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  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... on such a project.

    Would it be possible to connect a 3 ... " floppy drive ... to a pc, then dump ... />
    Would save a lot of stress ( escpecially mine ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • Additional 3.5" Drive for the +3Hi. I've been thinking of various ways of getting data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a couple ideas, one of which is to get some +3e proms bl…

    ... pinout of the Drive B port on the +3, and besides which ... it's hardly a standard ... some information about connecting a PC 3.5" drive to a CPC ([URL="http ... way to connect a standard "PC" 3.5" drive to a +3 as a drive B? Ideally ...
    icabod icabod August 2006 Hardware
  • read +3 (720k 3.5") disks on a PCHi all I had a 3.5" external drive for my zx spectrum +3 in the 90s. I also have an old PC with an internal 3.5" drive. I'd like to archive my …

    ... /> I had a 3.5" external drive for my zx spectrum +3 in the 90s ... old PC with an internal 3.5" drive.
    I'd like to ... /> Is it Windows 10 being a pain? Have I selected the ... new one doesn't have a floppy connector omn it's ...
    schneil schneil March 2020 Hardware
  • +3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…

    ... cannot use a modern disc drive on the +3. but I ... can use a HD 1.44 drive with a MGT + ... respect. The +3 requires the old 'drive ready' signal ... by connecting two wires on the ribbon cable together ... of the hundreds of '3.5" drive on a plus 3' threads I have replied ...
    guesser guesser September 2007 Hardware
  • 3.5" disk drive on plus 3 or HXC/GotekHello all I have a zx spectrum +3 and in the late 90s I used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very eay to connect as it had …

    ... used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It ... RY.
    The teac drive now seems to have ... I should look for on ebay? I'm toying ... of having an internal 3.5 drive, or a USB solution. Has ... state if they are speccy plus 3 compatible.

    ...
    schneil schneil November 2016 Hardware
  • 3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…

    ... been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I ... have connected it to Drive B ... with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector and 2 3.5" connectors ... jumpers) on 11&12 on the cable to run as Drive A. I ...
    Glenn Glenn December 2010 Hardware
  • +3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…

    ... access a disk (on the 3.5") I have to have a disk in the 3.5" drive ... then reset the +3 ... a 34way straight data cable (from +3 B drive slot TO the chinon 3.5" drive ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 April 2008 Hardware
  • Creating a runnable GAC file on a Plus 3 disc imageHi all, While working on Harry Potter Adventure and Text Adventure Dizzy, naturally, it would be written to TZX images, which in theory could be wri…

    ... />
    While working on Harry Potter Adventure and Text ... to tape to run on real Speccy tape machines ... be adapted to run on a Plus 3 disc image which is ... from the LOADER option on the menu... I would ... which could be run from a real Plus 3..

    ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 September 2009 Development
  • All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…

    ... lot on here...

    I now have a +3 with an external 3.5 ... onto the 3" disks to make this data on the pc ... so I can simply drop it onto the 3.5 ... " disks on the pc?
    3. Do any of ... in a game and then save back to the 3.5" disk ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings July 2012 Hardware
  • .dsk and +3after successfully connecting 3,5" PC FDD as drive B: , i'd like to backup all my 3" disks from A: to B: as .dsk images on ZX+3 (not PC) All of them …

    ... let me backup diskettes on +3? (and back to A: )
    (I' ... onto one 3.5" disc.

    When I used a 3.5" drive on a +3, the format ... format 3.5" discs to 173k and just use COPY "A:" TO ... space on the disc) is track spacing. Once a +3 has seen that a drive ..…
    John Elliott John Elliott March 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…

    ... /> i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in ... it work on a Spectrum +3? The +3 has an identical "external floppy drive" slot ... +3's 3.5'' disks on the PC i suppose (same file extension, same 3'' drive ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 External 3.5 driveHi All, I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat. I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what co…

    Hi All,

    I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat.

    I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what command to use in basic?

    Any ideas?
    Beaps Beaps June 2012 Hardware
  • Internal modern 1.44MB 3.5 drive for +3Hello! this [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] says that modern 1.44MB 3.5 driver are unusable as interval …

    ... 1.44MB 3.5 driver are unusable as interval drive A for +3.
    a cable jumper to make the drive A: and ... switch to manually turn on ready when disk is ... the way, the link on secarica says that one cannot ... formated disks in external 3.5" with simple "format ...
    ArtemKuchin ArtemKuchin December 2012 Hardware
  • 3.5 Drive Help! - with jumpers & settingsHi, thanks for reading this, I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my +D, and its not playing. Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD modle OSDD-88. …

    ... , I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my + ... its not playing.
    Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD
    ... ?
    May be the drive is set to answer to ... was sold it as a DS DD drive so that should ... not be a problem - Should it ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • FS: spectrum/ZX81 stuff including Triple 3.5" drive unitVarious bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now) [url]http://s…

    Various bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now)

    [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZhldswrth[/url]

    Cheers, Simon
    hldswrth hldswrth November 2006 Sales
  • Spectrum +3 with internal 3.5" Floppy!!I've decided to flog my beloved Speccy +3 and fall back to emulation again. Not the same I know, but I'm absolutely skint! It also has the sound dist…

    ... fixed and comes with a Multiface 3, external 3.5" drive etc.

