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[QUOTE=Spectrum +3;443776]Hi, I have ... once more. My trusty old Spectrum +2a that I have had since ... -
damaged spectrum+ (blinking squares)Hi, Sorry for my poor english, but I couldn't find on family forums any remedy for my hardware problem with my first speccy in my life :) I've bought…
... working ULA is another Spectrum.
The bad news: finding replacements ... />
The ugly: since the Spectrum+ will have to be opened ... [URL="http://bitcycle.org/retro/spectrum/SRAM_replacement/"]this page[/URL] of ... -
+2A extended memory map & ULA bug?The [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/128kreference.htm"]128K reference page[/URL] says: [quote]The ULA bug which causes snow when I…
... ULA bug appear on the Spectrum +2A if I switch to special ... IM1?[/QUOTE]
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Best Imagine game?Maybe it's purely the nostalgia, but I have a soft spot for Imagine's output (Proper Imagine, that is, not the games released after Ocean bought the …
... what they did for the Spectrum was bad, you should see what ... did for the VIC 20, bad even by that machine's ... -
Please name this game.I'm trying to find a space game, which was a bit like a poor man's Elite. You had to buy and sell stuff on planets and I remember the graphics to b…
... didn't work on my Spectrum +2A and only worked on a ... -
Digital RadioWell, it looks like the switchover to digital radio may be delayed (it is planned for 2015) due to the slow uptake of DAB systems. A report by the BB…
... with an AM or FM signal - with digital you either get ... switchover you could get a bad signal, watch the TV and live ... -
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…
... &ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]Spectrum+[/URL] and a [URL="http ... &ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT"]Spectrum +2A[/URL] both bundled with games ... -
Game compilationsDo you collect game compilations? Do you consider them valuable? or do you think they are inferior to the original? Personally I don't like game com…
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[URL="http://www. ... /Packs/Speccy05.jpg[/URL] - Spectrum +2A
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+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…
... thread because my two spectrum +2A are +2A. I mean spectrum +2A made in taiwan ... Florindo has a spectrum +2B. It's a Spectrum made in china ... scheme ( I had the Spectrum +3/+2A scheme ) and discover this little ... -
+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…
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One called plus3 for spectrum +2B/+3B
if ... a photo of bruno's spectrum ISSUE 4 1990
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have you stayed angry / annoyed at friends for long?just curious.. thought it might be an interesting topic today, I was at work.. so couldn't be ebaying and someone finished their auction way too ear…
... it must have been a bad signal so I didn't. Since ... as a result of the "bad signal", he thought I wasn't ...Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…
... run my code on real Spectrum hardware. 18 years have ... fun project:
Spectrum +3
Multiface 3
Test serial cable
Spectrum +2A manual
Kathe Spracklen Z ... Language Programming
The Complete Spectrum (In six monthly parts - ...Recording to tapeHi everyone, I have this really nice digital radio/CD player/Tape palyer and recorder Im using it for a tape recorder so i can save my programs ont…
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[*]ZX Spectrum's save signal is not normal audio ... mono jack plug on the Spectrum end (as LCD stated)
Spectrum. That way you already have ...Spectrum On LCDHi everyone, I cant do the composite mod on the 16 K speccy, tried it and the video is messed up. i have an LCD with analoge input so i can connect …
... trying to tune a UHF signal there.
Composite doesn't ... all, it's a baseband signal.
[edit] ah, I ... have difficulty tuning the spectrum because the signal is not within specifications ...Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
... /> Spectrum +2A s.n U016970 Faulty Tape Mech
Spectrum +2A s. ... n U091980 Logic Fault
Spectrum +2A s.n ... E011937 Untested
Spectrum +2B s. ... GC14586E029A Logic Fault
Spectrum +3 s.n U270130 ...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…
... was because it followed the Spectrum ROM algorithm). I had screwed ... WAV I created to the Spectrum +3 through line out:
Spectrum ROM disassembly" to proove the ... AUX download code to a Spectrum +2A.
Here is an ...Microdrive faultHi, After a chat with "Winston" at the R3PLAY show I have been able to fix my 48k spectrum faulty M1 signal. My problem with the microdrive is int…
... to fix my 48k spectrum faulty M1 signal.
My problem ... 't work at all, the spectrum never detects the microdrive.
The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…
[url]http://www.speccy.org/hardware/imagenes/ordenadores/spectrum+2A-issue2-larga.jpg[/url]
there we go :)
took me a while to find the picDonkey Kong - TransparencyHi, I might not recall it perfectly but as I was playing the Donkey Kong for ZX-spectrum 48k - I somehow noticed that the Monkey jumps with something…
... on a background on ZX Spectrum. Looks bad, that's why you ...newer plus d interfacehi all the plus d interface i have just been given is for the new +2a and +3 spectrums is their anything i can buy so i can use it on all my older sp…
Maybe it was internally rewired? In fact I rewired my Spectrum +2A to use +D (thanks to instruction in Spectrum User Club Magazine), but it is possible to rewire the +D.Octode - new eight channel beeper music engineYes, another one. This engine provides eight channels of tone, without volume or decays, and with small pauses between rows, so it is Wham-like. It a…
... best sound will go from Spectrum +2a (maybe also from +3; I ...modding a grey+2When I've been to last few shows there's always a grey 128 with a divide on the back. Now I'm sure it's got additional joystick ports by the tape de…
well, if I get time this week I shall put a simple "how-to" with pictures as my "Now fully working" Spectrum +2A (with +2e ROMS) is ready for some serious action.
Also gonna build the simple 8Bit IDE interface too =)Using a Z80 CPU in a 48K Spectrum?Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff? Thanks for re…
... well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication ... will work with the Spectrum's clock signal... but perhaps someone with ...Using a Z80 CPU in a 48K Spectrum?Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff? Thanks for re…
... will work with the Spectrum's clock signal... but perhaps someone with ... a Z80 working in a Spectrum. I doubt Zilog kept two ...Octode - new eight channel beeper music engineYes, another one. This engine provides eight channels of tone, without volume or decays, and with small pauses between rows, so it is Wham-like. It a…
... , I tested OCTODE music on Spectrum +2A connected directly to regular loudspeakers ...+2: 128k enhanced games no longer loading (but OK in 48k mode) :-/Having a spot of bother with my +2, a couple of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder (Hew…
... the same problem with a Spectrum +2A and it appears to be ... , I guess you have a Spectrum +2 (grey), so I would ... memory chips as normally the Spectrum makes a self test of ...ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... PSU that plugs into the spectrum... then yes.
I ... anything that will power that Spectrum - I've already got a ... ATX PSU, fully tested with Spectrum +2A/+3 Cable - all nice an ...ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... ATX PSU, fully tested with Spectrum +2A/+3 Cable - all nice an ...Drawing 3D grids in Basic...This is probably very simple for someone who feels comfortable with Math, but it's driving me crazy... Let's say I want to draw a grid of 16 by 16 s…
... using EightyOne setup as a Spectrum +2A you cannot use the variable ...50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... Rak;523790]ZX Spectrum doesn't generate interlaced signal. [/QUOTE]
... do you mean zx spectrum generates progressive signal or just one half ... Ok as I understand, zx spectrum sends two even fields side ... detailed info on how zx spectrum outputs video signal?
