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eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
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Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
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Toastrack 128's are more compatible, but ... considered as a better engineered toastrack and hence more compatible (and ... to help.
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Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
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Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
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ZX Spectrum 48K Issue 3, loss of -5V rail.Hi all, I've googled this problem and poured over the electrical diagrams for the circuitry concerning the power supplies and I believe I know what …
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Sir Cliff and the Shaddows of doubtBeen reading on BBC news of this Cliff Richard fiasco. I'd been reading bits n peices online for a few months that infered sooner or later he would …
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Best version of SE Basic for use in real 48K machineAs title really. :) I did a search but I'm still confused a bit. :( I've seen a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the nice 'bar' abov…
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One of my best moves, ever!Well this has truly surprised me. I was getting some bits from a charity shop the other day and spotted a Ferguson CRT TV. It was only ?10 but had n…
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One of my best moves, ever!Well this has truly surprised me. I was getting some bits from a charity shop the other day and spotted a Ferguson CRT TV. It was only ?10 but had n…
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Spectrum preservation/clean up questions.I’m sorting out my 5 Spectrums trying to make them look a bit better, and to package them up how they should be, and to get them to be reliable…
... consuming peripheral. The toastrack needs more power than the 48K model, but ... the toastrack on its own ... won't use more than the 48K ... -
First attempts to obtain 10 channels (TS+GS)Just a curiosity but maybe several people could be interested. For some time now we make some attempts with Lord Vader, to force full synchronisatio…
... /> The original schematic of Pentagon 128 shows 14.3 MHz oscillator ... are around 50 Hz, and AY music was originally tuned for ... MHz (although original Pentagon 128 doesn't have AY chip).
Divorce, separation, etc...How many of you wossers have gone through it? With Kids, with no kids?
... kids and voices that speak louder than ours, you name it). I ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... more compromised by its sound than anything else. That was addressed ... endlessly that SID was better than AY, but honestly I like music ...Blowing new eproms for a Spanish +2b<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I'm hoping someone can provide a bit of hand-holding and advice?</span></font><div style="…
... . This basically is the UK Toastrack 128 ROM with a three byte ...is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?hi, is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?
... , the loading sound is much louder than the music.Paris attacksA full day has passed, and I couldn't find a single thread on the subject here on WoS. You guys don't watch the news anymore? :-/ No 'urge' to …
thats a disturbing video, of the moment the band stopped playing as the gunshots were louder than the band
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34825382
the drummer hid quick lolGame completion challenge #2So, a new year and a new game completion challenge..! After the success [i](eh? Ed)[/i] of the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion…
Made it to 'zone' 3 but didn't last long into the canyons. It gets noticeably faster and more hemmed in.
I've been loading this in 48k mode, I have to say I prefer the beeper to the AY (sorry Mr Tiny!)Grey +2 tape motorAnyone know where to get a tape motor for a grey +2? Mine is on its last legs. When I got this +2 I serviced the deck and put new belts in but the…
... makes audible noise that is louder than normal. A very small drop ...i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
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5. [i ... ok. for ages I thought louder than love was their debut...TopGear!! The Return.I've just been reading about how Friends Start Mat LeBlanc will be joining Chris Evans as a co-presented for the new Top Gear Revival in May. You …
... it's sounds more exciting than it is. The sound on ... Norton's show is noticeably louder than the programs surrounding it for ... make it sound more exciting than it is!
I ...So it occurred to me; "Why bother with going into 48K BASIC when you can just....wrap the machine code calls inside a 'RST #28;DEFW addr:RET'?" Of course, you DO need a small M/C routine to do that, and ta-daaa, here it is: [cod…
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... ROM, so on a 128 machine you need to make ... mechanism the way the 128 ROM itself calls into ... the SPECTRUM command on a toastrack 128 or grey +2, the ... the machine back to 128 Basic as long as ...Speccy Retro TypologyHow many types of Speccy Retro are there?
... Opus Discovery working with a "Toastrack" 128 with a DKtronics keyboard and ...1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... with it.on the first Toastrack 128
It all went ... . There is still one more Toastrack to do . Then I will ... hand vertical line on the 128 screen options box. The reset ...Youtube ClichesSo YouTube has been around for what seems like a v-long time and has become an integral part of the internet and social media. It has now gotten to t…
... /> Tappy tappy musak that is louder than the presenter. Clicky clicky noises ... the gadget still for more than half a second and has ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... Traco fitted right on a Toastrack 128
Having paid nearly ...Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... has got rid of the Toastrack heatsink and replaced it with ... keyboard. This means that the Toastrack 128 PCB could in theory at ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... ) with a 4 hole (Spectrum 128 Toastrack power supply)
So ... to find a new MASTER Toastrack power supply to copy from ... could not find a another Toastrack 128 Power Supply (to copy from ...Anyone remember mouse mats?A mate of mine phoned up to ask where to buy a new mouse mat, nothing special, just a basic mouse mat, and I ran off a few obvious places (the comput…
... themselves to be bigger bigots than anyone else these days. So ... on your own. Actions speak louder than words, and thoughts don't ...
