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I bought my first ZX Spectrum 48k, now what ?Hi guys ! I recently go to Brussel in Belgium and found a ZX Spectrum at a "flea market" (sorry, I don't the correct word for that, let's call it a …
... Belgium and found a ZX Spectrum at a "flea market" (sorry ... dirty condition.
I first wanted to clean the keyboard ... .jpg[/IMG][/URL]
First mistake, I never knew that ... /> Then I opened my ZX Spectrum. I don't know if ... -
ZX spectrum games clear-outAfter discovering yesterday on this site how to load tzx. files direct to my Speccy, I have decided it's time to free some much needed space up in th…
... 'm selling all my zx spectrum cassette's (about 300ish). :-(
first look and if no one ... interested I'll try ebay next week,
so if anyone ... -
My first program - a vertical scrollerHi all, I'm new here. Nice to meet you all! A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn Z80 assembly language. I spent many hours in front of the Spec…
... evenings of coding, is my first Spectrum assembly language program ever:
next goal is to add animation ... learn to program the Z80/Spectrum hardware, I spent some time ... about assembly language on the Spectrum, so while you don't ... -
"Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
... . The first part is an overview, and it follows on next week ... , but I heard that the Spectrum 128K can be a bit ... -
Emulation of ZX Spectrum 128+2 (grey)Please read this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35523[/url] result: exist 3 (or more) versions of grey ZX Spect…
... grey ZX Spectrum 128+2. First version contain board ISS1. Next version is ... .
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IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
... community and resource for the Spectrum collector. over the last three ... (or cf adapters) on a Spectrum... (man its so awesome, ... internal IDE interface for the Spectrum computer.
[B ... this first installment... I hope that you follow me onto the next ... -
Repairing another Issue 2 48K Spectrum.I said at the start of the other thread that I've got another one of these and I've started investigating it. The board is more-or-less exactly the …
... on the other Issue 2 Spectrum.
A resistance measurement ... a complete short circuit. I first replaced the 7805 and that ... same as before and the Spectrum was drawing 240mA at 9V ... far. I think I'll next investigate the diodes in the ... -
28-character wide multicolour(ish) on 48k SpectrumLong-time lurker here... I've always been interested in rainbow effects on the 48k Spectrum, mainly from a perspective of "Just what [I]would [/I]ha…
... effects on the 48k Spectrum, mainly from a perspective ... the 80s?". My last (first!) post was prompted by ... Spin as a 48k Spectrum. (Based on code from ... "Advanced Spectrum Machine Language" by David ... -most 8 characters of the next line
PUSH DE ... -
ANN: The ZX Spectrum on Your PC - Second EditionA couple of days ahead of schedule, the second edition of my guide to Spectrum PC emulation is now finished and uploaded to Issuu, where you can brow…
... edition of my guide to Spectrum PC emulation is now finished ... is significantly longer than the first (over twice as long, in ... appendices.
Over the next few weeks, I'll be ... -
Stealth AllRAM SpectrumHaving just received a couple of new keyboard membranes to fix a couple of machines with, the thought crossed me that I should do a special project w…
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1. Remove the 16K Spectrum ROM
2. Replace it ... cry. This new 64K Spectrum - how the hell does ... boot loader off the first mounted filesystem into address ... An IC socket goes in next. I've made this modification ... .
The next bit is to add a ... -
Revisiting Spectrum CPU clock regenerationWarning: This post will be a bit nerdy :-) Some time ago, I experimented with phase locked loop circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectru…
... PLL would be completely unsuitable. First off, because its minimum ... should be. At the next Spectrum positive clock edge, if ... the digital PLL. The first cycle of the regenerated clock ... the rising edge of the next Spectrum clock cycle, the regenerated ... -
Dixons Spectrum + BundleHi, I'm new here, but I've been a Spectrum fanatic for a long time! I am from the UK, but I live in the States now, so I am exclusively using emulato…
... -machine emulator.
For my next project, I'm thinking of ... and making a '21st century Spectrum' :D
Anyway, I ... time when I got my first probably around 1984/5, and ... from Dixons that included the Spectrum +, a generic Kempston interface, a ... -
Spectrumpedia featured at the Spectrum Day at the VIGAMUS, RomeThe Spectrum Day was held at the [URL="http://www.vigamus.com"]VIGAMUS (Video Game Museum)[/URL] in Rome last 2nd November. My intervention was about…
The Spectrum Day was held at the [ ... about the importance of the Spectrum in the history of popular ... event marked the first step of a foreseen Spectrum presence in future ... were exchanged, hopefully in the next few months there will be ... -
First new game of 2013: Apulija-13[center]Corporal Jonlan is on a dangerous mission. Under a false identity, he must gain access to an Omni Corporation base, steal the plans for some…
... game for the 48/128 Spectrum[/b][/center]
Features ... will be held for the first time next 22-23 of March ... most notorious Italian cracker of Spectrum games. I reverse-engineered the ... -
Adding TAP file contents to a Spectrum +3e DOS PartitionHello my fellow WoS'ers, This thread is a companion to a great little guide from a fellow AmiBayer [B]mnjnurney[/B] you can view his thread by [URL…
... /> This is loading the next file in the sequence as ... /> This is loading the next file in the sequence as ... this statement tells the spectrum to jump to the ... 28672 and execute the next instruction code from there ... usually these are the first lines I write when ... -
Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…
... the plunge.....
