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Testing a +2I recently picked up a non functioning Spectrum +2 Grey (Issue 3 board?), and am just beginning to go through and see what needs to be done to it. I …
... functioning Spectrum +2 Grey (Issue 3 board?), and am just beginning to go ... and see what needs to be done to it. I was wondering ... -
DiHalt 2013Hello everyone! from 6 to 7 July in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) will be held openair demoparty "Dihalt 2013."The program includes the following competit…
... Pentagon128 + AY / original ZX-Spectrum 128 / +2 / +2 A / +3 + AY.*
Source module to be attached.*
Maximum ... Sunrise*
Compo: Amiga / PC demo*
Requirements: WinXP + ... br /> If you are going to send a few papers, each ... -
Spectrum +2(grey) rf problem not tuning inHi lads, first of all a quick intro. Im a speccy enthusiast in Ireland, had my first speccy when i was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually it got repl…
... was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually it got replaced by ... but would not lock on to a clear signal. My ... weak rf output is seperate to the rgb output so ... cost me a lot to ship it to the uk for repairs ... and there doesnt seem to be any service in Ireland ... -
Joysticks for Spectrum +2?I have a +2a, with a joystick that came with it. Interface II compatibel fo course, the ususal. The yostick itself is a bit of a pain, it's overly re…
... find that uncomfortable too, due to the height of the keyboard ... is there a way to attach them to my model of Spectrum? Thanks. -
External drive at lastWell I waited for the post to drop me off a External ZX Spectrum+3 floppy drive cable from Europe and it came with no problems, got no flopy drive Hm…
... post to drop me off a External ZX Spectrum+3 floppy drive cable ... on to Freegle to get one, some kind person gave me 2.
to B.
Thank you ... -
+2A musings; to repair, mod or trade?I grew up with a 48K Spectrum+, but it went to computer heaven many years ago. During my First Spectrum Renaissance (when I was a student in the lat…
... with a 48K Spectrum+, but it went to computer heaven ... PSU cable causes the TV picture to flicker. The Spectrum doesn' ... /> Minor faults, to be sure; a Spectrum repair person could doubtless ... perhaps the least compatible Spectrum due to Amstrad's insistence on ... -
Strange cures for a ZX Spectrum +2I have been looking for a +2 now for more than 2 years since I started collecting and restoring Spectrums again. I won a few on eBay, but was unsucce…
... eBay, but was unsuccessful to get them to South Africa as the ... me without a +2. I finally manage to purchase one locally, sold ... channel, normally 36 or close to that.
Anyway it ... quite difficult as I went to an introduction Whisky tasting course ... -
Brutal Doom (if you don't like Doom, then move along, nothing to see here!)For any fans of the ancient (but still great) PC game Doom, have you tried Brutal Doom ([URL="http://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom"]http://www.moddb…
... ancient (but still great) PC game Doom, have you tried ... the gameplay, not enough to lose the Doom 'feel', ... />
I had to type up installation instructions for ... [/URL] (I use ZDL-3.2.2.2-stable.zip)
2 to 4 into this hard ... -
ZX Spectrum clock signals comparedI haven't searched for this on WoS; it might have been posted before. But I think it's important info, and can't do any harm to repeat or show from a…
... ULA, Amstrad decided to add a 74HC04 to the +2 which processes the ... .
This is identical to the ZX Spectrum 48K.
[IMG ... clock signal on the ZX Spectrum +2 grey model[/U]
The ... inverted by the same 74HC04 to get to the edge connector.
128k+2 IssueI have been a Spectrum user for many a long year, currently using a Spectrum 48+, and have just had a 128+2 bought for me for my birthday (to recaptu…
I have been a Spectrum user for many a ... long year, currently using a Spectrum 48+, and have just ... a 128+2 bought for me for my birthday (to recapture ... has a Spectrum +2 but sadly his one appears to have developed ... so what can be done to remedy it? Both models ...+2 joystick portsI want to hard mod my joystick ports on my spectrum +2 so they will work with any joystick. Has anyone got a guide or something to help me on what I …
I want to hard mod my joystick ports on my spectrum +2 so they will work with any joystick. Has anyone got a guide or something to help me on what I should be doing ?Cleaning a Currah microslot,Odd one this, I guess... For my main spectrum (my original 16k Issue 3 upgraded to 48k and put into a + case), I am hoping to set up the following c…
... Spectrum's expansion port:
1: Currah micro slot leading to
2 ... : A ribbon cable extension, leading to 3, and a spare port to ... spectra interface (my original spectrum has not had the ... in this chain, the Spectrum gets scrambled, usually with ...+D disc images from/to PCIn my eternal struggle with my +D discs collection, I absolutely need an affordable backup solution. Before fighting with Lotharek's FDD emulator, I …
... FDD emulator, I would like to know if there is a ... quick procedure to save +D discs on my ... windows 8 PC as image files. I know ... 8 program which is able to copy non-standard floppy disc ...[Newbie] From tape to PC?Hi! I've spent all the morning trying to recover some old basic programs I did on a 48K Spectrum before it crashed. I've tried with a modern compute…
... to recover some old basic programs I did on a 48K Spectrum ... files, I used audacity to record the wav file (it ... it can convert files to 8 bit as shown ... I also used STL (spectrum tape loader) to check whether I had ... an easy way to convert its files to VOC or WAV ...Wanted spectrum +2 or 128kLooking for a speccy 128+2 or standard 128 needs to be working, my last 2 have died at different times over the past yaer or so and i really need one…
Looking for a speccy 128+2 or standard 128
needs to be working, my last 2 have died at different times over the past yaer or so and i really need one!
