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Why design a new Spectrum?Every so often, someone posts up about designing a portable Spectrum, or a new Spectrum with improved hardware capabilities, but I don't see why. I m…
... know if it will be the old Speccy inside a new ... and I'll go to the coffee shop and I'll turn ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
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Thanks for the tip. Looks I have got all ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... Rak;191949]Thanks for the tip. Looks I have got all ... that the user can stop the tape from the beginning of the pause ... should be some change to the recommendations for polarity during ... pause', but for 'pulses'. Basically the pulse duration should be limited ... -
Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
... NZ, ..." with "DJNZ ..." - it does the same thing but quicker and ... /> Thank you for the tip! I have now replaced the existing "DEC B ... of not doing the Carry-saving I got the B register free ... -
What's everybody reading at the moment?I'm reading: Jame's Herbert's latest (picked up from Tescos for ?3 odds) The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais Shout at the Devil by Wilbur Smith (part …
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OT: Pb-free solder and iron tipsIs it just me, or do soldering iron tips wear out really fast with lead-free solder? Another 1mm tip just crumbled and it's only done two and a half …
... the bit faster.
If you have an iron coated tip ... having this problem - make sure the tip doesn't have any scratches ... mention about filing the tip do I?
The tip on my Antex ... when new - and so is the tip on my M12 Antex iron ... -
OT: Pb-free solder and iron tipsIs it just me, or do soldering iron tips wear out really fast with lead-free solder? Another 1mm tip just crumbled and it's only done two and a half …
... /> I had another problem recently, the tip seemed to get some black ... , no matter what I did (the solder station damp sponge certainly ... . Don't know how long the tip would have lasted either, I ... I was dampening the solder station sponge under the kitchen tap. I ... -
OT: Pb-free solder and iron tipsIs it just me, or do soldering iron tips wear out really fast with lead-free solder? Another 1mm tip just crumbled and it's only done two and a half …
... don't have problems with the Weller iron I use (45W ... , 24v), using the standard Weller TCP tips.
the small tubs of 'tip tinner' that clean and tin the tip, gets ... rid of any black residue and gunk that the ... -
OT: Pb-free solder and iron tipsIs it just me, or do soldering iron tips wear out really fast with lead-free solder? Another 1mm tip just crumbled and it's only done two and a half …
... , I'm one of the rather heavy users of soldering ... still haven't worn out the tip of my Weller WP 80 ... and heavy, use.
The tips of my old Ersa ... use an 1,2 mm tip usually.
I ... maintain it, than to wipe the tip on the wet sponge.
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OT: Pb-free solder and iron tipsIs it just me, or do soldering iron tips wear out really fast with lead-free solder? Another 1mm tip just crumbled and it's only done two and a half …
... you're "sliding" the hot tip onto the area to be ... a small amount of the iron coating each time. ... I've honestly had the same bits on my ... tip cleaning, use a small block of Ersin Multicore TCC! - about the ... just wipe the tip across it and all the crap just ... -
Soldering surface-mount componentsWinston's latest posts about PCBs and joystick interfaces have reminded me of a question I'm really curious about. Basically: Soldering surface-mount…
... rubber tip would be dabbed onto the chip, the tool would hold the chip ... rip tracks off the PCB, hence the use of the low powered suction ... plenty of flux, and "run" the tip of your iron down all ... ll fail inspection. Repeat the process for the other pins, allow ... -
Soldering surface-mount componentsWinston's latest posts about PCBs and joystick interfaces have reminded me of a question I'm really curious about. Basically: Soldering surface-mount…
... be microscopic. I use this tip: [url]http://uk.farnell.com ... it utterly trivial to remove the solder bridge (without also removing ... then put the tip of the screwdriver on top of the SOT-23 ... hand etching out of the question for the really fine pitch stuff ... -
ZX 81 games (and an emulation issue or two)Hi Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the w…
... the help!!!
The tip on using the tape manager did the ... Invaders and HR Pacman: the former loads but generates gibberish ... games that were ported to the Spectrum, 128. Someone called ... Maze. Essentially the games were identical to the ZX81 version, ... -
Marshall Cavendish Input magazinesHi every one, I have the complete set of Input magazines in folders from a long way back. I am wandering if I typed them in (or at least as many as I…
... set from a charity shop for ?4.00 the lot. A month ... , another whole set appeared in the same shop. Slightly less than ?4 ... -
Website idea - feedback pleaseAt work Im doing a web project that during my research has taken me to sites like myspace and dating sites. Yesterday I stubled across a website cal…
... please expect a knock from the cop shop.
