've just started to try and create some RZX files of playthroughs of games. However, I always find that when I playback the files they generate…
... /> Try SpecEmu or Spectaculator (which is free for a short trial period ... -
Creating RZX filesHi, I've just started to try and create some RZX files of playthroughs of games. However, I always find that when I playback the files they generate…
... /> Try SpecEmu or Spectaculator (which is free for a short trial period ... -
Issue 2 issue (...)Just acquired an issue 2 Spectrum 48 K, selled as working board, not working keyboard. Before testing it with a psu I opened the case and discovered …
... power supply transistor TR4. The circuit may be
improved by ... -
Will a Master System Control pad work with a Spectrum?Has anyone tried it? It should, but I don't know for sure. I know the Megadrive pad could actually fry the Spectrum if you pressed some of the other …
... provide 5V for the autofire circuit of some joysticks, and if ... (as Shiru says) you can short it out and reset the ... that pin to its autofire circuit may do odd things if ... -
Wav to tzx problemPlease could someone tell me how to convert wav recordings to tzx files to play in spin.I have successfully sampled my tapes to wav,and they load in …
... them as TZX files... Likewise, SpecEmu can also load WAV's ... , but again, Iv come up short... Surely, Im mistaken?... surely there ... -
Help with broken SpectrumHi There, Just received a ZX Spectrum computer. It's an issue 3B (48k version). When I power it up (9V centre pin -V) nothing happens. It's complete…
... /> Then you could take a short wire, strip ends and make ... look blackened? Tiny crack in circuit tracks? That sort of thing ... -
+2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…
... / special IC's were produced short before manufacture of the board ... />
As for stockpiling unpopulated circuit boards or case mouldings... we ... -
+2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…
... +2A made in taiwan with short board.
But I ... chip. It has a transistor circuit.
I searched in ... -
Do ULAs die?Thought I'd start this thread as people often think their ULA is dead, when it's actually the RAM or power circuits. Searching the forum in the futur…
... ;485385]bad RAM or power circuit (which will kill the RAM ... ]
bad 12v/-5v circuit will kill the ram, but ... reversed 9v polarity or a short on the 5v line takes ... -
Do ULAs die?Thought I'd start this thread as people often think their ULA is dead, when it's actually the RAM or power circuits. Searching the forum in the futur…
... remove the power from the circuit, and it effectively shorts Vcc ... hot in a very, very short period of time, and letting ... -
Mute switchOn a standard 48K machine, would it do any harm to fit a mute switch into one of the sounders connections ? I mean by 'harm' switching it on / off w…
... meant a switch to open circuit the driven terminal of the ... more.
Not a short :-o , just a simple slide ... or suchlike to break the circuit for one of the connections ... -
Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…
... from a microdrive cartridge. In short, I'm trying to transfer ... -
New stereo audio board for fitting on AY chip - interested?Hi, I developed a small board that fits on the AY chip inside 128K ZX Spectrums: [IMG]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/stereo_audio.j…
... fix the circuit to either ABC or ACB by short circuiting the ... -
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…
... one, unfortunately they bodged the circuit at the factory, but apparently ... RF lead.
In short, they all have their good ... -
Spectaculator... is it worth the money?Hi Folks, This is a genuine request for feedback. I have used the demo version of Spectaculator and it seems a very good Spectrum emulator. Lots o…
... fair price.[/QUOTE]
SpecEmu emulator is faster (no need ... Saturday night.
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Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... of 74S04 in 128k oscillating circuit considering switching speed differences?[/QUOTE ... to find, both have similar short delay time (3~5 ns ... : it's very possible the circuit relies on 74Sxx family internals ... of the passives in the circuit. [I]If necessary[/I], ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... an LS part in oscillator circuit... if you want to use ... to find, both have similar short delay time (3~5 ns ... 7404 work in this oscillator circuit? I'll maybe have an ... (he salvaged them from old circuit boards).
What is ... -
Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …
... the likes of Spin & SpecEmu.
It probably wouldn ... />
The long and the short of it is that fuse ... -
Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …
... the likes of Spin & SpecEmu.
It probably wouldn ... />
The long and the short of it is that fuse ... -
Faulty +2AHi! I have a +2A from a friend which is not working. I recently made a composite video output for it, using a small circuit from Sami Vehaama. When …
... ? Have you checked for any short circuits. Small solder flecks shorting ... some finishing touches on the circuit (isolation, etc).
I ... add, I made THE SAME CIRCUIT connected to the same points ... -
What am I doing wrong with loading?I recently got my Spectrum working, but I'm having troubles loading games. I plug a cable from my computers soundcard out to the Ear port, type LOAD …
... a stereo jack otherwise you short the right audio channel to ... onboard realtek one), *and* using specemu's "boost loading tone" option ... -
RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…
... that with a proper (maybe short enough) reset pulse, registers ... Nevertheless, both the RC reset circuit and the reset user button ... that a proper reset pulse (short enough, or syncronized somehow ... (noise in the RC circuit that produces multiple reset pulses ... -
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…
... turned into composite by a circuit external to the ULA, a ... circuit with another IC (LM1889) and ... amplifier. There's no mod (short of a ridiculously high speed ... -
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…
... turned into composite by a circuit external to the ULA, a ... circuit with another IC (LM1889) and ... amplifier. There's no mod (short of a ridiculously high speed ...
