World of Spectrum
  • Categories
  • Discussions
  • FAQ
  • Sign In
Home › Search
Title Search
@title beer Word 'beer' in title
User Search
  • @user admin Only posts by Admin
Text Search
  • @body beer Word 'beer' in the text
Phrase Search
"Hello World" Exact phrase match
Exclude Terms
  • car -red Search cars that are not red
"Or" Searches
  • honda | bmw 'honda' or 'bmw' results
Multi-Field
@(title,body) hello Both contain 'hello'
WildCard
  • hond* civ* Match all with an astrix
Combination
  • @title bmw @user admin
See more supported syntax examples
Search Again :: Adv Search 1000 results in 0.154s
<1234567…34>
  • Sonic Activation ModuleAn irritating problem has come about on startup of my PC. A dialog box says "Please wait while windows configures Sonic Activation Module". I've nev…

    ... other removable disk that is not available. Insert the sonic activation ... . This happens every time I start up the computer.

    There ... 't a Sonic Activation Module option on my Add/Remove Programs ... I turn my PC on from now on.
    Unless someone ...
    Spector Spector January 2007 Chit chat
  • Faulty Spectrum (help requested)I have an issue 6a specci. It's Z80 has the fault m1 line problem (Multiface 128 does not work). So I decided to put in a new Z80 but unfortunately i…

    ... a working ULA and Z80 from another Spectrum (issue 4b). So these ... different when I power the Spectrum up. But there seems to be ... like bad RAM. But the Spectrum worked before I unsoldered the ... It also seems that the Spectrum is not initializing, because there's ...
    UTom71 UTom71 February 2008 Hardware
  • PSPectrum problem (and other PSP problems...)Please read this all the way through - I know it might seem like rambling, but I want to give all necessary data if possible. A couple of weeks ago,…

    ... Square button)

    3) Selecting the XMB icon, to exit ... now stopped working (when I start it the screen goes black ... so (though unlikely, he's not an idiot), but first I ... the boot up menu (when you turn on the PSP from cold whilst ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2008 Emulators
  • Lerm MicroMate - A Full CircleWell, it's taken a long time... but while eventually making an image of my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008433"]MicroMate[…

    ... 1 Interface One but has not been tested with that ... start the rebuild.
    3. After rebuilding has finished, reset your Spectrum ... MicroMate.
    4. From the MicroMate menu, select the option to load MiniTape ... one cartridge as I've not yet found a reliable ...
    jp jp March 2008 Development
  • Installing dual boot Windows 98. Need advice.Hi all. I have a Win XP PC with two hard drives. Drive 1 is partitioned to C drive and F drive, with plenty space in each. Drive 2 is D drive, als…

    ... options on start-up.

    However, when I boot from the Win ... 98 CD, it does not give me the option ... to delete the files or not. So, at this point I ... installation as I do not want to knacker up XP.

    mrmessy mrmessy April 2008 Chit chat
  • Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …

    ... BASIC ROM, which is not an option because the CPLD lacks the ... CLOSE # to free the stream from ZX BASIC's point of ... stdout (quite often, nothing shows up till a carriage return or ... the stream). Probably for the Spectrum, deciding when to flush would ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • [Discussion] Planned corrections to: The Complete Spectrum ROM DisassemblyOk, folks. Since I'm not obtaining replies from those involved in the previous effort to transcribe The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly, I'm going …

    ... folks. Since I'm not obtaining replies from those involved in the ... previous effort to transcribe The Complete Spectrum ... />
    Definitely the Spectrum Scratchpad webpages would be a ... opinion or can come up with a contribution on ...
    rahtgaz rahtgaz December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Thinking ahead...Just mulling something over for the Project After The Spectranet (which seems to have become never-ending...) Would anyone (except for me, naturally…

    ... being able to start up from a program other than the Spectrum ROM (for ... ).

    The idea is not just for trying to fix ... an emulator (such as peripherals not supported in your favorite emulator ...
    Winston Winston June 2009 Hardware
  • Spanish ZX Spectrum+ 128KDoes anyone know what the differences are between the Spanish and the UK versions of the ZX Spectrum+ 128 ? A couple of people have reported that th…

    ... UK versions of the ZX Spectrum+ 128 ?

