When I had a #ZXSpectrum machine code always gave the impression that it would be impossible to learn, so I only tinkered with BASIC and games maker packages like LaserBASIC, 3D Game Maker, PAW etc. Moving to the #SAMCoupe was when I finally took the plunge to learn machine... code, although that was after a year where I only used BASIC and GamesMaster. GM was one of the two popular game creator packages, which used it's own simple language. SCADS (SAM Coupe Arcade Development System) was the other, which added sprites, animation, tile map rooms and

Happy 2022 and my first new product of the year!

ZX Spectrum<->RC2014 Bus Interface

2 slots to add #RC2014 peripherals to your #ZXSpectrum, with external power, reset and optional ZX through port.

£26.99 (without TP) / £29.99 (with TP)

Read on as I add more to this thread... This board gives your ZX Spectrum two RC2014 slots for connecting I/O based peripherals, expanding the range of hardware possibilities!

To order, please DM or email me via my website: samcoupe.com

They'll be added to my website, eBay and Tindie shortly.

Another year just about gone, here's a quick hardware roundup of what I released during 2021!

In August I released 'ZX True Tone' (ZXTT) to generate the correct frequency to match the #ZXSpectrum's AY soundchip for Ed Brindley's #RC2014 YM/AY Soundcard.

ebay.co.uk/itm/1149516644… While the AY/YM chips can use a clock up to 2MHz, the #ZXSpectrum used 1.7734MHz. So if listening to Spec music at a higher freq it'll be pitched higher, likewise lower pitch with lower freq. So I created ZXTT to let me listen to ZXSpectrum music at the exactly the correct pitch.