-
power switch for +2 and + 3It's really annoying these machines don't have a power switch. Not even one on the power brick. Has anyone done a mod or know of anything other than …
It's really annoying these machines don't have a power switch. Not even one on the power brick. Has anyone done a mod or know of anything other than turning it off at the socket? -
New Game(s): Sir Ababol 2 and Sir Ababol DXHere is our own Christmas Present from Mojonia! We weren't going to release these games (at least, by the moment) but we decided just yesterday to fi…
... just yesterday to finish, prepare and release them :)
... made us lose some assets and we abandoned it. We ... img]
Luckily, between yesterday and today we have managed to ... dx/[/url]
Enjoy and happy hollidays!
... -
Spectrum+2 Tape Deck Buzz<p>I've been messing with a Iss3 0500 Spectrum +2. So far I've replaced the electrolytic capacitors, flipped the transistors, add…
... heatsink connected. Connected the keyboard and all was still good, ... no buzz. Connect the datacorder and the buzz is back. The ... out? If not and I install a switch would connecting it ... put the switch between the 5 pin datacorder connector (P12) and the ... -
Games not compatible with the 128+ & grey +2Like the +2A & +3 thread, there are a few games that do not work correctly on the original 128+ and the grey +2. Two games that I know of that wil…
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...)…
... and the game called Three S that allows you to toggle between ... PAL and PAL-60 (NTSC) with difficulty switch. I don ... Hz picture is less crisp and as said, shakes a bit ...Harlequin turbo mode ( 7 MHz )Hi, All. Sorry for my bad english. I make Harlequin mod - turbo mode ( CPU clock 7MHz ) for Harlequin. Could you be so kind to write your opin…
... [/img]
S1 - Turbo switch ( ON - Turbo ( 7MHz ), OFF - Normal ... MHz )
You can switch the button directly in work ... my schematic S2 switch between 3.5 MHz and 7 MHz of CLKB ...Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
... Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically).
... and connected it’s now-upper pin to R4 (on schematic - between ... R4 and TR2) to make it ... below).
2. Datacorder (and, perhaps, motherboard) have strange parasitic ...Why do we have to live with colour clash on the Spectrum Next - if it ever gets sold!I can fully sympathize with those who would like to see a 'new' Spectrum, presumably modelled on the last and best version with perhaps the option to…
... modelled on the last and best version with perhaps ... selectable as to 16, 48, 128 and whatever else. What I ... read/write, various color and sound options then why ... problem on todays machines and since the Raspberry ... the color clash problem and think up ways ...Arabic version of the Spectrum+Has anyone ever come across the Arabic version of the Spectrum+ - love how you can easily switch between the Arabic and the English version of the RO…
... how you can easily switch between the Arabic and the English version of ...Ruminations about Life, Middle Age and Human Nature in General.So being forty. I've grown to admit that I am now middle aged. With it comes a perspective on life that I'd not appreciated in my younger years. I ca…
... to live in peace and harmony and 2) people who like ... and us. I feel that every one fits on the continuum between ... 1 and 2 and that it is totally ... ness and brotherly/sisterly love and making life fun, inquisitive, pleasant and ...New Game: "Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz"I am pleased to announce the release of a brand-new game for the ZX Spectrum 128: "[b]Willy Games: The First 30 Years Quiz[/b]". It is a multiple…
... game for the ZX Spectrum 128: "[b]Willy Games: The First ... ) and Jet Set Willy (JSW) games for the ZX Spectrum created between ... 1983 and 2013 or, to be ... II: The Final Frontier" and "MM", and with a general knowledge of ...Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... 3277 30312350 1 3298 30514170 128
3276 31940950 0 ... a decimal fraction between zero and one can be ... of 'last value'.
AND A
JR Z ... As well as small integers and floating point decimals, a ...Powering the Halequin 128....Hi all, I've just ordered a Harlequin 128, and have been looking at the documentation. Looking at the way it is designed, it looks like it's de…
... 've just ordered a Harlequin 128, and have been looking at the ... possible to bypass the regulator and run the machine directly of ...LA ConfidentialDear WOS, I've been playing Grand Theft Auto 5 on the PC recently and an idea hit me: Take an awesome game (GTA 5) and an awesome movie (LA Confid…
... awesome game (GTA 5) and an awesome movie (LA Confidential ... take advantage of the Pentagon and Scorpion computers' extra RAM ... with the ability to switch between the three main detective ... the-book Ed Exley and sleazy-and-slightly-narcissistic Jack Vincennes ...Drivers American vs British vs EuropeanAs many of you know I'm an expat and have been living in the USA since 2013 and if there's one thing I've noticed on the US roads is that the standar…
... leave a good breaking distance between you and the vehicle in front ... the available road space between you and the vehicle in front ... coast though it without stopping and wasting gas MPG. This ... vehicles. They'd much rather switch lanes, accelerate past you (with ...Interrupts, 16k Spectrums and snowI'm writing something for the 16k Spectrum and I want to use interrupts. The avilable documentation doesn't seem clear enough for me to figure out ho…
... something for the 16k Spectrum and I want to use interrupts ... it's a good idea, and I don't have hardware ... register points to somewhere between 16k and 32k, and that's obviously the ... a single frame to execute and I end up losing my ...Strange Fault on 128 +2 GreyHi I've got 2 128 +2 Grey Spectrums and I thought they were both in good working order but it seems not but I have no idea what is wrong with one …
... 've got 2 128 +2 Grey Spectrums and I thought they were ... notable games were Renegade 128 and Bubble Bobble 128. The thing is the ... snapshots load fine and the ... the controls, title screen had 128 music and game worked fine.
