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  • ANN: Spxfr 0.08 application and utilitiesI just released the new Spxfr release ( 0.08 ). The application now can save all files transferred from Zx Spectrum as TAP/TZX files compatible with…

    ... 128K and the +2 and +3 models?

    - Could a ... be used to dump original +3 disks to .EDSK files on ... is to connect a real 3" drive to a PC with a ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: Spxfr 0.08 application and utilitiesI just released the new Spxfr release ( 0.08 ). The application now can save all files transferred from Zx Spectrum as TAP/TZX files compatible with…

    ... 128K and the +2 and +3 models?
    [/QUOTE]

    drive" the 128k RS232 serial port ... be used to dump original +3 disks to .EDSK files on ... is to connect a real 3" drive to a PC with a ...
    dg67 dg67 January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PCW 2 sided 720 drivesWill these work on the +3? Anybody tried them?

    [QUOTE=John Elliott;427392]power connectors wired the opposite way round from 8512 drives (which I think includes the +3)[/QUOTE]

    The +3 drive does indeed have it's power connections reversed from the standard wiring on PC drives
    guesser guesser February 2010 Hardware
  • *.dsk, SamDisk, win2000 problemsI am trying to copy 3" diskette to *.dsk with samdisk. But *every* time I start it, samdisk says "driver installed, please restart windows". Also g…

    ... quote]
    You can use 3" drive as B: but it needs ... in the drive, which isn't supported by your 3" drive. Change the ... BIOS drive type to anything ... samdisk command when reading 3" image from drive b: ?[/QUOTE]
    ...
    obo obo March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... the proprietary format for the 3.5" disks? I mean ... using your standard PC drive mate. I have made ... (use the emulated Multiface 3) then save them onto ... to the +3 then activate the Multiface 3, then save ... to a preformatted 3.5" in the +3 drive. The advantage of ...
    Spectroid Spectroid March 2010 Sales
  • "Disk has been changed, 1:5"I've bought a +3 disk, it's called "live ammo", a collection of Ocean games. But when I try to load up, I get a black screen and written at the botto…

    ... .
    I used an internal 3'' drive in my PC and CPCdiscXP ...
    batsilos batsilos April 2010 Hardware
  • Clive DriveHi , does anyone have any info about the "Clive Drive" ie disk commands etc . I have tried the microdrive commands and some work but not all. Many th…

    ... take pics of the clive drive externally and internally plus ... interface. I have "clive drive disk tutorial" on disk but ... i replaced it with a +3 drive band (after almost completeley ... dismantling the drive :evil: ). The interface and drive has been ...
    flumpey flumpey April 2010 Hardware
  • Professional Adventure Writer +3Hi everyone. I've got a collection of old PAWs adventure files on +3 disk that I want to be able to have a look at to see if there's anything that c…

    ... don't have a PC3" drive setup. Certainly for non-Commercial ... on Ebay for a proper +3 PAW disk, indeed the one ... /> was for CPM 2.2/3 and mentioned CPC on the ... , but probably wouldn't create +3 executables.

    Cheers
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker May 2010 Wanted
  • Floppy disk driveWANTED: Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum 3" working floppy disk drive. If the seller is interested, I could send him my non-functional disk drive. Someone …

    I got my replacement 3" drive from PCW King many years ...
    Jimmy Jimmy May 2010 Wanted
  • copy protection on +3?so how do you remove copy protection from .dsk? I have an original diskette (game compilation that came with +3) and want to make backup. I copied it…

    you need to hook up the +3 drive to a pc from what I gather.
    fog fog May 2010 Games
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... have to hook up ya +3 drive to a pc, as it ...
    fog fog June 2010 Development
  • At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…

    yup, it's got a 3'' drive, and a blank plate for ...
    Hairy Hairy June 2010 Chit chat
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... have to hook up ya +3 drive to a pc, as it ... 't have a +3 connector for the internal drive (and it's ...
    brownb2 brownb2 June 2010 Development
  • Hypothetically....If you were putting together a "Spectrum +4" what presently available hardware would you include. My criteria would be total comparability (or as ne…

