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Best composite mod informationJust got my 16K (Issue 3) working. I'm in NTSC land so I need to run a composite signal through my PAL<->NTSC converter. I know there are a ton o…
Anyway, running a Spectrum on a "B&W" telly is very retro. My sister and I only had a B&W telly to use with our ZX Spectrum for the first 6 months (or was it a year, so long ago now.... :\"> ).
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ZX Spectrum Sprite chipHi everyone. As I said some time ago, I wanted to make a 'virtual' Sprite chip for the ZX spectrum, on my ZEsarUX emulator. The idea is to make so…
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... ". I am using the 48K Spectrum (Goldfinger) as "combo" partner. And ... ability to screw down the Spectrum on to the Opus Discovery support ... this risk? Well on a rubber keyed 48k Spectrum it should be ... a cradle to allow the Spectrum to be connected .The cradle ... -
Power issues on a 6A 48 K SpectrumHello all! I decided to take another look at my 6A Spectrum that I broke via a bad joystick adapter, I’ve removed the bottom 16K ram and replaced…
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NTSC Compatibility?Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Timex 2068 the only NTSC clone built of the ZX Spectrum? And I use clone lightly... From what I underst…
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... a cut down +2 128k Spectrum on the grounds that they were ... rather dubious work I did on the regulator . it should be ... think that this Toastrack 128k Spectrum will work well in "combo ... -
Windows10 compatible emulatorsOh no and damn and blast and other expressions of that nature. SPIN just doesn't like Windows 10. Zero was next choice and that wont run at all. Fu…
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Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…
... that this controlling had effect on the level or the shape ... the final brightness was adjusted on the monitor.
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May the "How to do it" bullet pointing commence!"You Tube" does not cover everything ZX Spectrum realted There are now so many ways to use ZX Spectrum related stuff. And therefore therefore ther…
... (ie guessing the numbers of Spectrum owners who have tape recorder ... wants to emulate a ZX Spectrum on a PC ? Well , I know ... something that cannot be recommended on "good practice" grounds (and ... tape recorders and their use on a PC for ZX Spectrum emulation -
Spectrum USB KeyboardI know you can buy these but how do you make one . What I am thinking of be similar to the type described in Issue 1352 of Micro Mart at page 45 .The…
... ....which part exactly is the "spectrum"??
It seems a ... 't even use anything "Sinclair Spectrum" on it....I thought that was ... the point of a Spectrum USB keyboard...so that you ... use a Spectrum shell and get the spectrum feel.
damn 60 HzYou know I am really glad that ZX Spectrum is 50 Hz only. Not only the games always run in correct speed (unline Atari, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo...)…
I run my Spectrum on Modern TVs in ... a little weird playing a Spectrum on a 60" flat screen. ... thin on those vintage computers like the Comode and Spectrum.< ... br />
Playing Wipeout on my UK ... bet the menu music on the C64 game Split ...damn 60 HzYou know I am really glad that ZX Spectrum is 50 Hz only. Not only the games always run in correct speed (unline Atari, Commodore, Sega, Nintendo...)…
... Scottie_uk;845496"]I run my Spectrum on Modern TVs in the USA ... a little weird playing a Spectrum on a 60" flat screen. ... thin on those vintage computers like the Comode and Spectrum.
Playing Wipeout on my UK ...Original specy game that can be a big hit on mobile nowThere are old games with very good gameplay. Some of them are big hit on mobile gaming, for example: Frogger / Crossy Road. Is there original specy …
... is the "form factor" - on a Spectrum, you look at the screen ... 't have to look at. On a touchscreen, you have to ... Road might actually work better on a Spectrum. On the touchscreen, sometimes the ... ", like a joypad or something on the screen but it's ...Original specy game that can be a big hit on mobile nowThere are old games with very good gameplay. Some of them are big hit on mobile gaming, for example: Frogger / Crossy Road. Is there original specy …
... Road might actually work better on a Spectrum. On the touchscreen, sometimes the ...Shadow of the Unicorn loader for +2A / +3hi, i have tried to load SotU with the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023000"]RAM loader from Fraser Ross[/url], which is l…
OK, I see the difference between this and a 16K Spectrum - on a 16K Speccy the ROM routines run uncontended. In this case the loading routine AND the memory it is loading to are both contended.slightly different question - how long ago did you pack away the speccy ?if at all ;) personally I think I was about 19 when it, and all the games, went into storage - SNES and PCs etc took over. I'm 32 now, and only in …
It was never packed away, I've had a Spectrum on my desk since July 1984.New version emulator ZEsarUX 3.1Hi I have uploaded a new version of my emulator ZEsarUX on http://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux I have improved accessibility support, no…
... games and demos for the spectrum on ZEsarUX and saw that 80 ...Grey +2 and RS232 printersI've got an Alphacom 32 printer that works alright in 48K mode, but I'd like to hook up a full size printer to my +2. Has anyone had much joy in gett…
... interface for use with a Spectrum. On most, the normal interface was ...Opus Discovery with a HarlequinHi all I am getting a Harlequin and the 128k toaster rack mod but I have an opus discovery and a spectrum +, the + is dead so going to use the cas…
looking at the schematics of the harlequin it as all the same voltages as the spectrum on the edge connector so this should work with out issues as the dc in goes through a 4 diode bridge rectifier and produces 9vNew Game - Cuboid CaptorWell, here it is, the (somewhat underwhelming) Cuboid Captor! This game was written for the ZX DEV 2015 competition and (to my knowledge) was the …
... mode and fit readable text on the screen. Secondly, I'm ... for the regular 48K Spectrum.
