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PCW 9512 Information RequiredHi, I've just acquired a PCW9512 with printer, keyboard, some disks (locoscript/basic/cpm utils etc), tractor feed paper and around 8 ink cartridges…
So long as it is a 3" disk drive (not a 3.5" or 5.25"), yes, they use the same drive belt.... -
SamDisk and +3 disksFew days ago I tried to write some +3 dsk files on 3.5 inch floppy with SamDisk on old Toshiba laptop (P3 800 mhz) and his integrated fdd, but he cou…
... it's optimised for 3.5" drives, which benefit ...
Try writing the disk using: SAMdisk yourimage.dsk a ... access to the floppy disk controller, so the DOS ... of the real floppy disk access you can under ... t work with some +3 copy protection systems -- write ... -
SamDisk and +3 disksFew days ago I tried to write some +3 dsk files on 3.5 inch floppy with SamDisk on old Toshiba laptop (P3 800 mhz) and his integrated fdd, but he cou…
... to be a 1.44M 3.5" drive? I still suspect ... the first track of any +3 disk using: SAMdisk yourimage.dsk ... disks, but not those +3.[/quote]
I do ... with normal 9-sector +3 disks, but maybe I' ... of settings, optimised for CPC/+3 disks, which works better ... -
SamDisk and +3 disksFew days ago I tried to write some +3 dsk files on 3.5 inch floppy with SamDisk on old Toshiba laptop (P3 800 mhz) and his integrated fdd, but he cou…
[QUOTE=Pegaz;738530]Drive Type: 3.5" (from BIOS)[/quote]
... a 3.5" drive, it'll be testing the disk change ... see if there's a disk in the drive. That ... data rate explains why the disk is unreadable -- that's ... please e-mail me the disk image you were using? ... -
SamDisk and +3 disksFew days ago I tried to write some +3 dsk files on 3.5 inch floppy with SamDisk on old Toshiba laptop (P3 800 mhz) and his integrated fdd, but he cou…
... 're using.
The disk image seems to be correctly ... writing the first cylinder to disk, then scanning it back to ... .44M 3.5" and connected the 180K 3" drive taken from a +3:[code ... rate, and also disable the disk-change detection. Without the option ... -
Spectrum Hard drivesExcuse the noobish question but of late I've been using emulators not the real hardware, but in the next couple of days I should be moving into my ne…
... lunatics with an 80 gig 3.5" hard drive plugged into my ... a plug and play hard disk interface in the speccy world ... -
Spectrum Hard drivesExcuse the noobish question but of late I've been using emulators not the real hardware, but in the next couple of days I should be moving into my ne…
... lunatics with an 80 gig 3.5" hard drive plugged into my ... a plug and play hard disk interface in the speccy world ... -
+3 Drive is it broken ?I have given the +3 disk drive a clean and a belt change and yet it does not work. I put a disc into the drive and nothing happens. Nothing in side m…
... ;750172]I have given the +3 disk drive a clean and a ... it out and putting a 3.5" drive instead of it.[/QUOTE ... -
Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... s a shame. Are there disk utilities that allow formatting to ... />
About using non-standard disk formats, keep in mind that ... sizes of 180k (3 inch floppies) or 720k (3.5 inch floppies), and ... />
I made some special disk images (like [url=http://www ... -
Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... sectors/track.
Usually, disk utilities use sector interleaving (i ... tracks, they were untested. Any disk with defects in the first ... always work... unless your hard disk is defective). In a ... will be supported in all 3.5 inch disks because they have ... -
Are there any custom +3 DOS file systems?I'm looking to see if there are any custom +3 DOS disk file systems available rather than the 40 track, 9 sector, 512 bytes/sector (I think that is r…
... was aimed specifically at 720K 3.5" floppies formatted to the " ... the sectors were mapped so disk access speeds were optimised, something ... you to restore back to disk, a perfect working copy ... archives for Alchemist Software's +3 utility disk images, you'll find ... -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... a PC to write disk images back to +3 disks - follow those ... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive ... use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It ... cheaper to get blank DSDD 3.5" disks than it is to ... -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive ... use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It ... cheaper to get blank DSDD 3.5" disks than it is to ... read/write disk images. I considered the more standardized 3.5" drive with ... -
Transferring soft from PC to +3?Hi. A friend of mine has bought the +3 after longer break in Spectrum using. Which is good. He would like, however, to use it with real 3" diskette…
... method described by Speccy_James - a 3" drive connected to the PC ... a 5.25" drive and SAMDISK to write DSKs to real disk ... .
