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Why are we here? (At WoS)No, not a deep philosophical question about the nature of life, the universe and human existence. The thread “what does your partner think of …
... Julian Gollop's games on 3.5" floppy) in 1993. My Speccies have ... -
This weeks optimists are...or maybe that should be This weeks bargins are..... :lol: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/128k-zx-spectrum-2-sinclair-joystick-54-games_W0QQitemZ2802084…
I got 3 grey plus 2's (2 ... one not) PlusD and cased 3.5 inch drive, a load of books ... -
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…
... firmwares be used to save 3" disk images onto IDE media ... to get the image off, 3.5" floppy, tape, IDE media, rs232... all ... -
Du54I've tried using DU54 to write B:game.dsk to A: on +3. But none of the games work, are they all copy protected? On some I got error message "file to…
... modifying games to run from 3.5" drive B: ?
is that ... d have to make the drive B: modifications to each ... d like to keep the +3 unchanged)[/QUOTE]
My ... that to have a 3.5" A: drive. Though I've not ... used the one with a 3" drive for about 18 months!< ... -
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…
... regular Brian Gaff. Supplied on 3.5" floppy (the emulator obviously)! -
How is the Spectrum to live on when we are all dead???We have had 25 years of the Spectrum and it lives on in us all and as long as WOS is here, on the Internet. Because of this, it will be alive as long…
... you fit a 3.5 inch drive and boot MS-DOS 3.5. It still ... -
What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
... ) 128k+ speccys
-Spectrum +3 with an external 3.5" floppy
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Simple CF card interface for interested...I'm about to manufacture smaller count of simple CF card interfaces for Spectrum 48K. Some details and supporting SW are here: [url]http://www.ppest…
... built your CF adapter for +3 by ripping a cf card ... great! fits nicely under my 3.5"floppy!!!!
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What we gotI moved house and I have setup my Spectrum gear, I was looking at all that I have and was thinking what else do others have in there collection? Ok …
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Spectrum +2A
Spectrum +3 (With dodgy sound and can ... /> DISCiPLE/+D drive * 2
3.5" external drive cable for +3 (I have to ... 128 * 2 (Possibly)
Multiface 3
Fuller Box
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Transfer DivIDE +3 DiskHow I can transfer games (tap, dsk) from DivIDE to 3" disk on ZX Spectrum +3?
... need to connect a 3" drive to a PC and use ... to connect a 3.5" disk drive to the Spectrum +3 external port ... (please be sure to put "ready" and "drive ... a modern 1.44Mb drive) and use last Samdisk ... transfer dsk files on a 3.5" disk.
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Best Spectrum game from 2009Ok, its almost 2010, and we have to decide which was the best game this year :) Miles Mad Mission [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cg…
... . My ATM2 Turbo+ has only 3.5'' floppy to load TR-DOS images ... -
+3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…
... I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5.
It ... well. However, the disk drive does not seem to work ... m guessing it is the drive belt, but I'm ... yep that'll be the drive belt. replacements are easy enough ... is to add a 3.5" external drive too much more useful ... -
MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…
... as:
* 3,5" floppy disk port
* 3 parallel ports - one is ... MB02+(IDE) is to have 3 generations of storage devices tape ... BS-DOS of MB02+ . All 3 storage devices are accessed (from ... -
MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…
[QUOTE=ingo;473518]* 3,5" floppy disk port[/quote]
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ZX81 composite outAnyone know if the composite out mod for the speccy is the same for the ZX81 before I crack it open and destroy one? Thanks.
... the 1541 drive to an 81.. ironically the 3.5 c64 drive is a ... -
Dead external HD....help?Hi Folks Gutted. You may have noticed I've been uploading some nice inlay scans over the past months. Have over 10,000 scans on my external HD, wh…
Have I missed where you said it was a 3.5 inch drive? They'd definitely need some external power source. 2.5 inch drives can be powered through the USB. -
Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... plan is to go for 3,5" as drive B: and patch the ... won't run out of 3,5" diskettes anytime soon. and speed ... -
Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
... the lid off my +3 and its guts hanging ... 2. Could it be dud +3, ie something wrong inside with ... sufficient test?
3. Could it be a dud ... and .tzx files to +3 disk image files? If it ... drive works, and then maybe considering an HxC or 3.5 external drive. -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... as on the internal floppy drive (which may well need ... a new drive belt). Unfortunately mine won ... but most do apparently. +3 floppy disks are quite rare now ... them with a regular 3 inch floppy drive, and in any ... a +3. If you need a new drive belt for ... -
Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …
To install a 3.5 inch drive looks trickier than I thought, ... />
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The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …
you can use a PC power supply, or you could probably find a 3.5" floppy enclosure with it's own mains supply.
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The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …
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Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... I actually owned a real +3 at the time. Just ... . Its only had one drive belt and a replacement 74ls04 ... attempt to attach a 3.5" disk drive as drive B in the 1990s ... disks, Well of the 30 3" disks i have around, ... However, i tend to use 3.5" disks these days. (I ... -
My proposed Spectrum Mod - Part 2While looking through the loft for my stereo (that goes in my workroom - bloody electrians put it up there for some strange reason), I found an Amiga…
... . I managed to squeeze a 3.5" hard drive into mine, (Although it ... -
Stupid Things You've Overheard at the Game ShopsI was talking to a friend the other day and the subject turned to stupid things we had overheard in game shops (not just the company GAME but all sho…
... store and my Amiga internal 3.5 disc drive had broken so i ... to ask if an external drive would work as a replacement ... not work as an internal drive at all (of course) so ... ?",there was a pause of 5 seconds he bites his top ... -
How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... getting a +D and 3.5" disc drive was amazing. It took literally ... 't even go back to 3.5" discs, let alone cassettes, but ... -
ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …
... rebuild DSK files on actual 3.5" floppy disks you must only use ... -
ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …
... :( So how on earth those 3.5" drives that Macc pointed out ... to work with an unmodified +3?[/QUOTE]
You don ... modifications to use an external 3.5" disc drive. It's only if ... you want that external drive to appear as drive A: rather than ... -
Transerfing data to diskI will have a ZX Spectrum +3e with a 3.5" external drive and was wondering if there was any way of transferring either tapes or snapshots to disk. I…
... Spectrum +3e with a 3.5" external drive and was wondering if there ... all snapshots work on a +3 computer (due snapshots are made ... , for writing dsk files to +3 floppies, there is a tool ... -
Games with Plus3/Disk enhancementsFor about 95% of games of +3 disk, it was simply the tape version with the only benefit being reduced loading times. However, there were a few excep…
The CPC 3" format (DATA) uses 178k per ... read it on a Plus 3 (and Amstrad PCW), it needs ... a double density 3" format, which the second drive on the PCW8512 ... use 800k on a second 3.5" disc drive.
