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  • ZX Diagnostics v0.33 releasedHi everyone, I'm pleased to announce the release of v0.33 of zx-diagnostics. This release contains the following changes: - ULATest: Detect …

    ... TR6 check
    - ULATest: New tape test - black and white stripes follow ... tape signal in border
    - ULATest: New addressing test - check ... /Sinclair joysticks to select test card/ULA test as well as soak ...
    balford balford April 2016 Hardware
  • Test program for 128k machinesThere is a Test Program for 16/48k machines: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008884&loadpics=3[/url] Is there a similar progr…

    The tape test program has a dire ROM test routine.
    I posted this ... Research included a ROM test routine on their 'Test Program' (1985, Dr ... on a Video Vault compilation tape. It was presumably initially for ...
    Geoff Geoff September 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... am about to upload a tape test for you within the next ... my +3 version uses the tape as well as the disc ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…

    ... copy of Woody's flags test program. It'll point out ... in my situacion - it is tape. Test program must be WAV or ...
    Vasil Vasil February 2011 Emulators
  • 128K Toastrack - Missing coil?Hiya! I recently acquired a fleabay 128K, and before putting power through it, I thought i'd open it up to see if anything looked obviously wrong (e…

    Thanks for the info! So, not essential, then! :)

    Mine's a 6U, with date stamps from around mid-1986. I'll attempt to power it up this evening, and see if the tape test (or anything else) is there.
    spatuluk spatuluk December 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…

    No worries at all! Your tape test was definitive evidence of a problem, and to be fair, I should've listened to it when it first told me to consider something in common with all the upper RAM ICs. :)

    PC
    Paulcatchpole Paulcatchpole December 2016 Hardware
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... lacked the Spectrum 128's "Tape Test" option, and the ROM was ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Games
  • Roms to TapeHi all. I can't find any info anywhere, does anyone know of a tool to convert roms to audio output for recording to tape so that I can test the games…

    ... for recording to tape so that I can test the games on ...
    gateson gateson August 2004 Games
  • MIA Tape - Stock Control (Hilderbay)LtdHi, Was searching through my old collection of Spectrum tapes and came accross this MIA tape, (no Inlay unfortunately). The Tape has 1981 as a date …

    ... accross this MIA tape, (no Inlay unfortunately). The Tape has 1981 as ... easist way to transfer the tape to a TZX? (I assume ... help greatly appreciated. (Ps will test the tape soon)


    Blurt Blurt August 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • R: Tape Loading ErrorCan anyone explain how the Speccy knew that the loaded code was corrupt? I thought that in machine code every byte could be a instruction, so how wou…

    ... that most of the my Tape Loading Error errors occured right ... there an end of load test for corruption?

    Apologies ...
    Womble Womble October 2006 Hardware
  • Omnicalc 2 Expansion Tape - corrupt?Hello, all.. Could someone test Omnicalc 2 Expansion Tape? It seems to crash at the first block. Toodle-pip! Gerard

    Hello, all..

    Could someone test Omnicalc 2 Expansion Tape? It seems to crash at the first block.

    Toodle-pip!
    Gerard
    hackersanon hackersanon April 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SP5 Tape to +3 Disc UtilitySP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility (Released by Kobrahsoft in 1989) Listed as having no protection scheme. This is incorrect. This utility is protected ! …

    SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility
    < ... utility when converting a game tape that has a Speedlock 5 ... loader so that the SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility Disk ... I did last week to test again.
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Infoseek database
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... previously used to test other Spectrums). Moreover, the tape drive, rather than ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48K clone and test resultsHi! This is my first post, so, first of all, I'd like to say hello to the whole community! I am Alessandro Dorigatti from Italy and I'm developing …

    ... can play the virtual tape with a "tape player" block.


    The first failing test is IRContention; I will try ... the text shown by the test and they are in the ...
    adorigatti adorigatti July 2011 Hardware
  • new Loading Scheme, test in real spectrum this weekendThis weekend i will test a loading Scheme real Spectrum, i make a demo, to test it, and record video in a given mobile. I did some calculations, and…

    ... i make a demo, to test it, and record video in ... load.

