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Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... radical new design for the Spectrum line; but Amstrad was constrained ... backwards compatibility for the CPC Plus range?[/QUOTE]
... t work on the CPC Plus range for reasons ranging ... right now but titles that spring to mind include International 3D ... -
KindleI was thinking of giving a kindle for my GF as an engagemente gift cause she's been talking for a year now on how cool it is, and she would love to h…
... key.
On the plus side, the screen is fantastic ... is ink painted on the plastic of the Kindle), whereas LCD ... sunlight.
On the plus side, the PSP's screen ... in your pocket). Plus the PSP can play Spectrum games perfectly (using ... -
3DS and Speccy Emulators?Noticed that there seems to 3 or 4 emulators for the Nintendo DS. I've just picked up a 3DS. iS there any one that works best to go for? I'm assuming…
... the Spectrum keyboard image in the bottom screen (48K or Plus version ... /> The upper screen shows the Spectrum screen with black lines down ... .
So two things spring to mind here:
ZX Spectrum Reviews Website - major updateFinally got around to uploading a major update to the database tonight. The site now boasts not only every single Crash review but also every one fr…
... &D order would *hurt*. Plus being pro-active is fun ... again! However I'm no spring chicken these days and spare ... my website any time soon, plus integrating them with everything else ... what Sinclair User and Your Spectrum hold in store!!!At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... international soccer, flimbos quest, klax) +plastic sleeve
powerpack ... /> C64 - blue max/Zx spectrum - gift from the gods - ... 1984
plastic double tape sized games
plus) - hewson, 1987
...Reset button on a 48k rubberI managed it once but it wasnt pretty, had a + reset switch sticking out the side by the power in, anchored by the screw post and dremelled out a gap…
... hole in the rear plastic case of the Spectrum, then mount the ... board as shown in the "plus" case fitting instructions ;)
Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…
... them was bad, the Spectrum would not start at ... on the Spectrum
[*]ensure that the Plus D edge- ... ..
[*]on the Plus D carefully remove all socketed ... applying even pressure to the plastic top of the chip. ... hold the chip by the plastic case, with one lot ...inlays and tapesMyself and some of the tzx preservation team are scanning in instructions and inlays in hd, well 600 dpi. If you can donate any that are spare or inc…
... - Mastertronic
Double Dragon - Mastertronic Plus
Horace Goes Skiing
Chess - Sinclair
Survivors
Spectrum Micro Chess
Golden Apple ... tomorrow as have no more plastic case games left to do ...DK?Tronics keyboard troubleI have a DK?Tronics keyboard here, which is causing some trouble. Physically it?s in great shape, but some keys simply do not work. The non-working k…
... will get similar problems, plus excessive tip wear with too ... not damage/affect the plastic and rubber parts, and ... not damage/affect the plastic and rubber parts. Also ... Sinclair clocked the ZX Spectrum's Z80 at 3 ... 5MHz, due to the Spectrum being a development of ...1984-2014here I will account for my journey through games released thirty years ago, just like last year for 1983 games, and you can do the same.
... ], and 5 reviews in [I]Spectrum 2.0[/I] [two with ... ]Most Flickering Ever[/I] title [plus a good amount of colour ... make your car start. The spring of the trampolines goes up ...Spectrum 128 malfunctioning with DIVMMCI recently got myself a spectrum 128 (toastrack) and a DIVMMC card so I could load games from it. It all works fine until it has warmed up and then t…
... just powering only the main Spectrum board.
This problem ... 48K Spectrums (rubber key and Plus versions).
So what ... of the PSU with the Spectrum plugged in and running. If ... you see it is just plastic packaging. The actual silicon chip ...Recommend Cassette PlayerI've not needed to buy one for about 30 years so can anyone recommend a new cassette recorder and source please? Do they even make them anymore?
