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Life in a DayWill anyone here be submitting video footage for Kevin Macdonald's Life in a Day film project? Today is the day it must be shot, and we're almost hal…
... Kevin Macdonald's Life in a Day film project? Today is ... /> Edit> If I had a real Spectrum available, I'd be tempted ... -
Message to all programmersHello folks, more and more programmers in the recent time are using special loading routines for their Homebrew-Software. This makes their game runn…
... in the recent time are using special loading routines for ... forget about the users of a real Spectrum. Most of them got disk ... is loading the second part using a machine code routine. I would ... and many other coders are using the uneccessary MC-loading routines ... -
Research into tape to real spectrumHi eveyone, I am doing research into getting tape files to work on the speccy from an audio port. So you can connect your computer to a real speecy,…
... connect your computer to a real speecy, play a wave file and it ... does not work because of a click at the start and ... and end, this is what a real tape does.
Still ... -
Converting TRD-Dos into TapHello, there are still many programs appearing on TRD-Dos or SCL format and users of normal Spectrum cannot run them. Of course I know about emulator…
... format and users of normal Spectrum cannot run them. Of course ... these games and demos to a real Spectrum and into TAP-Format.
Spectrum programs there isn?t a BASIC and then ... simply convert TR-Dos disk using TRD2TAP , then the created ... -
A Rare Spectrum BookA rare Spectrum Book has been recently uploaded by JP - The Guide to the Spectrum ROM by Andrew Pennell [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infosee…
A rare Spectrum Book has been recently uploaded ... />
The Guide to the Spectrum ROM by Andrew Pennell
Incredibly for a 1982 book, it contains a full and accurate ... />
Rumour or logic anticipates a simple syntax for microdrive commands ... -
Which machines do you play games on? (A poll)Just a quick poll to see which machines are still popular as games machines - which machines do you still play on, and I mean which machines do you s…
... play Spectrum games on a PSP (running a Spectrum emulator, obviously), but not on a real Spectrum ... , I can't tick Spectrum ... -
Preferred method for transferring .TZX files to Sinclair SpectrumHi, I just purchased a Spectrum +3 from Ebay and thought I would look at the utilities for transferring from .TZX files to a real Spectrum. Many of…
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I just purchased a Spectrum +3 from Ebay and thought ... transferring from .TZX files to a real Spectrum. Many of the utilities seem ... /> Also how do I transfer a .TZX file to the CF2 ... -
Zx 48k after the ic7805 other problemHi everyone, i am Tiago from Portugal, and i am trying to repair a Zx Spectrum 48K. the machine didn't do anything, no image, no sound, nothing. The…
... i am trying to repair a Zx Spectrum 48K.
the machine ... i used it with other 48k and works fine
... I open it and with a multimeter i checked the ic7805 ... 1V.
I bought a new one and did some ... the same reading as a other working spectrum i have. So, ... -
Games not loading in my original spectrum 48kHello. I have recently bought a zx spectrum, for nostalgia purpose (haven't touched one for more than 20 years) The computer boots fine, but I can'…
... I have recently bought a zx spectrum, for nostalgia purpose (haven ... it's like the spectrum is hard of hearing. ... It doesn't change a thing. If i plug ... sound of my actual spectrum cassettes because i don ... have a defective unit ?
This born-again spectrum fan ... -
Most accurate timingWhich emulator is closest in timing to an actual (48k) spectrum? A count to 10,000 loop, printing the loop number each time on screen - same snapsho…
... timing to an actual (48k) spectrum?
A count to 10,000 ... /> No, I don't have a real spectrum to hand. -
I have a destroyed SpectrumI have a Sinclair Spectrum 128k +2. When I connect the computer with a monitor, coloured lines that flash on and off appear. How can I detect the de…
... have a Sinclair Spectrum 128k +2. When I connect the computer with a ... -
New book-- Memoir of a ZX Spectrum AddictHi there --- I'm working on a new book, called MEMOIR OF A ZX SPECTRUM ADDICT and was seeking some feedback on the cover - which can be found here. […
... working on a new book, called MEMOIR OF A ZX SPECTRUM ADDICT and ... /2012/10/11/memoir-of-a-zx-spectrum-addict/[/url]
ZX Spectrum problemsHello Everybody, I am new here, and I need some help in my ZX repairs : - I have a ZX Spectrum 48k board (issue 2) which power up but remains stuck o…
... repairs :
- I have a ZX Spectrum 48k board (issue 2) which power ... screen "1982 sinclair research" on a white screen.
I did ... than that.
- I have a Spectrum + (with an issue 4s board ...Hoping to build a zx spectrum laptop in futureHi, I'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I like computers, computer stuff and I'm sort of a laptop fan - have several laptop…
... s on how to build a zx spectrum laptop and I found ... idea of experimenting with building a zx spectrum laptop that I can ... thought of building zx spectrum laptops for a hobby and then either ... 2007/10/zx-spectrum-laptop.html] Building a ZX spectrum laptop [/URL]
Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…
... is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique ... it would be feasible for a (high-end) microcontroller to emulate ... chipset in the Amiga computers. A 68020 or something can run ... />
Of course, I am using words like "I wonder" and ...ZX SPECTRUM 48K color problemsHello, I am asking for your help... I found a ZX spectrum in a garage of a friend. He gave it to me telling that it didn't work. To say the truth it…
... help... I found a ZX spectrum in a garage of a friend. He gave ... truth it worked but had a lot of wave lines and ... . Besides I had another working spectrum + and I copied all the ... something else? Did I make a mistake that I cannot see ...Relocating a block of code as to work on a 16k spectrumI've written a game in from 50000 to 65535 and was wondering if there were any way to relocate the entire block of code to work on a 16k Spectrum. I…
I've written a game in from 50000 to ... of code to work on a 16k Spectrum.
