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The Spectrum In EuropeWhat are the differences between Speccys in Europe and the UK? ie would a British 48K work in France or Italy, and vice versa?
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My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
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My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
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My own Home Computer (part 2) This one is set up because of the other one got locked... Oh, and anyone who tries to lock this one down will not get any satisfaction: i'll just s…
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Spectrum helpHello all I run a website which is some sort of community/game information hybrid. It's dedicated to most gaming platforms (currently 62 of them). I…
... blue output. The higher the voltage the brighter the colour on ... not used to increase the voltage, but decrease it. Why? Well ... extra resistance is added, the voltage drops on the RGB lines ... 're already at the lowest voltage for black (ie 0) adding ... -
Can somebody help me with this?One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines an…
... 48K Spec has an internal voltage converter used by the first ... -
ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
... down - there is a 7805 regulator in there which converts the ... -
About the Disciple heat problem.I was wondering if anyone knows how to solve the problem that Disciple interfaces have that start losing it after some time of usage. I know that the…
Rudy, thanks for your reply but how excactly have you put it just below the regulator? How long is that piece?
Did you face any strange crash problems after some time of using the interface?
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Question on 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit...Hello, Sorry, this is probably a really dumb question(and something I should know by now :)). I tried doing some searches about this but came up only…
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Keyboard MembraneHi all I'm about to finally replace the dead keyboard membrane in my 48K Speccy. Is there any preventative stuff I can do to improve the life of the…
If the temperature cycling is the culprit then how about if I insulate the header strip?
I'll have a look at the voltage mod but I'm a bit hesitant to fiddle too much with the old girl ;)
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Can somebody help me with this?One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines an…
... the output of the internal voltage generator which supplies the -12 ... -
Philips monitor - CM8833 (not II) RGB pinouts?Anyone know the pinouts for the Philips CM8833 monitor? I can only find the CM8833-II pinouts on the Web, which uses a different kind of connector - …
... to zero below a certain voltage, forcing to +5 above. I ... -
Philips monitor - CM8833 (not II) RGB pinouts?Anyone know the pinouts for the Philips CM8833 monitor? I can only find the CM8833-II pinouts on the Web, which uses a different kind of connector - …
ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…
Hmm, this looks like problem of some timing for me. Maybe controller itself. Or SED9420. Check crystal near this IO. Check also voltage to floppy.
z00m^TCGWho want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... australian TNT and Australian High Voltage.looking for site with Atari and/or Commodore old gamesis there any site with similar to WOS but with atari or commodore games? can you direct me?
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Here's the High Voltage Sid Collecting, which is similar ...CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
It doesn't have a power supply though, I cant be sure that it works.
Is it possible to use an off the shelf multi-voltage power supply on it? What voltage does it use, etc?CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
... an off the shelf multi-voltage power supply on it? What ... voltage does it use, etc?
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... an off the shelf multi-voltage power supply on it? What ... voltage does it use, etc?
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I got ZX Spectrum 48k in that is working perfectly as it looks, it does not heating so much because I put a voltage stabilisator at ac dc adaptor.ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…
... by a constant dc applied voltage.
What gets recorder ...Loading programs directly via SoundblasterLet's just hope this does not sound too silly (I'm a newcomer)... Is is possible to connect a real Spectrum's MIC port to the audio out port of a Sou…
... , and as cyborg says, sufficient voltage will damage the circuitry.
ATT Andy yippee!!!!I have got the drive working now, i dont know where i went wrong on my first lead but i slung it aside & tryed again ( fresh ) & it work with the dia…
... you didn't need the voltage to the adaptor ? It may ...A sad day...Just received all the stuff that I had shipped over from the UK. Guess what's missing? Yep, some of my Speccy games. About 200 to be precise. And…
... +) I found an exact match(voltage, amps). For my 128k+ and ...Fitting 3.5" floppy as +3 Drive B:Anyone done this? I see the cabling differences as talked about on the same page as the sound correction schematics, but thought I'd see whether anyo…
... which is which, compare the voltage pins from a FDD of ...an idea that could be very very good...but also very very bad...Hello all! I've been having a chat with some of my friends round here that once loved the spectrum (well...2...as they're all heathens round here...)…
... requires a constant trickle of voltage whilst reading.
Now ...Music / BonustracksHi all, Is there a reason for some of the low quality MP3s still in the above folder? If not, could someone please upload clearer versions of the f…
3 1/2 disk drivesHi, I was just wondering which specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to add to my +3e. Some people have mentioned early Amiga disk drives …
... a power adapter (with correct voltage) and a pc floppy power ...TS2068 PSU?Just wondering what is the voltage and polarity that the TS2068 PSu has. My unit has no PSU, and I was expecting to either use my Spectrum 12V power …
I'll take your word for it then, and give it a try. less voltage won;t hurt. Anyway I think I found a replacement PSU that I will pick up soon, but in the meantime I will try the speccy PSU I have.
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