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Spectrum +2 (grey) cassette adaptor pinsHi, When I was a wee laddo I had a spectrum +2. I read somewhere about adding an earphone socket to it so I could use an external tape recorder with …
... a spectrum +2. I read somewhere about adding an earphone socket to ... use an external tape recorder to load stuff, and fiddle with ... have another +2 and wish to add an earphone socket so ... ? I seem to remember I just attached a 3.5 socket to some wire ... -
Platform Game Designer 2?I've started tinkering around with some code today and have decided upon a number of handy little features that it would be nice to have. For the li…
... , where actions can be assigned to a series of events. Events include ... possible to change the game from a 3-key platformer to, for example, a ladders ... even set up a 5th and 6th key to do other things ... -
New (ish) ZX Speccy owner.Hey there, I'm new to this forum but have owned a Speccy for a while before selling it about a year or so ago, regret this now as it was a +3 but not…
... m new to this forum but have owned a Speccy for a while ... a year or so ago, regret this now as it was a +3 ... but not to worry.
I ... Speccy but it's nice to own a slice of British computing ... in it I am happy to sell privately.
Just ... -
Rescue by Mastertronic. Fans?[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004110[/url] Is it just me or is this extremely underrated? For a budget game, I had great fu…
... and now it seems to play just as well ... emulator. Sneaking scientists back to your spaceship, putting them ... you just managed to have enough fuel to take off ... and not crash! It's just a ... or killed despite using a load of boxes to safely guide them ... -
Computer & Video Games Book of Adventure, TheBelow is the spectrum listing from the "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000078"]Computer & Video Games Book of Adventure, The…
... ve had to add line 2 as there was a GO ... INK 2: CLS : GO TO 7
2 RETURN
20 FOR i=1 to 11: READ l$(i),e ... 4)=pn: IF pc=3 THEN LET pc=0
3)="I caught my death"
200 FOR i=1 to len (e$(pn+1))
TO 310
300 NEXT ... -
Anybody want an Amiga monitor?Its one of them C=1084ST jobbies. It's yours if you want it, just pm me and we'll arange a time for you to pop round. Oh, yeah, I suppose I should …
... we'll arange a time for you to pop round.
power goes to it, as it makes a 'clunk, power-going-to-me' sound ... I can't be bothered to get it repaired... Just ... going to get an LCD telly ... then it's going to the tip at the weekend ... -
New game idea, "sneak-em-up".A while ago, I was going to try my hand at a game on the speccy, but nothing ever came of it. Basically, I had an idea to do a "Thief" style game. N…
... (and yourself) being able to carry a torch which illuminates an area ... be doused (though finding a switch to turn them off might be ... , I'd be using a similar playfield style to Eagle's nest, with ... up behind a guard and attack with a black-jack to knock them ... -
Wubi and UbuntuAnyone tried Wubi and Ubuntu:- [url]http://wubi-installer.org/[/url] I installed earlier yesterday, and now have duel boot windows and ubuntu linux…
... linux. Wubi creates a filedisk, so no need to reparition your drive ... fast even despite it using a filedisk as apposed to a proper linux formated ... partition. All that remained was to do ... -
Spectrum +2B audio inHi all, I`m using a dummy cassette carrier to load wavs into my 128 +2b from my PC - this works fine most of the time, but never works on high speed …
... /> I`m using a dummy cassette carrier to load wavs into ... amp; sometimes is a bit fiddly to get right on normal ... loaders.
Is there a ... more reliable way of getting sound input to ... I don`t mind doing a bit of soldering or hacking ... -
Games wrongly listed as 48/128KMartijn, I dont see any difference between the 48 and 128K versions of these games, but I may be slipping some details since I am not a coder!! :) …
... details since I am not a coder!! :)
... corrupted, so I will upload a new one)
a great doubt! the +3 version is ... but there was afterwards a +3 version adapted to the 128k???)
... you load the game in a 48k model!)
Working +3 Power SupplyHello All Anyone have one for sale? cheers P
Hello All
Anyone have one for sale?
cheers
P7805 cooler replacement?I have been looking into finding some replacement for the 7805, since that single component generate a lot of heat. Been looking at switching alterna…
... , since that single component generate a lot of heat. Been looking ... the system that will dislike a switched power supply?
/JohanEpic Arcade Project![img]http://epicarcadeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/riskschallenges1-634x264.png[/img] I recently discovered a project looking to bring a …
... /> I recently discovered a project looking to bring a three-storey videogame arcade ... want to setup a videogame arcade. We want to create a legacy. A legacy to everything ... ?t be cheap!), refurbishing a 3-floor building to our specifications, an additional ...Fairlight on ZEROI have the ZERO Spectrum Emulator which I I like very much and does everything I need of it, almost. I have both the 48K and 128K versions of Fairli…
... to be a key command to say that I am using a joystick (its supposed to ... /> Is this a problem unique to ZERO or is this a common problem ...Composite Video Mod Capacitor ValueCouldn't find any thread where this has been asked before but I'm not convinced the search in this forum is the best...:) Due to the recent retire…
... ...:)
Due to the recent retirement of my ... mod my spec-chum to let him work with ... I can see a signal coming through to the TV ( ... ) but I want to do something a bit more permanent. ... on Google mention using a 100uF 10v capacitor to improve the signal ...ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack - Quiet AY audio, beeper loudHi, I've got a 128K toastrack Spectrum using a RGB + MIC audio to SCART cable but I'm finding the AY is a lot quieter than the Beeper. Is there an…
Hi,
I've got a 128K toastrack Spectrum using a RGB + MIC audio to SCART cable but I'm finding the AY is a lot quieter than the Beeper. Is there anything I can do?