... failure at times was the plastic break up which kept repeating ... mitigated by making sure the spring clip in the lid does ... the lid . The spring goes in the deeper spring hole not the ... now works properly: vital for Spectrum tapes. Previously this machine had ...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 …
... plastic case solution keeping original parts I never had a Plus D ... how the designers of the Plus D approached this . These were ... a bit above my ZX Spectrum "pay grade" ( or reverse pay ...Not bored with ZX Spectrum actual PHYSICAL game boardsThere are a few ZX Speccy games with actual physical gaming boards that are worthy of attention
... and came in a specialized plastic "software" style box . The second ... for less money as the Spectrum gradually lost its market pre ... strong market position of the Spectrum was being eroded so the ... blocks of 5 perforated pages) plus 6 Immunity cards. There are ...WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... discs (I had several plastic 50 or a 100 (or ... checked that my beloved Spectrum collection was intact when ... which I suppose was a plus. Due to the limited + ... was restored and the Spectrum went on as usual. ... a problem, as the Spectrum was probably just running ...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 …
Gag time
The Spectrum could have been a Hollywood ... a "bit" for its "key plastic" Plus incarnation . It probably "put on ... its original weight (ZX-UNO plus mini keyboard ,as a guess ...SD Card Interfaces for the ZX Spectrum : the complete list OK I admit it : this thread will start life as the incomplete list of SD card interfaces but the aim is to list the lot
... brace rather than the fascia plastic which got in the way ... however so that is a plus . I think an additional protector ... Interface to a Rubber Key Spectrum than it is to a ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... my recently acquired Spectrum +. Brittleness in the plastic eventually cracks the ... is "a real colour spectrum of discolourization" (ie multicolored ... brittlenesss" crack in the plastic in an unexpected place right ... in the deign of the PLUS keyboard . Any way ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... into context:- For example plastic guttering needs several mill of ... buckling.
. With a Spectrum keyboard membrane it is a ... the membrane , metal and plastic will have different temperature related ... same way as on the Plus. The rubber key is ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... put batteries in a Recreated Spectrum and test the wireless ... happens . And the Recreated Spectrum does have 2 keyboard modes ... PI 2 has a "spring loaded" SD card system ... SD card does not spring out so I had ... outer case. This aspect , plus the fact I had to ...ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... PLUS:- Membrane types and other ways of connecting to the ZX Spectrum ... ZX style keyboard to ZX Spectrum PCB:-
1) ... example more resistant type of plastic use) : still they are ... deigned to work with original Spectrum PCBs they may be just ...ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
An untried Spectrum+ keyboard idea that will almost ... but have moved on to plastic "plumbers" water pipe say ... circumference of the bit of plastic pipe is used to ... and this cut section of plastic pipe would just drop ... a new membrane to the Plus keyboard .Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... dirty/tarnished or the spring contact has become weak ... .[/quote]
The spring contact in the socket ... gigantic hole of melted plastic in it, accompanied by ... problem rather than the spring contact; if I listen ... chip (in a 128k Spectrum, that would be either ...Something my dad did for me...Today, what's left of it, is what would have been my dad's 75th birthday, but he never made it past 50. Here's something he did for me, other than…
... do remember is that the spring-loaded felt pad that pressed ... one of these in a Spectrum (or Amstrad, Dragon, Oric, or ... still just a length of plastic tape with a magnetically programmable ...ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... spare, and one of the plastic posts that the drive screws ... the closer of the two spring contacts has either bent right ... socket adequately replaced. My first Spectrum soldering project didn't go ...ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... "I've had a Spectrum for 30 years at ... been making a Modern Spectrum Games Compilation throughout the ... and one of the plastic legs in the case that ... it looks like the spring contact for the ring connector ... 1024MAK showed me on every Spectrum I have - both +3s ...Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... Spectrum128/SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCable.htm"]fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum128/SCARTCable/ ... 16V electrolytic capacitor (+ to the Spectrum circuitry, - to the phono connector ... the NMOS Z80 in a plastic package is specified to operate ...Connectors for new Spectrum expansion port accessories?Hi, for some time I am pondering the feasibility of creating new thingummies (not really sure what the general name is) for plugging into the Spec…
... that is made of coloured plastic with spring metal contacts laid in ... a ZX81 or a ZX Spectrum.
If I have ...Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
... separate sections of a plastic former (frame). So ... /> Even if a ZX Spectrum is damaged, it is likely ... damage to a ZX Spectrum. Especially the low cost ... heat inside the computer. Plus due to the improvement ... level inside your ZX Spectrum, and want to improve ...MB03 UltimateDear ZX friends, you may have heard of MB-02+, probably the best disk interface for ZX Spectrum, originated back in the 90's. Although not much sp…
... are my observations:
Plus:
- small, handy, compact device ... the form of real ZX Spectrum interface
- all common ... and to use a reduction plastic card (in the size of ... my desk, between the ZX Spectrum and a monitor. :-)
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