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Loading problems from PC to SpectrumI've been loading Spectrum games via Spectaculator's virtual cassette player for a while now. Unfortunately I find that the sound from the PC often c…
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PCSpectrum cable?Hi all, I must admit I'm not into Spectrums (Atarian to the bone here :) ), I'm posting here for the benefit of a friend. Recently he unearthed his …
... . Recently he unearthed his old Spectrum 48 and he'd like ... peripheral (it can emulate a Cassette recorder, a disk drive, etc ... -
Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... be loaded in an actual Spectrum using a cassette.
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Using a Spectrum on a Amstrad monitorHi I have a Amstrad CTM644 monitor, is it possible to connect it to a spectrum 128 or a +2 If so, is there somewhere I can get an adaptor (Maplins…
... to connect it to a spectrum 128 or a +2
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BRIDGEND: 128K +2 (Light Grey) and 3 boxfulls of Games.I whent to a well known carboot sale in Cardiff today (Splot Market) and came across a bloke selling a 128K =2 (light Grey) with power supply e.t.c. …
... selling a 128K =2 (light Grey) with power supply e.t ... deep, 2ft fall) boxes of spectrum games. Many of these games ... -
AMSTRAD monitor for SPECTRUM+3I have a monitor color Amstrad CTM644, can it function on a ZX Spectrum+3? So yes which is the connection? Sorry but I don't have the plans of the co…
I have a monitor color Amstrad CTM644, can it function on a ZX Spectrum+3? So yes which is the connection? Sorry but I don't have the plans of the connector of the monitor.
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Average loading times for Spectrum games?When you hear people talking about the Spectrum or other cassette-based computers nowadays, a lot of them claim the games took 15, 30 or even 45 minu…
... people talking about the Spectrum or other cassette-based computers nowadays, a ... haven't had a real spectrum for many years now but ... ? Can someone with a real spectrum confirm how long the average ... -
+3 Drive B ConnectorI've heard some people say the pinout in the manual for the +3 is incorrect and is actually in reverse. Does this mean that pin 34 on the connector i…
... heard some people say the pinout in the manual for the ... that pin 34 on the connector is Drive ready, 32 is ... ...?
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Broken grey +2I have a grey +2 and the problem is it doesn't seem to be outputting anything via the modulator ( don't know about the monitor port ) when i turn the…
I have a grey +2 and the problem is ... i press play on the cassette nothing happens, is this a ... -
My new Spectrum 128K+2A...Hi guys, As most people here, my first micro computer (1986) was a Spectrum (128+2 grey - I'm in France). I sold it near 1990 to buy my 1st atari ST…
... computer (1986) was a Spectrum (128+2 grey - I'm in France ... bought a second +2, a grey one... :lol:
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Audio level on a grey +2Hi all, I received yesterday my "new" Spectrum 128+2 grey. It's a french one (without modulator, and with specific roms : message in french). First …
... received yesterday my "new" Spectrum 128+2 grey.
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Death of cassetteSome days ago I heard on the radio that only 8000 cassette tapes were sold in Spain during the whole year 2006. It looks like the cassette format is …
... the radio that only 8000 cassette tapes were sold in Spain ... 2006. It looks like the cassette format is about to disappear ... using a real cassette, but well, it affects the Spectrum, what do ... -
+2 blurry TV pictureHi, I'm a Spectrum user from Argentina, this is my first post :smile: I've recently got a spanish ZX Spectrum +2 (the grey one). Hooking european c…
Hi, I'm a Spectrum user from Argentina, this is ... got a spanish ZX Spectrum +2 (the grey one). Hooking european computers ... of the 8-pin DIN connector and connecting ground to pin ... />
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Edge-connector video...Been reading some old speccy books recently that were surplus to requirements at the local library...:-) ...and in one book it mentions that the ed…
... it mentions that the edge-connector carries the YUV video-signal ... /> Has anybody every made a connector which converted those feeds into ... video-feed from a 48K spectrum? -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing ... was soldering a new PSU connector onto the board. When I ... -
Rubber Key Spectrum BoxesAfter buying quite a few boxes i have found that in all there are 7 ndifferent box designs and its possible to know which issue speccy isin the box w…
... which contains an issue 1 grey key spectrum on one end the ... , The common black box with grey key spectrum picture, this has no ... the box picture issue 2 spectrum.
