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  • Spectrum preservation/clean up questions.I&#8217;m sorting out my 5 Spectrums trying to make them look a bit better, and to package them up how they should be, and to get them to be reliable…

    ... one is really nice and white, can anyone recommend what to ... the keys themselves off a Spectrum+ to pop on a dirty ... from the rubber Spectrums (rectangle black), Microdrive’s (rectangle), the ... ?

    [7] All my Spectrum modulators and heat sinks have ...
    Korinel Korinel November 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum+ video ? red on green problemThis is my first post on the forum, so let me introduce myself. I am retired for several years. For 30 years I have been a fan of the ZX Spectrum. I …

    ... a fan of the ZX Spectrum. I learned programming on it ... to an old friend ZX Spectrum ordered me to improve it ... .

    My ZX Spectrum+ (issue 4a) from the beginning ... colored stripes.
    Black letters on a white background are surrounded (the ...
    Boleslaw Jamroz Boleslaw Jamroz January 2015 Hardware
  • Slightly Damaged Toastrack HeatsinkI recently treated myself to a 128K+ on eBay and, although very well packaged, it looks like the heatsink has been slightly damaged in transit. Ov…

    ... bright white.
    Most importantly it's a fully functional 128K Spectrum ... issue with my beautiful new Toastrack is the foremost fin on ...
    MykeP MykeP November 2015 Hardware
  • Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…

    ... 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few ...
    Jet5y Jet5y December 2015 Hardware
  • Unresponsive Spectrum with Magenta border.This Spectrum is taking an age for me to repair, thank for all the help thus far!  So after I switch on the ZX Spectrum+ I get the familiar white…

    This Spectrum is taking an age for ... on the ZX Spectrum+ I get the familiar white screen with the ... black, if reset via the left side reset switch) rather than white ... />
    This is the same Spectrum that I destroyed the lower ...
    Korinel Korinel January 2016 Hardware
  • Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …

    ... less long winded than 'the Spectrum under repair' or similar). I ... from a working issue 6 Spectrum. The odd behaviour was unchanged ... . The issue 6 Spectrum functioned perfectly when fitted with ... it go to the white level or black level for any period ...
    Zorn Zorn February 2016 Hardware
  • Startup colours of the Spectrum ROMHi Folks, Thought I would have a go at changing the startup colours of the Spectrum ROMs used within BasinC which ships with 48.rom (16384 bytes) …

    ... the startup colours of the Spectrum ROMs used within BasinC ... />

    [code]BORDER Black (0)
    FLASH Off (0 ... BRIGHT Off (0)
    PAPER Black (0)
    INK Green (4 ... to the default of black INK on white PAPER/BORDER. However, ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2016 Development
  • ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack - Quiet AY audio, beeper loudHi, I've got a 128K toastrack Spectrum using a RGB + MIC audio to SCART cable but I'm finding the AY is a lot quieter than the Beeper. Is there an…

    Hi,

    I've got a 128K toastrack Spectrum using a RGB + MIC audio to SCART cable but I'm finding the AY is a lot quieter than the Beeper. Is there anything I can do?

    Many thanks,

    Ruairi
    rc55 rc55 October 2016 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…

    ... picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a ... boot any longer, with varying black and white, or sometimes coloured blocks ...
    Paulcatchpole Paulcatchpole December 2016 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48k tape loading issueHi guys I have refreshed a ZX spectrum 48k with a new keyboard layer and front case. The machine will power up and seems to work good. Unfortunate…

    ... /> I have refreshed a ZX spectrum 48k with a new keyboard ... all I get is a black and white checkered border on screen ...
    repetto74 repetto74 December 2016 Hardware
  • Toastrack - faint monochrome displayHi all, I've got a Toastrack with a video issue on both RGB and RF. I get a faint monochrome screen: on one LCD display it is predominately white,…

    ... />
    I've got a Toastrack with a video issue on ... display it is predominately white, on another, black. I can just see ...
    JollyBoyJohn JollyBoyJohn February 2017 Hardware
  • Sinclair Spectrum 128k in very good condition (Toastrack)On sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-128K-TOASTRACK-in-MINT-conditions-/172575042019 If someone is interested on it.…

    On sale on eBay:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-128K-TOASTRACK-in-MINT-conditions-/172575042019

    If someone is interested on it.

    Have a nice bid.
    ranma_simon ranma_simon March 2017 Sales
  • Are there any unreleased Spectrum games or prototypes in the hands of collectors?You know how some games for various machines were written but never released, and then a collector buys the developers' discs or whatever hardware, a…

    ... this happening often on the Spectrum. Robotron on the 2048 was ... too? And some cartridge based Spectrum games, such as a Popeye ... wish the prototypes of Black and White on the original XBox were ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2017 Games
  • ZX power supply with white stickerHi all - 1st post here so greetings to one and all. A friend offered to sell me a ZX power supply, the standard black 9v one for the Spectrum, but…

    ... supply, the standard black 9v one for the Spectrum, but I noticed ... it has a blank white sticker ... in place of the usual shiny black label ... course.

