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Public Domain SoftwareFAO Andy Barker. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Screen+Compressor$&pub=^Mikropol$"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infosee…
... you actually have all your Spectrum struff or do you have ... writing comms software for the Spectrum 20 years ago!
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How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
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Buying a +3I'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…
... been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format ... if they were on disks rather than on tapes. Actually how ... first.
A 3.5" drive is the best way ... can get maybe 3 48K games on one side of a ... Won't work on a +3. Get a Multiface +3 - does the ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... put it on tape, load it up on your +3 and ... There have been several mentions on here of how to ... back to a real Spectrum, and so I won ... formatted floppies on a +3 equipped with an external 3.5" drive. It ... upload (called "incomming")folder on the FTP site too - ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... : Yeah all new(ish) floppy drives run on 5v. To tell you ... , I've never seen a 3.5" FDD drive that actually uses ... />
To power my external floppy drive I used my old ... Message was edited by: KeepGood on 2005-12-14 03:35 ]SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... all. The drive light being on is normal (well mine does ... a bog standard 3.5mm stereo earphone jack on one end which ... mess around with the volume on the tape deck until its ... can always change the floppy drive for a 3.5" PC drive. Thats ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... (or rather had) a working Spectrum +3. I happend to mention the ... fact that I had a +3 in its original Currys box ... external diskdrive and the many 3.5" disks I happen to have ... up for a lot less on eBay.
That ... am going to give up on WoS, no way! I ...Slightly OT, but gotta ask: Which 128 would you buy?Guys, I'm interested in getting a 128 Speccy. Problem is, I never had one close to try, and I ignore which advantages has one model compared with the…
... think I'll give the +3 a chance, although it looks ... use an external 3.5" drive.
How about Spectrum/PC (direct ... (8 KB SRAM), two CZ Spectrum 48, a One-Drive OPUS ... Message was edited by: Marcelo on 2006-01-18 13:28 ]3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
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On 2006-02-14 12:57, ... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's " ... I've only used a 3.5" drive with it so far ... that 3" drives lack a disk change line, which the floppy driver ... .asp"]CPCDiskXP[/url] to read 3" discs? Looks good (uses ...3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... I've only used a 3.5" drive with it so far ... that 3" drives lack a disk change line, which the floppy ... checked out the discs on my +3 yet, I'll prolly ... copy will have no protection on them ('cept maybe a ... couple of the "MIA" utilities on disc too, tho' again ...Screen effects in MCAs I see there is still interest for MC programming on Speccy. So, I made little presentation of screen or slideshow effects with source files, demon…
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Spectrum's video is pretty limited ... good.
I looked Spercode 3.5 - there is pixelwise scroll, but ...Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …
... of all normal timex and spectrum modes, plus a few others ... linear addressing or the normal spectrum non-linear addressing. Because it ... frequency of either 3.5, 7, 14 or 28MHz. At 3.5 and 7MHz ... then, the only option was floppy, and even so, supplies of ...MGT Plus DHi to all and thanks for reading this. After years I've taken my Spectrum and wanted to use the MGT Plus D interface (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…
... master disks. The 3.5" masters I used ... on an old Amstrad random number generator (PC1512 with an external 3.5 ... " 720Kb floppy), and then twice on my ... even if the floppy failed on track 81 or ... % failure rate before on brand new branded floppies ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... I still find doing it on the PC to be very ... already have a 3.5" drive fitted to your +3, you can even ... . If you only need floppy->image there are only ... also aiming for image->floppy there's a LOT ... particular) can't be written on the +3.
If ...Profile of a Spectrum user...Whilst watching Crimewatch on the telly, there was something on there about certain criminals fitting lifestyle profiles... Is there a profile of a …
... be drunk whilst playing on a Spectrum
... redbull clone, add vodka on night off work).
