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  • External floppy driveI suspect this has been asked before but any way as I am new here. Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now? Que…

    ... one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now?
    external floppy drtive unit?
    Question:- I have 2 sprare LS120 floppy drive ... a Multiface 3, can I still use this if external floppy drive unit is ...
    m6ymn m6ymn July 2013 Hardware
  • Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …

    I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC.

    Can I use the USB interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?
    Pilsener Pilsener July 2009 Hardware
  • +3 floppy drive commands for drive b:Hi, I successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w/jumpers), a modified external dc power supply *thanks to Mr. J. King for the diagr…

    ... 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w/jumpers), a modified external ... * and cable to my +3.
    Everything works and ... to save a program to drive B:
    Using ... was able to format the 3.5" disk in B: ... +3 manual doesn't go into detail about second drive commands ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum +3, external 3.5 drive, lots of floppiesJust gauging interest here and wondering what price people may want to offer for: ZX Spectrum +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the…

    ... +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the drive belt ... well.

    External 3.5" floppy drive, with switchable cable and neat ... need to confirm this number) 3" floppies blank disks (or ... (Again will confirm later) 3.5" Double Density floppies< ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings September 2012 Sales
  • +3 external floppyI'd like to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum +3 (with diode for RDY). Here are questions: 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, …

    I'd like to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum ... +3 (with diode for RDY). Here ... /> 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, right?
    worried that the floppy would take too much current.
    orange orange March 2007 Hardware
  • Fitting a 3.5" floppy drive in a +3looking on here [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive. I…

    looking on here

    [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url]

    and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive.

    I was wondering has anyone done this and if so how does it work ?
    morcar morcar March 2008 Hardware
  • How to transfer spectrum roms to 3.5 floppy diskI have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use w…

    I have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use writetrd?
    oakleyleeds oakleyleeds November 2011 Hardware
  • Where to find (black) external 3.5" floppy drivesI'm searching like a maniac, but I can't seem to find 3.5" external drives of external drive enclosures anywhere. What I need: some single or dual e…

    ... t seem to find 3.5" external drives of external drive enclosures anywhere.
    external 3.5" drives to be ... a black PC floppy drive in) - these are available
    - External MSX drives ... PC floppydrives (1.44 MB, 3.5" black) work fine ...
    bverstee bverstee January 2012 Hardware
  • WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…

    Hi :)

    I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.

    Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?

    Thanx
    Altairst8te Altairst8te April 2006 Wanted
  • +3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…

    Can anyone please help ?.

    I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3
    Martin Baugh Martin Baugh September 2007 Hardware
  • Old topic I guess - pc floppy drive on +3Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ? (with modifications ?)

    Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ?
    (with modifications ?)
    Pilsener Pilsener October 2007 Hardware
  • 3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…

    ... br /> i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, ... +3? The +3 has an identical "external floppy drive" slot and it uses the same 3'' floppy drive ... suppose (same file extension, same 3'' drive).

    I haven' ... t tried the drive on the +3 yet, i'd ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 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
  • Spectrum +3 External 3.5 driveHi All, I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat. I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what co…

    Hi All,

    I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat.

    I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what command to use in basic?

    Any ideas?
    Beaps Beaps June 2012 Hardware
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk drive from around ... 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is toast! I have managed to obtain a 3" floppy drive ... from a speccy +3 machine to see ... power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming the ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • DivMMC, esxdos and accessing the floppy drive on a Spectrum +3Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(

    Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay November 2015 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 - Copy games from external 3.5 to internal 3 inches floppy disk [Help]Hello, I've bought a kit to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/jdYRQD8T/kit.jpg[/img] I'm using [b]…

    ... connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3.

    [img ... .dsk games to a standard 3.5 floppy disk.
    Now that ... that game to a original 3' floppy disk.

    Whats the ...
    RetromaniaPT RetromaniaPT April 2022 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 3.5 disk driveDoes anyone know of a web site or person which could build me an interface for the +3 to attach a 3.5" disk drive. I want an external disk drive not…

    Does anyone know of a web site or person which could build me an interface for the +3 to attach a 3.5" disk drive. I want an external disk drive not an internal one, I do not want to replace the 3" drive. Thanks In Advance.
    adgloride adgloride May 2004 Wanted
  • Interface 1 with 3.5" floppyHas this been done or can it be done? Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?