Many thanks,
RuairiGraphics Cards, is it all smoke and mirrors?Back in 2010. I brought a mid range graphics card, an ATI Radeon HD450. I remember it and cards on the next rung up the ladder having two ostentatiou…
Back in 2010. I brought a mid range graphics card, an ... advisory of the requirements for a meaty power supply.. Fast forwards 6/7 ... years and this or better GPU power ... units at way less than a half the cost. That gets ...TZX'ing up.I'm having a heck of a time trying to tzx up my old tapes... The fact is they all (well, most of them) do load 100% of the times alright in my speccy…
... ? And did u try using a different tape-recorder to "load" the tapes ... ?
Back to the soundcard problem..make sure ... u have a Sounblaster compatible sound card. If ... (ur card should come with a setup program for DOS too ...I cant get into ELITE, its confusing me...I managed to work the controls out to fly the ship and whatnot, but its still very hard to understand, i can never line up with the docking stations …
Elite Plus seems to be the PC version of ... />
Elite Frontier seems to be a whole new game altogether. BTW ... WinME I had to run it using a boot disk. Thanks to BeehiveOS (neat ...+3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …
... do, is dump a 3" disk as a whole image onto ... the PC.
We don't use 3 ... respects people will want to extract individual files, and ... people wanna connect a 3.5" drive to their speccies for ... help people who seem reluctant to help.
...Compatibility of Spectrum 128K and +3I wondered if the are any compatibilty problems between software running on the 128K and the +3. e.g. if I would connect a disk drive to the 128K wou…
... required paging extensions to allow a +3 disk drive to work - not to meantion it ... short it is physically possible to connect the drive and ... because all +3 software will expect +3 DOS and the +3 paging system ... you won't be able to ...eBay Typos ... hehehe[...] [I]... The best part however is that it comes with an Amstrad game dics which is still in its packaging. This is a very rare double sided dics…
... : but they still did forget to change one "disc" so i ... it was meant to be. a higher power wanted to be amused or something ...Kitted-out SpectrumsI've been looking at some of the various "New" harware options and kits which have been designed for the spectrum. Smard Card readers, IDE interface…
... and able to connect to other spectrums(or emulators)over a network, possible ... is thinking of using this interface to cummincate with a PC and make ... the web. So using a PC as server to goto the NET with ... this case the person is using a SAM)spectrum and amstrad imagesare the spectrum +3 and amstrad spectrum +3 files the same and will the amstrad versions work on a spectrum emu?
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Referring to code rather than data encoding ... , I know that the CPC conversion of Head over Heels ... the same applies to quite a lot of Spectrum to CPC (and vice versa ...AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…
... use only my Spectrum +3, or can I use ...
But if You want to use tape (or anything different ... -DOS) You will have to use Sound Tracker or SQ ... TR-DOS.
3) Can I load tehse programs ... haven't found a 3.5" diskdrive to connect to my +3 yet.
...Multiface 128 and floppy drive questionHi, promise, my last question......... Been searching around for info, with no luck. With a multiface 128, can you attach a 3.5 inch floppy disk dri…
... drive would work. I have a external Amiga drive here, and ... shugart connector, or at least a incomplete one. The first link ... power Supply connector is the same as on PC drives, so a PC power supply ... will work, if you have a old one ...keyboard support on Spectaculator 6.XDear Johnathan, your emulator is fascinating, but, to be honest, a better keyboard support on non-english keyboards would be great. The major proble…
... /> I've already got a request in for the French ...
Interesting - BASin will (to the best of my knowledge ... there's been a few people using various keyboard layouts ... just a matter of using a few API calls to get ... and allowing the user to choose?
...Power supplysCan I power my 48k with my 128k+2 power supply or will it damage the little rubber keyed thing?
I used to use my 128+2 power supply to power my Game Gear years ago.
Just thought you'd like to know.SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... want is for the format to be open. The license for ... see much point in using IPF just as a file format[/B ... we can make some suggestions to improve your current formats rather ... wider scope than just using a flexible file format to stuff some data ...Loading tape files in to a real spectrumHi I have just bought a real (rubber key) spectrum on Ebay. I would like if possible to load some of the games that I have downloaded to use on emu…
... or playtzx you must connect to the mic connection of the ... /> I have a stereo 3.5mm lead whitch connects to
the PC ... the spectrum end I have a 3.5mm stereo to mono jack.
