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Suggestions for resurrecting a hard disk?I started up one of my PCs today, which I hadn't used for a couple of weeks, and HD1 won't start up. My impression is that the motor has seized, as i…
... it upside down, swapping the power lead from another drive, but ... -
Do you live in or near Adelaide?Hello everyone, I live in Adelaide, South Australia, and am clearing out my ZX Spectrum collection as a job lot. If you can pick it up, everything is…
... 48K Spectrum, with a UK power adaptor) along with the original ... -
computer wisdom neededany ideas? my computers dying, yesterday my computer developed a fault whereby itd keep freezing up, it did it on my XP and ME partitions and even o…
... hard drive, until i swapped power plugs for the drives (now ... -
Cooling (not for a PC) advice neededOwing to the fact that the Earth has aparently left it's old orbit, and is now about three feet from the sun, it's bloody hot here in England. Too ho…
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How feasible is it to add a second CPU to the ZX Spectrum?Today with IDE, and USB, and TCP/IP and other wonderful technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll run out of CPU tim…
... software perspective) expand the computational power of the ZX Spectrum. Let ... -
eBay woes - Am I being unreasonable?I recently bought a +2 (grey) on eBay, and I have contacted the seller to complain about the condition of it. So far, they haven't replied. Do you th…
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48k + Power supplyHi, Anyone know where I can get a replacement PSU for the 48k Plus? Nothing on Ebay at the minute. Looks like the end is Imminent for my one! Tha…
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Anyone know where I can get a replacement PSU for the 48k Plus? Nothing on Ebay at the minute. Looks like the end is Imminent for my one!
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Castle AgeAnyone playing the Castle Age app on Facebook? I watched my son play this and it's well addictive. I don't fully understand how to play this, though.…
... . Since the Ranger has more power than the Knight, does that ... -
Games for saleHi All I am getting rid of my (predominantly text adventure) game collection and just keeping a few of the PC point and click adventures, will be tr…
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Custreds Quest Cass Power House
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Good or horrible: I-BallIt did rather well out of all three mags with Crash going as far as giving it a 'Renegade 3' (an undeserved Smash). Thing is, I think it's bollocks.…
... scored 5s or less. If Power House had published it, it ... -
Broken ZX Spectrum? :(Hi! I bought a 2nd hand ZX Spectrum half a year ago. It worked perfectly fine when I first tried it. I put it back in its box which it was sent in, …
... happening when I insert the power. I can see signals, but ... -
for Greencard and those who visited horrorflixyou know horrorflix has been down for a while? well ive just found some info about it "Well, I've discovered what the hell happened to the site. All…
... visiting and left all the power to a single bitter individual ... -
Opus DiscoveryI've got an opus dicovery 1 with 2 x 3 1/2" drives. I used it many times on my 48k but it doesn't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some sort …
... 't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some sort ... -
Two dead SpectrumsHi all, Long time since I posted on here. I'm having a bit of a clear-out, and I've re-discovered two Spectrums I had in the loft : One is an orig…
... monitor). It's definitely getting power, as the external heatsink gets ... it shows a menu on power-up). I've split the ... -
ZX Spectrum not working - Please help.Hi there, I am new to this forum and was pointed in this direction by a fellow Youtuber after uploading the following video and then explaining that…
... system when I connect the power supply and I'm unsure ... /> This came with the original power supply and just in case ... -
Welcomes...and some technical stuffHello I`d like to welcome all ZX Fans. I`m rather ATARI 8bit geek - I got this grat machine when I was 14...20 yeras ago... There were few ZX in …
... be easier to adapt PC power supply to run spectrum instead ... -
ZX Spectrum 128K +2A for saleHi, I've just bought a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +2 from a car boot sale. The seller said it came with 200 games, but I've counted 151 tapes in total…
... , these games, and the original power supply and ariel cable for ... -
2 x spectrums & loads of games & C64 setupC64 PACKAGE REDUCED TO ?25 !! SPECCY STUFF NOW SOLD :- OTHER STUFF STILL UP FOR GRABS, BE QUICK ! 1 Rubber key spectrum with composite video mod 1…
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1 Sinclair power supply
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QL and Supergold Card troubleHi, I've a QL with a Supergold Card by Miracle Systems (2.49), 2Mb RAM, two floppy interfaces, one printer interface. When I connected the QL to a TV…
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Thoughts on laptop upgradesI have been given an old laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 600E for free. Some of the specs are as follows: Pentium II @ 364 MHz. 256KB cache. 128 MB PC-66 RAM…
... drive. They take very little power and they read very quickly ... -
No one has mentioned this but when the Oil reserves run out .....Where will we get plastic from, there is lots of work being done to get electric cars and have wind power etc, but you never hear of any alternative …
Where will we get plastic from, there is lots of work being done to get electric cars and have wind power etc, but you never hear of any alternative to oil derived plastic, and plastic is in every product you buy !!!!!! -
Seikosha GP-50S questionI have this old Speccy printer without the original power supply. I know it needs a 18.7V - 600mA DC power supply. Unfortunately I just have a maxi…
... Speccy printer without the original power supply.
I know ... a 18.7V - 600mA DC power supply. Unfortunately I just have ... -
Managment speakThe top 10 spam thread inspired me to start this one, your all time favourite managment speak phrases. :-)Ill start with mine and also provide a conc…
... through a comunication hour or power point presentation. As i hadnt ... to develope even more riveting power point presentations and flow charts ... -
Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... types that are 100% ok. Power is 100% ok. Swapped ULA ... /> What I get when I power up the system, is 8 ... . When I switch on the power on and off a couple ... -
Pentagon 1024SL 2.2As I'm getting another Pentagon board, I've decided to sell my first one, which is in a fully functional state, yet has 2 fixed traces and a few part…
... , Reset and NMI. As for power any PC AT (or slightly ... -
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I didn't power it up yet, as connecting ... 7812 voltage regulator, so the power will be something like 14V ... " are the SCART connector, the power connector and a 5K "changeable ... -
Burnt Out My 48K. HELP!I have a number of spectrums I powered one up wrong today and killed it. I had a power supply that a while ago I rigged up to work with both the ZX8…
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To USA-based guys - a question about hardware.Hi! My friend from US asks what is required for US-based people to start an adventure with ZX Spectrum. I mean such difficulties like PAL/NTSC thi…
... difficulties like PAL/NTSC thingies, power-supply matters and anything you ...