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Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... disk drive and snapshot button. I had this -- it took 3- ... program, and then another 3-4 seconds to reload ... been located in the disk system's shadow ram ... from a project located on disk. This never happened on ... seen over the last 5 years is directly related ... -
+3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…
... there any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... new 3" inch drive?
- how I can install a 3.5" drive? And ... what sort of 3.5" would I need ... -
+3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…
... there any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... new 3" inch drive?
- how I can install a 3.5" drive? And ... what sort of 3.5" would I need ... 're common.
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Interesting setup at Retromadrid'08[url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/galeria/main.php/v/reuniones/rm2008/Octocom+-+demo+Insert+Coins+2.JPG.html[/url] [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ga…
... round the disk to read the second side). The 3’5” disk drive works in ... a Spectrum +3 like a 3” driver (it ... can’t turn round the 3’5” disk. :-)[/QUOTE]
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3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... the PC tools to handle disk images, but I haven't ... depends what's on the disk images you're transferring, as ... containing development files. Most commercial disk titles will only work from ... better off replacing the +3 internal 3" drive with a 3.5" unit. You can ... -
Spectrum +3 to PC serial cableGreetings, I apologize if this has been discussed before. I did a search and came up with a few things related but not exactly what I was looking for…
... 3.5" floppy? And use the .dsk files on the 3.5" floppy in drive ... />
I mounted the disk in realspectrum (dos version) which ... access to a floppy disk (I'd already formatted ... the files from the disk image (they were ... loader to point at drive B: instead of ... -
BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... . They invariably wore glasses.
3. They would listen to slightly ... . Their parents would drive a Volvo Estate
5. They would be ... off, owning a house with 5 or more bedrooms, and possibly ... CUB colour monitor and a 5.25" disk drive to go with it ... -
connecting 3" flopy disk drive to PClooking at this image: [IMG]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/12/214909/Amiga/3inchFDD_figure.png[/IMG] why are pins 2,4,6 and 14 coneccted to +5V…
... adapter and put a spare 3" drive on drive B on a PC ... set my bios with 5.25" 360Kb as Drive B.
So ... /> When I write the du54 disk, i also can read again ... ?
Should I use the 3" disk drive mounted into the Spectrum on ... -
Wanted: 3" disk drivesSee subject. Looking for cheap working 3" disk drives for Zx Spectrum +3, CPC 6128 or PCW. -- dg67
... noting that although the PCW disk drives are not electrically ... , it worked then. (The drive belt I had already replaced ... the springs weaken, the disk tray isnt always pulled down ... would have liked a proper 3" disk drive second disk drive to go with the 3.5" -
Bandersnatch Development Disks FoundFound these 5.25" disks in my loft at the weekend and thought you guys would be interested. I'm in the process of extracting the stuff that is on the…
... " disk drive and the original poster mentioned it was a 5.25" disk, ... , so some people fitted 5.25"/3.5" to their model-II ... have been 8 inch, not 5.25 inch.
... haven't myself used a 5.25" disk for about twelve years ... wrong position for a 5.25" disk. -
Bandersnatch Development Disks FoundFound these 5.25" disks in my loft at the weekend and thought you guys would be interested. I'm in the process of extracting the stuff that is on the…
... disk drive and the original poster mentioned it was a 5.25" disk ... so some people fitted 5.25"/3.5" to their model-II ... have been 8 inch, not 5.25 inch.
5.25" disk for about twelve ... the wrong position for a 5.25" disk.[/QUOTE]
Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
Spectaculator supports real disk mode for the Plus ... bother with it for the +3, though - can't ... adapter to connect a 3" drive to a PC. About ... 've replaced their internal 3" drive with a 3.5" one ;-)
disk controllers for a while ...+3 and amstrad 6128 disk b port compatibility questionAfter having read many web pages, secarica's long text and guesser's ascii-art diagrams for connecting a pc floppy to +3 drive B slot, I found myself…
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The +3 expects a Shugart compatable disk drive for Disk B.
You ... can use Amiga drives with the +3 ... also stop the +3 detecting a disk in Drive A as well. ... connect an a 5 1/4 Amiga drive to the +3 this way ...IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…
... *are* on disk, they tend to be 3" Spectrum format disks ... just "connect up a floppy drive" to a Spectrum (I ... standard 3.5" drive, but you probably don't want this for +3 disk images ... . (Perhaps someone else can elaborate on +D/+3 interoperability ...IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…
... .dsk files. Alas my spectrum +3 disk drive has died.
