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Re: Which machine?

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Well personally, although its light grey and Amstradian, the original plus 2 
would be my choice. Its got a decent keyboard, an rs232, a built in tape 
deck and the good sound. It can also  be used on a monitor without any mods 
other then a cable, and one can easily get the audio out as well, Add to 
that that mose add ons still work with it, unlike the black plus 2 and the 
plus 3. The plus three's disc drives after all this time tend to not work as 
well.
 One can get any number of add on disc systems for the Spectrum plus 2. It 
also has joystick  sockets, albeit wired strangely.

The only faults I've seen are dirty power supply transistor connections, 
tape recorder buttons  damaged and may need a new belt, all of which can be 
either glued or a belt found from packs I've seen on sale at various on line 
component stores.
 I only have the old 48 k, as really I cannot use them any more, but that 
would be my choice.
 Brian

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"Gerald Holdsworth" <nospam@hollypops.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:dvWdnSPEssk8cW3JnZ2dnUVZ8mSdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm thinking about purchasing a Spectrum of some description. I grew up 
> with Acorns (BBC Micro and Acorn Electron), but I also invested in a 
> Commodore 64.
>
> I've been thinking about a Speccy for a while, but never quite took the 
> plunge. I've got the FUSE emulator for my Mac, which works really well for 
> me. It is also an advantage, as if I bought an actual machine, I'd need to 
> make room for it, and try and hook it up to one of my screens (which are 
> all flatscreens, with two being TV flatscreens of about 10 years old).
>
> The big question is, which model?
> I'm drawn towards the original ZX Spectrum, as this was the current model 
> when I originally bought my Electron (my friends either had a C64, BBC, 
> Electron or Speccy).
> However, in those days, I was lent a Spectrum+, which I like the feel of 
> the keyboard, so I'm also drawn towards one of these.
> But, a +3 would be useful with it's built in FDD. But I'm pushed away from 
> the +2 and +3 as these were the Amstrad models.
> I don't like the look of the new Vita that's being released.
>
> Of course, I'd want to be able to transfer images I have downloaded from 
> the Internet over the years onto. I also, already, have Repton Mania on 
> cassette.
>
> So, what is everyone's opinion? Should I bother getting a real machine or 
> stick with an emulator, which machine, and how much should I be expected 
> to pay for one (in the UK)?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gerald.
>
> -- 
> gerald at hollypops dot co dot uk 

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Which machine? Gerald Holdsworth <nospam@hollypops.co.uk> - 2015-02-27 22:16 +0000
  Re: Which machine? "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com> - 2015-02-28 08:41 +0000
    Re: Which machine? Gerald Holdsworth <nospam@hollypops.co.uk> - 2015-03-01 09:30 +0000
      Re: Which machine? "Chris Young" <chris.usenet@mail-filter.com> - 2015-03-01 11:24 +0100

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