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Possibl sale of some Speccy stuffI've got a 16k Spectrum on it's tod, serial number 001-152938. The computer works but there's some problems with the membrane as some keys aren't wo…
... 001-152938.
The computer works but there's some problems ... with the membrane as some keys ... in buying it, dunno if the serial number is considered as ... -
TAP to WAV in TURBO?Hi. Some time ago I found a really good program converting *.z80 files to WAVs, with very strong TURBO mode. (The turbo works only from CD audio bu…
... very strong TURBO mode. (The turbo works only from CD audio but ... TAP file into WAV in the same TURBO mode.
Games ThoughtsJust got round to playing my real spectrum in anger, and here are some thoughts about the games I have played so far. Scrable - the tape didn't load…
... (long loading tone at the beginning of each game), as ... of the 'computer life' program. The screen is clear and the simulation works ... wally - by far the best of the above. Its your standard ... platformer. Bright colourful graphics. The graphics are nice and large ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... place notes on the web on how the game works. Almost everything is ... familiar with how z88dk C works and to create some exposure ... how memset(), strtok() works, look it up under the strings library. Also ...+3 PsuHi all, Just been digging at the back of my wardrobe, and found a +3 PSU the 12V+ and the 12V- works but not the 5V+ has any one got a diagram for a …
Hi all,
Just been digging at the back of my wardrobe, and found a +3 PSU the 12V+ and the 12V- works but not the 5V+ has any one got a diagram for a +3 PSU please.
TIAsuper furry animals at Glastonbury..they just get better and better.. [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2007/player/superfurryanimals.shtml[/URL] - hope the player works..
they just get better and better..
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2007/player/superfurryanimals.shtml[/URL]
- hope the player works..INES Printerface driversHello all. I have in my possesion a Centronics Printer interface called "INES Printerface". I got it from a friend of a friend together with a nice …
... in an INES Keyboard. Unfortunetly the thing needs drivers. They were ... to try to see if the interface works), but it would be ... can see a picture of the interface here :
[url ... Printer interfaces that mentions the need for the driver casette, so I ...speccy 128 problemsHi everyone, first post on here, so first better say hello..hello :) Anyhow I just recently got back into gaming so a Speccy seemed just the thing t…
... for a Sony for comet, works well however) & 128k + ... really that clever, the heatsink works OK but the RF picture is shite ... games pretty well, now the +2 is exactly the oposite, lovely picture ... joystick yet) you start the game and the system resets and there ...Problem with replacing all upper memory with 4164 chipsGuys, i have a problem with the high memory of a 4B issue. At first the board had OKI chips for high memory and one of them was faulty. Since its ea…
... with those, and changed the wiring for the memory settings from OKI ... setting.
When using the PRINT PEEK 23732+ PEEK 23733 ... settings TI and 4) the machine works fine and no error is ... detected by the testing program.
It's a trap!So I got a CPLD (not the eventual one I want to use for the ethernet project - rather, one I actually have here and now, an XC9536 in a PLCC44). And…
... The CPLD is on the left, just above the Sinclair logo. The PCB on the ... before the Z80 actually fetches the instruction, and prevent the brief ... to release at the beginning (in the Spectrum ROM, ... be unused, since the trapper works on the instruction fetch, it ...RAM Joystick Interface on a Spectrum +2Having sold one of my competition pro joysticks to a customer who has a grey Spectrum +2, I provided him with a RAM Turbo joystick interface (Kempsto…
... joystick interface (Kempston compatible), as the built in joystick ports expect ... .
When connected, the joystick works in all directions except up ...Another important Windows tipFollowing on from the Unlocker thread (Entitled "A vital piece of software for Windows is here "), here's another occasionally invaluable tip for peo…
... , and usually exiting and reloading the program works, but not this time ... , so I googled the problem, and found the ... help, only the arrow keys solved the problem) to bring the window back ...Blown standard divideI recently bought a SIY divide kit from Papaya labs and after i soldered everything, it worked perfectly. I've used it 5-6 times without problems (Fa…
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powered it up the power cirquit transistor (ZTX650)
remove it the speccy works fine.
A divide ... idea to begin by replacing the BC337 transistors?
ps ...
the yellow led lights up even ...Soldering Iron Fun - 48k Composite Video ModYay, I bought a temperature controlled soldering iron and associated gubbins yesterday and have had a practise go at Womble's documented [URL="http:/…
... I'm pleased that the mod works on the duff machine - there' ... slightly different wiring both inside the modulator itself, and outside ... that the basic principal of the video mod is the same ...
What's the optimum temperature to work the iron against a ...Wrong TAPs in some games (II)Here we have the second batch of possible errors in some TAPs I've found: PUB GAMES: The 'bar billiards' level don't work in the TAP file while the …
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PUB GAMES: The 'bar billiards' level don't ... work in the TAP file while the TZX works.
