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ZX Spectrum +3 won't turn onHello We've got a ZX Sinclair Spectrum +3, which has recently been dragged out of the loft and we are trying to get it back into active service. Th…
... connection somewhere on the main PCB or other such complaint. Not ... -
Hardware section....Wonder why here is no specific hardware forum??? No one ever touched a soldering iron here? (o; I'm kinda lost here with my hardware stuff under: "…
... will add ICs to the PCB and will not be cheap ... -
Three questions about Spin1) Why when I load a TZX file without any acceleration/flash loading etc. I can't see the familiar red/cyan and yellow/blue stripes but just a series…
... the familiar red/cyan and yellow/blue stripes but just a ... -
How do I fix faulty keys?I have recently bought a 16K Spectrum off e-bay,when I came to test it I found several keys where not working,is there a way to fix this problem by m…
... , and then remove the two pcb membrane sockets and use ribbon ... -
Poll: How many would buy FPGA ZX Spectrum board?Sad this old version of phpBB doesn't support polls (o; So I ask the normal way here...how many would buy a ZX 48k/+ replacement PCB with: - Standa…
... a 48K to replace the PCB - if you like playing games ... you write emulators a replacement PCB doesn't help improve accuracy ... -
Poll: How many would buy FPGA ZX Spectrum board?Sad this old version of phpBB doesn't support polls (o; So I ask the normal way here...how many would buy a ZX 48k/+ replacement PCB with: - Standa…
Here's a game to map ;)It's called The Archeologist (SP?) and it's another one like Odd Job/Pyramania. Very difficult to control the character, and hence kinda unplayable (…
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The Yellow Grotto
A Pinkish Hue ...Replacement chipsAfter much digging around on here, it seems to be the general consensus that the ULA could be causing the problems im having (spectrum is deaf to the…
Haven't looked at the schematics for it But:
- Is it the same levels as an external ?
- Does the internal tape deck work with TTL levels in/out from the extra PCB ?
Just some ideas ....RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... /> Cyan (0,191,191)
Yellow (191,191,0)
White ... /> Cyan (0,255,255)
Yellow (255,255,0)
White ...RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... /> 60 127 127 0 (Group "Yellow", Bright = 0)
61 127 ... /> 68 159 159 31 (Group "Yellow", Bright = 1)
69 159 ...What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
Way of the tiger! Very nice scrolling and quite okay game too.
Ghosts'n'Goblins: freaking difficult game! I got the pcb for my arcade cabinet and boy is it difficult.128k and BRIGHT?Just loaded up Arcadia (nice game, BTW). I have side by side a 128k and 48k Speccies and both are connected to the same tape player. So, I loaded the…
... a Colour CGA monitor. Bright yellow is brown which is great ...RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... of Cyan; Black + tad of Yellow; Black + tad of White
Yellow; Blue + tad of White
3 in 1 NTG3 in 1 name that game 1) You are a ninja cyborg or something. A side view flip screen. Most screens look alike with just a few details different. Th…
1 - Bionic Ninja maybe. A colourful but ultimately awful budget game.
2 - i remember this but not the name. It got a Megagame i think from YS and was very yellow.
[ This Message was edited by: Bluce_Ree on 2004-08-19 08:20 ]Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... sprite, Renegade, level one - yellow background, yellow sprites (obviously) and it looks ...Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
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btw, what do You expect, what will be a cost of entire, finished comp?
And if it is sutitable to PC's case (plus PC's keyboard, plus PC's power suply etc...) - what would be a final cost of ...Highscore database?Have been playing Splitting Images all weekend and got 135,000 something, completing Marilyn Monroe. So a thought struck me - what about an online hi…
... a highscore database, both for pcb and mame versions, and we ...Activision's Ghostbusters (1984 version)Did anyone ever manage to work out (or hack) the account numbers? If so, are they the same for the 1986 rehash?
... nice text message on a yellow screen. That was almost indistinguishable ...Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
... in a one-function-per-pcb approach (CPU, video, CF, other ..."Frankie goes to Hollywood" HAS BEEN COMPLETED !!!!Yup ! What we thought impossible has now been proven possible ! There is no bug in the game, either - there are just some parts where you have to be …
... or hit Control-K. The yellow lightning bolt icon then toggles ...The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
Clone Project feedbackFinally i now have some time to start again with my clone project. I have decided to drop the 48k project and go directly on a 128k clone. This migh…
... in a one-function-per-pcb approach (CPU, video, CF, other ...Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
... , or super chunky in green/yellow/red/blue or cyan/magenta ...Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
... The primaries are actually Red, YELLOW and Blue (RYB); not ... Green. Green comes from combining Yellow and Blue. Black and ... ;
Red-[Orange]-Yellow-[Green]-**Cyan**-Blue-[Violet]-(and ... oldschool and like the Red, Yellow, and Blue primaries approach ...OT: INKJET REFILLS..Is it me? Or has any body else have a hassle with re-filling Inkjet printers. My Epson C82 , now a few years old cost ?29.99 for the black cartridg…
... went on to refill the yellow cartridge without mishap.
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... it - green,blue, red and yellow)
3. An LED ...Most pointless type-in?I think it was one I saw, probably in Program Pitstop(which mag did that?), to evaluate a string as a full expression, a la the Beeb: spend hours typ…
... some green lines on a yellow background, a few spirograph patterns ...Turbo Outrun Wheels of Fire tapeHi all.. While hunting in the attic for an old playpen for my younger daughter, I dug out a tape of Turbo Outrun from the Wheels of Fire compilation…
... and smelly. They had that yellow/black fungus stuff that paper ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... " colour to cyan, blue to yellow. The loader routine specifies the ... pilot colours; Black / Red / Green / Yellow for the standard data block ...