    A couple ... Plus interface - it just does not start up, although the interface will work ...
    rwap rwap August 2009 Hardware
  • Which ZX Spectrum setup?I'm building a semi-pro laser setup, with.. a ZX Spectrum as controller! [url]http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1297705[/url] (I'm no…

    ... /1297705[/url]
    (I'm not the topicstarter of that topic ... or ESXDOS firmware
    + ZX Spectrum +2B with parallel port
    = I ... parallel data from 48K Basic, and both DivIDE firmwares are not 128K ... I access OUT port 4093 from 48K Basic?? I still could ...
    bverstee bverstee January 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum Twitter YouTube surprisesWell well well. Now the YouTube insight stats have come out for my Spectrum twitter client video, it's thrown up surprises. Firstly, the number of h…

    ... for my Spectrum twitter client video, it's thrown up surprises. ... /> 1. Russia - 46.9% - not entirely surprising, given their demoscene ... video, presumably gathering this from all viewers who have a ... and filled this data in. Not surprisingly, 95% male, 5% ...
    Winston Winston June 2010 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum + Issue 6A Repair attemptHello everybody! I got ZX Spectrum + which doesnt work properly. On power up I can see color mosaic, then paper goes black and i can see thin red ba…

    ... got ZX Spectrum + which doesnt work properly. On power up I can ... can see thin red bars from memory test. It stops here ... about removing +5 from IC25 which is not present in issue6a. Can ... I remove power from IC27 ...
    emes30 emes30 July 2010 Hardware
  • RealSpectrumI have today had to try and make up a new G+DOS boot disk for the Plus-D interface. In the past (when I had Windows XP and a PC with built in disk d…

    ... had to try and make up a new G+DOS boot ... drive), I could do this from Real Spectrum's disk utilities.
    start up Real Spectrum and press ALT F6, I get "not implemented in ...
    rwap rwap October 2010 Emulators
  • How to TZX "difficult" programsFirst of all hello, this is my first post after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind. Secondly - if this is in breach of t…

    ... introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind.
    up the spectrum these days and ... from there it simply will not work. depending on the decoder option ... I choose I get a tzx file anywhere from 0kb up ... to make tzx files from other games in my ...
    beercritch beercritch January 2011 Games
  • What memory pages are being used in a +3DOS disk operation?To make a long story short: what pages are in use by +3DOS while doing read operations from the disk drive? Now, for the details, for those interest…

    ... trying to port a 128K Spectrum game (Where time stood still ... : the main menu shows up and I can choose controls and start game ... does not overwrite system vars, as main block is loaded from 25340, up ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2011 Development
  • WANTED: working or not spectrum+ 128k toasterHi, WANTED working or not spectrum+ 128k toaster. I am from Spain so shipping to Spain required. Cheers.

    Hi,

    WANTED working or not spectrum+ 128k toaster.

    I am from Spain so shipping to Spain required.

    Cheers.
    the_evangelist the_evangelist April 2011 Wanted
  • A question about the suggestion(s box)The pop-up suggestions box is a nice feature, but there is one sma-a-a-ll problem. I noticed that when I selected Books and typed "rom" (looking for …

    The pop-up suggestions box is a ... . In particular, it did not offer the ROM Disassembly in ... />
    So I tried Spectrum Software, and "mo" (looking for ... with alternative titles, as Do Not Pass Go and Clever & ... token in it, so selecting it from the list doesn't ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Infoseek database
  • DivIDE questionsHi All, I'm the proud owner of two DivIDE interfaces, that I have just "inherited" from a friend. One of them is the original one and the other one …

    ... that I have just "inherited" from a friend. One of them ... keyboard Spectrum:

    1) The standard DivIDE boots up, detectes ... does not boot up: when I plug it into the Spectrum the ... channel is not well adjusted, and the Spectrum does not start. I have ...
    Uto Uto April 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 problem - the hat trick!Ok, 3rd Spectrum hardware test, 3rd problem. Power up a +2 and everything seems to be fine with the menu displaying. Go to move the cyan bar to selec…

