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+3 Disk Drive Problem - RevisedThe initial problem is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using as they work …
... is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It ... perfectly on a second +3 system. What I have ... system no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. ... the problem is not the disk drive. I was wondering ... other +3 systems. The problem is not on the disk drives ... -
+3 Blank Disk??This may be a stupid question, but is there such a thing as a blank +3 disk image? Why you may ask.... I want to save my position in adventure game…
This may be a stupid question, but is there such a thing as a blank +3 disk image?
Why you may ask.... I want to save my position in adventure games, but don't want to save them to the game disk image. -
Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …
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[NEW]: Spectaculator 6.0Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…
... 16K/48K/128K/+2/+2A/+3 Spectrums, the Russian
... window for easy management of disk images. Disk images
can be ... />
o Exporting of raw machine code and data from either main ... Fixed a bug in the +3 FDC code. New Zealand Story now ... -
Entire Sinclair Software Collection For Sale - Built Up Since 1988!Sinclair Spectrum Software For Sale Information below includes the title of the software, the type of media it is supplied on and the price. I can a…
... (Gremlin ? 1991)
+3 Disk? (three 3? Disks)
?10.00 ... Scrolls ? 1988)
+3 Disk
?3.00
Football ...
?3.00
Screen Machine [Instant Machine Code Techniques To Improve ... -
Basic problems with +3Hi everybody, sometimes ago I bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some questions, to verify my thinking. 1. How I can easy copy the ZX Spec…
... bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some ... Spectrum 48 games to the disk? I know, I have ... will load startup screen and code(s) files. What I ... transfer data from PC to 3? disk. For my understanding, I ... I can make a bootable disk for +3 ?
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Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
... be most welcome
[code]
; ********************************************
; ...
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 0
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 8
3 colums * 3 char, 9 chars ... -
IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... spectrum using TASM
[code]
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; ...
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 0
LD A,(IX+3)
CP 8
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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…
... of officially released specci disk based games is low, ... storage capacity of a 3" disk? Is it something like ... be saved on just one disk?
Final ... just get an external disk drive for my specci ... cheaper to buy the entire machine?
Sorry ... -
In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
... I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes, ... the order "2,2,3,7,40,129,255", ...
This is the code I have so far (Copied ... earlier thread)
[code]
org 8000h
3,129
end 8000h
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Urgent Help needed to fix this: calling all machine code gurusI am currently trying to write tutorials on the amazing Orfeus music composer by Proxima which allows you to do multi channel music through the beepe…
... is most appreciated:
[code]
; Disassembly of the file ... a,c
djnz l8b0f ; (-3)
pop bc
ld ... bc,#cf3f
jr l8b53 ; (3)
ld bc,#283f
jr nz,l8b82 ; (-3)
and #10
l8b87 ... -
Tranferring a game back to +3 disk?Hi, Haven't been on here for ages, but got my Spectrum down from the loft recently, due to a house move in the next few months. I'd forgotten, but so…
... to wipe my Robocop 2 disk clean. I understand that with ... back to the original disk? I presume this disk had protection and ... possible to transfer back to disk from what i've read ... got saved on my old 3" disks into dsk files on ... -
Sam Revival Back Issue Bonanza!As a special offer throughout March, i'm giving 25% off back issues of Sam Revival magazine. So if you are looking to fill in gaps in your collection…
... 3 Feature Articles
* Sam In A Can
* Machine Code ... Feature Articles
DISK: Invasion II
* Interview ... Feature Articles
DISK: Mage Fire
* Creating ... Feature Articles
DISK: Days of Sorcery
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Spectrum +3 disk drive errorsHello!As i am waiting for the ula chips to fix my spectrum 128+ i received another spectrum +3 i bought from ebay. I changed the drive disk belt as …
... +3 i bought from ebay.
I changed the drive disk ... have the error that the disk is write protected even though ... little plastic pieces that the 3 inch disk has in each side ... checks to see if the disk is protected or not?
Sinclair+3 Disk Help Please?Hi everyone Can somebody help please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work. I replaced the drive belt which was worn. During which I a…
... please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to ... />
The motor reads the disk and then stops when it ...Sam Revival issue 19 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 19 of Sam Revival is now out! Let's start off with what's on the coverdisk: Conquest. Written by Peter King in 1997 this originally had a lim…
... the Z80", a new machine code column from the talents ... and a couple of machine code instructions with a very ... and all new graphic routines to get it running ... date 65C02 cpu emulator code and other enhancements ...