Is there ... any such utility that will move a ... />
I know its a bit of a big ask, but you ...48k fuzzy screen errorHi all, I just got a ZX Spectrum 48k (rubber keys) from eBay and when I plug it in the main screen on the TV is all fuzzy and garbled in the middle.…
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I just got a ZX Spectrum 48k (rubber keys) from eBay and ... below.
Is this a common error? Do you think ... it is a problem with the hardware? Or ... ? Or something as simple as a tuning problem on my TV ...Mini TZX/TAP PlayerQuestion. Is there anything out there that will play TZX/TAP files and is portable. At the moment I am using an MP3/WAV player for my spectrum so a…
... I am using an MP3/WAV player for my spectrum so any ... to then load up on a real spectrum.
so was just ... wondering is there is a way of getting something that ... />
In fact will a Real Spectrum load a TZX/TAP ?
or ...Loading games through an emulatordidnt know where to put this so I placed it here for a wide reaction. Do you think its stupid to load ZX Spectrum games into an emulator through a t…
... I placed it here for a wide reaction.
Do ... load ZX Spectrum games into an emulator through a tape recorder using the ... to deal with the **** with a real ZX Spectrum.
I use ... road if i didnt want a real spectrum.Spectrum 48k PSUHi, can anyone suggest an alternative off the shelf power adapter that will be compatible with the ZX Spectrum 48k? I've just picked an old machin…
Hi, can anyone suggest an alternative off the shelf power adapter that will be compatible with the ZX Spectrum 48k?
I've just picked an old machine up with no PSU.
JExternal keyboard for 48kHello, I am looking for a way to get a external keyboard working on a ZX Spectrum 48k. I have seen a PS/2 keyboard adapter but I am woundering if the…
Hello,
I am looking for a way to get a external keyboard working on a ZX Spectrum 48k. I have seen a PS/2 keyboard adapter but I am woundering if there are any open hardware/diy solutions for it?
//GhstWlfMachine code/Assembly language back in the dayHello. Back in the 80s when I was a kid, I didn't learn Z-80 machine code, but I was always curious about it. Just recently I decided to explore Z-…
... convenience's sake, I am using the Z-80 assembler that ... case scenario is just doing a Spectrum hard reset and editing the ... . However, writing code on a real Spectrum must be a major pain in the ... was learning machine code on a real spectrum back in the 80s, I ...Converting my old programs from tape to TZX or the likeApologies up front for this noob question which I'm sure will have been answered many times before. I have lots of BASIC programs I wrote as a kid …
... programs I wrote as a kid back in the ... lhey load from a tape recorder to a real Spectrum, but I would ... to wavs for loading to a real Spectrum, but very little on ... The closest I got was using Taper, which I used to ... this? Have I missed a page on the WoS website ..."imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum"[b][I]Can science fiction ever get the science right?[/I][/b] [b]"...imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum..."[/b] :D …
... attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum..."[/b]
a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum), to the Martian ...Paying for a new Spectrum Game?I was reading the list of "best 2013 Spetrum Game" and this came to my mind: Am I willing to pay for a new spectrum game? I don't think I've bought …
... I willing to pay for a new spectrum game?
I ... don't think I've bought a ...ZX Spectrum 48KHi. I am looking for ZX Spectrum 48K (rubber keys) It should be fully working one. I need only main unit. I don?t need PSU or leads. Please, make …
Hi.
I am looking for ZX Spectrum 48K (rubber keys)
It should be fully working one.
I need only main unit.
I don?t need PSU or leads.
Please, make me an offer.
Thanks!City Connection, help requested to get a tap. or tzxHello people, This good game is only available as z80. and I would like to play it in a real Spectrum, but I need another file, as a tzx or tap. Is…
... like to play it in a real Spectrum, but I need another file ... , as a tzx or tap. Is there ...Why was the Speccy screen displaced?Okay, so maybe this has been discussed before but no idea what search terms to look for. I just watched a YouTube video of someone filiming himself …
... video of someone filiming himself using a real 48k Speccy and it showed something ... why didn't they give a damn? Surely it shouldn't ...RS232 on Spectrum 128KDoes anyone actually use the RS232 port on the Spectrum 128K? Is there anything useful that can be done with it? I know about the keypad with the Sp…
... RS232 port on the Spectrum 128K? Is there anything ... m working on a 128K expansion for a Spectrum-like machine which ... 0.53% slower than a real Spectrum 128K, and I'm ... the AY circuit, with a proper MIDI current loop ... can be used with a MIDI keyboard or module ...