thanks al:smile:lWhat good gaming forums/blogs/sites/e-magazines/etc are there?I've just received this months Retro Gamer, and it has articles about games like Knightlore, Strider, and Ballblazer. As always, they concentrate on …
... machine (But not the Spectrum.... Still, for PC or console it's ... Games Community Forum[/B], similar to the above, but covering ... as well as Unreal Championship 2, Bulletstorm, and the Gears ... if you just happen to like discussing PC hardware, or 'classic' ...12v in a Spectrum +2My Speccy 128 +2 requires a 9v 2.1a PSU, all my 9v PSU's are much below 2.1 amps :( I do however have a 12v 2amp PSU, if I reverse the polarity so t…
My Speccy 128 +2 requires a 9v 2.1a PSU, all my 9v ... PSU's are much below 2.1 amps :(
I ... pin will it be safe to use on the Speccy?
to go a few volts over ...New ZX Spectrum/ZX80/ZX81 emulator - ZEsarUXHi I invite you to try my new ZX Spectrum/ZX80/ZX81 emulator: [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/[/url] It's not really new, I began it …
... /> I invite you to try my new ZX Spectrum/ZX80/ZX81 emulator ... 16k, 48k, Inves Spectrum +, Spectrum 128k (English and Spanish), Spectrum +2 (English, Spanish and ... X). Also supports dumping audio to disk
Handles tape format ...Trying to revive my +2B!Hey folks, Newly registered and looking for a fresh pair of eyes on my journey to restoring my +2B Spectrum :) I've done the Composite out conversi…
... eyes on my journey to restoring my +2B Spectrum :)
... gets. If I fine-tune to Channel 36(UHF), the ... to 610.
I purchased one a ZX Spectrum ... after-market SCART cable from E-Bay ... Here's some links to what I get and also ...Spectrum +2 grey QuickJoy Joystickhello, i have a QuickJoy Supercharger 3 joystick and when i try to play a game in my spectrum the game crash, i am confused maybe i do something wro…
... when i try to play a game in my spectrum the game ... Supercharger 3 compatible with my spectrum? how i can test it ...What systems do you regret buying/not buying?I've never had a non-mainstream console or computer really, I've owned (in order of my buying them*): ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K, +2) Atari ST (STFM/STe…
... /> ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K, +2)
Atari ST (STFM/STe)
PC (various ... liked to have had a C64 as well as a Spectrum, but ... any other contemporary machine. The Spectrum had, to me, the best overall ...Interview with Daz Coombes, prolific pirate from 1987 onwardsIt's taken literally seconds to track down Darren 'Daz' Coombes, the local kingpin of the ZX Spectrum games piracy scene for Basingstoke. Daz took on…
... /> So you have to shove in MEGA PACK 2 to get playing Gauntlet ... 's the PlayStation, X Box, PC...
Daz: [i]Yeah ... : [i]Got no need to. Any good Spectrum games come out - tape ... almost no commercial market for Spectrum games, least of all pirated ...ZX Spectrum +2 ModdingHi Guys OK so I had this old ZX Spectrum case hanging around and I thought, hey what the hell lets mod it. I chopped off the 'Amstrad' part and in …
... I had this old ZX Spectrum case hanging around and I ... and in the hope to return it back to a Sinclair.
There are 4 parts to this mod
Here ...New video about S-video on Spectrum 128 / +2I just made a video about an S-video modification on a Spectrum +2. Most of the technical details are in the video; if you have any questions about i…
... S-video modification on a Spectrum +2. Most of the technical details ...New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…
... version of the Spectrum ROM without the need to shift the ... socket (16 GBP), and the Spectrum +2 Keypad socket (16 GBP). There ... have previously purchased a RS232 cable for use with the ZXC3 ... results, it is recommended to always update to the latest version of ...Seriously weird Issue 2 issue... (RAM-related)Hi guys; I have been trying to fix up my Issue 2 and have run across a bizarre issue that I haven't seen elsewhere in the forums. Hopefully one of …
... been trying to fix up my Issue 2 and have ... narrative:
Spectrum: Issue 2, 48k
Initial problem: ... of tweaking of VR1,2 fixed the colour ... issue.
2. MEMCHK returned 32767, ... few seconds the Spectrum either hangs to a black paper ...Photo of the Spectrum +2 electronic board.Does anyone know where I can find a photo of the down side of the electronic board of Spectrum 128k +2? I mean NOT the side which you can see in …
... of the electronic board of Spectrum 128k +2?
I mean ...Resurrection of ZX SpectrumHello everyone. I recently emerged from my attic bearing my childrens 128k ZX Spectrum +2 with a bag of games etc. Like many before it hasn't seen…
... bearing my childrens 128k ZX Spectrum +2 with a bag of games ... when I couldn't wait to get hold of it myself ... .
Anyway, to get to the point I tuned the ... Tv to analogue. I got the Loader ...128K Spectrum - can't figure out what's wrongLong time no post :) So I have this 128K Spectrum (+2 ROMs) that I cannot for the life of me figure out where the problem lies. Let's take a look a…
... /> So I have this 128K Spectrum (+2 ROMs) that I cannot for ... you say? Tried 2 different Amstrad 40056s and 2 different Ferranti 7K001E ... /> I am totally lost as to a next step. A simple ... hint as to what is actually happening would ...leads to load games from phone?Hi. I'm wanting to load games into my rubber keyed model and can't seem to get a signal into the computer. I'm guessing I need something like this [u…
Hi. I'm wanting to load games into my rubber ... model and can't seem to get a signal into the ... /nikkai-connect-35mm-stereo-jack-to-two-mono-phono-sockets-l40ba ... /> In order to plug in the original spectrum leads to the 2 sockets and ...
