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Onboard power jack type on ZXHello, i'm trying to find replacements for the barrel type power jack that resides on a speccy board. I have many speccys that the slightest wobble r…
... to find replacements for the barrel type power jack ... have many speccys that the slightest wobble resets them, ... and its not the soldering of the jack for sure, ... br />
From the ZX repair manual i only found ... someone point me in the right direction as from ... -
The death of the SpectrumI was reflecting the other day about life and the significance of those interests that we develop during childhood. For many, its football or physic…
... reality, without the rose-coloured spectacles, the games of the past are ... FPS games.
The ZX Spectrum is not a person ... to all but the keepers of the archive. The childhoods that we ... black.
The documentaries and the archive is so vitally ... -
Zx spectrum + problemHi, I'm fairly new to the ZX spectrum + so I'm not 100% sure this is a hardware issue. I have followed the instructions for setting up the Spectrum p…
... I'm fairly new to the ZX spectrum + so I'm ... k"
the k on the end is always moved ... I have found the the keyboard membranes are known ... -
access violation errors - ZX Spin in Win7Any suggestions as to what I can do to prevent all these access violation error messages I'm getting while using the ZX Spin Assembler ? I'm using W…
Any suggestions as to what I can do to prevent all these access violation error messages I'm getting while using the ZX Spin Assembler ?
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Micro Command - voice recognition for the ZX SpectrumIt's an interface you might know about. This is it: [img]http://www.zxprojects.com/images/stories/microcommand/microcommand.jpg[/img] I've found som…
... communication exists between the "slave" Z80A and the main Z80A.
the non-standard behaviour of the CLK signal ... ].
But besides the MicroCommand cassette and some other ... admit, but if the 2KB EPROM is reprogrammed, the "slave" Z80 ... -
Help me understand ZX RGB signal (long)This will be a long post so please bear with me and most importantly help me. I have a 128K+ and +2A that I'm trying to get working with my 15kHz RG…
... Reference here are the signal outputs from ZX RGB sockets:
The SCART cable has the necessary 330R resistors ... the voltages on the Amiga). When we look at the voltages required by the ... site to gather most of the ZX RGB specs:
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Rare version of the Microdrive and Interface 1 ManualI have come across a rather unusual white version of the ZX Microdrive and Interface 1 Manual - it is still the first edition internally, but has a p…
... rather unusual white version of the ZX Microdrive and Interface 1 Manual ... - it is still the first edition internally, but has ... cover - has any ideas about the origins of this one?
The Miliband Bros and the ZX SpectrumAnyone see the reference on Newsnight and able to explain it! :oops:
Anyone see the reference on Newsnight and able to explain it!
:oops:ZX Spectrum +2 (A?) keyboard woesHi, I'm new to the ZX Spectrum scene, I've been a fan of the Amiga since I was young and have taken a step further back in time to the ZX. I recentl…
Hi, I'm new to the ZX Spectrum scene, I've been ... further back in time to the ZX.
I recently got ... ZX Spectrum +2 off eBay, it powers up ok and displays the ... 've seen other threads about the ZX Spectrum +2, but nothing about ...FRINGE in the ZX SpectrumJust picked it from the "other side"... ;) [list] [*][url=http://www.atc.us.es/~rodriguj/fringe128.tap]For 128K toastrack/+2 grey[/url] [*][url=http:…
Just picked it from the "other side"... ;)
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[*][ ... commands. As Amstrad changed the syntax for managing the RAM disc, so ... there's two versions of the same ...ZX 48K and TR-Dos?Is it possible that the ZX 48K can run TRD files? I mean is it possible to take a ROM that has TR-Dos inside? Micky
Is it possible that the ZX 48K can run TRD files? I mean is it possible to take a ROM that has TR-Dos inside?
MickyChallenging Common Knowlege: The +2A/B[I]I was going to write a big long essay about my research on this subject, but being an incredibly lazy person I never really got anywhere with that…
... people assume they understand the history of the Black +2, ... /> "The +2A is the same internally as the +3"
"The name ... for example the following quote from wikipedia: [I]"The ZX Spectrum + ... no investigation into the source or the statement. This example ...Stopping the loading messages...Hi Folks, As you know, the ZX BASIC kindly reports the program, bytes or data that you have loaded on the screen. To stop these appearing I was thi…
... /> As you know, the ZX BASIC kindly reports the program, bytes or data ... that you have loaded on the screen. To stop these appearing ... ...[/CODE]
Is this the best approach or is there ...Question about ZX81 componentAfter I cleaned and replaced some components (7805, two electrolytic caps) with fresh ones, and replaced the RF board with a composite one, on an iss…
... of colouring.
Still the screen was clear and ... the 3 pin ceramic filter (CDA 6.5MC) that is right next ... to the ULA the screen was coming ... ceramic discriminator. Is it the same thing?