5, This one ... the made in korea stamped spectrum inside, issue 4 spectrums in ... -
Spectrum 25th Birthday Competition************************************************** ***** HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY ZX SPECTRUM! ************************************************** ***** T…
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HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY ZX SPECTRUM!
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Spectrum, Speccy legend Jonathan
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ZX Spectrum 128+ problemsHello!I recently purchased and got myself a spectrum 128+ from ebay.The item did not have an original power supply so i got a power supply of 9volts …
... works ok.However whenever the spectrum 128+ is connected on that ... used the -ve polarity the spectrum heatsink works and the machine ... it be a faulty RF connector (the big box that has ... ULA chipset?
Unfortunately spectrum 128+ does not have a ... -
Another spectrum saved! (almost)I'm feeling rather chuffed* I just mended my spectrum+ unfortunately several keys were dead, and on opening the keyboard up one of the membrane tails…
... chuffed* I just mended my spectrum+ unfortunately several keys were dead ... relevant pins on the keyboard connector. It prints perfectly! (lucky since ... not exciting for all you spectrum mending regulars, but it's ... -
Edge Connector's...Can someone please point me to an online source of the spectrum edge connector (the female one I need to connect my board to a speccy), preferably in…
Can someone please point me to an online source of the spectrum edge connector (the female one I need to connect my board to a speccy), preferably in the UK.
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spectrum compatibilityI have read/heard conflicting statements from different sources regarding different spectrums with games. Can an expert/s say with certainty compati…
... different models:
1) spectrum 48k+ -> not compatible with ... )spectrum 128k + -> not compatible with all games
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Spectrum modsHi all, Looking at my Spectrum stuff and the mod`s I have done. How many of you out there have done Spectrum modifications? And what are they? 1. …
... all,
Looking at my Spectrum stuff and the mod`s ... you out there have done Spectrum modifications?
And what ... mod
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Shakin Stevens Zx Spectrum Game!!!!!!!!!!!eBay item:SHAKIN STEVENS RARE CASSETTE + ZX SPECTRUM GAME (#190138498997) Holy Moly could it be?!?!?! How bizzare!
eBay item:SHAKIN STEVENS RARE CASSETTE + ZX SPECTRUM GAME (#190138498997)
Holy Moly could it be?!?!?!
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I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…
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I've got a spectrum Issue 2 board, that's ... who gave me his old spectrum stuff.
I was tidying ... for a 'super spectrum' is a bog standard spectrum, but ruggedised.
connector wobble trashing things
ZX Spectrum +2 RGB to CGA (RGBI) MonitorI just picked up a spanking brand new Goldstar 1410-CGA with RGBI. It has a 9 pin "D" type connector. 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Red 4 Green 5 Blue 6 Inte…
... a 9 pin "D" type connector.
1 Ground
Spectrum +2 work with it?Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…
... the door of your spectrum usage closes it normally ... So I recently purchased a Spectrum +2A and a multiface ... to wire a stereo connector like 2 sepearte mono ... in a format the spectrum would understand. And then ... program from PC to spectrum without having to buy ...Change a Spectrum games description gameTake a ZX Spectrum title but re-write the description in the cassette inlay based on the title. Jet Set Willy - You play Big Rod flying the world tr…
... ZX Spectrum title but re-write the description in the cassette inlay ...Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…
... will load via an external cassette player, but I lost hope ... . I reinserted it in the Spectrum, and for the first time ... be a problem with my Spectrum rather than the disk drive ...zx spectrum +3hello fellaes from europe, greece, last week finally i found a zx spectrum 3, with a damaged drive, a power supply that works fine, and a black wire …
... finally i found a zx spectrum 3,
with a damaged ... ,
and a black wire connector from the port TV of ...Oh look, more Spectrum reviews(x-post to CSS as part of general self-publicising) Part of the reason I've been more active (or at least less lurky) on CSS and here of late is tha…
... ]http://www.caffeinated.org.uk/spectrum/spectrum.html[/url]
The ... to 177 games: I included Cassette 50 in the list. Having ...
