Tag Archives: Spectrum
Straight Through
With the delivery of the Sinclair Spectrum Next in full swing for the first Kickstarter, several owners have reported a small problem when using peripherals. Some edge connectors partially obscure the HDMI port on the ‘Next when connected. To alleviate … Continue reading
Testing….testing…
For a while, I’ve been working on an update to a popular diagnostic board for the Sinclair Spectrum range of computers. The original design was by Dylan Smith and has been through several periods of development in the past. I … Continue reading
Darwin Would Be Proud…
I thought I’d post a short update: The Backplane adaptor boards have arrived and I have tested one. It works fine. I’ve posted the design files on the Project page. In case you missed the previous post, this new board … Continue reading
Adapt & Evolve
Having now published the Spectrum Backplane (Which can be found on the Projects page), I thought it was time to update the expansion connections. I have a few interfaces that have edge connectors that lay the device down horizontally, but … Continue reading
Backplane again
I received the second version of the Spectrum Backplane the other day. I have since built one up and tested it briefly and it looks like it’s all OK. This issue with the first one was that the front edge … Continue reading
Suffering with Backplane
Excuse the awful pun but I wanted to post about one of my recent projects. Back when I used to buy the great Spectrum magazines like Your Spectrum and Crash, I read an article about adding peripherals to the rear … Continue reading
Gotek+D=Virtual Spectrum Floppy Disk
In the not too distant past, I was made aware of the Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator. This device, very cleverly, stands in as a real hardware floppy drive. I’ve been using a 3.5in floppy drive with my Datel +D Interface … Continue reading
DIY Microdrive Cable
Recently, since I’ve been using my ZX Microdrives again, I have found that the cable connecting the Microdrive pair to my Sinclair Interface One has become a little unreliable. I have seen second hand cables for sale but I couldn’t … Continue reading
Forgotten Code – Spectrum Sprite Hacker
Way back when; in the Sinclair Spectrum heyday, I used to do lots of hacking. I much more enjoyed diving into the machine code of games and making them do things outside of their design rather than actually playing them. … Continue reading
Microdrive ‘n’ Through
Having purchased and fitted the excellent vDrive ZX to an old Microdrive case, I now had the question of how to connect my working Microdrive to the vDrive. I’d bought the Microdrives separately and neither came with a through connector. … Continue reading
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