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Which disk system to useimagine you are writting a software which really needs disk access and can not be loaded at once. which disk system is best choice (that is wide emul…
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Discs formatted ... files, but +3DOS reads filesystem parameters from the boot sector. So if ... 256 entries.
Neither +3DOS nor the .DSK format have ... -
DSK to TZX?Is it possible to convert a DSK disk image file to a TZX tape file? If so, then how? And is there a utility out there that does something like that? …
... tested it with several disk images and only ... CAT on the written disk gives the expected results, ... when it tried to boot from floppy isn't ... /> instead.
Actual +3DOS errors encountered while writing the ... disc are displayed as "+3DOS error nnn" at the ... -
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…
... whether you skip +3DOS and use a custom disk loader. You can ... a normal 512-byte +3 boot sector, and there's room ... -
Renegade (the hit squad)Hi fellow spectrum peeps,nice to meet you all!,and what a great site you have here!. I have been given a spectrum +2 which didn't load tapes,until i…
... track of the editor, RAM disk and +3DOS hooks in the +3 ... a 48K computer does on boot. It clears the memory, sets ... -
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…
... the FAT12 directory, FAT and boot sector (see below)
- ... 720k disc image,
because +3DOS appears to have difficulty reading ... the first loaded with a disk drive it finds. I don ... just have to type load "disk"
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+3 Disk bootHello, could someone point me how to make bootable +3 disk ? The +3 manual indicate roughly how to do it but im missing lot of details. Also, how ex…
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and there is mentioned DOS BOOT low level ... from +3 menu recognize such disk automaticaly and how ?
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Regarding the disk formating tools - where i could ... it ? typing ''du23 +3 disk utility" in google shows garbage ... -
+3 software disk copyHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am curious to know of any disk utilities that I can run on my +3e to copy Disk data to the Harddisk - specifically t…
... tape and transfer it to disk, keeping the name (but it ... copy all files to +3e disk later).
Also, keep ... via boot sector, and then the game is loaded using +3DOS calls ... -
Spectrum +3 cannot formatGot myself a new spectrum +3 replaced the belt in the drive I have tons of AMSOFT disks (used with amstrad), so, i tried using them in the drive and …
... /> That side sounds like normal disk editing and fixing.
disk as part of formatting, which ... it couldn't read the boot sector (the /u option, or ... could work around it). Perhaps +3DOS has a similar issue, so ... -
Full disk systems for ZX Spectrum?Hello. Although I don't use much more than TR-DOS, but an acquaintance of mine, a user of Atari XL/XE, always says (which is annoying and irritatin…
[QUOTE=John Elliott;679163]+3DOS isn't CP/M (in ... ). It just uses the same disk format.
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boot before you can do anything else?
All disk ... system. One DOS and one disk format for all systems would ... -
Varios +3(e)DOS questions?I'm converting tape games to disk, for being used in my +3e. I'm trying to convert them to standard BASIC loaders, so files could be copied using BAS…
... did they read the disk? Did they use +3DOS calls or did ... ,3 with the game's boot routine loaded at $fe10 in ... game directly from the disk (ie. bypassing +3DOS). Then it's a ... code blocks on the original disk, the new BASIC loader resolved ... -
RAM7 in 128K modelsWe are developing a game with lots of contents and we have already filled up RAM1, RAM3, RAM4 and RAM6. I was wondering if there's any problem in us…
... RAM7 contains data related to disk and files, but is ... RAM7. After loading from disk (and stopping the drive), ... loading from disk, or you need to use +3DOS inside ... free if you don't boot from disk.
A ... ;t=3141&hilit=3dos]thread in spanish[/url] ... -
divide off switchI have a divide 57c. I would like to have an off switch so I don't have to remove the card if I don't want to use it. Eg to access 128 basic etc. …
... : "Disabled" divide. The computer will boot normally and NMI won't ... computer have routines to control disk (i.e.: a +3e ROM ... your SD card has some +3DOS partitions).
There is ... -
Frontend for the +3e projectHi, I have recently finished building the 8-bit simple interface and installed the +3e ROMs into my spectrum +2A (Back model) and it is working fine …
... f$ is a valid +3DOS filename string and the file ... To have a basic program boot from the loader it's ... basic program with the filename "DISK" and a line number ... run from. e.g. SAVE "DISK" LINE 10
... same as using the regular +3DOS ROM routines. All the ... -
What about a Universal Spectrum File Container Format for Emulators?A common problem of us Speccy Users is that we have various mass storage interfaces like Interface 1, BetaDisk, Disciple, Tape, divMMC, divIDE and mu…
... a microdrive cartridge or a +3DOS disk. The easiest way to handle ... valid 8.3 names (for +3DOS)
* Filesystem size cannot exceed ... where each member has a +3DOS header. I've seen .TAP ... (no copy protection, no custom boot track, etc). But if you ... -
did the +3 disk system ever have any computer viruses?i think there were 2. i am also wondering how they were written. they must have been done in code.
