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Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…
... you'll get 4 black and white stripes like you describe ... least get a completely black screen because enough ROM ... of BS, check the Spectrum ROM disassembly to make sure ... computer board to the Spectrum and have it work ... below - this uses the Spectrum's own Z80 to ... -
Problems with my specs!!! Help wanted!!Hi, I newly had a zx spectrum 48+ and a Spectrum +2 and got problems with them. The keyboard of 48+ is not working. When i turn it on i see the clas…
... newly had a zx spectrum 48+ and a Spectrum +2 and got ... see the classic white screen with the ZX Spectrum 1984 writing on ... fine but the display is black and white with no colors. (I ... and my cbm64 were in black and white on my telly downstairs ... -
The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
... stripes of colours from black through to white ( in the default pallete ... the same thing on the Spectrum mode and its faster, and ... mentioned in one of the Spectrum manuals in fact. -
First ever gameFollowing on from this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16763[/url] What was your first ever game? Although f…
... experience was one of those Black and white plug into the TV ... dot.
Before my Spectrum came allong in 1983 me ... /> Anyhow shortly after getting my Spectrum this old console jobby was ... -
more Spectrum uploadsHI all, just to let you know I've added some more stuff, including a white spec +, more keyboard development sketches for Geoff, Alpha Numeric pad, …
Now, if any of you spot me selling a white Spectrum+ on ebay, it is absolutely genuine and not a black one sprayed white.
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Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... up screen of a borked spectrum? I'm curious about that ... CPU.
Vertical black and white stripes (narrowish ones) is a ... the Spectrum gets to the (c) message, but the black paper after ... supposed to be a 48K Spectrum then you have bad upper ... -
Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... up screen of a borked spectrum? I'm curious about that ... temperamental and almost every broken Spectrum I have ever seen contains ... out that if you have black and white vertical bars etc, then ... and is tuned into the Spectrum's output frequency. Even getting ... -
Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... . A working Spectrum without ROM will give vertical white-blue pattern (0x0039 ... attribute), not red-black.
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Making a White Spectrum +I know faking a White Spectrum Plus sounds a lame thing to,but they are so beutifull and I want one. Now i was wondering, rather than paint one whit…
... a White spectrum is very tastefull.
A white and black Spectrums ... could have been very akin to while and black ... be as enduring as black. The white ones would probably by ... more of an uneaven off white by now (has they ... -
Making a White Spectrum +I know faking a White Spectrum Plus sounds a lame thing to,but they are so beutifull and I want one. Now i was wondering, rather than paint one whit…
... a White spectrum is very tastefull.
A white and black Spectrums ... could have been very akin to while and black ... be as enduring as black. The white ones would probably by ... more of an uneaven off white by now (has they ... -
Don't shoot me...Definitely off-topic, and most possibly dangerous... There's a preview of the first chapter of the c64 book available online at: [URL]http://www.c6…
[QUOTE=andrew_rollings;206347]Like the Spectrum book, the pdfs appear brighter ... .
That said, the Spectrum book's ambition on both ... gets the better of it. White out of busy dark backgrounds ... Elsewhere, the sheer weight of black on some double page spreads ... -
Don't shoot me...Definitely off-topic, and most possibly dangerous... There's a preview of the first chapter of the c64 book available online at: [URL]http://www.c6…
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That said, the Spectrum book's ambition on both ... gets the better of it. White out of busy dark backgrounds ... . Elsewhere, the sheer weight of black on some double page spreads ... a bit.
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FuseX on the Xbox :releases, testing and feedbackI'm creating a new thread here to continue on from the thread about emulators on the Xbox ([url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php…
... absoloutely loved it. My favourite Spectrum emulator for the Xbox, it ... it be great if a 'Black and White' filter could be implemented ... , hehe
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
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Black mountains and grey mountains look ... the correct mountain graphic (black or grey) depending ... colour and white. Again because of the spectrum's ... -
Wtf??I won this NZ auction earlier this week [url]http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=116509561[/url] and have been to collect the hardware th…
... worse bit. After switching the Spectrum off for a couple of ... I now have a black display with white border :(
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... /z88dk/libsrc/sprites/software/sp1/spectrum-sp1.h?view=markup"]sp1 ... , of course, is the standard spectrum attribute byte (ie colour) and ... on white on a white screen and red on black on a black screen ... -
Speccy 128 QuestionMainly for the experienced speccy resurecters around these parts. Have you ever had a Speccy 128 with a borked TEA2000 video chip? The reason I ask…
... it tunes to a perfect black image, should have tried the ... menu either side of the black "tuned" image, so I am ... /> if you got a black and white image (on composite or UHF ... variable capacitor in the 128k spectrum which determines the right value ... -
Video output (48K)Hello! I've made video mod on my Zx Spectrum. Now the problem of scanning (and tuning) to right channel is history for me. But, now I have another …
... modded +2 Spectrum and it does job pretty good (black is black - even ... 's also visible on black paper and white border - just the other ... -
Please help me find a spectrum book!! :)Dear all I'm new to this forum but am a long time spectrum lover. I cut my programming teeth on the speccy years ago, and have written emulators and…
... Adventure Programs on Your ZX Spectrum'[/URL]? Peter Shaw's one ... had a white cover... or some light colour, not black (but there ... -
After 23.5 Years I now have no VCRFor the first time in 23.5 years I do not have a VCR in my lounge. I finally got round to buying a Digital TV Recorder :- The [URL="http://www.tvoni…
... the TV output on the Spectrum, collect some of the signal ... run across to our old black and white portable, open the panel ... -
After 23.5 Years I now have no VCRFor the first time in 23.5 years I do not have a VCR in my lounge. I finally got round to buying a Digital TV Recorder :- The [URL="http://www.tvoni…
... the TV output on the Spectrum, collect some of the signal ... run across to our old black and white portable, open the panel ... -
Why hate the C64?Well, why? I've never understood the bitter rivalry between C64 and Spectrum fans - both computers had their strengths and weaknesses. Both had goo…
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Finally I understand ... the Spectrum ... was better because it was black. You can ... ][/SIZE] or [SIZE=7]black[/SIZE], I mean, what ... ][/SIZE][SIZE=7][COLOR=White]iti[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE= ... -
Well it's the end for Britain by the looks of things!!![url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-details/Adoption+of+Islamic+Sharia+law+in+Britain+is+'unavoidable'%2C+says+Archbishop+of+Can…
... into a picture of a Spectrum. The most likely terminal scenario ... =robert@fm;244336]white moths which turned black when the air ... Revolution and then back to white again when pollution was brought ... you know that both black and white moths existed before the ... -
SpecDrum2 updatedHello again, just to let you know that the specdrum2 program has now been updated and is in the remakes section and now does not have the enter code…
... between black and white, as blitzmax does not support flash like the spectrum ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... 't fit into current spectrum graphics editors a fair ... ; Size : 16x24
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; RowOrder ... is coloured mainly as white ink on black paper (%00000111) with ... there aren't any black on black attributes in any of ... -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... must notice that many famous Spectrum games from the past, which ... of colour, preferring the black pencil on plain white paper, and his ... -
What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... is Black Hawk. As a Xevious type game on the Spectrum it ... fire up the good ol' white PC Engine and go crazy ... -
What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.
... is Black Hawk. As a Xevious type game on the Spectrum it ... fire up the good ol' white PC Engine and go crazy ... -
The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …
... it works quite well. The Spectrum emulator is getting quite dated ... black and white, the Series 5 acts as an even more portable Spectrum ... -
The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …
... it works quite well. The Spectrum emulator is getting quite dated ... black and white, the Series 5 acts as an even more portable Spectrum ...
