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Black paper, white border. Ram fault?We have a speccy that wont work properly. When we power it up, we get white border around a black screen. We swapped the rom and ula with a working o…
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Hardware pics wantedWe're looking for real life photographs of all hardware items and their packaging (if nice). There are many items I've never seen and I assume that w…
... things (computer, IF1, microdrive, IF2, ZX Printer etc.), I have a couple ... -
Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…
Quite yellowed screen!Hi! I bought a ZX Spectrum the other day. It works (hooray!) but the colors are screwed up. For instance, the white (or light grey) background color…
... a look in the "official" service manual, it tells you the waveforms ...+3 hardware without a fixer boardJust thinking about plugging random hardware into a +3 (from something mentioned on another thread), and I wondered... I know some hardware won't wor…
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Does this mean the ZX Printer would work then?
printer can be connected because the ...Computer ShopsHi, I just wondered if anyone had anyone had any stories to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the speccy era. Did everyone have…
... , Manchester where i bought a ZX Printer, I promptly unplugged it from ...Will an interface 1 work with a +2?I don't want to break anything, can I bugger up the +2 by connecting an interface 1 and microdrive to it? Are they compatible? If they are, with no…
... your computer incompatible with any ZX printer routines.Will an interface 1 work with a +2?I don't want to break anything, can I bugger up the +2 by connecting an interface 1 and microdrive to it? Are they compatible? If they are, with no…
... to be using a serial printer with it?[/QUOTE]
... to have a ZX Printer attached to use the ZX printer routines. Just press ... the Spectrum checks if the printer is attached.
More ... arcade games that allows the printer dump routines to be called ...Diminishing MircodrivesHi All Got my first ever set of MD carts today and have been fiddling around - I have what seems to be 9 blanks and the Demo cart. The demo cart loa…
The Thorn EMI service manual is available from the Documentation ... pace - all described in the manual. I have found them to ...Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…
... out every location on the ZX printer as we were trying to ...Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…
... out every location on the ZX printer as we were trying to ...Spectrum 48K ROMHi Can anybody help I have an Issue 6a Circuit Board which has a faulty ROM Chip. Is it possible to program a ROM Chip with the 48K ROM and fit it as…
... (according to an Issue 3 Service manual).Spectrum 48K ROMHi Can anybody help I have an Issue 6a Circuit Board which has a faulty ROM Chip. Is it possible to program a ROM Chip with the 48K ROM and fit it as…
... (according to an Issue 3 Service manual).[/quote]
There are ..."Lost" 48K expansionToday I dug up my Speccy after more than 10yrs of inactivity. I bought it as a 16K in 1983, than I had expanded to 48K and never had problem. Until t…
Download the 48K service manual from this site and there is plenty of good info on testing Ram etc. Or you could contact Death or Spirantho they are the resident hardware guru types.Printers for Spectrum +2 and +3It seems that the only printers availables for ZX Spectrum were ZX printers and compatibles (connected through the expansion bus), but Spectrum +2 an…
... ]Here's the lowdown. The ZX Printer works with all ZX81s and ... mouse came with a centronics printer interface which is supported in ... interface 1. Then get a printer which supports the old Apple ... that information for a speccy printer but thanks for the info ...ZXF 11 pre-hypeZXF 11 will be here in one week's time... C.
Looking forward to it! Print it out on my zx printer for a quiet read in the garden!!hardware help neededhi I've just bought a Spectrum + and I already own a Cub monitor, and was wondering what leads I need to connect the two up? thanks from Guy
... able to find the Cub service manual. I may have one knocking ...RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
... . Amongst that lot was the service manual for this very interface. So ...RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
... /> Pages 10 through 14 (TC2048 service manual from W.O.S.) show ...RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
When I have a moment I will scan the service manual - its only 4 A4 pages, am amazed I managed to find it so I reckon it should end up stored for posterity and for the benefit of all in the WoS doco archives.RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
... moment I will scan the service manual - its only 4 A4 pages ... 8 pages of the MA20 manual but when I tried to ...problem with sinclair zx 48 issue 6aHi all, I have the following problem when I turn on my sinclair without rom inserted. [url]http://217.79.64.145/sinclair/5.jpg[/url] when I turn o…
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Also check out the service manual here:
[url]ftp://ftp ...New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... two patents relating to the ZX Spectrum - screen and beeper although ... more for the microdrives and ZX printer (expired after 4 years )48K Speccy not workingHey, A few months ago (hope it´s not to late) I was loading a game into my speccy and from one moment to another it stopped working! I unplugge…
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The service manual suggests to check (once again ... /+12v supplies. I think the service manual specifically says this about peripherals ...The I/O interface Simon's selling[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120122353332&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk[/url] Is this the kind …
... sure this is for a ZX Spectrum - the connector is too ... to allow connection to a ZX Spectrum.
Looking at ... the same (?). At least, the ZX Printer uses the same connections...
WHERE: Best sources for repairing Sinclair hardwareI already collected quite some information, like the official repairers guide, but still got loads of hardware that I'm not able to repair. Any point…
... here, as well as the service manual - look in the 'Documentation' section ...Spectrum ULAHi new to forum ,and have been a speccy owner/fan since the begining{like most 30 somthins on this forum !) Anyway what i want to know is the ULA th…
Download the speccy 48K service manual from this very site and have a butchers at the memory testing bit. That'll give you some idea of if it's a ram fault
Also there were some issue 2 16K machines released.Problems playing RastanI've been playing Rastan lately. I'm using Spectaculator (version 6.30.0567). Unfortunately, after some time the game starts to get garbled graphics…
... hardware emulation you have enabled (ZX Printer, Interface 1, MicroSpeech etc.)
Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
... and according to the Sinclair Service Manual I should have. After more ...