    ... two modes (traditional and +2A/+3).
    - No ULAs (made with ... slot.
    - A 3.5 inch floppy drive (used as +3 drive).
    - RS232 ...
    Zup Zup June 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    I've been writing .dsk onto 3" drive connected to PC, and most games don't work because of copyprotection. they need 'patching'.
    orange orange September 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... 've been writing .dsk onto 3" drive connected to PC, and most ... 've personally tested around 700 +3 disk images and they've ... fine when written back to 3" disk. What program are you ... ? Do you know if your 3" drive is spinning at the correct ...
    obo obo September 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... 've personally tested around 700 +3 disk images and they've ... fine when written back to 3" disk. What program are you ... ? Do you know if your 3" drive is spinning at the correct ...
    orange orange September 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... simply have a 3.5" drive as A: with the 3" drive on B ... all games using external 3,5" drive and switching drives A ... and B ? (can SAMdisk write to 3 ... /> If you have a 3.5" drive as A: on the ... +3 it'll run games ...
    obo obo September 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... , I don't have drive A:, just 3" as drive B: on PC ... is there something about your 3" drive adapter that means it needs ... , it always seemed to me 3,5" drive wouldn't fit in ... .net/plus3_35drive.jpg"]cut the +3 drive casing[/url]. [i]*coughs*[/i ...
    obo obo September 2010 Hardware
  • Could someone copy a disk image to +3 disk for me?Hi, I was wondering if someone would be able to create a +3 disk for me with the Mercenary disk image (obtained from this site) on it? Ideally I wan…

    ... you really need a spare 3" drive and a PC that will ... drive it :s
    Both of ... some info about connecting a 3" drive to a PC on the ...
    guesser guesser November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    ... /> Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to ... have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for ... "a:" I get a drive not ready error.
    ... /> Could it be drive belts? The drive does appear to whir ... />
    cleaning a +3 drive and replacing the belt is ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    ... /[/URL]

    cleaning a +3 drive and replacing the belt is ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    ... =BiNMaN;494887]
    cleaning a +3 drive and replacing the belt is ...
    trellis trellis November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    ... quote]To install a 3.5 inch drive looks trickier than I ... fdd into an external +3 floppy and it works ... to remove your internal 3" drive. You don't even ... +3 (you can put a switch to make external drive ... act as internal drive a:).
    ...
    Arda Arda November 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 …

    guesser,

    that drive in your picture looks like ... external floppy connector (unlike ZX+3).

    I would be ... from some other connector on +3, but they say its PSU ... to connect it instead of 3" drive. newer drives probably take less ...
    orange orange December 2010 Hardware
  • JSpeccy v0.88 releasedHi, This night a new JSpeccy version was released. The main change is a reworked AY & sound emulation. Now, the Genesis: dawn of a new day main tune…

    ... that we will see a +3 drive emulation soon.
    And of ...
    Pegaz Pegaz January 2011 Emulators
  • XP (repair) install corrupts files (argh!HELP!)So ... there I was with a slightly busted PC running XP Pro and it eventually starts slowing down. After running all the regular anti-malware softwa…

    ... happen is a dying hard drive or the original partition data ... operation like a full hard drive repair.
    AndyC AndyC January 2011 Chit chat
  • 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…

    [QUOTE=karingal;507567]3" drives were a mistake, should ... have been the industry standard 3.5" drives.

    Should ... I agree, using the 3" drive was in retrospect a bad ...
    guesser guesser 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…

    ... I agree, using the 3" drive was in retrospect a bad ... had a warehouse full of 3" drives due to bad sales ... machine and decided the Spectrum +3 was the way to get ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler 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…

    ... had a warehouse full of 3" drives due to bad sales ... machine and decided the Spectrum +3 was the way to get ... /> [/QUOTE]

    well the 3" drive was what Amstrad had chosen ... just starting to use the 3.5" drive in '86. There were ...
    guesser guesser January 2011 Hardware
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