    Ok, 3rd Spectrum hardware test, 3rd problem. Power up a +2 and everything ... seems to be fine with the menu ... cyan bar to select another option from the menu and nothing happens - no ... is made when you press up and down. Enter doesn't ...
    redballoon redballoon April 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A not loading games/Azimuth screwMy Spectrum +2A wouldn't load some 'tested' games I'd bought off eBay recently, so I tried turning the Azimuth screw and I seem to have dislodged it,…

    My Spectrum +2A wouldn't load some ' ... bit brief - I'm not very clued-up on Spectrum hardware.

    Paul2010 Paul2010 May 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum+ keys not responsiveHi all, apologies if this is in the wrong place or anything like that but I got told that any Spectrum woes should be posted here. Basically I bough…

    ... I got told that any Spectrum woes should be posted here ... than some old Windows thing from the '90s and naturally something ... or something that I'm not doing correctly, and thanks in ...
    andaeeee andaeeee October 2011 Hardware
  • Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…

    ... /> I found its voltage regulator not to be working so I ... is a
    replacement (not by me and it appears ... another
    Spectrum and a working ULA from another Spectrum produces the same ... is correct for a Spectrum at
    start-up.

    - RD ( ...
    Zorn Zorn November 2011 Hardware
  • Difficult to find upper RAM fault.I've recently repaired an issue 3B 48K Spectrum that had a tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd post a report of what I found here. …

    ... know how the ROM's start-up memory test works. The relevant ... modifying each possible RAM location, from low to high, using the ... /> On occasions when the Spectrum did not initialise at all, the logic ... did not manage to capture the RAM-FILL routine passing from ...
    Zorn Zorn April 2012 Hardware
  • Interview with Steve Wetherill (Odin)Hi you all!!! Here is the interview done to STEVE WETHERILL (Nodes of Yesod, Robin of The Wood, Arc of Yesod, Heartland... ?Odin!) and published at […

    ... /> [B]P- How did you start in games development and what ... the original Spectrum game. Essentially, we wrote it from the ground up, and ... time. From a business point of view, it could not hurt to ... P- Which are your favorite Spectrum games (not made by you, ? and ...
    jmvbok jmvbok August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +2A not workingI bought my first Spectrum, the +2A, and it's not working. When I try to start it, only the power led is blinking and no picture to TV. What could be…

    I bought my first Spectrum, the +2A, and it's not working. When I try to start it, only the power led is blinking and no picture to TV. What could be the problem?
    zapper zapper August 2012 Hardware
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think ... the book ZX Spectrum Games Master. Its a great start thanks for ... 140-150. I think its not handling the input correctly? or ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • DivIDE CompatabilityThe Spectrum is 30 show proved a valuable event for investigating issues with Spectrums which do not work with the DivIDE.... The ones I sell are ma…

    ... from the Retro Computer Museum guys, it worked fine on that Spectrum ... br /> Grabbed my own Spectrum and another Spectrum which was in for ... it sometimes did not start up). No problems starting up with the ... RCM had a Spectrum +2A which they could not get their ...
    rwap rwap September 2012 Hardware
  • Velesoft's ZX128+2 with 1.5MB memoryMy old ZX128+2 PROFI (grey model - spanish version) for sale here: [url]http://aukro.cz/super-zx-spectrum-128-2-1-5-mb-i2738723874.html[/url] Back s…

    ... ://aukro.cz/super-zx-spectrum-128-2-1-5 ... from ramdisc is possible save back to FAT32.

    - after start-up ... computer always show menu (setup) with configuration setup ... VGA convertor). USB connector is not connect.