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3. Favourite Music
5. Favourite TV Channel
< ... shave my head every 3-5 weeks and always to ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... to the floppy drive (usually only a problem if a +3 disc ... 've not actually tried the 3" -> 3.5" cable hack - I may ... . Initially tho' I'd focus on just getting the track data ... I can get it working on normal discs, I'll consider ...IDE InterfaceHi all, I've found a diagram for an 8-bit IDE interface...[url]http://www.zxplus3e.plus.com/interface.html[/url] It looks nice and simple and, if I…
... /interface.html[/url]) into the spectrum and then plugging an IDE ... -CF-Type-l-ll-to-3-5-IDE-Adapter_W0QQitemZ9718994352QQcategoryZ41993QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]) into that ... look at combining them later on.
> Halved capacity ...MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... my ZX81EMUL for the ZX Spectrum is no real emulator since ... interesting to show that on a ZX Spectrum ZX81 will run (and ... is very hard task for 3.5 MHz Z80.
Fact ... ROM can't be 'patched' on fly.
Btw. ROM ...MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... is very hard task for 3.5 MHz Z80.
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Spectrum and it looks quite good ... T-states, making it slower on a Z80 to emulate it ... on full speed.
The ...Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
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Because the the 3" format was just about the ... cos they had used it on the CPC's (and I ... gone down the industry standard 3.5" route like everyone else then ...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…
... hadn't acquired the Spectrum +3 I was looking for.< ... it up with an external 3.5" diskdrive. It had ... I could then run on the +3 without having to ... resort to finding a Multiface 3 again - had one ... very prolific supporter of the Spectrum community.
...Disk file transfer utilities ?Are there some PC programs for transferring Speccy software between common emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images? I mean here about +3 f…
... the limitations of the 765 floppy controller. There's no ... ). There are also limitations on sector positions, which can ... but requires replacement components for 3.5" drives (beyond my electronics ... br /> [QUOTE]'I think here on protections like by 'Chaos Strikes ...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…
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All Sony 3.5" drives I've come across ... the Plus 3 on a ye olde PC floppy ribbon cable.< ... hole to the other on the end of the ... works fine (although the 3.5 drive's power requirements make ...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…
... with its own PSU), a 3.5" drive with a switchable ... has a 3.5" drive B, because I found another 3.5" drive with ... the right jumper on it.
on the PCW is that ... be the same for the Spectrum version of CP/M+.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…
... with its own PSU), a 3.5" drive with a switchable ... has a 3.5" drive B, because I found another 3.5" drive ... with the right jumper on it.
on the PCW is that ... be the same for the Spectrum version of CP/M+.[/ ...Multiface QuestionsI have a Multifdace 128 connected to my Spectrum 128. I noticed the options bar come up without me pressing the red button while I was playing a game…
... 128s can work on a 48K or a Spectrum+, with no ... t work with are the +3 and the +2A (not ... later Spectrums have different connections on the expansion bus.
... with a +D interface (and 3.5" disc drive) and a ... mounting the whole thing on a wooden board and ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... most runs the ratio is ~3. (you want to use the ... the Wiki the Speccy is 3.5 MHz and the C64 is ... br />
That's assuming 3:1 which I don't ... are signifcantly faster on the BBC than the Spectrum, for what its ... of 3D games for the Spectrum were never ported to ...ZX Spectrum +3 - incompatible ?Hello :) I'm newbie here. I know WOS site since years, never checked forum before ;) , but this moment came when I have problem. I wanna buy ZX Spe…
the spectrum +3 floppy drive is an amstrad 3" type, which is obsolete, however a standard 3.5" drive can be fitted as a second drive allowing you to use 720k disks, then you can copy games to the disk from the Realspectrum emulator.The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... disagree here. Most Spectrum and Amstrad CPC software came on cassette, so ... the PC, Amiga, ST using 3.5" drives and controlling over half ... ]
With hindsight, the 3.5" drive would have been the ... least, there were probably more 3" drives in use at the ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... 7 MHz Z80, with a 3.5 MHz compatibility mode - which would ... they have quietly dropped the Spectrum altogether like the QL (and ... changes would have been made on Clive's watch.
Timex on the other hand would have ...