I ... to be rare like the ZX issue one? It has ...ZX Spectrum Elite collection for iphone/ipod touchHas anybody seen the ZX Spectrum Elite collection app for iphone/ipod touch? It's pretty good and, with the latest update, you can now buy 6 differe…
Has anybody seen the ZX Spectrum Elite collection app for ... 2
Rollercoaster
Beyond the Ice Palace
Saboteur 2 ... /> Moley Christmas
Monty on the Run
Wanted Monty Mole ... /> Krakout
Jack the Nipper
Jack the Nipper 2
How to connect a ZX Spectrum to a QL (RGB) monitorI recently acquired a pretty nice (old) original QL Vision color monitor. It works GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The normal ZX Spectrum however,…
... works GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The normal ZX Spectrum however, has ... . I also know that on the edge connector various video signals ... to somehow translate the normal video signals to the RGB-signal needed ...Are any Spectrum books really this valuable?I recently noticed a copy of Machine Code Applications for the ZX Spectrum on eBay at a "buy it now" price of ?77 - that's seventy-seven quid - and n…
... Machine Code Applications for the ZX Spectrum on eBay at ... I was wondering what the explanation for such a ... quite some time, like the Shadow ROM Disassembly, some ... 2 Machine Code for the Absolute Beginner (got that ... to come along in the next few weeks or months ...remake of ZX ALIENS: three questions atmHi guys. Ok, it's a 'reversal' problem here: my nephew (well, a little assisted by me) made a [URL="http://ultrashare.net/hosting/fl/7537e7223c/alie…
... /aliens"]demo[/URL] 'remake' of the Spectrum [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... release is 2000... But is the concept original or also a ... ?
I need to know the 'source' to credit)
If someone or the authors of the ZX Aliens would like to ...ZX Spectrum 48K, issue - works fine till it gets hot (?)ZX Spectrum 48K, issue 2, works just fine, tested with Winston's diag board. At a certain moment in time however, it seems to run hot and stalls. Whe…
... claims low memory problems and the ZX malfunctions.
After ... still measure all the right voltages on the lower memory chips ... Which component might be the culprit? The lower memory is 100% ... working lower memory, I get the same problem.
Back in the day Speccy related problems.Thinking back about the days where i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder) i recall some of the prob…
... i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber ... i recall some of the problems associated with first ... know any better.
The two main problems i ... deposits on the black pinch roller on the tape mech ... recorder problems back in the day?,did anybody lose ...the white lettering on the rubber key speccyhello folks bit of an odd question this one. so just underneath the black 'sinclair' on the top left of the rubber keys speccy is "ZX Spectrum" I'…
... the black 'sinclair' on the top left of the rubber keys speccy is "ZX ... boxed versions and on one the "ZX Spectrum" is in white (as ... it as a kid) and the other its just black.
the white has rubbed off?!
The microdrive was an awesome device.I have to say i used to love the Microdrives. It was a damn shame they never took off as i could have seen them being a really good way of storing yo…
... say i used to love the Microdrives. It was a damn ... buying them for games on the ZX Spectrum.
Is there ... any way of putting the proper games onto one ?Making music for the SpectrumI was wondering what programs are about on PC or Spectrum that would allow you to make music for the ZX Spectrum 128k or 48k as i love doing it. Bee…
... you to make music for the ZX Spectrum 128k or 48k as ... i remember back in the day messing with the play command and ...Zx style PC game Sewer Shark[URL="http://www.parkproductions.btinternet.co.uk/sewershark.htm"]Sewer Shark[/URL] Little PC game I wrote for Retro Remakes competition a while ago…
... Shark have been like on the ZX, C64 & CPC.
The end result was a vertical ... shooter where you can select the graphic style of Spectrum, Amstrad ...ZX-81 site?Hi everyone :) I've been searching for some time for a site that supports the ZX-81 computer, tho so far have come up empty. I stumbled upon World o…
... for a site that supports the ZX-81 computer, tho so far ... , but seems to only support the ZX Spectrum and later variants.
the ZX-81 or am I on ... , is there an archive of ZX-81 tapes somewhere?
One Missing from the Archive?Today I brought a ZX Spectrum and it came with the usual Make a Chip, Scrabble, Chess, .... plus a few common budget titles. However, I have one I h…
... brought a ZX Spectrum and it came with the usual Make ... Games or Educational. The program is called Ballooning. The packaging says ' ... 8-12 Educational Software for the ZX Spectrum 48k'. It is ... book about ballooning and the program on the tape , a polystyrene ...Anyone Recommend: Assembly Programming Book(s) for the Spectrum?Hello there my fellow WoS'ers =) I am looking for some ZX Spectrum Assembly programming books (as the title suggests) I have just finished going th…
... looking for some ZX Spectrum Assembly programming books (as the title suggests ... be good to specialize to the ZX Spectrum 48k/128k, If any ...Put off by the Spectrum character setAm I the only one? Someone suggests a game, and you go "Ooooo haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a sho...*recoils in horror at the ZX Spectrum c…
Am I the only one? Someone suggests a ... in horror at the ZX Spectrum character set in the screenshot*...yeah, maybe ... games out there that use the font, but I just can ... to play games that use the ZX Spectrum character set.
Expansion bus questionsHi, two questions about expansion bus, sorry if they have been replied before, I tried to find replies but all my keywords lead to tons of threads O…
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1) Is there any zx bus splitter hardware design avaliable ... of connector that plugs into the zx bus, and provides several connectors ... nowadays), and convert it into the standard for the next generation Spectrum interfaces?The display of the ZX SpectrumI'm trying my hand at putting a simple emulator together, but I don't quite remember exactly how the screen works... I have a (void) function that ta…
... t quite remember exactly how the screen works...
I ... that takes an address (in the range 16384 - 22528, that ... should be the screen memory without the attributes) and the byte at ... the coordinates of the 8 pixels from the address in the screen RAM. IIRC the ...