Limitations of emulationsYears ago at a trade fair, I got chatting to the guys who programmed [i]Gyron[/i]. They were demonstrating it and showed me an undocumented feature: …
... i]. They were demonstrating it and showed me an undocumented feature ... 're in, and they'd cleverly used interrupts to switch between two colours ... that part of the screen and taking the refresh rate of ... games are ultra-hardware-specific and don't work on emulators ...PS/2 Keyboard for +2A/+2B/+3?Hi everyone. I know there are several options (both DIY and off-the-shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models (and right up to the +2), …
... are several options (both DIY and off-the-shelf) to add ... keyboard support to original models (and right up to the +2 ... extending solutions and can switch between them with a basic KVM switch, but for ...The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... interested in is between here... and... here." (And he doesn't ... one nano-millimetre between utterly inaudible and diode-splittingly deafening.< ... running on cheap batteries, and despite the ZX81's ... a working volume control and which makes half-decent ...LibDsk 1.5.11 and GCR encodingI've just uploaded [url=http://www.seasip.info/Unix/LibDsk/]LibDsk 1.5.11[/url], which dips a first tentative toe into the world of GCR-encoded Macin…
... -Info block) contains a value between 0x10 and 0x2F inclusive, most probably ...Looking for - Photoshoot - Woman holding a speccy and a C64There were 3 or 4 pictures of a brunette holding a speccy I think a 128, and one of the pictures she was holding a C64 at arms length with disgust on…
There were 3 or 4 pictures of a brunette holding a speccy I think a 128, and one of the pictures she was holding a C64 at arms length with disgust on her face. It wasn't from the 80's it was fairly recent.Fixing a ZX Clone from .ru - 27 years late.Hi there, I've currently assembled another russian clone a "Compact 256 Turbo" from a PCB I bought. The machine appears to be fully functional and o…
... appears to be fully functional and overall has a decent ... I already have a Pentagon 128 and the Scorpion 256 being the ... in a 8 Pixel offset between Border and Screen. Demo used is ... /> Documentation:
Schematic for Compact 128 here (that machine has a ...AY and 128k transfersI've been peeking into different transfers for a time, and I was wondering if there is any transfer that has "full" 128k support. - Transtape, Hil…
... different transfers for a time, and I was wondering if there ... only supports 48k.
- Multiface 128 and Ramjet +2 are able to ... /> - I haven't checked Disciple and Multiface +3... both don't ... a transfer that supported 128k and saved the AY registers?
The Dilemma Of ModernityHere's one to ponder, gang. My current jam is Bear Bovver played at 2x speed in Spectaculator (music off, obv). What was always a decent but slugg…
... that have been written between then and the current day. Do ... game with inexplicably primitive graphics and sound? Is your modern ... all-singing-and-dancing Windows desktop just effectively ... platform? If the Spectrum 128 counts, whose games can' ...ZEsarUX 9.2 Release CandidateHi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX Release Candidate version 9.2. The final stable version will come in a few weeks, so stay tuned! You can down…
... key Shift+Cursor Right to switch to another window
... now be any value between 20 and 2000 ms (in ... allows distinguish between left and right Ctrl key, and left and right Alt ... />
Some other minor bugfixes and improvements
ZEsarUX v9.2 Final released - Version 9.2 - Cliff Hanger edition. 05 April 2021As seen on: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases [quote] ZEsarUX-9.2 @chernandezba chernandezba released this 21 hours ago · 6 com…
... key Shift+Cursor Right to switch to another window
... now be any value between 20 and 2000 ms (in increments ... allows distinguish between left and right Ctrl key, and left and right Alt ... CPC bugs:
-Fixed vsync and hsync interrupts
-Fixed ...Oral Hygiene and other mattersI hope its ok to start this as a separate thread. There has been so much attention given to hand washing during the COVID epidemic, at least in th…
... on snacks between meals, as much for my teeth and appetite ... comes to not snacking between meals), and I am only making ...
Handwashing is equally important and not in regards to COVID ... . But general house cleaning and disinfecting.(toilets, sinks drains ...Which Michael Mann film would make a good game?Hey, guys. In honour of the birthday of one of cinema's most prolific filmmakers, I was wondering which of his movies would work best as a videoga…
... videogame for the Spectrum (and its contemporaries)? The best ... could be a shootout between Graham and the Tooth Fairy ... a multigenre game and the player would switch between both protagonists ( ... Al Pacino's cop and Robert ...The sound quality (or not) of AM radioInspired by [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/995799/#Comment_995799]this comment about the BBC's methods of beating pirate …
... the amount of data points, and even considering there will be ... the difference between CD (stereo, 44.1 kHz, 16-bit) and one ... have been compromised by age and 24-and-a-bit years of ... the difference between medium and long wave radio, though; if I switch from ...