    Has this been done or can it be done?
    Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?
    thomas3120 thomas3120 May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Modding / repairing a +3I've got a +3 and I'm repairing and enhacing the computer. The enhacements I've done so far: - A slightly buggy video composite output. - Repairing …

    ... +3 sound bug (putting a resistor in TR5 emitter).
    - External 3.5" floppy drive ... .
    - Replacing 3" internal floppy drive belt
    - Replacing ...
    Zup Zup March 2010 Hardware
  • Fitting a floppy drive into a +2Ahow hard would it be to fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum +2A ? could I use any of these simple ide devices or something else ? Reason…

    ... be to fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum ...
    morcar morcar May 2012 Hardware
  • Connecting a 3" CF2 drive to a PC... or anything else, really!This one might well have been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've just won (and the stuff should be winging its way to me already, arriving b…

    ... that: "you'll need a 3-inch drive" (got one that's ... working in a +3) "and a special ... as it is with a 3.5" floppy drive, and serial and parallel ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 + Extras for saleI've got a boxed +3 (working floppy drive) with Ferguson data recorder + games for sale. Details here:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl…

    I've got a boxed +3 (working floppy drive) with Ferguson data recorder + games ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich November 2003 Sales
  • +3 questions, easiest way of playing games?Yes my old 128K spectrum didnt seem to come alive, so I bought a second hand Spectrum +3 on an auction site, it wasnt cheap! but wtf nothing beats th…

    ... a second hand Spectrum +3 on an auction site, ... could easily connect a 3.5 floppy drive to it and start ... stuff from either harddrive or floppy if I don't ... of playing 128K stuff from floppy or HD?

    ... standard joysticks on a +3? must I track down ...
    cs060mk2 cs060mk2 November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +D Disc Interface and floppy driveHiya Im after a +D Disc interface with floppy drive. Money sitting here waiting. Must be in full working order thanks ZXB

    Hiya

    Im after a +D Disc interface with floppy drive. Money sitting here waiting.

    Must be in full working order

    thanks

    ZXB
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Wanted
  • Sale: Multiface 3, 3? inch disk drive and Joystick InterfaceI am offering these items (individually or as one) to anyone who makes me a reasonable offer. Multiface 3 - no box or manual 3? inch disk drive wit…

    ... or manual

    3? inch disk drive with connector-cable for ... plus 3 (or Amstrad CPC). It ... on my now sold plus 3 and was working perfectly. Unfortunately ...
    8bitten 8bitten February 2006 Sales
  • Was there ever an 8" Floppy Drive for the SpectrumThis has been bugging me for a while now... I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an [URL="http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]…

    ... ://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]8" Floppy Drive [/URL]and associated interface.
    Floppy drives to begin with but ... the Spectrum to an 8" Floppy drive via homebrew hardware?
    spectrumlinux spectrumlinux March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How do I password protect an external hard drive?my laptop is 50gb, my new external hard drive is 500gb I dumped most of my personal files from laptop to external drive. my laptop is password prot…

    ... laptop is 50gb, my new external hard drive is 500gb

    external drive.

    my laptop is ... do I password protect the external drive?

    Is there a ...
    thx1138 thx1138 September 2011 Chit chat
  • MGT plusD +d bundle inc disk drive for saleReluctant sale due to imminent baby in December and too many toys! MGT plusD fully working with external floppy drive, pass through joystick adaptor…

    ... /> MGT plusD fully working with external floppy drive, pass through joystick adaptor, load ... some seem to be selling drive alone for) ono for the ...
    xbomber xbomber October 2011 Sales
  • A little help with 3.5 floppy please so close...Thanks to everyone with all the help about getting stuff onto 3" disks works a treat thanks :-), so new problem is....I feel like a right idiot Have…

    ... help about getting stuff onto 3" disks works a treat ... from Greece for a 3.5 floppy for the +3 and so far ... to work
    2. +3 sends signals to format disk ... reports OK 01
    3. However can not then read ... command I try sets the 3.5 floppy off but does not ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings June 2012 Hardware
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