On a side note, full ...Games where you had no idea what you were supposed to do... but played anyway.Whilst browsing the archive for something new to play, I came across Tir Na Nog, which prompted the above question. I had Tir Na Nog as part of the …
... played the copy I have on my Dreamcast emulation disc for ... " it judging by its score on WOS and yet I still ... dark sceptre is here on world of spectrum on the game page maybe ...What constitutes something being classed as 'Retro'?It would appear that these days anything older than 10 minutes old is now classed as Retro, or that god awful word, vintage. Clearly the speccy is…
something from the Spectrum/Amstrad/Commodore Sega Megadrive SNES, Gameboy era.< ...Am I the only person who ever watched any of these kids TV gems?Whenever I ask people about Robostory, Zoom the Dolphin or that kids TV show where the funeral bloke turned into a monster made from seaweed, they lo…
... saw The Adventure Game. Broadcast on BBC2, it quickly became one ... the other programmes were either on during the time that I ... thing called a ZX Spectrum... ;-) :))
On Saturday mornings, me and ...Am I the only person who ever watched any of these kids TV gems?Whenever I ask people about Robostory, Zoom the Dolphin or that kids TV show where the funeral bloke turned into a monster made from seaweed, they lo…
... saw The Adventure Game. Broadcast on BBC2, it quickly became one ... the other programmes were either on during the time that I ... thing called a ZX Spectrum... ;-) :))
On Saturday mornings, me and ...Hardware databaseWe don't currently have a comprehensive list of hardware, so will be looking at adding one. So, what categories? Do we count the new machines as …
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3)Emulators on non ZX Spectrum " pre existing hardware" (eg ... with more FLEXIBLE add on (eg the ZX Spectrum 48k keyboard with ...The best emulator for the ZX81?Hi everyone, could you please recommend me an emulator for the ZX81 which is good and easy? Thanks!
... prefer AY sound on Zesarux, at least on the Raspberry Pi ... are listening to were created on the Spectrum and Zesarux plays them ... some of their compositions written on the spectrum on the ZX81 AY units ... Zesarux as far as the spectrum is concerned is excellent . ...Black screen on 48k+Hello peeps Just bought a 48k+ was working fine then after leaving it off over night I turned back on to get a total black screen, no border etc. …
... your display is on when powering up the Spectrum. CRT type displays ... carefully as you switch the Spectrum on. Do you see thin vertical ... This means the voltage depends on the load current (power used ... when not connected to a Spectrum.
[b][i] ...ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... and the monitor came up with to following on the monitor screen :- ... 1024 @ 60Hz" . This was on an oldish HP L1706 that ... ..I could try it on one of the very ... have a goodish Samsung monitor with a VGA input ... try out the composite on the lounge SamsungTV and ...Had enoughAfter approaching another weekend full of enthusiasm towards WoS and how it's heading, and spending most of it fighting spam and online abuse, I have…
... . I love World of Spectrum. And want it to ... makers win and World of Spectrum dies.
... is about defending World of Spectrum on other sites, let us ... hope you will sleep on it and reconsider in ... without you, World of Spectrum would have been just a ...New loading screen for GauntletHi, The original screen: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2616449/spectrum/Kevin_Bulmer_-_Gauntlet_%281987%29.png[/img] And my version: […
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on my monitor, but the Speccy ... done with a bit more on the poster.
on the arcade machine.
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