    ...
    velesoft velesoft October 2012 Sales
  • A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…

    ... for returning to the start of the current line ... ve come from, which can, on the Spectrum at least, ... upon that information. Picking up the top level can ... often, and picking up any level can be ... or space which are not otherwise possible from BASIC alone.
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum +128 and PlusDI have a cased PlusD interface (I doubt it is an original as it is unmarked). Have just tried it on my 48K rubber key spectrum and it works fine. H…

    ... my 48K rubber key spectrum and it works fine ...
    I reset the Spectrum as I had forgotten that ... br /> Now the 128K will not start up with the PlusD attached - I ... and you get the spectrum saving border on screen, ... PlusD in the 48K Spectrum again and it works ...
    rwap rwap December 2012 Hardware
<1234567…34>

Latest Posts

  • Frankie's ZX Spectrum Digouts
    Zup on 1:58PM
  • Elusive Strategy Games done by the Smaller or less Prolific Software Houses.
    harriusherbartio on 1:02PM
  • Minor British Sports that did become games on the ZX Spectrum
    harriusherbartio on 12:42AM
  • 1992 Spectrum Software
    harriusherbartio on April 7
  • Celebrity deaths...
    mel the bell on April 7
  • LONELY TZX files : software TZX'd on the online sites with NO ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION
    harriusherbartio on April 7
  • spectrum in netflix bomb and the cold war documentary
    zxbruno on April 7
  • Are there any decent Speccy Flight Sims?
    harriusherbartio on April 7
  • Who Has Got The Earliest ZX Spectrum Software?
    harriusherbartio on April 6
  • Tradtional games that were not programmed on the ZX Spectrum
    harriusherbartio on April 6

HitBox

Word Docs Hits
spectrum 82.7K 132.3K
2b 1.8K 2.6K
not 231.7K 346.3K
selecting 787 843
option 10.9K 13.7K
from 169.9K 237.3K
start 30.5K 37K
up 135.3K 178.3K
menu 6.9K 9.4K

Related Threads

  • Stop me from blowing up my original Spectrum 128!I have a Spectrum 128 (not the +2), and I want to play some of those old classic games again. The trouble is this.<br /> I still have the original Po…
  • Spectrum not booting up properlyI picked up an old Spectrum from a car boot sale today, but the keyboard was acting up. I took it apart to see what the problem was, but after puttin…
  • Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back!<br /> And Spectrum?? Why Not<br /> Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum!<br /> Help us To do this drea…
  • Rom upgrade(s) for the Humble spectrum +2 (not 2a or 2b)Hello there my fellow forum chummies,<br /> <br /> I was thinking today, after reading all this lovely rom burnery stuff, is there a way I could upda…
  • Flood II animations from 1992 (not Spectrum!).Here's a video of some animations &amp; graphics I did for a game called 'Flood 2' in 1992 which I was making for a company called 'Bullfrog'. It was…
  • Mine Alert from MH, already typed up by Namco and missing from WoS (Neil Parsons??!)I was reading the thread where the game "Sir Gawain" was typed up and uploaded to the archive and noticed that the same person did type up also anoth…
  • Inlay from Magnificent seven not showing upThe inlay scan of:<br /> <br /> [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011869[/url]<br /> <br /> does not show up in the entry.
  • Animated mock up of a beat em up from RELEVO VideogamesRELEVO has posted in its channel a mockup of what could be in the future a beat em up for the Spectrum and MSX. Looks quite good!<br /> <br /> [url]h…
  • 1st Spectrum games Compo "From the Arcade to the Spectrum"Hey everybody! So the Compo is finally here ;)<br /> <br /> It is a compo where the games have to be convertions from Spanish coin ops, here are all …
  • My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all,<br /> <br /> I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped…

Related Searches

  • new hardware for spectrum from shaos
  • load from pc into spectrum 128k
  • zx spectrum 3 run game from disk
  • zx spectrum 3 run game from disc
  • spectrum 3 run game from disc
  • spectrum 2b case
  • spectrum 48k noise from speaker
  • spectrum 2b rf removal
  • spectrum 2b atx
  • zx spectrum 2b tape deck stops
  • zx spectrum 2b tape deck problem
  • best spectrum game from 2013 poll
  • spectrum 2b not selectingoption from start up menu
  • up down keys not working
  • kempston up not working
  • joystick up not working
  • what to expect from new recreated spectrum
  • zx spectrum gui menu wimp
  • how to transfer software from pc spectrum 2
  • how to transfer software from pc spectrum floppy disk

Copyright © 2024 World of Spectrum