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by mcleod_ideafix
Sat Aug 10, 2013 11:38 pm
Forum: GAMES
Topic: Interesting games videos
Replies: 3
Views: 2291

Re: Interesting games videos

Oh! Great! Thanks! :)
by mcleod_ideafix
Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:58 pm
Forum: GAMES
Topic: Interesting games videos
Replies: 3
Views: 2291

Re: Interesting games videos

Are they available for download? They could be cool tests for a 48K mod :)
by mcleod_ideafix
Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Remanufactured ULAs?
Replies: 57
Views: 25139

Re: Remanufactured ULAs?

Sometimes you wonder how it could work at all. :shock: Maybe because device manufacturers publish very conservative specifications. Take for instance the LM1889 used in 16K/48K Spectrums: a NTSC video encoder without provision to encode PAL signals (which need a phase inversion every other line) be...
by mcleod_ideafix
Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:18 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Remanufactured ULAs?
Replies: 57
Views: 25139

Re: Remanufactured ULAs?

gozzo wrote:'Pokemon' is pretty much right! You really need to read the book
My fault! Seems that I didn't need that information to clone the ULA :P
So... it appears to be that someone has a large pile of NOS ZX81 ULA's ?
by mcleod_ideafix
Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Remanufactured ULAs?
Replies: 57
Views: 25139

Re: Remanufactured ULAs?

so I go off hunting. I did a quick search on DigChip for 2C210E and sure enough there it is: stock levels: 10,000+ Well, that's weird. The Ferranti ULA 2C210E is a custom chip that needs the customer to provide the metalization layer in order to "personalize" the chip. The Spectrum uses a Ferranti ...
by mcleod_ideafix
Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:30 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Open source utility to perform WAV->P conversion for ZX81
Replies: 20
Views: 16737

Re: Open source utility to perform WAV->P conversion for ZX8

Thank you all for the welcome! :) BTW: I assume this is old and known by all you, but in case anyone is afraid to upgrade internally his/her ZX81, I've prepared a graphic tutorial about how to do it that I posted yesterday. Text is in spanish, so I will link you to a google translated version. http:...
by mcleod_ideafix
Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:42 am
Forum: Sinclair Misc
Topic: About the PORTAL
Replies: 5
Views: 2329

Re: About the PORTAL

Something like this, maybe?

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Or maybe this one? . The two previous were 32x32. Standard size for favicon is 16x16, so it must be as simple as it can if you want to keep "readable".

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by mcleod_ideafix
Wed Aug 07, 2013 10:20 am
Forum: Sinclair Misc
Topic: About the PORTAL
Replies: 5
Views: 2329

Re: About the PORTAL

May I also add that the site lacks a favicon ? It's very useful when you have a lot of forums and sites in your links bar because you may only leave the icon and delete the name of the site, so more sites fit in the bar. Something like this...

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by mcleod_ideafix
Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:28 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Open source utility to perform WAV->P conversion for ZX81
Replies: 20
Views: 16737

Open source utility to perform WAV->P conversion for ZX81

Hi all! My name is Miguel Angel. I'm also known as mcleod_ideafix at WOS and other forums. I've found this forum while in search for ZX81 demos. Some time ago, I was lent a ZX81 program that its owner had from the 80's and I wanted to preserve it. I recorded the sound at my office and went home with...