    ... co.uk/ZX-Spectrum-3-3-5-int-Floppy-Drive-Ultimate-Setup_W0QQitemZ110513312931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash=item19bb1b54a3 ... />
    You can store 784K on one disk!!
    Spectroid Spectroid March 2010 Sales
  • Replacing the +3 disk driveI've come into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing some searching and know that the 180k floppy can be replaced wi…

    ... into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been ... replaced with a 3.5" drive, but is it possible to use a 3" 720k floppy ... me its probably just the drive belt, which looks pretty easy ... .

    I'm a bit rusty on all speccy stuff as ...
    BigDaiX BigDaiX February 2012 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3, external 3.5 drive, lots of floppiesJust gauging interest here and wondering what price people may want to offer for: ZX Spectrum +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the…

    ... +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the drive belt ... well.

    External 3.5" floppy drive, with switchable cable and neat ... cable to force RGB mode on new LCD type TV's ... 20 (Again will confirm later) 3.5" Double Density floppies
    < ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings September 2012 Sales
  • Connecting a 3" CF2 drive to a PC... or anything else, really!This one might well have been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've just won (and the stuff should be winging its way to me already, arriving b…

    ... , the fact remains this is a Distribution Denied™ title and so ... there are no downloads of a .dsk image.

    ... need a 3-inch drive" (got one that's working in a +3) "and a special ... , armed as it is with a 3.5" floppy drive, and serial and parallel ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 3.5 Drive fitment?anyone replaced the 3inch drive with a 3.5drive, i know ive seen some around? any websites or details of whats needed and whats to be done? Thanks! :)

    anyone replaced the 3inch drive with a 3.5drive, i know ive seen some around? any websites or details of whats needed and whats to be done? Thanks! :)
    vanpeebles vanpeebles February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is toast! I have managed to obtain a 3" floppy drive ... from a speccy +3 machine to see ... outs for the power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming the ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • DivMMC, esxdos and accessing the floppy drive on a Spectrum +3Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(

    Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay November 2015 Hardware
  • Four Channel Sound on a 128kI was thinking about tinkering with my 128k spectrum to make some tunes with it. I see you can utulise 3 sound channels on a 128k Spectrum. However…

    ... see you can utulise 3 sound channels on a 128k Spectrum.

    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • .mgt imagesHi, I've found disktools for transferring CopyQM and Teledisk images, CPCDiskXP for transferring (E)DSK images on floppies readable by an external 3.…

    ... (E)DSK images on floppies readable by an external 3.5" drive on +3.
    But ... what can I use for transferring MGT files on ... readable by +D interface installed on a 48k?

    I'm ...
    dg67 dg67 March 2008 Hardware
  • +3 networkIs it possible to connect anything to the +3 with intention of using the network feature on the IF1/Disciple? Was just wondering if it was possible t…

    ... to connect anything to the +3 with intention of using the ... network feature on the IF1/Disciple? Was just ... endless posts on this forum about 3.5 drives on a +3 but not a single one ... ) that details (with pictures) building a cable.
    ZX-MAD ZX-MAD April 2008 Hardware
  • Zx spectrum +3 disk driveCan some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks tha…

    Can some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks that I have done
    Scoobyatgb Scoobyatgb February 2015 Hardware
  • Atari ST / Amiga - - Spectrum emulator help soughtHi, I might post a lot here, but I am not all that clever with computers, I just like tinkering with them. Today, in the post, I got an Amiga 600 &…

    ... a lot of things much easier. Any 2.5" (not the usual 3.5") drive ... from a laptop will do ... the Amiga to put on real disks, a CD-ROM or PC ... games that won't work on the 600.

    And ...
    John H John H February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transferring Spectrum Games onto tape or diskI've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…

    ... expects a single sided device however, as a 3.5" drive is a DS ... won't boot on a double-sided (3.5") drive A:. The worst affected ... worked so far. Only a couple of Speedlock loaders ... should I keep notes on what I've tried ... was edited by: obo on 2005-12-27 23:52 ...
    obo obo December 2005 Emulators
  • Garry Lancasters +3e site down?Hi, I have been trying to access Garry's page about the +3e ROM, because I know of a utility for the +3 he has on the site which makes it possible f…

    ... a broken Atari ST external drive (complete with its own PSU), a 3.5" drive with a ... switchable ready/diskchange signal, and a cable I ... has a 3.5" drive B, because I found another 3.5" drive with the right jumper on ...
    zeem zeem July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Garry Lancasters +3e site down?Hi, I have been trying to access Garry's page about the +3e ROM, because I know of a utility for the +3 he has on the site which makes it possible f…

    ... a broken Atari ST external drive (complete with its own PSU), a 3.5" drive with a ... switchable ready/diskchange signal, and a cable I ... has a 3.5" drive B, because I found another 3.5" drive with the right jumper on ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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