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Be honest now...When you got your (first) Spectrum, was it the computer you wanted? And don't worry, this poll is anonymous, so your secret is safe, even if you're …
... if you got the spectrum but had no awareness of any other ... 'm glad it was the Spectrum. ( -
Remove +12 Volt itemsWhich items can be removed on a ZX48K issue 4b PCB if I don't need the +12 Volt? Micky
... mentioned here apply to 48K issue 4B, and [I]will[/I] be ... -
Detecting ZX Interface 1 ROM VersionIs there any way of checking which version of the ZX Interface 1 is present? I know that the later ROMs were better at networking - what other impro…
... Pennell's articles in Your Spectrum: [url=http://www.users. ... page 13[/URL] of Your Spectrum Issue 20.
The number being ... /> If you have an Issue 1 you will get a ... /> If you have an Issue 2 you will get a ... A76C)
Checksum for an Issue 3? Who knows?! ;) -
Whi different result with Spectrum +3 ?The followed code 10 FOR n=23296 TO 23299 20 READ a: POKE n,a 30 NEXT n 40 DATA 1,127,106,201 50 PRINT USR 23296 causes that the spectrum 48k show…
... asm code but the Spectrum+ model was no usefull as the +3 ... the only difference from the spectrum 48k to the +3 ?
Resolving USR entry point into a data + m/code block?Well, I had another look at that Merlin listing and decided that blowing up the faint page made it possible to read everything (with a struggle). How…
... be uncovered here; a Spectrum game that no-one's ever seen ...Do you think they'll be pissed?I'm not sure if this is in the right forum. It just went up. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfM0hNmukM"]Silkworm Intro Music Battle - Who Wi…
... video felt that the spectrum needed some extra help ... fun B) not that spectrum users never talk smack ... is better" on Spectrum videos when no one asks them ... of stupid comments on Spectrum videos. In my experience ... more of them than Spectrum fans who talk crap ...How many hours a week do you use your Speccy?How many hours a week do you use your Speccy and for what (gaming or programming?).
... emulation now.. I have no space for the real thing ... bit, including the following Spectrum emulators: SpecEmu (no.1!), Spin, UnrealSpeccy, ... br /> My favorite machine is Spectrum 48k (i have few), but ... , mainly because i have no patience and time for loading ...PSU differences for the n00bHi all, im the [B]n00b[/B] in question lol Sorry folks in advance for this cos its prolly been asked a million gazillion times! Im currently in po…
... possesion of a 128 spectrum..
It has no power supply and ... not that "up" on sinclair spectrum 128's (or maybe amstrad ... tapes just to run the spectrum and then give away lol ... *The software not the spectrum ;)
btw, whats the ...Schematics for loading amplifier?I'm interrested in making an external portable amplifier in order to be able to load speccy games using an mp3 player. I looked in the internet but c…
... and EAR connectors on Spectrum. EAR is the input ... of the spectrum because it names ... the output of the spectrum because it names the ... the spectrum for SAVE/LOAD (the spectrum itself has no microphon ... the circuitry inside the spectrum is designed to act ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... simultaneous on-screen Alien sprites no problem.
[QUOTE]How ... as they could on a Spectrum.
Which of course ... smooth...this is a 48K Spectrum after all. But the arcade ... stuff than a usual Spectrum game and no one seems to mind ...ZX Spectrum TV AppearancesThis thread is intended to be a long standing thread in which catalogued are Spectrum related Film TV appearances.
I wasn't going to say, as I'm not sure if it's 2 or 3. It's not a 1 though. My guess would be issue 2. No, wait, definitely an issue 3; it doesn't have that extra wonky bit of heatsink.Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... a major one. The Spectrum being British no doubt also was an ...Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
... do with freely available Spectrum software..?[/QUOTE]
No, it's about ... in country A.[/QUOTE]
No, the Berne Convention (and European ... or license from the originator. No country in Europe does. The ...Which ones oldest?[SIZE="3"][/SIZE] Ok, i've got 4 rubber key speccys. One I can't see any serial on it at all? Ones still in the box and i can't be arsed to get it ou…
SNs apart I think the first image is related to a newer spectrum (issue 6 ?), just because is made in Korea.