... If your CP/M disk has a boot virus, it could monitor ... until disk is changed ... viruses.
- Using +3DOS: Maybe you could hide a ... it could copy to boot sector or try to self ... the OS for memory, disk read/writes... so a ... -
loading tape prog. on an emu on pci was wondering if it was possible to run original tape programs onto a pc emulator(I have the zx32 emulator). I tried this, typing LOAD''" in the em…
... says Program: DEFAULT
DISK CAN"T BOOT / NO TAPE LOADED
Spectrum +D Disk SystemHi I recently got a second hand Spectrum with a disk drive and the +D interface. The System disk worked alright for a while but now it has become cor…
... second hand Spectrum with a disk drive and the +D interface ... . The System disk worked alright for a while ... backup copy of the system disk as my whole games collection ... is in disk.
Thanks in advance ...How to use Master disk and Master Tapes ?Hello, I have somes Master tapes/Master disks and i suppose the use of it is to create new playable copy of the game. But when i try to create a ga…
... tape image, the program (master disk) don't start the tape ...wantedI need a booting floppy disk made by W95B or later. I need it to boot before running powerquest drive image to have access to fat32 disks. If someo…
... floppy disk made by W95B or later. I need it to boot ...Car boot visitHi everyone, Well todays car boot fair trip produced the square root of fuck all in the Spectrum dept, although I did pick up some decent books, God…
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Well todays car boot fair trip produced the square ...disk write protect on Spin ?Is there an option for Spin to default a (loaded) disk to be write protect ? I whish I have no worry when loading a perfect original disk to convert …
... Spin to default a (loaded) disk to be write protect ?
disk to convert it accidentally to ...Blank .dsk Disk images for use on EmulatorsIs there anywhere I can find a .dsk image of a blank read/write Spectrum +3 disk? X128 can read them, but can't create them :(
Is there anywhere I can find a .dsk image of a blank read/write Spectrum +3 disk? X128 can read them, but can't create them :(Real Disk Utility On RealSpectrumI have been trying to create an MGT(Plus D) image file using Real disk without success. I created a blank MGT image file and formatted it. I then …
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image file using Real disk without success.
I ...+3 test disk somewhere ?The "Integral disk test v1.5" from the +3's QAZPLM ROM test says it requires a test disk. Is it possible to find this disk somewhere ? It appears tha…
The "Integral disk test v1.5" from the ... says it requires a test disk.
Is it possible ... to find this disk somewhere ?
It appears ... data on it.
The disk may be a generic Amstrad ... test disk and not +3 Spectrum ...Disk Drives for TS2068This is for folks who are familiar with the TS 2068 (likely folks in the US): Looking for aftermarket disk drives for my TS 2068. If anyone knows a…
This is for folks who are familiar with the TS 2068 (likely folks in the US): Looking for aftermarket disk drives for my TS 2068. If anyone knows about an adapter that will let the 2068 print to a regular printer, I'm all ears too.Help! +3 Disk Drive won't read disksHi there, I recently purchased a +3 from ebay. It powers up ok and can load programs from tape without problems. However when i insert a disk the dr…
... . However when i insert a disk the drive just spins for ...Once again about the +3 Disk drive problemI am facing a strange problem with one +3.In the beggining I though it was the drive belt problem which I have proptly replace. The error was still t…
... ). I have replaced the whole disk drive with another one that ... change the cable to the disk drive. Once again the same ... in memory apart from the disk drive. Shall I try to ...+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 …
... system no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. So ... the problem is not the disk drive. I was wondering what ... problem is not on the disk drives or the floppy's ...[ANN]: Spectaculator 5.0 available for downloadHere we go again... *deep breath* ;) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Specta…
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- Fast disk access mode. Significantly reduces load ... management of disk images.
Disk images can ... disk images to their
full capacity (720 KB) which +3DOS ... cannot do. Also allows 3" (CF2)
disk ...Best car boot findsAs a follow up the the 'Speccy in a bin' thread..... What is your best Speccy(ish) related car boot/jumble sale/charity shop find? My highlight was …
... best Speccy(ish) related car boot/jumble sale/charity shop find ...