    Does the white sticker mean anything? The PSU ...
    YoLeeroy YoLeeroy May 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum special effects in Polish filmBack in the 80s, Channel 4 was showing one of their edgy, cultural, foreign language films late at night. I loved watching these on my portable black…

    ... watching these on my portable black and white TV in my bedroom ... was the use of a Spectrum for the futuristic computer displays ... 'm fairly certain its a Spectrum at 44.50 and 1 ...
    morph morph June 2017 Chit chat
  • Zx Spectrum 48k vertical black lines on boot problemHi all! I've just bought a Zx Spectrum 48k one eBay: all it was working goof but I made a mistake: I've extracted the Kempston interface before pl…

    ... 've just bought a Zx Spectrum 48k one eBay: all it ... machine I get these vertical black lines and I have severe ...
    AmintaSpectrum AmintaSpectrum July 2017 Hardware
  • Name that game (Not Spectrum!)Hi all, The other day I was reminded of the first ever computer game I played but can't remember the name of it. It was at the home of a friend of…

    ... basic, you controlled a white cowboy on a horse on ... and had to shoot black cowboys on horses coming from ... positive it wasn't a Spectrum. Every time I went ... Later they bought a Spectrum and I kept insisting they ... parents to buy me a Spectrum.

    Can ...
    jbs13 jbs13 July 2017 Games
  • Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…

    ... mrdictionary.net/stuff/2017/spectrum/IMG_20170926_223433_DRO.jpg]IMG_20170926_223433_DRO.jpg ... getting a blue and white vertical candy-striped pattern. ... some one-pixel-thick black stripes flicker across the ... mrdictionary.net/stuff/2017/spectrum/vlcsnap-2017-09-27 ...
    Kamineko Kamineko September 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum Issue 4S composite video fuzzy (horizontal blur)Dear people of WoS, Thank you very much for taking the time to read. I have an Issue 4S I recently acquired and planned to fix up as a gift for a…

    ... is fuzzy/blurred. (the white background black text copyright logo has a ... the pixel origin).
    The Spectrum is otherwise functional.
    < ... with Brendan Alford's "ZX Spectrum Diagnostics"
    Exchange all ... at with it… a Spectrum I know that's trying ...
    handsfelloff handsfelloff January 2018 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …

    Hello Spectrum World

    I have ... between sync and black is bigger than between black and white).

    black at 2.2V and white at 1.3V ... the great book "The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to design a ...
    paf paf November 2018 Hardware
  • Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…

    ... an issue 2 16k ZX Spectrum board. The issue 2 board ... displayed a solid black paper area, on a white border. Although still ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum August 2019 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Inside and Out videoIn my latest video I have a deep look at the ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Spanish edition, with numeric keypad and all (my favorite of all Spectrum m…

    In my latest video I have a deep look at the ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" Spanish edition, with numeric keypad and all (my favorite of all Spectrum models). I hope you enjoy it.
    https://youtu.be/qSZ2nk3a3ig
    llopis llopis November 2019 Hardware
  • Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Investronica Repair and RestorationSinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good a…

    Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good as new.
    https://youtu.be/rqAizVawPF0
    llopis llopis January 2020 Hardware
  • Black And WhiteA new game (128K only) created for the Play On Retro project by the Pat Morita Team, authors of the great [i]Ninjakul 2.[/i] Last year a demo was …

    ... /> [url="https://greenwebsevilla.itch.io/black-and-white"]Download[/url]

    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2020 Brand new software
  • Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Repair and Jailbar ReductionBack with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results. https:…

    Back with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwfmXuucQU
    llopis llopis April 2020 Hardware
  • Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…

    ... /C routine for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was for a ... .retroprogramming.com/2017/04/zx-spectrum-scanline-flood-fill.html"]John ... .retroprogramming.com/2017/04/zx-spectrum-scanline-flood-fill.html
    white paper

    500 RANDOMIZE ...
    Volker Volker February 2021 Software
  • zx spectrum 48k issue 6A boot fail- black paperohh whats wrong with this poor specie .. boot fail,, border white & paper black .. when reset it shows the red lines to indicate that the CPU is cycl…

    ... specie .. boot fail,, border white & paper black .. when reset it shows ...
    mark8bit mark8bit February 2021 Hardware
  • Building a ZX Spectrum 3B, Looking for PartsAs the title says, I'm attempting to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm having some trouble locating all of the parts. Thus far, I've got all of t…

    ... to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm having some ... that informative. It just says "SPECTRUM". I mean... Yeah. But, could ... original Spectrum that isn't booting (Black border with thick black and white vertical ...
    DistantStar001 DistantStar001 March 2022 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 128 Toastrack Case wanted..Hi all, I realise this is a long shot :-) I'm looking for a ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack case is anyone has one they're willing to part with / se…

    Hi all,

    I realise this is a long shot :-)

    I'm looking for a ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack case is anyone has one they're willing to part with / sell?

    Thanks,

    KbJ
    KbJunkie KbJunkie May 2022 Wanted
  • Spectrum+ 128 (toastrack) - tuning issueI remember a post from a while ago where [COLOR=Blue]Winston [/COLOR]said his [COLOR=Red]toastrack[/COLOR] had horrendous [COLOR=SeaGreen]drift [/COL…

    ... is perfect.

    My toastrack with RGB cable has slight ... though. For example, with black on white text, some character blocks have ... is a problem with the Spectrum or my homemade cable... Quite ... not forget to connect the Spectrum's CSYNC (pin 4) to ...
    szeliga szeliga April 2009 Hardware
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