Ciao.Possible tape loading modI've got an idea for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or computer soundcards on the +3 or Black +2... It seems to work but I ju…
... /> Not always: remember the Spectrum transformer has no "ground" connection to the ... a two pole plug, thus no ground connection too. So, the ... on battery as there is no common earth connection.[/QUOTE]
no common GND.Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…
... memory. Thus a 48K Spectrum should have no problem to run the ...Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…
... memory. Thus a 48K Spectrum should have no problem to run the ...Opinion on new 128K only gamesHello, Being new to the WOS community, I am unclear on the attitude towards 128K only software, that is; Is there a strong need to support the 48K m…
... in bits to the spectrum?
I'm no programmer, so I ... to write software for any spectrum, but if we can ... . On the other hand, no problems if it can't ... on here recently did a Spectrum version of the 1909 ... from there to the 48K Spectrum. The 128K version, just ...Assembly Programming for IDIOTSOk are there any websites guides for what opcodes do in a z80 or books... but for really really thick people like me :-) Something along the lines …
... I was speaking about the Spectrum, not the Gamecube, or the ... would be needed on the Spectrum, it's advisable to have ... are speaking of the Spectrum, which has no concept of "shared" ... interrupt control registers, because the Spectrum was never conceived as a ...Timex 2048 documentsHi, I got Timex 2048, seems to work, but no colors on screen :cry:. Neither TV out, nor Composite works. ULA fault ? It seems TC 2048 uses MC 1377 a…
[QUOTE=Gods;489287]OK, my TC2048 say issue 4b...[/QUOTE]
Is that the one that was rebuilt? :)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…
... . The +2 tape deck has no volume control either, so from ... of course the rubber key spectrum, and it has a massive ... work on a 48K spectrum, but have no or little sound, unless ...MIA: YS issue 94 / Retro Gamer 9I've just found the CD rom from Retro Gamer 9 containing the virtual 'YS issue 94' covertape. ( [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
[QUOTE=Alarm;490405]No, there was a (at least ... was on page 67 in issue 5. (No mention of it on ...MIA: YS issue 94 / Retro Gamer 9I've just found the CD rom from Retro Gamer 9 containing the virtual 'YS issue 94' covertape. ( [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
... was on page 67 in issue 5. (No mention of it on ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... can run on original Spectrum hardware? Kind of reminds ... games for the Spectrum that had no colour clash like ... mentioned that there is no maximum limit on the ... ROM? Sinclair's unreleased Spectrum, the 'Loki' was ... speed at which the Spectrum could read data from ...broken 48K, strange screenwell I finally socketed all lower 16K ram chips, (8 of them in a row near corner, not those 4 in two rows) and replaced them with new ones but it did…
it was TR5 (issue 3B). no need to replace it, two ... was without a case! (so no surprise it was broken)
Can a ZX81 be upgraded to a Spectrum?No, I don't want to do this, and I agree that to do so (even if I could) would be a waste of time. The question is, is it possible though? The upgrad…
[QUOTE=Alien 8;500389]No, I don't want ... the Z80 in a broken Spectrum, I don't know ... a PC inside a 48K Spectrum, and claimed that because ... on it, it was a Spectrum Upgrade. This is not ... In that time the Spectrum users had no Ethernet-Adapter, USB, Harddisks ...Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... computer in 1983, a 48K Spectrum, and believe me, as someone ... at that time, the Spectrum was in no way a failure. It ... began when someone said that spectrum screen LOOKS unnecessarily cryptic and ... the best things about the Spectrum, aparently, as it allows you ...Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... at that time, the Spectrum was in no way a failure. It ... into words how amazing the Spectrum was in those days.[/QUOTE ... even 400), so most early Spectrum titles rather disappointed me. But ... i like the later spectrum software.
[QUOTE=ewgf ...A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…
... being executed in a Spectrum with practically no changes.
Anybody ...
