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  • connecting 3" flopy disk drive to PClooking at this image: [IMG]http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/9/12/214909/Amiga/3inchFDD_figure.png[/IMG] why are pins 2,4,6 and 14 coneccted to +5V…

    ...
    6 Reserved
    14 Drive Sel A (might be pin ... 12,drive select B, after swap)
    drive. so they should be irrelevant ...
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • Speccy 128 +3 for saleI have put my old speccy 128k +3 on ebay for sale, but would like a realistic estimate of what it would normally sell for [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.u…

    ... put my old speccy 128k +3 on ebay for sale, but ... ]

    ZX SPECTRUM 123k+3
    Power Supply Unit

    BOXED
    Tasword +3 Word Processor,Batman The Movie ... />
    Just discovered floppy disk drive is suspect
    mrs mac mrs mac August 2008 Sales
  • For Sale: Disciple interface clone with disk driveHi all, I have a barely used MGD Disciple interface clone for sale. This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply, and …

    ... . This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead ...
    mikey30303 mikey30303 August 2008 Sales
  • Can the +3 read TOS disks?I've sent 2 dozens of TOS disks so that they could be preserved as disk images, but as of today there's no emulator that can emulate Timex's FDD. The…

    ... possible to use the +3s drive to read them directly? I ... can be loaded in the +3, but that would be an ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2008 Development
  • So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…

    ... make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i ... subroutine

    DRIVE DEFB 65 ; Holds the drive letter

    DEFB 0,0,3,2
    DEFB 0,0 ... ,2
    DEFB 0,1,3,2
    DEFB 0,1 ...
    NaMcO NaMcO December 2008 Development
  • ANN: Artist 3Artist 3 is now available from the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0022693"]WoS archive[/url]. The differences between Artist…

    Artist 3 is now available from the [ ... />
    The differences between Artist 3 and Artist II 128:
    drive on 128/+2
    (modify ...
    chev chev January 2009 Announcements
  • IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…

    If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format did the spectrum disks need to be?

    Thanks
    wootlanter wootlanter January 2009 Hardware
  • Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…

    ... this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC?
    3 via DivIDE), but for some ... work. It flashed the disk drive LED, but didn't start ... the drive motor, then prompted to re ...
    trellis trellis June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SP5 Tape to +3 Disc UtilitySP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility (Released by Kobrahsoft in 1989) Listed as having no protection scheme. This is incorrect. This utility is protected ! …

    SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility

    ( ... that the SP5 Tape to +3 Disc Utility Disk can be ... your Speedlock 5 game to +3 disk, and requests once again ... had this utility in my +3 days, and can also confirm ... out to +3 disk with Amstrad FD-1 drive connected up to ...
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Infoseek database
  • Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…

    ... quite stupid.

    Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem ... . Do all +3 models suffer from it? I ... a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk drive. Is the ... external tape deck like a +3 using "sound" socket?
    PopoCop PopoCop June 2009 Hardware
  • The skiving off topicI'm trying to juggle several (work related) problems here, but I've been at it for so long now that I'm getting distracted, so I'm skiving off for a …

    ... br />



    3) Your favourite action film. Some ... I'll say Indana Jones 3, The Last Crusade. Although ... radiation outside the Van Allen belt would have killed the astronauts ... Britain and other countries we drive cars on the left hand ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2009 Chit chat
  • Plus D and 5.25" drive QuestionHi, I've configured my Plus D clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by jumpers. As Drive 2, I'v…

    ... clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard ... 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by ... jumpers. As Drive 2, I've put ... 25" 1.2Mb HD TEAC Drive FD-55GFR connected with standard ... Plus D with a two 3.5" drive system).

    ...
    dg67 dg67 July 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... from my Amstrad FD-1 drive hooked up to my PC ... ancient dos utilities to image +3 disks...

    Was wondering ...
    Hercules Hercules August 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Writing .dsk files in a +3How can I write .dsk files in a +3? I'm about to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I was thinking about "fixing" the drive so it always detect…

    ... write .dsk files in a +3?

    I'm about ... to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I was thinking ... about "fixing" the drive so it always detect DD ... disks (I'm pretty sure +3 won't work with 1 ...
    Zup Zup September 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hard Drive queryHello all I am thinking of getting a new Hard Drive and Windows 7 to go with it.What i would like to do,but i don't know if this is feasible is the …

    ... of getting a new Hard Drive and Windows 7 to go ... the following.Divide the hard drive into 5 partitions:-

    2. Windows Vista
    3. Windows XP
    4. Windows ... be possible to boot partition 3(windows XP),and run programs ...
    ladderman ladderman September 2009 Chit chat
  • TR-DOS on Spectrum +3: it works now.Hi there. I found this interface for Atari ST long time ago but now I noticed something interesting. The interface is for people who has dead flop…

    ... /> You have to remove oiginal drive and connect instead the interface ... be connected to ZX Spectum +3.
    Loads files: TRD, SCL ...
    Mister Beep Mister Beep November 2009 Hardware
  • RGB output differences on +2 and +2a/b +3I've got a 37" LG 1080p lcd tv (37LH7000) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays a clear picture (colourwise) however each column looks like it's …

    ... ) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays ... it's wired for my +3) will pass the picture through ... +2 and the +2a/b/+3's?

