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Diary of an Englishman in ScotlandOld but funny....... 20th DECEMBER The first snow we have seen in many years. My wife and me sat in the porch with our hot toddies watching the fluf…
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NTSC land helpHi all, first post here, and it's a bit of a techie noob one. I did search, honest, but couldn't find what I was looking for. I'm a UK (Scotla…
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impossible?
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New Guy Wants Speccy - SWAP !Hi, I`m new here so here is a little background info ! I always had a C64 when I was in my teens in the 80`s, my friends had Spectrums, so it was alw…
... it by reverse polarity a power supply !
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Tech question about microdriveshi ! I dont know if someone out there can help me I recently got my paws into an interface 1 and 2 microdrive units form an ebay auction they wore …
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Strange but true things that you've experienced?On Monday I had one of those days where you just shouldn't have got out of bed. I won't bore you with the details, and I've sorted most things out, b…
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Wanted! Looking to rehome unwanted C64Hi all, I'm looking to buy a hopefully, still working, PAL C64 (sorry). I already have a Vic20 and I believe all the cables, power supply, etc. are i…
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Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
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+2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …
... output, powered from the motor power line, so that the ... switch to manually disconnect the power to the entire datacorder circuitry ... series to the datacorder main power line? Apart from having to ... feed the power LED separately, can anyone think ... -
ULA gets so hot, it is cracked open!Hi everyone. I have bought a rubber-keyed 48K and the seller said he was selling it as "for spares/repair." Sure enough, it turns out it doesn't work…
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issue 6a faultyHi All I got issue 6a pcb from ebay with status faulty pcb had bad voltages when I power up I changed tr4 ztx650 and all voltages got back on ic6 I h…
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Am I the only person who enjoyed Chuckie Egg 2...?...more than Chuckie Egg? Now before the cries of "heresy" and/or "arse" ring out, let me defend my possibly controversial stance. I enjoyed Chucki…
... generator to turn on the power and get things moving, finding ... that kicked in when the power went on, working your way ... -
Plan BHi all, so, here is the Spectrum I won recently : [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=330306627242[…
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The DiscipleI've recently got a few issues of SU (11 for $10! in the USA) and found a few ads for the Disciple. Never saw this peripheral at the time...sound int…
... ? and presumably you need external power for the floppy.
New Spectrum owner - Newbie questionsHi, I just got my first Spectrum in the post today +2a) and I'm looking for some advice on a couple of things: Firstly I'm not the biggest fan of j…
... second question is regarding the power pack, after a couple of ...Swap speccy for Atari ?Hi all, well I`ve decided that it`s the end of Speccy life for me ( Sorry ! ) I have the following stuff that I want to swap for an Atari 800XL, or l…
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Spectrum 128+2b, with power supply
Spectrum 48k - Rubber ... version with power supply
Spectrum 48K - plastic ... version with non original power supply
Dixons cassette unit ...ID a SpeccyI was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one.. Is there anyway t…
I was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one..
Is there anyway to identify one?
ThanksArcade Adventure correctionsI had a look through next game category: Arcade Adventure Here are some my suggested corrections Boulder Mix - it's Boulder Dash clone, so Arcade:M…
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Power&Magic is rather arcade ...Captain N: The Game MasterThis game would probably work much better on NES or SNES, but since I was a kid and saw the CAPTAIN N cartoon, I've always wondered why they never ma…
... ) we would have captain N power (not sure what those where ...PSU for + AND +2 for saleHi all. as I live in Canada now, I cannot use either of my UK(240 Volt) power supplies. I'm over in the UK right now, so can post these 2 out to …
... of my UK(240 Volt) power supplies.
I'm over ...Yikes! Printer squeal!Hayulp! My ZX Printer has developed a really high pitched, constant squeal whenever power is applied with the roll attached. It's OK if the roll i…
... high pitched, constant squeal whenever power is applied with the roll ...Need some advice regarding a Windows problemNeed some advice on this one, and Google and Bing aren't being my friends. Now that computer repair is how I get my bread and butter I should know h…
Spectrum +2 tape playerHi all, the tape player on my +2 has gone silent on me. There's power getting to it but there doesn't seem to be any sound getting to the computer, e…
... silent on me. There's power getting to it but there ...WANTED: Power Supply Unit for +3 or +2ALooking to buy a PSU for a +3 (or I believe the +2A PSU is equivalent, so that would do). Working order would be nice, but broken units also consider…
Looking to buy a PSU for a +3 (or I believe the +2A PSU is equivalent, so that would do). Working order would be nice, but broken units also considered.
Located in UK.
Thanks.Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
... specy seems to work - the power light comes on and the ...Faulty 128 toastrackHello, I hope someone of the hardware gurus can point me in the right direction for fault finding. My speccy crashes often (sometimes after a short,…
... dots and blocks.
Switching power off an on again sometimes ...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…
... home air conditioners use more power than every other item in ...
