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Games from before your timeI really enjoyed reading NickH's piece. I found it interested that all of his games were from 87-88 - by which time I had stopped buying games (havi…
... (having hit 17 and the bars of Coventry)
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VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
... one of my dead 128K toastrack machines, fortunately Chris Smith had ... -
ZX Spectrum + Issue 6A Repair attemptHello everybody! I got ZX Spectrum + which doesnt work properly. On power up I can see color mosaic, then paper goes black and i can see thin red ba…
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New beeper song[url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/oldsite/cantslowdown.tap]Can't Slow Down TAP[/url]. [url=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/oldsite/sources/cantslo…
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Sinclair Starter PacksI am in the process of putting together some "starter packs" for the shop. Each pack will consist of :- Tested working Spectrum(1) 200 different in…
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48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…
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Another......help me find a game thread I'm afriad. It's a spaceship sim thing. I remember that in one of the lower corners there were 3 indicators that used…
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Speccy 48k Earphone jack problemThis is odd, today I set up my rubber key as normal, headphone out of the tape player into the "ear" of the spectrum, started everything off but noth…
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How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
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Why are speccy games so ****ing cool?I grew up with a spectrum and fell in love with it from a young age, so I may be slightly biased, but it seems to me that the look and feel of games …
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Proof of time travel?A woman is seen at a premier of a Charlie Chaplin movie, in 1920, talking into a MOBILE PHONE!!! [url]http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article/57334/…
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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:…
... /~rodriguj/fringe128.tap]For 128K toastrack/+2 grey[/url]
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Tale of two SpectrumsHi All I have two 48k Spectrums, along with two different tape recorders. Now, one Spectrum will load everything from both recorders, and the other…
... get the red/cyan loading bars, prog name sometimes, but no ... blue/yellow
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JC's GLOOP and flickerI wasn't sure whether to post this question in the Development section, as I suspect there is a technical reason which will be the answer to my quest…
... always flickers on my physical (toastrack) machine only in what looks ... -
The I remember That Thread!!!!!A thread devoted to all things retro from out past, be it old TV shows, old chrips, chocolate bars, drinks, places or people. Can anyone name this f…
... TV shows, old chrips, chocolate bars, drinks, places or people.
Upgrading 16k MemoryHi All I have a fully working issue 2 16k spectrum and a broken issue3 48k spectrum (It's showing the black and white bars and some flashing blocks)…
... showing the black and white bars and some flashing blocks). I ...Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
... 'm not sure about the toastrack because I only found one ...contended memory...so memory contention on the toastrack and the grey +2 is in the wrong place compared to the documentation, yet the +2a/b and +3 it is in the correct …
so memory contention on the toastrack and the grey +2 is in the wrong place compared to the documentation, yet the +2a/b and +3 it is in the correct place
can it be altered on the toastrack and grey +2 to match the the +2a/b and +3?Strange DivIDE ScreenI've just got an SD card adaptor for my DivIDE and it does something strange. On startup, I can see the DivIDE logo and it registers the adaptor, bu…
... . Either I get the saving bars or a totally corrupt font ...Newbie question about my unwell Spectrum...Hi - I have had a couple of dud 48K Issue 3 Spectrums in the loft for 20 years or more. One would initialise sometimes but could not be guaranteed t…
... pattern of 4 black vertical bars on a white background. These ... bars move from side to side ...Spectrum 48K,Sinclair Interface One, Microdrive + more[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180630903639&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:GB:1123#ht_602wt_1139[/url] Since ive got myself a toast…
... /> Since ive got myself a toastrack im selling my old spare ...ZX Spectrum Woes...In my endeavours to get my second Spectrum (Issue 3) working I have replaced the CPU, memory and lower ram. I have fitted sockets for the CPU and me…
... alternate vertical black and white bars to an animated chequerboard, it ...Brief report about RetroEncounterAnother April... another retro event! (Firstly sorry for the quality of the photos, owing to not being able to find my camera battery before leaving …
... only I only brought my toastrack 128K machine (I should really ...+D problemi picked up another one of these but it seems to have a problem every time i try to format a disk it comes up with the following message after trying…
... interface on a 48k, 128k toastrack and a grey +2 (these ...New speccy modelThe 48k toastrack ;) [img]http://alistairtesting.no-ip.org/48k-toastrack.jpg[/img]
The 48k toastrack ;)
[img]http://alistairtesting.no-ip.org/48k-toastrack.jpg[/img]spellbound 48k on a amstrad 128 machine?just curious if it works.. I tried under emulation after someone commenting the tape I sold em didn't work... 48k / + / toastrack work fine.. but on…
... 't work...
48k / + / toastrack work fine.. but on the ...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…
... - which work with a 128K "toastrack" machine. The computer does not ...ZX Soundbooster (AY volume increase on a grey+2)Having dug out my grey+2 and run it through scart I've just noticed (to my horror) how low the ay is in comparison to beeper (+3 has ay and beeper at…
ZX Spectrum +128 (Heatsink) - No ReserveI have listed a ZX Spectrum +128 computer (the one with the toastrack heatsink) - no reserve price and just a short auction - it ends TOMORROW (12th …
I have listed a ZX Spectrum +128 computer (the one with the toastrack heatsink) - no reserve price and just a short auction - it ends TOMORROW (12th June 2011)
See [url]http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/1462[/url]128 Toatrack box etcI've got a toastrack - but no box or manual. Bummer really, as it's in good nick. If anyone can help source these packaging/paper items..... Cheers
I've got a toastrack - but no box or manual. Bummer really, as it's in good nick.
If anyone can help source these packaging/paper items.....
Cheers
