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Good hobby, not so good start!Hi there, I'm new here and am extrrrremely sorry if I'm asking something that has been covered before/is obvious, although I did have a nosy about a…
... problem; I'd lost the tape deck. So after a bit of ... -
play with spectrum zxHi I just got my spectrum computer and some games on cassete. I conect a tape deck to the computer but i don't know how to load the game and make it …
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I just got my spectrum computer and some games on cassete. I conect a tape deck to the computer but i don't know how to load the game and make it work. Does any body know how ?
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Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
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Unit Powered up & Tape Deck seemed to function fine eg ... -
Protection - why?Just musing on my huge box of copied Spectrum games, and wondering why the publishers bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. …
... have access to a twin tape deck, or some other method of ... loaded just like the original tape - I have a boxful of ... -
Woohooo!Thanks to DEATH, I can relive the glory days of yesteryears on a true, original, rubber-keyed spectrum 48k! Yes sir! How proud it looks next to my ps…
... to like my hi-fi deck and refuses to load anything ... hunt around for a mono tape deck before I can load from ... -
Cassette RecorderI want to load some old stuff onto my PC Spectrum emulator; can anyone recommend a good tape deck for the task?
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Spectrum +2 (grey) cassette adaptor pinsHi, When I was a wee laddo I had a spectrum +2. I read somewhere about adding an earphone socket to it so I could use an external tape recorder with …
... I could use an external tape recorder with the +2. This ... I could use an external tape recorder to load stuff, and ... head alignment on the internal tape deck. Well now 20 years later ... -
Desert Island TapesYou have been shipwrecked on a desert island with a (solar powered) Speccy (solar powered) tape deck, leads, joystick, kempston interface, 14 inch (s…
... (solar powered) Speccy (solar powered) tape deck, leads, joystick, kempston interface, 14 ... 1 tape.
1 [B]tape[/B], and 1 [B]tape[/B ... -
Speccy +2 and soccer boss game for saleHi all, Having a bit of a clearout and have decided to rehome one of my +2's with a copy of alternative softwares soccer boss. The machine in quest…
... power socket and a knackered tape deck all of which have been ... -
Voltage SchmoltageOk then. Don't flame for wanting to use a C64 tape deck for this - it was the only one I have to hand which may be cannibalised for the purpose. So …
... wanting to use a C64 tape deck for this - it was the ... that I have a handy tape deck in my PC connected to ... best way to power the deck? it needs two voltages, +5 ... program wanted to read from tape, switching this supply on or ... -
+3 sound cureHi all, As most of us know the Spectrum+3A has this sound problem, distortion. The +3B had this problem fixed. I done some looking at the circuitry l…
... the save to tape, no problems, load from tape no problems.
I tried ... Play commands all with no problems.
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USB cassette decksI've been preserving my ZX81 tapes using a combination of a portable (not walkman) cassette player, Hi-Fi amplifier, ground loop filter and iMic, whi…
... gives me a USB cassette deck, however its a bit cumbersome ... auto-reverse on the portable tape deck.
I was considering ... a Plus Deck 2, but the internal setup ... the rumours of the Plus Deck EX (external USB version) I ... -
48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
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Interesting coincidenceRecently I tried getting a Sony BetaMovie BMC-500 to work, but I didn't have a correct power supply, and it wouldn't eject the tape lid with the one …
... it wouldn't eject the tape lid with the one I ... needs a belt for its tape deck, but otherwise works. -
A different post/thread by me.....I usually post little comments here and there, or create a thread just about some mad/funny shit...this thread is er....different...:) My Spectrum …
... for starters!!
My twin deck Hinari hi-fi had little ... t beat having a 90m tape with a shit load of ... games on with tape counter number at the side ... 't take no more!, the tape deck had a crack through it ... caused by either a r-tape load error, lost on a ... -
Spectrum +2 power supply - voltages on each pin..?My +2 suddenly stopped working yesterday. It was working fine earlier in the day and now the power light will not go on, nor will the tape drive and …
... go on, nor will the tape drive and there is no ... across the connector to the tape deck/keyboard/LED seem extremely low ... lack of power to the deck/light connection.
Does anyone ... -
Best covertape?What's your favourite magazine covertape? And by that i mean the one that spent the most time in your tape deck. I really can't decide which [I]one[…
... the most time in your tape deck.
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[Fictional] Visual Modular ZX Spectrum Emulator ?Hi folks, Just a random thought/idea, but I thought I'd share it with you. Not sure if it's already been talked about but is there anyone who would…
... a kempston or other joystick, tape deck. The picture of the spectrum ... -
.tzx files into +2AIs there a way to play .tzx files from an external source into a ZX Spectrum +2A without using it's "handy" built in tape deck? THere is no "tape in…
... it's "handy" built in tape deck?
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Hi Fi stuffok after reading the technical details on the surround soundy thread, i thought it'd be interesting to read about other peoples Hi Fi set ups :) min…
... recorder - Sony RCD W100
Tape Deck - Technics RS B305
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TZXing frustrationHi, I'm not sure where the best place to post this is, but here goes. I'm having trouble getting some of my spectrum tapes into tzx format. I'm foll…
... files. When I record the tape through cool edit it sounds ... got the ear of my tape deck going into the mic of ... all the settings on the tape deck, and trying line in but ... -
Transferring tapes - what do you use?I'm in the process of transferring my old cassette tapes to TZXs, including a couple of lightsynths that I released commercially in the '80s. One th…
... is not having a functioning tape deck.
What does everyone ... was to purchase a DCC deck (A Philips DCC900), which cost ... eBay. As a standard cassette deck, it's obscenely overengineered with ... -
Found 128k +2 in the garbageHey there, I had a 48k Plus when I was a kid (still have, actually), and used to play in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these computers. …
... spilled over?
The tape deck also has some dirt and ... -
TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... per usual using a virtual tape recorder, so this sounds like ... put it into the virtual tape deck, the machine reported back something ... -
I need a bit of (speccy-related) help with my web-comic...I've posted before that I do fancy stuff for landmark episodes of my comic...well, I've reached episode 199, and for No. 200, I've drawn it as a .scr…
... to record it onto a tape and play it on a ... , as the sound from the tape-deck oscillates up and down. I ... -
Plan BHi all, so, here is the Spectrum I won recently : [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=330306627242[…
... was just to get a tape deck somewhere and that should be ... type setup with the integrated tape deck for not only ease of ... -
+2 differences?I know there were a few, but can't find out which would suit my needs best. So, all I need is a unit with a contains a tape deck, and plays pretty…
... unit with a contains a tape deck, and plays pretty much all ... the games available on tape. I run display through my ... -
Sony Tape deck + Leads + gamesI stuck this lot up on E-Bay already, so best to look here : [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=270…
I stuck this lot up on E-Bay already, so best to look here : [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=270397454037[/url]
Want to trade for other goodies, just reply here !
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Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
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Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…
... is a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk drive. Is ... to plug +2A to external tape deck like a +3 using "sound ...
