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Toastrack key sound but no imageGot a toaster that had a bad ULA, replaced that with one out of a grey +2 (Im sure ive done this in the past and it was ok), now i get the menu up bu…
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Power sockets for 48k'sPretty sure there was a thread about these not long ago but I cant find it. Basically im after the power in socket for 48k's and grey +2's, got two …
Pretty sure there was a thread about these not long ago but I cant find it. Basically im after the power in socket for 48k's and grey +2's, got two here that require one each. Anyone point me in the right direction? -
Spectrum prices on eBay etc...!After a browse on eBay for some Spectrum hardware/software it seems to me some people are in this for all the wrong reasons. As an example... ?70 bu…
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Grey +2 no soundThis will only produce sound from the sound socket at the rear both loading and game sound are fine through my amplified speakers but when I unplug t…
This will only produce sound from the sound socket at the rear both loading and game sound are fine through my amplified speakers but when I unplug them the machine makes no sound at all which I find very strange because if there was something broken then ... -
Spectrum Spares in my Shop!Hi everybody, Excuse the spam please. :) I've update my Spares section of my shop here: [url]http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPa…
... ULAs! Between the 40056 (Toastrack/Grey +2) and the 40077 (Black +2A ... -
Keyboard compatability question (in theory)I don't have access to check this and an image search on Google etc does not always lead to accurate results. Anyway, in theory: Can I use a 48+ / …
... I use a 48+ / 128K / grey +2 keyboard membrane in a black ... can use a black cased +2/+3 with a 48K board ... -
2n3904 equivalentsI could of sworn i had plenty of these but all im coming up with is bags of 2n2222's, im guessing these wont be drop in replacements right? This is …
I could of sworn i had plenty of these but all im coming up with is bags of 2n2222's, im guessing these wont be drop in replacements right?
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Recommend: "modern" (1994-2017) games...No, that is not a typo in the thread. *Next* christmas (i.e. 25th December 2017) it will be 30 years to the day I opened a box containing a Spectr…
... a box containing a Spectrum +2, complete with almost a ... on the tape deck, either...
The +2 still works ... fix the spring on the tape deck (which has, for ... it's available as a tape image that I can ... make a real tape from - Russian games that ... -
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,…
... and it operates fine. My grey +2 checks out fine, so the ... -
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... limited bundle including a tape with 4 games, 2 of them not ... -
Mixed up AthenaForgot I had this. By default the level ordering is : Forest / Cavern / Sky / Labyrinth / Sea / Hell / Last This variant starts with "World Of …
... the toasty rack and the grey +2, likely OK though. No inbuilt ... -
WANTED: tape replacement for +2?Any tape replacement possible for a +2? My +2 works wonderfully but the incorporated datacorder is simply worn out and won't load ANYTHING. Dirty sig…
... to add an external tape recorder to your +2, you can try ... ends) to connect to another tape recorder. -
ZX Spectrum 128k +2Hi, can anyone help me out? I'm trying to get a 128k +2 (the black one), im not bothered about it being boxed or anything (as the price is usually …
Too right - the black +2A (and +2B) suffers the same incompatability as the +3, whereas the grey +2 is identical to the original 128 speccy. In a crap coloured case. :) -
What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…
... can remember mine...
2 x ZX81
1 ... Speccy - 1 boxed
2 x Speccy plus - 1 boxed ... Speccy 2 - grey
2 x Speccy 2a - black
2 x ... Speccy games
2 x Commodore 64 - boxed
2 x 1541 Floppies - boxed
A Not Very Simple Question....Alas, The tape deck on my dear old +2A is starting to give up the ghost by not reading tapes properly anymore... Does anyone know a way to either fix…
In the new E-zine from ???? was an article over the tape-deck of the +2.
See another topic.
Sorry, didn't took the effort to find the topic, but it is here.Broken sound on Spec +2My spectrum +2 (with the +3 system board) just gives off static sound through the UHF out. The audio out is also full of static sound. This is sitti…
... a similar problem on my grey +2, but when I tuned it ...What are the differences between the +2 and the +2A ?I only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life a few months ago. It works fine. :) I even managed to tracke down nearly all the wargames by the s…
... transplanting the +2A tape deck into the +2 to get round that ... having a black row of tape buttons though. (you could always ... swap the +2 keyboard with the +2A one ... the cassette buttons - a unique 2-toned spectrum!)Multiface problemsHi there, OK, I was troubling the guys in the chat forum with this yesterday, but I'll reiterate here. Here is the hardware I am testing: Spectrum…
... +3 are different from the +2 / 128K+.
However the ... +2 is compatible, the multiface manual ... it will work with the +2. Additionally, the friend who gave ... was using it with a grey +2.
:)NEW CRONOSOFT RELEASES: HOP 'N' CHOP & GLOOP! Now availableTwo new Cronosoft releases for the Spectrum are now available for purchase online, or by mail order: [url="http://www.cronosoft.co.uk"]www.cronosoft…
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2 tapes US$ 4 ...Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
... effect only occur on the grey +2? i remember that happening on ... it only happens on the grey +2 machine and that it will ...Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
sargeant seymour and LED storm both load fine on my grey +2 with all 128k stuffs intact, and also loaded on my friends grey +2 all those years ago.. More than one revision of the grey +2 we don't know about? Seems unlikely..Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
For what it's worth, I had a grey +2 and I remember playing LED Storm in 128k mode.Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
sorry friend, i HAVE to playback on a speccy, it's a grey +2 (see original thread intention)
i should have mentioned snow in a new thread ;)Is spectaculator emulating the +2 correctly?i remembera few games that would crash when running in 128K mode, due to a bug in the hardware of the grey +2, hence it being replaced with the +2a. …
LED Storm worked fine on my old grey +2... A few games that wasn't compatible with the grey +2 are later games, such as Robocop 3 & The Ninja Warriors. Although these both worked on the +2A & +3.where to get moonrakerhi i search the game moonraker. in the archive they wrote Missing In Action! . i hope that it is allowed to ask this question. if someone have an id…
... Knight Software released a tape called Knight Games 2, which included 3 ... like Moon Buggy. Its a 2 player game played on a ...Plus 2 QuestionsHi, I have just bought a second hand Plus 2 (A) from eBay and have a few questions that (I hope!) someone can help me with: Joysticks: Which Joys…
Having had a +2 back when they were in, ... the tape decks.
My original +2 had a terrible tape deck ... the play button pressed (and tape playing) adjust the screw underneath ... from the motor to the tape mechanism is good and not ...Who has problems findingSpeccy software at car boot sales, especially MIA stuff - I know I've seen them over there before, but now I'm looking for them, they don't want to t…
... a dozen in the last 2 weeks alone, 5 Griffin Software ... to work on that PCG tape next. Multiple platorms don't ...
and another tape like Master Code +2 by Chip Shop (or ...A sad day...Just received all the stuff that I had shipped over from the UK. Guess what's missing? Yep, some of my Speccy games. About 200 to be precise. And…
... for the 128k+ and Lght. grey +2 but the +3 PS is ...How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
O, Cyberun had the tape cleaner, ive had 2 Gunfights with tape cleaners as well. Ive never had a cyberun with tape cleaner.
Maybe both them had them ? But not all of recieved the mighty Tape Cleaner Tape.light grey plus 2 external tape deck?can i just plug a tape deck into the socket on the far left, ear to ear? or does the light grey model not support it?
arrgg, the plus 2a doesnt handle the mb02 very well. has anyone patched in a ear socket into a grey +2? thanks monty :)
