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Multiface +3 AdviceHi, New to the forum after resurrecting my +3 and looking for a bit of advice on the Multiface 3 please. Quite simply is it worth investing in for…
... of all - purchase external 3.5 inch floppy drive.
It is ... co.uk/itm/AMSTRAD-SPECTRUM-3-COMPLETE-KIT-3-5-DISK-DRIVE-RIBBON-CABLE ... old enough to have floppy controller on board (it must be ... internal build-in floppy controler, not ... -
So who's re-set up their Spectrum recently?I put my Spectrum away around 1992. I had it out still when I was using my Amiga but by the time I'd progressed on to a PC and a SNES the Spectrum wa…
I have +3 Spectrum setup with a Multiface 3, external 3.5' disk drive and cassette ... for it on my old PC that has a floppy drive so ... nieces with them coming round on the school holidays. It opens ... -
720K Amstrad PCW8512 drive B: as drive A: on a Spectrum +3 ?Hi Spec-chums. I happen to have a 720K drive from an Amstrad PCW8512 which i got off ebay, and i was wondering if it is possible to use it as drive …
... to your posts regarding the +3 Spectrum as I'm always tinkering ... select of course) and a 3.5" 720k drive works fine...[/QUOTE ... schematics for both types of Floppy Disk Drives.
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Rocky Gush Floppy Drive InterfaceI have a Rocky Gush Floppy Drive Interface which I would like to post the details under the Hardware section of the website. What is correct procedur…
... out noise on the data line of the floppy drive. On the original ... connector to connect other peripherals on the interface (e.g. joystick ... , I build a 1.44/3.5 drive inside of my case ... /spectrum.JPG[/IMG][IMG]http://www.del-com.co.za/Construction/floppy ... -
Spectaculator 8 vs REAL diskDoes Spectaculator 8 support real floppy drives? I want to use an external USB floppy drive to read/write +D and +3 floppy disks. I have Windows 7…
... use it on my destop, I can fit a proper floppy drive ... your floppy and they will work, just like the real spectrum +3.
3.5 inch diskette and transfer many of +3 games or apps available on ... feature on windows 7, becouse my laptop has no internal floppy, but ... -
External floppy driveI suspect this has been asked before but any way as I am new here. Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now? Que…
... seen on a site that it tells me the ZX Spectrum+3 ... has the diagram for the Floppy drive B ... any one put me right on this please?[/QUOTE]
< ... .uk/sinclairfaq/index.php5?title=3.5%22_external_floppy_drive_on_a_Spectrum_%2B3[/url]
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Spec dev in the eighties and ninetiesWhat different ways were there of making speccy games? There is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in Basic unreadable, easy to make m…
... was tested on a Spanish MS-DOS VGA Spectrum emulator mysteriously ... left in a directory on the ... company server; both programs were gratefully copied to a floppy ... 1995 onwards but left on an old 3.5" disc where nobody ... -
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…
... machines to the end of floppy life.
The ... sizes of 180k (3 inch floppies) or 720k (3.5 inch floppies), and ... www.mediafire.com/download/pns09hkhn1z7h78/Spectrum+blank+disks+%28full%29.7z ... that you can use directly on your emulators.
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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…
... dsk to a real floppy will keep that interleaving. ... complete track).
On the other hand, using more ... tracks (80 in a 3.5 inch floppy).
b) Even ... used the same tricks on PC systems. I remember ... ). In a real world spectrum, 42 tracks/side will ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... are asked support questions on this forum, often your ... Gran was going for floppy disks. The following Christmas ... a Spectrum +2, but it was almost a 3.5 inch ... (and I congratulate you on that) the instruction material ... worked for me on a 48k Spectrum+. No, I' ... -
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 …
... http://www.crumblenet.co.uk/spectrum/[/url]
It ... disk utilities for the Spectrum and all this time ... images to a USB floppy drive for later PC' ... s without floppy drives.[/QUOTE]
3.5" +3 disks on my old PC. I ... -
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 …
... RF noise? Will it affect Spectrum at all? Display noise ... reading/writings of HxC floppy emulator? Or the floppy disks?
< ... money on electricity is the think I mind less with Spectrum!)?< ...
If using modern 3.5 inch floppy drives, 2A should be enough ... -
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…
... holding any interface to the Spectrum are also important.
... .
Memotech on their MTX500 range also must ... on both sides/each PCB, top and bottom). Their single 3.5 inch floppy ... the SPECTRA slightly, and the Spectrum crashed...