Some disk protection systems require ... add an external 3.5" DSDD drive to the +3, swap the external ... -
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... PC cable to a 3.5 inch standard PC floppy ... use the 3 inch for retro, the 3.5 for everything ... else), will it's control circuitry bypass the 3 ... m afraid the Floppy Disk Controller is soldered to ... ahead and make that 3?" floppy cable you mentioned ... -
Can a USB floppy emulator be used with a +3?Hi Spec-chums. Don't know if this has been discussed before but I was wondering if one of these could be used on a +3? [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/i…
... question replace's a standard 3.5' floppy drive on PC's ... 'm using a 3.5' floppy drive on my +3, I was wondering ... prepared on a PC with +3 disk images. I'm also aware ... -
Creating actual floppy disks using .dsk files on the SpectrumHello ZX friends I have a +3 and diskette related question. I have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy disk drive and a divIDE+. Is there a way I can …
... /> It transfers the entire disk to tape blocks and then ... transfer it back to a disk.[/QUOTE]
[ ... version 5.0 on +3 disk. I should upgrade to 5.4 ... to use for writing 3.5" +3 disks on my old ... my +3 and usually made 3" copies from the 3.5" disks.< ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... 3DOS software then a +3 motherboard with the hardware ... can have dual external 3.5" drives with a minor ... replacement GAL. The +3/+2A/+2B are the ... If you don't want disk software or Centronics support ... maximum software compatibility. The +3 and +2A need various ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... been very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.
I ... been the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... been very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.
I ... been the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had ... a lock-up full of 3" drives from over purchasing for ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... were far more expensive than 3 1/2" disks and[/ ... could eat in terms of 3" and 3.5" disks. :-)
... nearly as widely available as 3 1/2" disks.[/quote ... was no supply issue with 3" disks from what I ... see how having a common disk format would help.
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Modern PSUHello everyone, I'm looking for a modern PSU for my Spectrums and my dual set of 3.5'' floppy drive+HxC floppy emulator. The one for Spectrum should …
... enough 3A current) for the disk drives or should I prefer ... .
If using modern 3.5 inch floppy drives, 2A should ... -
Help getting SAMdisk running on WinXP please.Hello speccy-chums. I was wondering if you clever folks out there could help me with my poor PC skills:lol:. Basically I want to run SAMdisk but it n…
... it came to writing the disk images which I'll ... pen drive, with the disk images I wanted to write ... use quote marks for the disk your going to write)< ... cable doesn't support the disk change line. To fix ... Dell Dimension 3000 only supports 3'5" 1.44M or no drive ... -
What if Amstrad never bought Sinclair ResearchApologies if this has been previously discussed, but I was thinking about this subject the other day. How do you think the whole Spectrum scene woul…
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2) The 5 million Spectrum sales would have ... another system earlier.
5) Spectrum specific magazines would ... somewhat with the +3. The disk drive meant nothing in ... I think it was 5 million sold by Amstrad ... or it was 5 million in the first ... -
PCB thicknessHas anyone here got a micrometer and access to a 48k and a 128k grey? Im convinced the greys have a thinner pcb which would explain certain devices a…
... had proper mechanical support (Opus disk drive).
Acorn built ... expansions (Plus 1 and Plus 3). The interface had two large ... and bottom). Their single 3.5 inch floppy disk expansion (SDX) when supplied ... -
New Floppy Interface for the +2a/b (black case)Hello everybody! For a long time I wondered about the posibility of adding a FDD to the +2a/b (black). I knew it was possible; All the logic is alre…
... to each side of the disk. You will need the switch ... do that :)
My 3.5" disks are natively formatted and ... -
New Floppy Interface for the +2a/b (black case)Hello everybody! For a long time I wondered about the posibility of adding a FDD to the +2a/b (black). I knew it was possible; All the logic is alre…
... fdd's, I record 3.5 disks with greatest Simon Owen ... 's working well, amstrad 3' working well too after ... You can also modify the disk drive to be on DD ... burned fuse). With modern disk drive is not a problem ... like to power the Amstrad 3' drive from the Spectum ... -
So what did you get?so...what did you get for Chrimble? I got Game of thrones t shirt Motorhead earphones Walking dead card game Sonic the hedgehog mug pack of Pacman re…
... shaped and looking like a 3.5" floppy disk, beer, 20 quid play ... -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... the point of emulating a 3.5" floppy disc drive (wouldn't ... software was actually released on 3" disk :p -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... /> As a Spectrum +3 owner with 3" and 3.5" floppy drives, I am ... me a lot easier transferring disk images to a floppy disks ...