    I'm ... discovery drives then my +3 cause of the drive. Now I have ... the noise distortion of my +3.

    However I'm ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN February 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 with internal 3.5" Floppy!!I've decided to flog my beloved Speccy +3 and fall back to emulation again. Not the same I know, but I'm absolutely skint! It also has the sound dist…

    ... comes with a Multiface 3, external 3.5" drive etc.
    ... ZX-Spectrum-3-3-5-int-Floppy-Drive-Ultimate-Setup_W0QQitemZ110513312931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL ... ZX-Spectrum-3-3-5-int-Floppy-Drive-Ultimate- ...
    Spectroid Spectroid March 2010 Sales
  • +3 FaultsI have some Spectrum +3s for testing - looks like they all need drive belts. One will not start up and shows a screen of yellowy green, then one of …

    ... - looks like they all need drive belts.

    One will ... - maybe the ULA - the other +3's case was not so ... correctly.

    Does the +3 have a keyboard self-test ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Hardware
  • +3 ProblemsI have been having a few problems with my +3 and I am wondering if anyone can help or give me some advice: 1. I have 2 blank disks which I have save…

    ... few problems with my +3 and I am wondering ... today I just kept getting drive errors with both disks :( ... a problem with the drive needing cleaning or whether ... anyone know if the 3 button Megadrive pad works with ... adapters?

    3. I got the scart lead ...
    Spectrum +3 Spectrum +3 May 2010 Hardware
  • OPUS Discocery DriveHi, since I am new here pls. excuse my bad English. I have a problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive. One of them is working fine the other not. So I decided…

    ... problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive.
    One of them is ... decided to take out the 3,5 inch FDD from the ... to plug in as 2nd Drive to the working one.
    Ribbon Cable to the OPUS Drive.
    Both are exactly the ...
    parz2402 parz2402 May 2010 Hardware
  • How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…

    ... I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its ... use a standard floppy disk drive, and what modifications should be ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix July 2010 Hardware
  • Boxed Spectrum +3 128k Action Pack For SaleCirca 1987ish I think. This pack comes with a light gun and 3 games. 1)Barbarian (I think Wolf from gladiators is the front cover model!!!) 2)Arcad…

    ... with a light gun and 3 games.

    1)Barbarian ... !!!)
    2)Arcade compilation
    3)Hard driven on tape
    drive light up. I don't ...
    Jukebox Jukebox August 2010 Sales
  • Broken +3I have noticed that some members on this forum prefer to repair Spectrums instead of just buying another one from ebay. I would like mine fixed at so…

    ... do so...

    My +3 stopped working back around March ... each half second transition. The drive light is on but there ... effect the state of the +3. The video is connected using ... or yellow. The power and drive lights flicker and the video ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Hardware
  • +3 disks (writing errors)is there any way to check a disk for bad sectors? i seem to get I/O errors of one type or another when writing to disks. the thing is the disks forma…

    ... told a new belt was fitted to the disk drive and some ...
    freddyhard freddyhard December 2010 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an external drive (Drive B ... to be able to save +3 disk images from the archive ... then use it on my +3. Is it possible to convert ... can use them on my +3?

    What should I ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3' AY sound issuesHi everyone - first time poster. I just got a Spectrum +3 for Xmas, and I am over the moon at this - I used to write games which I have here on 3" d…

    ... the +3 was just a +2 with a disk drive attached, ... but when I unpacked it the +3 sounded ... mine did have a +3 that sounded exactly the same ... is, if my friends +3 sounded like mine, I'd ... anything? Why did my friends +3 sound OK?

    ...
    dumpster dumpster December 2010 Hardware
  • +3 720k formatterThis is kind of software and hardware though so was not sure where to post it. If I pop a 3.5 drive in my newly acquired +3 to replace the 3" one , …

    ... a 3.5 drive in my newly acquired +3 to replace the 3" one ... , how do I format a 3.5 disk to a sensible ...
    spider spider January 2011 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... . Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment ... the 128. But for the +3, they had over a year ... more to the +3 than just the disk drive (printer port, CP ... have done more? Should the +3 have been a significant leap ...
    MartynC MartynC January 2011 Hardware
  • Working with DOS and Plus D disks on a +2A/+3Don't know if this will be of interest to anyone, but once in a while someone asks how to do it. Dominic Morris has given permission for WOS to distr…

    ... has a 3 1/2 drive (for example, as "B:" drive). I ... for ways of converting unprotected +3 DSKs to .MGT and ... D emulation when emulating a +3), the best hope we have ... a disciple connected to a +3 - I wrote a nice ... are the links to the 3 titles that were recently ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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