After contacting the seller of the Arduitape, he confirmed that both the Spectrum +2a and +2b models need a hardware hack to make it accept incoming tape ‘sounds’ from anywhere but the tape deck. However, initial inspections showed me that it doesn’t work with my +2b. TZX files all ready to LOAD in and tinker with 🙂 You can buy a 4gb Micro SD card with the system (which I did) and the card is half-full of ZX Spectrum. This is a Micro SD based system that emulates tapes (unprotected ones) so that I don’t have to use a tape deck with my +3e. I have also taken delivery of an Arduitape. This is mainly because as I am not a hardware person, I would probably end up breaking both the interface and killing off the +2b! This was installed into the +3 before it was sent to me. I also ordered a ZX-MMC (from 8Bits4ever) which is a internal dual SD/Micro SD card interface. Recent Speccy toysīack in 2017, I ordered a +3 (with +3e ROMs) from Mutant Caterpillar Games. Spectrum for Everyone and Sinclair For Sale (got to pick up the bargains!). I’ve delved into all manner of ZX Spectrum related groups on Facebook, esp. Roll forward over 25 years, and I find myself playing ‘catch up’ with all things related to the ZX Spectrum: the machine that kicked off my various hobbies. TAP files, kept me going back in time to my youthful teenage years. An amazing bit of coding, and a large supply of dodgy.

The one I used the most was Z80 by Gerton Lunter. Years and years ago, in my college days and up to the “old days” of Windows 3.1 / 95 machines, there were a few ZX Spectrum emulators available.

Speccy initial release