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  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... the heatsink for the 7805 voltage regulator getting rather hotter than ... as well, hence bypassing the tape adapter altogether, but it crashed ... available at WOS) into a tape using Z802TZX, with the loading ... kHz sampled signal via the tape adapter rather than an ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…

    ... />
    If there’s a voltage difference between a wire in ... the Spectrum to read from tape, so its state will depend ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Loading games from pcI have set up an issue 6a with an opus discovery 1 The opus has had the upgrade from bytedelight of twin floppys and quickdos and is working great. …

    ... 6a is to change the voltage regulator for a modern equipment ... which I will do the tape sound socket mod a which ...
    caver99 caver99 May 2018 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... the 48K BASIC code onto “tape” and reload it so you ... high after removing C38, the voltage max on my oscilloscope said ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…

    ... successfully replaced all the 5v voltage regulators in all three machines ... electrical audio noise from the tape deck. Seriously, if I thought ... I would just cut the tape deck off the side of ...
    chrisgreen chrisgreen May 2019 Hardware
  • 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 vast majority of tape players that say data or ... you don't need low voltage aka dying batteries with data ...
    spider spider August 2019 Chit chat
  • 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"?

    ... decent C size cells, battery voltage should be relatively constant for ... or is it a poor tape, how shall i check this ... , i'll load another tape I haven't had problems ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2019 Chit chat
  • 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 …

    ... , saw consumers using wobbly audio tape decks and thought "we can ... usually had only a low voltage DC input, in that there ...
    spider spider September 2019 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... a good point regarding mains voltage and supplying an appropriate 'brick ... possible to either have dual voltage (110/240 type of ... 'mains input' units are actually voltage sensing perhaps, the expensive models ... the same mech as the tape counter is in an identical ...
    spider spider September 2019 Hardware
  • Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…

    ... what exactly is the threshold voltage that ULA uses to extract ... the port without the tape connected, there will be ... ) I'm reading about tape blocks: A leader consisting ... edge I count time. Tape leader is 8063*2168 ... , MSB first. So tape speed is an average ...
    tstih tstih October 2019 Development
  • Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…

    ... exactly is the threshold voltage that ULA uses to extract ... the sound output, tape out (Mic) and tape in (Ear) ... the port without the tape connected, there will be ... mind that an analogue tape recorder only deals with ... pulse back when the tape is played back. It ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2019 Development
  • Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…

    ...
    The fundamentals are this: tape recorders, as mentioned, are purely ... to be written to a tape. Tape only works with a changing ... doesn't simply set the voltage to +v when there' ... particular voltage level for very long.

    Getting back to tape ...
    Winston Winston March 2020 Development
  • Using and Modding "Flat-pack" Cases For Speccy Interfaces And Similar Items Like PCBs etc. In the "old days" it was easier to make special cases for Speccy Interfaces and the like as the production runs were much larger . Nowadays the cos…

    ... cannot any upcoming Spectrum virtual tape recorder designs ( and there have ... this "easy to read power voltage" POWER SUPPLY TESTER which is ... used for the Speccy virtual tape recorder as the PCB design ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio March 2021 Hardware
  • Climate ChangeI have listened to both sides in this debate. But I cannot help feeling a bit skeptical at times still. I think both sides are getting it a bit wrong…

    ... the device dislikes the lower voltage of Ni-Mh cells.
    tape to hold 2 cells into ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2021 Chit chat
  • can you make .dsk files?Hi all, Does anyone know of an emulator or prog that lets you save a tap,tzx or z80 file to a +3 dsk file? I have access to a friends pc that has an…

    ... games that i own on tape but not on disk, for ...
    Bluemanjay Bluemanjay February 2002 Emulators
  • Saving game progressI was just wondering if there is any way to save my game progress on they stole a million (just been searching through the loft and found it, remembe…

    ... it requires to save to tape but there seems to be ...
    Ace Ace January 2002 Emulators
  • tape to .tapI am looking for a windows programe so I put my games on my pc and run them on an emulator

    I am looking for a windows programe so I put my games on my pc and run them on an emulator
    mark mark January 2002 Emulators
  • Warajevo compilerThere is a problem by Warajevo Z80-compiler. I want to compile files with the possibility of record and load. I use an option / TAPE (/ TAPE!). Ever…

    ... . I use an option
    / TAPE (/ TAPE!). Everything is normal, record is ...
    Ozzy Ozzy September 2001 Emulators
  • How to copy file from tape (*.tap) to disks (*.dsk) ?I am using zx32 with win98 and i want (in the emulate +3) copy files from virtual tapes to virtual disks. I use => load "NameOfFile" (for copy the f…

    I am using zx32 with win98 and i want (in the emulate +3) copy files from virtual tapes to virtual disks.

    I use => load "NameOfFile" (for copy the file in the zx memory) but the result is "drive a: not ready ..."

    How can i do ...
    Maverick Maverick May 2001 Emulators
  • I need an emulator...Hi Is there an emulator out there that enables me to SAVE onto a cassette tape? I'm hoping that maybe there is emulator that creates a .wav file wh…

    ... to SAVE onto a cassette tape? I'm hoping that maybe ... stereo and record onto a tape, and then use it on ...
    Stuart Stuart April 2001 Emulators
  • Emulators for beginnersAs a beginner to this I might be being a bit stupid but do you need the old tape game to play it still or can you download them off the web and play …

    As a beginner to this I might be being a bit stupid but do you need the old tape game to play it still or can you download them off the web and play them through your PC??

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Lee.
    Lee Jackson Lee Jackson April 2001 Emulators
  • tape vs diskWhy people use *.tap & *.zxs when (?)??????????(?) *.trd ?

    Why people use *.tap & *.zxs when (?)??????????(?) *.trd ?
    Raven Raven March 2001 Emulators
  • Speedlock 5 & 6Is it really possible to convert a working VOC of a speedlock 5 or 6 game into a TZX ? The reason I ask this is because I have a couple of games tha…

    ... real spectrum and stopped the tape suddenly)

    Does everyone ...
    Tim Hingley Tim Hingley February 2001 Emulators
  • PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …

    ... problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game - they ...
    Ed Ed February 2002 Games
  • CD Audio games loadingIs it possible to save a spectrum game (from original tape or archive file) as an audio track on CD and load it from a CD player to a Spectrum using …

    Is it possible to save a spectrum game (from original tape or archive file) as an audio track on CD and load it from a CD player to a Spectrum using the EAR/MIC connection?

    Thanks

    Richard
    Richard Richard January 2002 Games
  • 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 ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu December 2001 Games
  • Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …

    ... to load programs via a tape recorder connected to the PC ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Games
  • The Broken Links...well, i can say that this is the biggest database related to spectrum in the WORLD! it's updated at least one time per week, etc.... anyway, i've see…

    ... here, i need some good tape reader, that works with a ...
    SpeccY AlieN SpeccY AlieN October 2001 Games
  • Converting files to WAV?Hi, A while back I was trying to find a way of converting emu files (z80, tzx etc) so that I could play them on a real speccy. Well, I discovered t…

    ... Speccy or record it on tape. Perfect.

    Now though ...
    Jay Jay October 2001 Games
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