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by balford
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:04 am
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support
Replies: 14
Views: 1475

Re: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support

Apologies @TheMartian as I've only seen this message now :)

The Fuller Box unit I have has an onboard crystal that's missing its markings but I've measured it as the aforementioned 1.638190MHz. I've not observed any contention related slowdown effects on real hardware.
by balford
Sat May 07, 2022 7:49 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Does not boot and red screen
Replies: 6
Views: 300

Re: Does not boot and red screen

That’s a faulty 4116, specifically IC10.

https://spectrumforeveryone.com/feature ... nja-style/
by balford
Mon May 02, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support
Replies: 14
Views: 1475

Re: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support

Bump.

To put this to bed, I obtained a Fuller Master Unit a couple of days ago (Combined AY and Orator) and measured the clock to the AY, which is 1.63819MHz.

I’ve updated the Sinclair Wiki (https://sinclair.wiki.zxnet.co.uk/wiki/AY-3-8912) with this info too.
by balford
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: +2/+3 Composite out
Replies: 6
Views: 252

Re: +2/+3 Composite out

Typo corrected [mention]1024MAK[/mention] - thanks!
by balford
Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support
Replies: 14
Views: 1475

Re: Fuller Box & Fuller Orator support

Hi [mention]druellan[/mention], Have you worked out what the AY clock rate is on the Fuller box? It's different than on the 128 machines, and the zxnet wiki states: The Fuller Box is nominally clocked at 1.75 MHz but suffers from contention problems. I've been keeping an eye out for a Fuller Box mys...
by balford
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:15 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Woody's fdc765.dll - 64 bit version?
Replies: 2
Views: 346

Re: Woody's fdc765.dll - 64 bit version?

Indeed - if [mention]Woodster[/mention] would be in a position to help, I'd be eternally grateful :)
by balford
Thu Aug 19, 2021 3:43 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Woody's fdc765.dll - 64 bit version?
Replies: 2
Views: 346

Woody's fdc765.dll - 64 bit version?

Hi everyone,

I've been using fdc765.dll from SpecEmu (as a lot of emulators do) to provide the FDC emulation in my own nascent emulator. However, I can't use this in a 64-bit build as the DLL itself is 32 bit.

Anyone know if there is a 64 bit build available?

Thanks in advance :)
by balford
Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Site back up
Replies: 31
Views: 1601

Re: Site back up

Thanks for the effort in getting the site back up and running, it's never fun when events like these happen, even more so when you're off the clock, so to speak!
by balford
Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:01 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Cloudflare
Replies: 43
Views: 2313

Re: Cloudflare

Working perfectly now, thank you!
by balford
Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Cloudflare
Replies: 43
Views: 2313

Re: Cloudflare

It's closed source and hasn't been released, to be honest I'm not sure it ever will as the accuracy of the emulation is below par, but the key point is that I can modify it at will, which comes in handy for testing zx-diagnostics :) I originally only started it as a means to keep my .NET skills up t...
by balford
Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: Cloudflare
Replies: 43
Views: 2313

Re: Cloudflare

Hi Peter, Would it be possible to add "BeSpec" to the User Agent safe list? I've got an emulator that performs ZXDB search/downloads and is getting 503's from SC, presumably due to Cloudflare. (The current user agent it includes in requests is 'BeSpec/0.2' but this will change with the emu...
by balford
Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:28 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New version of ZX-Diagnostics (v0.37)
Replies: 1
Views: 1419

New version of ZX-Diagnostics (v0.37)

Hi all, I'm pleased to announce a new version of ZX-Diagnostics, v0.37. You can find the release package here: https://github.com/brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/releases/tag/v0.37 The changelog for this release is as follows. Have fun! New features: - Support for the CSS Electronics 128K ROM board (ht...
by balford
Fri Mar 23, 2018 12:57 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: connecting to Digital TV
Replies: 25
Views: 11584

Re: connecting to Digital TV

I feel like that article misses a trick by not also describing the mods to put audio on pin 3 and the second 12V on pin 5. One SCART cable pinout to rule them all (and fully support all the SCART signals) :) I suppose they're somewhat more involved on the 128, needing wire to patch signals across. ...
by balford
Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:32 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: connecting to Digital TV
Replies: 25
Views: 11584

Re: connecting to Digital TV

You can find details on how to make your 128 Spectrum SCART compliant here (requires a little soldering, well within the reach of a beginner):
https://spectrumforeveryone.com/technic ... compliant/
by balford
Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:47 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Zx Spectrum Plus does not respond to keyboard commands
Replies: 11
Views: 7024

Re: Zx Spectrum Plus does not respond to keyboard commands

This is going to be a ULA problem, unfortunately. What happens is that one of the KBx lines in the ULA gets stuck low, so the ROM code thinks multiple keys are permanently held down, therefore no keypresses can be registered. If you run a diagnostic program that displays the status of port 0xFE then...
by balford
Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:27 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: zx-diagnostics v0.36 released
Replies: 2
Views: 1382

Re: zx-diagnostics v0.36 released

Yes, just that the ROM checksum and machine auto detection won’t work if you’re not using one of the devices on the supported list (see the wiki for details).
by balford
Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:56 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: zx-diagnostics v0.36 released
Replies: 2
Views: 1382

zx-diagnostics v0.36 released

Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to announce the release of zx-diagnostics v0.36.

Full changelog and binaries are available here:
https://github.com/brendanalford/zx-dia ... /tag/v0.36

Have fun, and please let me know if you encounter any issues :)
by balford
Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:38 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43344

Re: World of Spectrum....

Just in case things are hotting up. While I'm flabbergasted by some of his posts can we be sure we don't resort to insults. Don't give anyone a reason to hit the report post button. I’d like to apologise for the tone of my earlier posts. You are completely right and there is indeed no need to stoop...
by balford
Fri Dec 29, 2017 3:46 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43344

Re: World of Spectrum....

May I be the first to call 'Bollocks'. Really Lee, you're insulting people's intelligence here. You're a chancer, spoofer, and whatever other adjective suits a person who takes on a project way above their capability level. The best thing you could do is to hand over WoS to a more capable team of pe...
by balford
Fri Dec 29, 2017 3:00 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43344

Re: World of Spectrum....

Quite interesting that Richard, Gerard and David have been thrown under the bus as far as WoS moderation goes. Funnily enough whilst I don't always agree with them I've found them somewhat more approachable than the admin who purports to be acting in the site's best interests...
by balford
Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43344

Re: World of Spectrum....

It is nice to see people's opinions here, and even nicer that people are allowed to express them freely ;)
by balford
Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:20 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: World of Spectrum....
Replies: 162
Views: 43344

Re: World of Spectrum....

I presume Whacker's talking about the requirement for individual API keys for programmatic access to WoS resources.
by balford
Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:43 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!
Replies: 5
Views: 2059

Re: zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!

Go for it guys, firmware link is in the initial post, and there are instructions on the wiki (link in my sig).
by balford
Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:47 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!
Replies: 5
Views: 2059

Re: zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!

Well if the ROM's missing, it'll confirm that fact for you :D

Thanks Mark :)
by balford
Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:16 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!
Replies: 5
Views: 2059

zx-diagnostics v0.36 - beta testers wanted!

Hi everyone, I'm in the final stages of preparing a new zx-diagnostics release, so I'm looking for beta testers :) You'll need to have a Diagnostic board, Retroleum SMART card, ZXC3/ZXC4 cartridge, Dandanator! Mini or a good old fashioned EPROM blower. Oh, and preferably one or more broken machines ...