    I test runtime at speed 1095 Bytes ... s
    The next test if work, test 1240 B/s and ... i need make somethink to test it work.
    I ... is the fastest reading from tape?[/COLOR]
    [URL="http ...
    Z80user Z80user April 2012 Development
  • TESTROM3 - utility/rom for test your ZXHere is TESTROM3 utility as 16kB ROM file + flasher for install this rom to divide eeprom (or mapram mode). Work also on ZX Spectrum without ROM and …

    ...
    TESTROM3 - utility for test your ZX memory
    ==========================================

    TEST FIRST VIDEORAM
    ===================
    Test only first videoram ... br /> Only easy test for visual controll of tape loading.
    First ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape loading for realHi, Having failed to load anything from my laptop or phone into my 48k, I have sourced a data recorder. An acorn ALF03. When I received the item I …

    ... the two extra pins for tape control (which I don't ... that every test I have tried, PC or tape I have heard ...
    vext01 vext01 October 2012 Hardware
  • Folks with real speccies - test this!A lad from another forum has written a music demo for the Speccy, but he can only test it on ZXSpin, so needs some helpful chaps to record this to ta…

    ... Speccy, but he can only test it on ZXSpin, so needs ... chaps to record this to tape and load it into a ...
    Dunny Dunny February 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum zx (faulty) games, joystick, tape playerSpectrum boots up but sticks on copyright screen - told this is a keyboard fault. Otherwise in good condition. All manuals (VGC) leads PSU etc Joys…

    ... they work as I cant test them sold as is
    tape-player-joystick-and-games/1010830831 ...
    Stevehaley Stevehaley March 2013 Sales
  • Assorted Budget Speccy games, all PAL on TapeAll prices include UK postage, please PM me if you live outside the UK for a shipping cost. Payment via Bank Transfer or PayPal gift. All PAL on tap…

    ... tape.

    World Cup ?1.50
    Ian Botham's Test ... Match ?1.50
    Test Match ?1.50 ...
    RamshackleRetro RamshackleRetro April 2013 Sales
  • Most useless tape ever...I got my hands on this tape, and thought: there must be SOMETHING usefull on it; "I can't believe it is only to test if the taperecorder works"... I…

    ... got my hands on this tape, and thought: there must be ... believe it is only to test if the taperecorder works"...
    bverstee bverstee July 2013 Games
  • +2 Tape inputHi, my +2 tape player has died. It started off with most of the wires detatching at the solder points, so I rewired using a couple of images/diagra…

    Hi,

    my +2 tape player has died. It started ... the wires coming from the tape head connenct to the cassette ... diagram or advice how to test would be appreciated.
    rune rune April 2014 Hardware
  • ROM tape trap emulator testA very simple set of [URL="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/e.tinney/tapetest.tap"]tests[/URL] comparing IX/DE/AF return values for various incorrect blo…

    ... (NEC) machine for the same tape blocks. Obviously only of use ... authors who even care about tape trap flashloading code returning anything ...
    Woody Woody April 2014 Emulators
  • Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…

    ... .
    I can hear the tape playing through the TV but ... ..
    Or... is my +2b tape deck is not working properly ... have a +2b board to test it with to be certain :(
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 May 2015 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... discs so I can't test the disc drive (though it ... least try to load from tape in 48K mode (because ... I found a working monaural tape deck - my grandad's ... Philips Magic Cube (tape, FM/MW/LW radio ... a +3 with a tape deck, the TAPE/SOUND socket on that ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • CSW2CDT, new tool suite for tape encodingGood evening. I'm much more active on the CPC than on the Spectrum, but today I released the first version of CSW2CDT, a set of three tools whose pur…

    ... and encode cassette samples into tape images. I developed these tools ... custom tool for each weird tape I found wasn't the ... share many traits and many tape encodings are the same in ... with Spectrum users who can test them with cassettes and samples ...
    cngsoft cngsoft April 2017 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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…

    ... bought one of those new tape recorders from Argos, the ... it would have the same tape transport mechanism as every ... and played the Oh Mummy tape into Audacity, and it ... to me that I could test it before I bought ... of these modern-built tape recorders and had a ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone May 2019 Hardware
  • Can I convert a sna to a real tape ?Hi I just want to know if there is a way to convert a spectrum files for emulator to a real tape that I can load to my real spectrum. Or convert a r…

    Hi
    I just want to know if there is a way to convert a spectrum files for emulator to a real tape that I can load to my real spectrum. Or convert a real zx files to the emulator ?
    Thanks
    Amit Amit October 2001 Emulators
  • Bug in Nemesis the WarlockI've noticed a bug in Nemesis the Warlock that prevents the game from being completed. On level 7, both on the 48K and 128K versions, the sprite repr…

    ... of the (in)famous Italian "tape magazines", and that suffered from ... because the programmers did not test it enough before shipping it ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu December 2001 Games
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