HOW TO BE A HERO: some levels in the ... We can see in the TZX that this game ... have aditional levels, but the TAP file doesn't have ...Zxspin has a little glitchHi there i was playing with zxspin yesterday and i have a super fast machine but when i go to use the specdrum tzx and the program works ok but when …
... go to use the specdrum tzx and the program works ok but when ... using the sound from specdrum ...Thoughts on RZXing ( + pot. feature req.)Hope I'll be able to put my thoughts coherently enough here, am just thinking out loud. I've become a bit addicted to RZXing ... not games, per se, …
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I might put up the RZXes either as RZX files ... could "RZX" every action within the emulator also, kind of like ... not only "save" the actions taken within the emulated Speccy but also ...Games to swap...I have decided to give my retro collection a little purpose rather than just "a pile of old tat": I'm going to try and collect the complete works of …
... to try and collect the complete works of programmers I admire ... by range...
THE HIT SQUAD:
Platoon ( ... (Arcade Collection 25)
The Newzealand Story (Arcade Collection 32 ... ask questions about the condition of the box or what have ...Help to run Abu Simbel in a +2A SpectrumI bought this game some weeks ago, but the version is the old one. When I loaded it in the emulator, I had to switch the keyboard issue to 48Kissue.…
... some weeks ago, but the version is the old one. When I ... loaded it in the emulator, I had to switch ... the keyboard issue to 48Kissue. But ... in my +2A to make the game works (it's not an ...Ma20 Rgb InterfaceHello everyone , im a bit stumped on this one :) . Im wanting to convert the RGB lead to a scart connector. There was some info on the net regarding …
... this but its vanished . The unit works extremeley well on my ... old fergusion tv (rescued from the tip). The ... tv supplys voltage to the interface thus ... . will i need to power the unit seperatley ? . Any help ...It's alive!I'm talking about a keypad for the 128K, thanks to the hard work of Paul Farrow. There's a tutorial on his website on how to build one, but some of …
... about a keypad for the 128K, thanks to the hard work of ... build one, but some of the parts weren't available anymore ... approach had to be taken. The result can be seen below ... [/IMG]
The keypad works just like the original one, and Paul ...DOZENS OF 48k GAMES FOR SALE - SOME RARE - + HARDWAREHi all Im having a big loft clearout, and ive come across my rubber keyed speccy 48k plus lots and lots of games. Hopefully this forum will allow me…
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Pentagram ? Ultimate
The Very Big Cave Adventure ? ... Collins Educational
The Boggit - CRL
Zynaps ? ... ? Mirrorsoft
The Way of the Tiger ? Gremlin Games< ... Ah Diddums! ? Imagine
The Dungeon Master ? Crystal
...Windows problem - please helpA friend of mine's PC (XP service pack 3 *shudder*) has a problem - when he connects a USB stick the PC hardware Blue Screen of Deaths, a known probl…
... on via the keyboard, as nothing I've tried works. Can you ... log on via the keyboard? You ... is working at the log on scree - the keyboard works in the BIOS and ... when I boot up with the Windows ...SpeccyBoot 1.0 releasedHello all, a couple of months ago I dropped a message about the SpeccyBoot project, which loads Z80 snapshots over the network into a Spectrum. I wa…
... I dropped a message about the SpeccyBoot project, which loads ... Z80 snapshots over the network into a Spectrum. I ... was encouraged by the friendly comments here, and ... which I think shows how the SpeccyBoot works:
[url] ...DivIDE QuestionHi all, I've been trying to work out how the DivIDE works and after reading and re-reading the DivIDE programming model document by Zilog I think it…
... trying to work out how the DivIDE works and after reading and ... re-reading the DivIDE programming model ... like:
In the standard DivIDE mode (i.e ... so you can basically override the listed instructions.
...An idea for a possible(?) new interfaceDue to the Spectrum's processor speed and the way the ULA works, there are a couple things (among others) that are difficult to do: -Gigascreen or a…
... s processor speed and the way the ULA works, there are a ... that requires many calculations in the least possible time
... an interface that would turn the Spectrum into another machine, ... when necessary, but the Spectrum would still be the Spectrum.
...Easy storage device.Hi all, I am fed up with unreliable tape / wav loading on my +2b so would really like another way of loading games. I know nothing at all about how …
... nothing at all about how the Divide works, or of any other ...Newbie with Problem!!Hi guys, Just re-entered the world of Spectrums after having a great time with them in the 80's! I have purchased a 'mint' boxed Spectrum 48k with th…
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Just re-entered the world of Spectrums after having ... problem........the system boots up to the Sinclair screen ok, the keyboard works ok ... no noises come from the unit and the game dosent load. I ... is loading but the tapes finish and the screen goes back ...Spectrum + keyboard issueMy Spectrum+ seems to have some trouble on Space Key. Sorry for all "seem" in the following text. But it's hard to understand if it's a real steady t…
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When I open the Spectrum the keyboard "seems" to work better ... membrane fault (the space works with CS pressed so the contact is active ...
