Amiga / Spectrum & Floppy to SD Converter

darkromz

I'm 34 years old and grew up like many of you on the C20, Spectrums and Amigas. I'm looking at revisiting my childhood memorys and purchasing one of these from somewhere like ebay.

I've also see things like this... http://lotharek.pl/products.php?kid=7

So looking for some advice and help where possible. Is there anywhere in the UK which sell these devices and how easy is it to get the games etc.

Neil

DaRkHoRaCe

darkromz wrote: »

I've also see things like this... http://lotharek.pl/products.php?kid=7

Does it work with 128K +2A and gummy 48k?!?!?!? O_O
This is what I was looking for!!!!!!!!!!!!

uh.. wait, there's a spectrum specific section, with DivIDE

http://lotharek.pl/products.php?kid=11

smogit

The floppy emulator needs a computer with a floppy drive controller, so should work with a +3 or with a different spectrum with a drive controller add-on like a +D interface.

As I understand it you have to download the +3 disk images from here (or make your own), and then run them through a specific converter app. Obviously you are limited to the games released on +3 Disk, and some are denied so you would need to get a real disk (?10-20 each on ebay typically) and use a imaging program to make a copy...

Probably it is easier to get a DivIDE and use TAP files (available for most games without protection systems) and snapshots.

There are several other sellers of DivIDE's around, there is a regular one on eBay and
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38163&page=6

rwap

I also sell the HxC SD Floppy Drive emulator - see
http://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/HxC_SD_Card_Floppy_Disk_Emulator_%28replaces_floppy_disk_drives%29-2227

You do need a standard floppy disk interface to connect it to the Spectrum (and a power supply) - the PlusD and +3 (built in) disk interfaces are fine.

You must, however, note that the disk image files stored on the SD card are in a specialised format, and you have to therefore convert .dsk images into that format, using the (Windows) software supplied on your PC.

If you have a PC with a built in floppy disk drive (or disk controller), then you can quite readily make images of Spectrum formatted disks - however, you will not be able to do this if you only have a USB floppy disk drive attached to your PC (as they do not contain a controller!)

Mister Beep

Sadly to use it as a BetaDisk (TR-DOS based - for TRD/SCL files) one would must still have a betadisk controller. The HxC emulates only a drive itself, as far as I know.

rwap

Mister Beep wrote: »

Sadly to use it as a BetaDisk (TR-DOS based - for TRD/SCL files) one would must still have a betadisk controller. The HxC emulates only a drive itself, as far as I know.

Yes, the HxC does not include any sort of disk interface / controller - it just replaces the physical hardware of the floppy disk drive + floppy disk.