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You get what you pay for-You live and learnDecided to try for a cheap spectrum + on ebay described as not being able to tune it and some keys did not work - haha Duly received and opened up a…
Is the border colour white? What are the exact voltages measured on the +12v, -5v and +5v rails?
It is most likely a lower RAM fault, but if the border colour is non-white then it could be a faulty CPU also.
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You get what you pay for-You live and learnDecided to try for a cheap spectrum + on ebay described as not being able to tune it and some keys did not work - haha Duly received and opened up a…
[QUOTE=balford;820727]Is the border colour white? What are the exact voltages ... , but if the border colour is non-white then it could be ... Balford
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ZX Spectrum issue 6a - yellow border problem<p>Hello!</p><p>I have problem with my Sinclair ZX Spectrum issue 6A, 48K. </p><p>I have changed low memory (all 4116 IC's) and coil, all electrolyti…
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Games you envied on other systems (but were never converted to the Spectrum)I will admit it: there were times when I considered getting a Commodore 64. Not because I didn't love the Spectrum, but because Llamasoft games almos…
Starship Command on the BBC Micro - plus it was black & white, so it could be done on the Spectrum without worrying about colour clash -
ZX Spectrum issue 2 has only blue tintsRecently I've bought a 16k speccy and ran into some issues with it. Faulty keyboard, broken caps, no stable frequency, faulty lower RAM chip, it bein…
I'm probably at "Fuzzy black/white screen"
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"The Writing's on the wall", the new Bond theme tuneI've just listened to the new theme song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie "Spectre" due out later this year), and I …
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The Olde Wooden Telly Thread[img]http://www.oldtechnology.net/images/pyect203.jpg[/img] This thread is for those that remember when Tellies (or is it Tellys) were made of woo…
I had a small black & white TV in my bedroom that ... -
The Olde Wooden Telly Thread[img]http://www.oldtechnology.net/images/pyect203.jpg[/img] This thread is for those that remember when Tellies (or is it Tellys) were made of woo…
... ;836951"]I had a small black & white TV in my bedroom ... sister shared one of those black and white ones with dials which ... -
Monkey Island On Speccy...I would love to see Monkey Island on the speccy...think it can be done...not as much detail or graphics...but along the same story lines.... What ot…
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Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…
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Power issues on a 6A 48 K SpectrumHello all! I decided to take another look at my 6A Spectrum that I broke via a bad joystick adapter, I’ve removed the bottom 16K ram and replaced…
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Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
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ZX Spectrum 128 +2 Grey Tape Drive NoiseHi folks, Received as commented on another post one of these of the subject boxed. Tape didn't work, but I just fixed that by changing the bi…
... said this was on the black +2A, then yes the mechanism ... black +2A. If it has you will just see a large white ... 's between them:-
+2 Black(white cog)
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Most technically impressive Speccy game?I think I posted this question years ago, but, wondered if it'd still be the same games that people think are technically impressive? I think some o…
... recall is mainly magenta + yellow-ish. black background. your little man is ... yellow and I think wears a ... -
Composit output on +2 and +3?I recently got hold of a dvd recorder for the purpose of recording speccy gameplay. It turns out that this particular recorder is not compatible wit…
... , but the picture quality is black/white.
Direct SCART (+2 ... work, giving a picture, black screen, picture, black screen... repeat. This is ... -
Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …
... used a similar loader with yellow and black stripes. I can't ... -
Am I the only person who ever watched any of these kids TV gems?Whenever I ask people about Robostory, Zoom the Dolphin or that kids TV show where the funeral bloke turned into a monster made from seaweed, they lo…
... I could remember was the black & white things and the narrator ... -
sorry !my apologies to anyone who was offended when i posted the link to my site i thought it was family friendly but i forgot about the name of the game i …
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Small batch of ZX-Unos outside SpainI am a member of the ZX-Uno team. We have launched a sucessfully crowdfunding campaign of 250 ZX-Uno, but they are all sold (mostly in Spain). I apol…
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P.O.W.As far as I know, a port of P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) from NHK, doesn't exist. [img]https://cld.pt/dl/download/61d19b5e-453b-489c-b17b-d3ed6fccd594/…
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And a black & white version :)
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A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…
... " changes the background, "" adds the border timer and "o" exits to ... , 28, 20}; // full screen minus border
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Wheels of Fire: Chase HQ = duff masteringAndy Barker mentioned Chase HQ in the Wheels of Fire compilation as being WIP way back in April 2005... http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discus…
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New Game - Cap'n Rescue: ReprisalHello, I'd just like to announce my new game Cap'n Rescue: Reprisal for the ZX Spectrum is almost complete. This is the third game in the series…
... changed the sprite to Bright Yellow (it's darker in the ... paper is the mythical 'bright black'?
[quote="RMartins;868144 ... there to give it that yellow volume inside the main area ... any colour other than bright yellow and black, the Cap'n Goode ... -
New Game - Cap'n Rescue: ReprisalHello, I'd just like to announce my new game Cap'n Rescue: Reprisal for the ZX Spectrum is almost complete. This is the third game in the series…
... there to give it that yellow volume inside the main area ... any colour other than bright yellow and black, the Cap'n Goode ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
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Cleaning Vinyl recordsWhen i buy albums and singles from my local market they are always really dirty and inside the sleeve is usually some grit or dirt, a good way to cle…
... record and one set to black to remove excess fluid. To ... />
I usually get my white singles sleeves and plastic covers ... " paper sleeves and plastics, 12" black/white card sleeves, and cleaning fluid ... -
Almost snap.Had this situation a few minutes ago [IMG]http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae275/MatGubbins/fred_zpsjkpj8zmb.gif[/IMG]
I think there's a setting somewhere preventing me from having anything but a Skool Daze-themed avatar. Still, at least it's yellow and black - maybe Eric and Fred are related somehow? -
Jetpac... what does its name mean?Following the other threads... :) Why is it Jetpac and not Jet Pack?
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Help remembering a game...Hi guys, maybe someone can help me here, although it's a difficult one. I'm trying to remember a game I tried to play when I was younger, but have…
I'll try to remeber and make a sketch. To make things harder, I played it on a black&white TV :-w
