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My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …
... device comprising a regular magnetic tape head wired to a cable, which ... any audio source. The tape head of the adaptor is then ... pressed against the tape head of the Datacorder and games ... yourself, using a playback head from virtually any old cassette ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... in the associated stuff like "tape head azimuth adjustment"? Does anyone ... potentially wrecking a good tape player by attempting to ... .google.com/search?q=tape+head+azimuth+adjustment&tbm= ... https://google.com/search?q=tape+head+azimuth+adjustment&tbm= ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... in the associated stuff like "tape head azimuth adjustment"? Does anyone ... potentially wrecking a good tape player by attempting to ... .google.com/search?q=tape+head+azimuth+adjustment&tbm= ... https://google.com/search?q=tape+head+azimuth+adjustment&tbm= ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... having cue/review and a tape counter, for me as a ... and hold it against a head in a second hand, hand ... />
Hand crafted shoe box, tape head huh? You lucky b@stard ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... having cue/review and a tape counter, for me as a ... and hold it against a head in a second hand, hand ... />
Hand crafted shoe box, tape head huh? You lucky b@stard ... of faith, we had no tape leads, so my bro ... all there was for a tape deck was a 1970s ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... having cue/review and a tape counter, for me as a ... and hold it against a head in a second hand, hand ... />
Hand crafted shoe box, tape head huh? You lucky b@stard ... -
Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
... shaft) and an angled plastic head cleaning tool are your best bet ... the heads.
Manually cleaning disk drive heads or video ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... having cue/review and a tape counter, for me as a ... and hold it against a head in a second hand, hand ... />
Hand crafted shoe box, tape head huh? You lucky b@stard ... -
What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
The trouble with the "head cleaning" cassettes were that they were based on friction (like very fine sandpaper) I decided early on I did not like this approach, I am a "chamois stick and alcohol" man myself! -
+2B: where's the tape signal gone?So, this is what I really came here for today... I've got two +2Bs, one with an issue 1 board and some extra soldered wires, and one with an issue…
... sod all coming from the tape head.
(2) Seven or ... disconnected the plug for the tape deck and reconnected it, Roy ... style. Still nothing from the tape head.
(3) Record-and ... within the bowels of the tape mechanism, that I'm unlikely ... -
Loading software from a smartphoneHowdy, is it possible to load software in the form of an audio file (eg. a wav or mp3 file generated from a tap or tzx image with tape2wav) directly…
... also routing this through a tape adapter) wouldn't recognise it ... designed to accept an external tape player input. So, it might ... be to use a tape adaptor (basically, a tape head mounted in a ... , although I just found a tape head in by drawer of parts ... -
Ultimate Games - With Head Cleaner TapeHi There I was checking some auctions on Ebay and I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape. I have a number of questions..... Does anyone know …
... I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape.
I ... games came with this extra tape? Primarily for Spectrum but ... copies of Cyberun contain this tape, or were there some ... the full Ultimate releases including head cleaners, silver editions, "Richohet" ... -
Transfering a speecy game from tape to PCHi Folks, Whilst cleaning out my attic i came a across a game tape for the speecy called Vanquisher from elephant software which doesn't appear to b…
... cleaning out my attic i came a across a game tape for ... a case of connecting my tape recorder to the mic socket ... -
What is best way of 'cleaning up' a tape to load into spectaculatorI keep getting an R Tape loading error for a basic program that I'm loading in after 18 years! Anyone got any hints and tips on how best to attempt t…
I keep getting an R Tape loading error for a basic ... sucked it in from a tape deck as a .wav file ... it not loading the whole tape image in. -
Ultimate Play the Game Head CleanerLooking for a bit of help, as I have recently come into possession of the Ultimate Play the Game Head Cleaner. Now I believe it came free with one of…
... the Ultimate Play the Game Head Cleaner. Now I believe it ... I've obtained had a head cleaner with them.
Can ... a permanent home for this tape? -
Head tuning .. or whatever it is... a thing for cassette recorderHello again, As I will start to use my beloved speccy soon, I did some investigation on Turkish spectrum user sites. Then I saw a "mess" named "head …
... I saw a "mess" named "head tuning (only a translation from ... thick as your finger.
