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Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
... titles, bad hardware compatibility.
+3: Disk drive (but I would prefer ... a 3.5 inch one), same compatibility ... -
+2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…
... ]that's for fitting a 3.5" drive inside instead of ... the 3" one. I wasn't suggesting ... so, can I save +3 disk images from the archive using ... use that floppy on my +3? If so, I need to ... , .tap, and .tzx to a +3 disk image? -
+2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…
... so, can I save +3 disk images from the archive using ... use that floppy on my +3? If so, I need to ... , .tap, and .tzx to a +3 disk image?[/QUOTE]
it ... use a 1.44 meg disk and just put tape over ... simple as just slapping a disk in your PC and writing ... -
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 …
[U][SIZE=3]Disk Images[/SIZE][/U]
There ... then back onto a +3 formatted 3.5" disk in B:)
Writing Images:
to access +3 ... a DOS formatted 720k disk on the +3 you can use Garry ... -
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 …
... write individual files to a +3 formatted diskette (or dsk file ... ="http://simonowen.com/samdisk/formats/"]disk image[/url] utility, and ... /EDSK formats used for most +3 disk images. It works with some ... custom disk formats, and has a friendly ... -
Supertest 128 - Loader QuestionI wonder if someone could explain (in simple terms please) :) , the purpose of the switch code. I see what is doing (going to 48k mode via spectrum)…
I had this on +3 disk when I had my original +3 back in the 80s. -
How to TZX "difficult" programsFirst of all hello, this is my first post after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind. Secondly - if this is in breach of t…
Well, I guess that's true. Although I had to take the s/lock off mine to get it onto a +3 disk :) , and it was a 'learning' exercise too.
'The Collected Works' disk version seems quite rare :( -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... Collected Works[/URL] in both +3 disk format and Alkatraz tape format ... them to work on the +3... did they do what I ... -
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…
... /84 timeframe which disk system would become standard. 3" was often touted ... was looking at releasing a 3" disk system for the ts2068 in ... being they could sell the disk drives themselves for just $50 ... a line on very cheap 3" drives.
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+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... Collected Works[/URL] in both +3 disk format and Alkatraz tape format ... them to work on the +3... did they do what I ... to find someone with that disk I'd guess as its ... tend to be compatible with +3's as far as I ... -
ANN: Spectaculator 7.5Spectaculator 7.5 is now available from [URL="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/URL] - Spectrum +3 disk images in IPF fo…
[QUOTE=Jon Needle;509068]- Spectrum +3 disk images in IPF format are ... now supported. IPF disk images will be available shortly ... -
Creating bootable menu +3 disksCan anyone tell me how to create a bootable menu? (ie, select loader and up comes the menu or disk inserted at power off, power on, straight to menu …
... ;509121]You did save the "disk" basic program with a line number ... ? :)
[code]SAVE "DISK" LINE 0[/code][/QUOTE]
disk - I'm just trying to ... the right thing with the disk that's all. -
ANN: Spectaculator 7.5Spectaculator 7.5 is now available from [URL="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/URL] - Spectrum +3 disk images in IPF fo…
... .com/[/URL]
- Spectrum +3 disk images in IPF format are ... now supported. IPF disk images will be available shortly ... -
ANN: Spectaculator 7.5Spectaculator 7.5 is now available from [URL="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/URL] - Spectrum +3 disk images in IPF fo…
I'm sure that when IPF +3 Disk images start to appear for download, we'll be able to start reverse-engineering the format so that it can be opened up and included in free OSS libraries.
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100% Working North & South TAP?Does anybody have a working N&S TAP? I'm testing the DivIDE and the version I have is broken. When it is about to load winning screen or return to th…
Yeah the +3 disk version is a bit enhanced - it displays the action previews over the map which is not in 48k version (it is also in the C-64 version). Also the 8-bit NES version is pretty good but it has no option to turn off the action parts. -
MIA (Play Type & Transpose) on EbayI've just spotted this cassette on Ebay if anyone is interested: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-ZX-Spectrum-Tape-Play-Type-Transpose-Hilton-/2607296…
... and bag the +3 disk version of Fun School 3 5 to 7 ... -
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 actual capacity of a +3 disk? I found somewhere that it ... have been like "turn the disk please" if they had released ... -
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 actual capacity of a +3 disk? I found somewhere that ... have been like "turn the disk please" if they had ... another 180k.
Disk capacities never really caught up ... had a 800k floppy disk drive and 2Mb of ... nearly a Meg onto a disk, so I assume that ... -
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…
all this talk about the +3 is making think about getting one and getting a good +3 disk collection going. -
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…
... Orc was actually released on +3 disk, and if it was, ... 3 disk, it included a program on the disk which let you create +3 disk ... Knight Orc on CPC/PCW disk, for example, you ... could create a Spectrum +3 version of the game on ... of the Level 9 +3 games which aren't ... -
Firebird and Rainbird barcodes needed!It must be almost three years since I last asked in here, but I still have a few gaps for Spectrum releases to fill! :-) If anyone has any of the ti…
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you want all the +3 disk ones? I have some on ... -
Firebird and Rainbird barcodes needed!It must be almost three years since I last asked in here, but I still have a few gaps for Spectrum releases to fill! :-) If anyone has any of the ti…
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you want all the +3 disk ones? I have some on ... is from the Super Silver ?3.95 release, not the ?1 ... -release.
Yes, Plus 3 versions. I have barcodes for ... -
128K games clarification req.While nostalgically thumbing through the April 1986 issue of Computer Gamer I came across a list of games (page 15) that were 'announced' at the laun…
... - 128k program
128k+3 - 128k+3 disk-only program
So ... problems). The 128k & 128k+3 types will only run on ... -
Firebird and Rainbird barcodes needed!It must be almost three years since I last asked in here, but I still have a few gaps for Spectrum releases to fill! :-) If anyone has any of the ti…
... formats listed below (primarily +3 disk versions) were ever actually released ... - Spectrum +3
Gothik - Spectrum +3
Intensity - Spectrum +3
Kinetik ... - Spectrum +3
Knight ... -
Various Speccy Bits - microdrives +D and Sam Coupe StuffI have been a long time speccy fan and have amassed a massive collection of the many years. About a year ago I decided to build an online shop to buy…
... The Ultimate Collected Works on +3 Disk. I never knew it existed ... -
Specific memories attached to certain gamesThought it might be interesting to share a few memories attached to certain games. For me a few spring to mind... [B]Agent X[/B] One morning I had …
... game
[B]Thundercats +3 disk[/B] actually hacking this and ... -
New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…
... a 48k snapshot into an +3 disk.[/b]
[url]http ... /> You can use a real +3 instead of spectaculator emulator parts ... -
48k game to 128 DSK ?Yes exist a good way to convert a 48k game from emulator (z80, .sna, etc), to a dsk format to be used by emulators or the real Spectrum +3 ? thx in…
... /> (if your speccy+3 has an 3.5" drive, you can ... /> Here is a example disk file, converted with [url= ... emulator capable of emulating speccy +3.
... a tzx file into a +3 disk.
... with your real +3 speccy, transferring to a real 3" disk. -
ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... basically identical.
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ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... is to hook up a 3" drive to an old ... to:
a) find a 3" drive
b) make a ... will copy a disk image from a 720k 3.5" disk in drive ... write it out to the 3" disk. This involves:
a) ... br /> c) an understanding of disk copy protection techniques, and the ...
