Retro Repair Blog and Articles
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A single photo of a finished composite video mod on a ZX Spectrum 48K+, with links to my full video guides to the mod.
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Jeff Minter’s public domain Traxx, turned into an OTLA speedloader that loads into a real 48K Spectrum from audio in under 14 seconds. MP3 download included.
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No tape deck? I use OTLA and a mono cable into the EAR socket to load TAP files into a real ZX Spectrum from a PC sound card in under 30 seconds.
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A package from Andrew Brown of RetroGamerVX turns out to be full of Spectrum music hardware: a RAM Music Machine, a Cheetah SpecDrum and a dk’tronics light pen interface.
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The Acorn Electron’s composite output is black and white as standard. A link at LK4 fixes it, and I fit jumper pins so the mod can be undone.