-Head tuning took almost one year ... days which i tuned the tape recorder of my Spectrum 48 ... bcoz i wanna learn that head tuning. -
HEAD CLEANER tape by ULTIMATE on ebayTake a look: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-GAME-HEAD-CLEANER-by-ULTIMATE-PTG-RARE_W0QQitemZ8225710358QQcategoryZ112866QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewIte…
... .co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-GAME-HEAD-CLEANER-by-ULTIMATE-PTG-RARE_W0QQitemZ8225710358QQcategoryZ112866QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ... .co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-GAME-HEAD-CLEANER-by-ULTIMATE-PTG-RARE_W0QQitemZ8225710358QQcategoryZ112866QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ... -
ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…
... keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second ... have them next to the tape deck.
When ... put his hand where the tape deck is and his hand ... crashed into the tape deck cos he was expecting ... have stayed engraved in his head. Do you think he's ... -
Tape TroubleThe built in tape recorder on my one-year-old +2A does not seem to be loading the games. Here are the circumstances: I have set my volume to 0% (And…
The built in tape recorder on my one-year- ... , the volume, the "Azimuth" head on the tape recorder, or a combination ... -
External tape player into +2AMy tape player keeps acting up on my beloved :roll: +2A, tried cleaners and adjusting the head. No luck. Is there any way of connecting an external …
My tape player keeps acting up on ... , tried cleaners and adjusting the head. No luck.
Is ... way of connecting an external tape player to it. If it ... -
Microdrive Cartridge PadsNow these cartridges are so old the sponge that makes up the pad that presses the tape against the microdrive head has gone all manky by now and they…
... that presses the tape against the microdrive head has gone all ... it cant detect the passing tape properly. I think this ... but because the head simply cant read the tape properly cos ... doomed and the microdrive head wont read anymore without a thorough cleaning. -
Microdrive MaintenanceHi All I've come into possesion of two microdrives and 5 cartridges. I have an interface 1 which I believe is fine. I can issue commands to the micr…
... the whirr kinda like the tape is slipping or something).
cleaning the head, after that I don ... -
Letta-Head by Bradway SoftwareI have just taken delivery of a bunch of Speccy and Sam stuff (weren't they a children's book, a bit later than Janet and John?). Anyway, included i…
... , included is the original tape for Letta-Head and probably a printed ... -
Lerm Tape Utility CHi folks, These Lerm tapes are doing my head in. Through the years I've aquired lots and lots of samples of these, but never been able to make a cl…
... Lerm tapes are doing my head in. Through the years I ... A & B from the tape:
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Problem with MicrodrivesI know most of the my microdrives are still readable as 90% of the stuff on them was recovered but when I try and load them in the drive I have it ju…
... is there a head, like a tape recorder, that needs cleaning? Anything else ... -
BBC Model B, Tape Deck & GamesNeed to offload my BBC, with games and books. Financial reasons unfortunately, but I refuse point blank to let my ANY of my Speccy stuff go, so gues…
... , Exploding Fist, Micro Olympics, Beach Head, Danger UXB, 747 Flight Simulator ... />
There's also a tape deck, 4 programming books, the ... -
Sinclair ZX81 PSION SPACE RAIDERS 1982 30th anniversaryFor more than 20 years my ZX81 stuff was stored at different places in my parents attic. Back in 2009 I?ve collected all what I could find. What I wa…
... 64K RAM pack and my Tape-Recorder. I?ve found ... "Son, is this your missing tape-recorder?" Gotcha!
... system including my (newly found) tape-recorder for the first time ... working condition. And the tape-recorders head needed a cleaning job first.
More troubles: The microdriveRecently bought a used Spectrum Expansion System incl IF1 and microdrive - in a really nice looking condition, along with the accompaniing software o…
... Dataserve Retro's explanation of cleaning the microdrive and really carefully ... procedure - cleaned the R/W head and the rubber roller, but ... ended up with a twisted tape, and the little "spungy" ... :) that opposites the R/W head when cartridge is inserted just ...Cover Tape Sale -Crash, Sinclair User & Your SinclairGents I have a considerable number of cover tapes for sale if anyone is interested details as below: [B]CRASH COVER TAPES [/B] October 87: Crash S…
... Egg Head 2 (Powertape), Shuriken (Powertape)
January 91 (tape 1 ... 89: Mega Tape 11 - Beach Head (US Gold), Beach Head 2 ( ... US Gold)
* February 89: Mega Tape ... br /> *December 89 (tape 2): Smash Tape 25 - Thing (Players), ...SD card as a tape playerSince discovering WOS I've been amazed at the talent and inginuity of everyone who has developed new hardware and software. I only wish I could under…
... to load programs without a tape player...
The answer ... as if I'd a tape drive.
[IMG]http ... have to worry about the head azimuth or quality of old ...
