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- Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:03 pm
- Forum: Welcome Area
- Topic: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member
- Replies: 7
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Re: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member
I think I got my Z80 machines mixed up. My friend had a Lambda with green keys when we met at school first time (he was the new boy). Lambda was supposedly compatible with a ZX81. Didn't have a lot of games back then. Something like Chess (yuck!). Then he got a Spectrum 48K with a real keyboard. Way...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:25 pm
- Forum: Welcome Area
- Topic: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5431
Re: Many greetings from Germany, I am the new member
Welcome! This particular form is more for the ZX81, but there are plenty of Spectrum forums also.... Uh oh, am I in the wrong enthusiast forum? I might have misunderstood it, but I always thought that ZX81 and ZX Spectrum were the same, just with different names. I never had one when I was a boy, b...
- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:28 am
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Lounge
- Topic: Zx Spectrum 48k Noise
- Replies: 12
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Re: Zx Spectrum 48k Noise
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- Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:22 am
- Forum: Welcome Area
- Topic: First time Speccy owner
- Replies: 1
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First time Speccy owner
Hi, from Copenhagen. I have, for various reasons, gone retro, part nostalgia, part as a quiet and relaxing hobby that is far removed from the hectic online world. I already have a full C64 setup with a CRT monitor. I went and bought a ZX Spectrum + on eBay the other night, because I never had this w...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:23 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Lounge
- Topic: Zx Spectrum 48k Noise
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17449
Re: Zx Spectrum 48k Noise
If the coil is too noisy for your tastes, a little varnish over the windings helps reduce it considerably. Me, I quite like the buzz :) B Oh, that is interesting. I got a + model today imported from a UK seller, complete with the Plug of Doom with the fuse in on the original PSU. It buzzes quite lo...