... just "connect up a floppy drive" to a Spectrum (I ... 3.5" drive, but you probably don't want this for +3 disk ... images. (Perhaps someone else can elaborate on +D/+3 interoperability ...IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…
... connection. (+3 and CPC shares the very same shugart disk interface) : [ ... /Floppy/Floppy.htm[/url] (select 3.5" floppy link from the left ... like .tap, .tzx from floppy disk until you grab a divide ... directly connect an ide drive to your +3 and use it natively ...Request: searching +3 titles in not-disk formatSee subject: i like to know all Spectrum +3 titles in the archive not released as disks, but as tapes (TAP, TZX or snapshots). I just can search in l…
... +3:
1. If the program actually uses the disk drive ... only ever distributed on 3" disk. This is what I ... was only ever released on disk (i.e. category 2 ... tape image. Hence, the +3 listing is wrong. I ... corrected this and found 5 other compilations with the ...The Joy of Upgrades.Well, this weekend I am working on upgrading my computer and its gunna be a beauty. 3Ghz Quad Core, 4GB Ram, 16000 DDR2 Ram, 1 TB HD. ATI Radeon GT4…
... AV)
IE7,
FireFox 3,
Flash,
Java JDK ... XP hard disk and it boots in fine, but takes 3.5 mins ... old XP on the same disk as the new on, but ... load quicker as the SATA drive is much faster than the ...Turbo ModeDoes anyone have an easy access guide for idiots for emulating turbo mode, or a previous threads to refer me to? I'm trying to assess [URL="http://ww…
... /windows/SpecEmu28.zip[/url]
3. [EDIT] see post #7
5.select the Pentagon 128k from ... />
6.select File :- Insert Disk :- Drive A (and select a TRD ... Disk)
[IMG]http://sites. ...Turbo ModeDoes anyone have an easy access guide for idiots for emulating turbo mode, or a previous threads to refer me to? I'm trying to assess [URL="http://ww…
... /SpecEmu28.zip[/url]
3.download csw.dll and put ... SpecEmu v2.8
5.select the Pentagon 128k from ... />
6.select File :- Insert Disk :- Drive A (and select a TRD ... Disk)
[IMG]http:// ... normal 128K hardware at 3.5mhz.The DiscipleI've recently got a few issues of SU (11 for $10! in the USA) and found a few ads for the Disciple. Never saw this peripheral at the time...sound int…
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-A 3 1/2 drive - Rich Mellor is a ... plug it to the +3 as Drive B: (if you ... if supplied with the right instructions)
-Dominic Morris's ... />
Yes, your Plus 3 can take care of Plus ... new (a Plus D clone + disk drive + cable + disks) you can ...Spectrum +2 A/B ManualsHi, please can anyone tell me what the manual for the black +2 looked like (black/grey) and how many pages etc. also what differences there are, if s…
... (black) manual is basically the +3 manual. Chapters 1-7 (9 ... load tape software, Using a disk drive, Introducing +3 BASIC, Using 48 BASIC ... 331 numbered pages, whereas the +3 manual has 327. Chapter/page ... between the +2A/+3 manuals start at Chapter 5 (page 27/25 ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... DS 80Trk as second drive. QuickDOS has, for ... /> Most/many Floppy Disk Controller chips can be ... course the right drive for the particular disk. A barrier ... though is HD, as a Z80 on 3.5 ... TR-DOS, SAMCoupe, Spectrum+3(3.5"), MB02, Didaktik, CP/M( ...Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…
... util appears to be called "Disk Dump" by someone called Eurico ... the olden days to transfer disk images to PC from spectrum ... how to hook up a 3" drive to a PC.
[url ... a 5 1/4" drive bay with a 3.5"->5 1/4" drive adaptor ...Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…
... is a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk drive. Is the ... external tape deck like a +3 using "sound" socket?[/QUOTE]< ... on e-bay. Price is ?5.69. Item number: 390043337599. See ... ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-Spectrum-3-Cassette-Load-lead-Cable- ...Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …
... ]I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the ... into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my ... interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?[/QUOTE]
disk imaging project at some point ...Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …
... an external USB drive to write +3 images onto ... interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?[/QUOTE]
disk-drive-1-44MB-3-5-inch_W0QQitemZ350219927554QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_FloppyDiskDrives_SM?hash=item518abc0002 ...Plus D and 5.25" drive QuestionHi, I've configured my Plus D clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by jumpers. As Drive 2, I'v…
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Basically, 1.44MB 5.25 disks rotate faster, (I ... rotate at 300RPM, same as 3.5" disks. (Yes, this ... />
If your drive supports High density disks, if ... the floppy disk HD detection switch in the drive, so ... it always thinks a DD disk is ...Plus D and 5.25" drive QuestionHi, I've configured my Plus D clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by jumpers. As Drive 2, I'v…
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Basically, 1.44MB 5.25 disks rotate faster, (I ... rotate at 300RPM, same as 3.5" disks. (Yes, this is the ... short the floppy disk HD detection switch in the drive, so it ... like a HD Hole on 5.25" discs. The density is ...newbie : pc +3Hi, I am waiting on a +3 at the moment to arrive (who can tell.. the posties are having a laugh at the moment) . I have things in DSK format in the …
... easy to add a 3.5" drive to the +3 without much trouble, then ... onto a 3" disk)
alternatively you can format the 3.5" disks ... to spectrum format and copy the files from your disk ... images to that disk in an emulator ...