Sam Revival costs ?3.99 for the UK, or ...Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…
... . My wife spotted a +3 at ?2 in a charity ... was probably cheap because the disk drive wouldn't load ... time it will load from disk and format blank disks. ... my Spectrum rather than the disk drive.
Has ... be covered by the Plus 3 repair manual I've ...ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…
Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago ... that this thing was a disk drive thinger and after a ... there something wrong with the disk drive? is it fixable? I ...Help! +3 disk trouble!Can anyone please help me... I've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for write/erase dropped out and I'm not sur…
... (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin ...+3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)
Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
(measured when taken off)60 games for ?4Hi All Having a clearout and offering all these for ?4 plus ?7 postage to UK (or you are welcome to collect from Stockport but must be within next w…
... Goes Skiiing (Psion), Transmuter (Codemasters), Code Machine (Gremlin) (no inlay or instructions ... map), Batman The Movie (Ocean) (+3 disk), Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Heroes ...Help using M3 ramFrom the Multiface 3 manual. [quote]6.0 The Use of Extra 8K RAM --------------------------- The MULTIFACE's 8K RAM extension can be accessed and us…
From the Multiface 3 manual.
[quote]6. ... , requires a good knowledge of machine code plus further
information on ... need to use +3 hardware to access the disk.
Thanksany +3 compatible scene demo which runs from the disk?in december, I'll be participating a local scene demo party 7D8 with my new +3. Sadly, there is no demos specially written for +3. I know, +3 is not …
... party 7D8 with my new +3. Sadly, there is no demos ... specially written for +3. I know, +3 is not a very ... some demos to a cf2 disk, and run it from there ... is, which demos are +3 and 3" disk compatible? There are thousands of ...Random access, file sizes and more.A few days ago Aowen mentioned that random access to saved data is not a problem. Here are my thoughts, doubts and suggestions regarding this subject…
... /> If we're using a +3, does the file size have ... filesizes?
Are partitions and machine code the only way to deal ... /> -No need to learn complicated machine code (yes, I know, I know ... utility to create a special disk image.
-Nothing would be ...Tools for +3 Disk PreservationHello, I have used CPCDISKXP in the past for reading and writing from my Amstrad FD-1 drive hooked up to my PC. This program is alot easier than bo…
... ancient dos utilities to image +3 disks...
Was wondering ... okay to use for preserving disk images for WOS? Program can ...Super Hang On (Speedlock deprotector program needed)Hello all, I been looking into finding a way of decrypting the speedlock on Super Hang On. I want to create a deprotected tap version of the game, w…
... Unfortunately I know nothing of machine code programming, so ideally is their ... e. Kobrahsofts SP7 Tape To +3 disk utility, but it refuses to ... have an original disk of the SP7 utility disk (it asks ... to insert the original SP7 disk) which kinda sucks.
< ...Problem with Spin 0.7s +3 file I/OI'm currently trying the +3 disk functions in z88dk. I've based my work upon the simple snippet Winston posted a while ago, but doing the contrary. H…
I'm currently trying the +3 disk functions in z88dk. I've ... contrary. His code wrote to a file in a +3 Disk, mine attempts ... screen. Here is my code:
[code]#include
#include
code]
I've created a +3 DISK with three ...Switch on +3 disk driveI'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found that some kind of switch is badly damaged. The switch is connected to a pad labeled SW2 in t…
... testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've ... or it detects if a disk is present?
The disk drive doesn't run (motor ... unprotected). The original disk drive of the +3 works as expected, ... the +3 (at least, no related to the disk drive).Resolving USR entry point into a data + m/code block?Well, I had another look at that Merlin listing and decided that blowing up the faint page made it possible to read everything (with a struggle). How…
... the listings and the loader routines don't match the hex ... instructions expect 8768 bytes of CODE - there are 9594.
+ The ... of some sort rather than machine code. So my question is: How ... USR address to start the machine code?Summer express game competetionHello to all. I would like announce SUMMER EXPRESS GAME COMPETETION: [B]Theme:[/B] a game [B]Deadline:[/B] 1st September 2010 [B]Target:[/B] ZX Spe…
... archive into this thread.
3) The relevant time is always ... tape in divide and other disk system). That means you can ... tape routine in rom from machine code but you can't call ...