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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…
... excellent results, I make on two samsung sfd321 mod to ... record 3.5 disks with greatest Simon Owen samdisk tool of course, on ... very stable floppy drive sony on brand new diskettes ... resulting disks don't read on spectrum but this is normal, after ... -
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…
... record 3.5 disks with greatest Simon Owen samdisk tool of course, on ... very stable floppy drive sony on brand new diskettes ... resulting disks don't read on spectrum but this is normal, after ... if you are powering the Spectrum with the original +2 ... -
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 …
... the habit of selling floppy drives or cables in ... 3.5" drive going on a +3 which is [url="http://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum ... bit of an improvement on descriptions I've ... work with common PC floppy drives that you ... on locally for cheap or free. All of my stock of floppy ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... kit and more specialized ZX Spectrum IT kit available at the ... these faults? I have listed 5 Power options I think are ... best thing?
My "Floppy on Top" option is one attempt ... ) Extra height 2) Extra weight 3) Some loss of Opus authenticity ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... the proposed ultimate "floppy on top" super powered Ziggurat ... "flex" strain on the edge connector of the Spectrum Opus "combo ... to.
5) The multitude of separate power ... floppy drive case to support the 3 Chinese power supplies which go on ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... So on Opus drives both middle pins are simply connected. (All 3.5 ... the floppy drive itself..
Roko continues on the ... ancient 80T floppy with no problems with a 48k Spectrum . Of ... the independent powering of the floppy drives appears to work. -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... sided 40 track 3.5 drive units ... the 128k Spectrum appears to ... br />
On the 6116 Static RAM chip ... 3 Config - the main program
4-7 example configurations , eg floppy ... 128
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Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.
... a standardised disk interface early on. The microdrive was crap and ... so much more with a floppy drive instead but the disparate ... br />
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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 …
... ' 3.5" PC drive will work as an external drive on the +3. < ... information than anyone probably wants on how to build a ... around: http://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/plus3_external_floppy_cable/
It is ... no prior knowledge of making floppy cables, so apologies if ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... how the tiny solder dots on a circuit board can ... SD/DD/HD formats for 3.5", but did the Amstrad ... -Floppy-Discs-Disks-with-Cases-Amstrad-CPC-PCW-464-6128-Spectrum-3 ... of seeing how that translates on a screen to what ... The Tape/Sound jack socket on any +2 is only ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... well as having no games on disc, I don't ... SD/DD/HD formats for 3.5", but did the Amstrad ... -Floppy-Discs-Disks-with-Cases-Amstrad-CPC-PCW-464-6128-Spectrum-3 ... says they've been used on an Amstrad PCW, but ... to accidentally lift traces/vias on the Amstrad designed +2 ... -
Looking for Woody's old DiskBuilder utilityI used to have it many moons ago. It writes a +3 .dsk with bin files and had a nice loader with AY player. I used to use it to put loads of games on …
... /ZX-SPECTRUM-128-3-GOTEK-3D-PRINTED-MOUNT-OLED-DISPLAY-FLASH-FLOPPY/164160855277 ... on +3 from the USB:
DSK (Spectrum +3)
MBD (Spectrum MB02)
MGT (Spectrum ... (Spectrum TR-DOS)
XDF (FAT-based eXtended Disk Format, 3.5" HD ... -
Wanted:Installation Tape/File for Disciple Interface (ZX Spectrum)Need to rescusitate my Disciple Interface. The last time I worked with it - I fitted it with a new chip - that uses DOS version after 3b. That was …
... do you convert spectrum audio cassettes or 3.5 inch floppy discs in disciple ... of which was also found on the installation tape / diskette.
Just discovered this forum on Speccy - very glad that all ... -
Graphical Environnement on Spectrum?Hi, I Want to know it it exists a Graphical Environnement (sort of Windows or GEM) for the Spectrum ? I know that on a SAM Coupe, there is one... Is…
... GEM) for the Spectrum ? I know that on a SAM Coupe, ... there is one... Is-it compatible with Spectrum ... (word processor, datafile etc...) for Spectrum...
I soon ... collector, and i research all Spectrum clones...
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[NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…
... joysticks to key presses on the
Spectrum keyboard (in previous ... 1.
Pages 1,3,5,7 are now contended rather ... What was new in version 3.0 beta 1
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Connecting a 3.5inch external drive to a +3 Anyone help me on this subject. I have tried connecting a DS/DD 80-track 3.5 inch disk drive to the Drive B port of my +3, but I can't get it to fo…
Anyone help me on this subject.
I ... a DS/DD 80-track 3.5 inch disk drive to the ... Drive B port of my +3, but I can't get ... report.
Upon startup the +3 recognises that there is a ... /> Can anyone throw some light on this ??? -
Extension for 128k + 3 keyboardHi everyone. Im working to put the plus 3 inside a pc at tower and already replaced its psu for a pc at one and its 3" drive for a 3.5" one. Im worki…
... working to put the plus 3 inside a pc at tower ... and its 3" drive for a 3.5" one. Im working on the keyboard ... an idea about whats going on?
Thanks