First off, i think it's ... packed up on my ZX spectrum, already modded with a ... with no luck, my next thought was to bypass it ... blogspot.ie/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html"] ... .ie/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html[/ ... -
My Spectrum +2, Multiface 128 and Plus D....Here's something that's always bothered me and had me wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing - Back in 1990 or so, when I finally manag…
... Disk Drive for my beloved Spectrum +2 (Grey), the unit turned ... box for the first night.
The next morning, the problems ... to send it back - the first replacement was DOA, the second ... my old Multiface 128 in first, and then plug the Plus ... -
Just brought my first ZX Spectrum+ help please!I need some help please guys! Just brought my first ZX Spectrum +, I never had one of these back in the days so I know nothing about them! All is …
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Just brought my first ZX Spectrum +, I never had one of ... -
****ing Awesome Spectrum Engine (FASE)This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines. The engine set ups a runtime enviroment that leave between 24K and 30K byt…
... , tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines.
The engine ... is done by accessing to next memory locations
[CODE ... info, where
5c00-5c02 first sprite
5c00 sprite number ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... a gray +2). After my first cleaning of the edge connector ... the interface itself crashes the spectrum with lines of graphic junk ... depth explanation, Rune reports the Spectrum died a horrible death shortly ... not sure what to do next. It doesn't work, except ... -
Spectrum-related musical entertainment![quote]This is a metal podcast. There will be no fluffy kittens. There will be no gender politics. There will be no straightedge dogma. No one will h…
... Cowell on reality TV. The next three hours and 40 minutes ... might have been too young first time around, come from a ... run away screaming at the first hint of a powerchord, I ... the ten characters of a Spectrum file. I'm claiming it ... -
Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict - The MovieHello there!! My name is Andy Remic, novelist (16 books out so far!) and ZX Spectrum fanatic. I wrote a 48K/128K Spectrum game in 2009 called BIOHEL…
... filmmaker, having just completed my first horror feature, IMPURITY. Now ... childhood growing up with the Spectrum; part exploratory documentary; part ... website, magazine, game or Spectrum initiative, via inclusion in the ... their blog over the next few days. A great ... -
Issue 2 Spectrum - Black screenHi I have an issue 2 spectrum which I'm having some issues with. I bought it on ebay so have no idea of the history or how it came to be broken. Whe…
... /> I have an issue 2 spectrum which I'm having some ... be broken.
When I first inspected it, I found the ... every time I turned the spectrum on. either coloured garbage or ... next?
On another note, I had an Issue 3 Spectrum ... -
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 ... a look at the display first:
[IMG]http://www ... totally lost as to a next step. A simple hint as ... -
Creating a ZX Spectrum Development Environment on Mac OS XI’ve been using a Macbook for a while now and am so impressed with it I decided shift my ZX Spectrum development from PC. It took me a little while t…
... I decided shift my ZX Spectrum development from PC. It took ... with those :-)
First you need to install wine ... [/url]. Download and install this first, instructions on website.
< ... files.
The next two sections are dependent on ... -
My experience with a ZX Spectrum clone called Elwro 800 JuniorAfter a long break in using this forum (modellrailroading is my main hobby) I'm back and want to tell something about an interesting ZX Spectrum clon…
... something about an interesting ZX Spectrum clone.
There ... educational software market for ZX Spectrum was growing). Still, it ... revisions of the computer. The first one with no additional mark ... only power supply in it. Next step is to buy a ... -
The first Spectrum ChessI checked a little bit, which was first published chess program for the Spectrum. I narrowed the choice to Spectrum Chess (Artic) or Chess Player (Q…
... bit, which was first published chess program for the Spectrum.
I ... narrowed the choice to Spectrum Chess (Artic) or Chess Player ... the Artic chess is the first, but of course it may ... chess ranked among the earliest Spectrum titles.
http://www. ... -
Spectrum +2 (Grey) troubleshooting helpHi guys, first time poster here, tell me if I'm doing something wrong. I bought a ZX Spectrum 128k +2 a week ago, it was sold in working condition a…
Hi guys, first time poster here, tell me ... .
I bought a ZX Spectrum 128k +2 a week ago ... anyone has any suggestions for next steps? I'm going to ... -
The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly - SkoolKittedAs [url="http://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52745"]indicated previously[/url], I've recently been working on converting Logan and O'Hara's …
... Logan and O'Hara's Spectrum ROM disassembly into SkoolKit format ... .github.io/rom/"]The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly[/url]
Next comes Phase 2 - adding a ... get SkoolKit 5.3 out first. -
The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... I moved onto Rambo next, in a "name ... 2 pocket money, the first game I bought (over ... these, fascinated at the Spectrum's history and quite ... /> I stuck with the Spectrum way into 1993, particularly as ... that probably not many other Spectrum users would have.