I ... before, I can accross the idea while i was researching ... contact people without the site getting in the way. As its ... costs offer in addition to the free dating, access to ... 'phone chat line' offer the same. -
Could use a little German advice hereThis December I want to spend a long weekend visiting one of the largest Christmas markets in Europe, as well as doing a little sightseeing in daylig…
... - can you direct me to the pound shop
ich habe ... mir meine Schuhe - ok take the money, but leave me my ... me to the local police station and a shoe shop please
the first flight back to england ... -
cps3 emulation?Has anybody got Nebula to run cps3 games yet? I just thought I'd give it a try as I had some time to kill, but nothing! As far as I can tell, I have …
... that earlier version... cheers for the tip :)
anyone trying to ... get the earlier versions of elsemi's ... emulator, take note the earlier versions on his page ... , are all exactly the same as his latest, so ... -
So long and thanks for all the fishIm off now. Alot of the chat here reminded me too much of of the chat in the school yard etc.... Not bitter, as my sig says just bored. Its been f…
... I worry about the kind of people on the other end. ...
If I were in the market for a woman, I ... br />
But thats the thing, shop at Aldi for food you ... of beans for 20p, shop at Marks and Spencers and ... like Alan Partridge being the only member there! -
So long and thanks for all the fishIm off now. Alot of the chat here reminded me too much of of the chat in the school yard etc.... Not bitter, as my sig says just bored. Its been f…
... =psj3809;202215]But thats the thing, shop at Aldi for food ... of beans for 20p, shop at Marks and Spencers ... like Alan Partridge being the only member there![/QUOTE ...
Hmm I dunno, the problem I see with it ... It could work though with the right exposure. I'm ... -
What a Summer - Will this pleasure never end?[center]:-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :-? :cry: :…
... the moment. Temperatures often hit near the 40 degree mark, but fortunately the ... and won't compare to the Bay Area 'round San Francisco ... get out and look for the nearest shop where a can of ... -
Lucky or whatYou may have heard of freecycle. [url]www.freecycle.co.uk[/url] Some one the other night offered free Spectrum gear or it will go to the tip. I got…
... or it will go to the tip.
I got ... Code made easy
The Complete Spectrum ROM Dissasembly< ...
Sixty programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
... it up the whole to would go to the tip.
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I am still sorting the games ... -
US Radio Frequencies.My local grage is doing a cheapo verson of the i-Trip fm transmitter for the i-Pod etc. If I take it to the US will it still work? Are our FM radio …
... I looked, doing the same in the UK shop would set you back ... , you can use them in the bathroom. Being disposable is important ... later, it WILL fall into the bath. -
sick joke number 1I've heard they were having an 80's revival weekend in the USA... ... it was going OK until Katrina and the Waves showed up. *wince*…
... be back home in Newcastle (The Riverside is a shit nightclub ... sundays to buy things from the joke shop (stinkbombs mainly I used ... those in shops :lol: ) The thing on the wall or whatever just ... still there if nobodies repainted the area (which is unlikely as ... -
Funny foreign brand namesWell, I was in Palma last week. The first thing we spotted when we went to the supermarket was... "Colon" brand laundry detergent. (Time for a recita…
[QUOTE=beanz;206168]Unbelievable!!....you can buy 7" strap ons here no problem......ummm so dm_boozefreek told me.[/QUOTE]
I got the tip from the midget prostitute I used to work with at shoe carnival :D -
ZX81 power supplyFriend gives me ZX81 without power supply and i want to test whether he work or not. Can i use Spectrum p.supply for that purposes? I dont want to d…
... .5mm jack, tip is positive, and as an observation, the traced lead ... harm to the '81 if you plug the PSU into the ear or ... you screw up and make the tip negative, I'm not sure ... will happen then.
The Spectrum PSU generally speaking has ... -
The weird case of Raw RecruitI was surfing on WoS, when I found this game. but the odd thing is that there is no review of this game in any magazine, but the game is available in…
... I found this game. but the odd thing is that there ... any magazine, but the game is available in the WoS shop, so I ... bad to be reviewed in the magazines??[/QUOTE]
Well ... the game is pretty crap to ... -
Depressing world !I do hate reading the news some days, just makes me sit here and wonder what sort of people are on this planet. Eg a 2 year old toddler was stabbed …
The most crime I knew about in my childhood was minor stuff like pinching the odd chocolate bar from the sweet shop, smashing the odd window, and the usual school bullies. -
Depressing world !I do hate reading the news some days, just makes me sit here and wonder what sort of people are on this planet. Eg a 2 year old toddler was stabbed …
[QUOTE=NickH;209039]The most crime I knew ... like pinching the odd chocolate bar from the sweet shop, smashing the odd window ... , and the usual school ... but were you reading the beano or the daily mail when you ... -
ZX Adventure Club reborn - Game for AugustThe above are the choice of games I've shortlisted for August. I've kept it simple with a ye olde world theme and "single load" games that shouldn't…
Found those too and got the shirt off Harumpho's back - ... />
I've also found the game uses some single word ... idea how to get the ferry yet, or the cat, or what ... sensible way with the bl***y shopkeeper in the music shop.
Kindly Leave the StageWhat do you call a monkey with a stick of dynamite up its bum? A baboom!!
Man goes to the doctors with lettuce leaves sticking out of his bottom
The doctor tells him "I'm afraid that's just the tip of the iceberg"
