-
which one bit of hardware would people want re-made?I'm just curious in the sense of I see interface 1's go for a fair bit on ebay and also multiface units etc.. so whats the one thing that you don't …
... 3 with multiface build in and access to ad card and real floppy ... to use a +2a/b/3 case to house it in ... , I have 3 harlequins and would love to ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... Opus Discovery versus the +3 where even the floppy disc were different ... playing around with an Enjoy interface with ESXDOS improve one's ... this as I have this interface so I should have found ... -
Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.
... they should because then the +3 would have got it too ... that if the +2A/+3 had the same contended pages ... lack of a standardised disk interface early on. The microdrive was ... so much more with a floppy drive instead but the disparate ... then went with the 3" drives) -
Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.
... should because then the +3 would have got it ... of a standardised disk interface early on. The microdrive ... much more with a floppy drive instead but the ... Amstrad then went with the 3" drives)
... [/quote]
Yep, 3.5 inch disk drive would ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... the old grease off the floppy drives' moving parts : well ... and re-greasing the floppy drives I tried out ... my other Discoveries and the build only just fits into ... 2) Issue E PCB 3) Excomm EPROM set up ... the PIA chip and the floppy drive controller chip . The ... -
3.5" disk drive on plus 3 or HXC/GotekHello all I have a zx spectrum +3 and in the late 90s I used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very eay to connect as it had …
Any random 'modern' 3.5" PC drive will work ... an external drive on the +3.
I've written a ... probably wants on how to build a suitable cable and get ... no prior knowledge of making floppy cables, so apologies if it ... -
I can't get my 48K to load from TapDancer/OTLA!Hello, First of all, apologize if this type of question gets asked alot around here. I've been searching for hours trying to find a solution, but th…
... did :
Inside the zx interface, there was plenty of room ... add a little amplifier circuit build around the popular LM386.
3
The mono output is ... -
What should your speccy have come with ?:) I was thinking about this earlier. What changes should of been made to the Speccy when you purchased yours ? Realistically this topic really…
... the ZX Microdrive, ZX Interface I/Interface II, QL, 16K Spectrum ...
- DE-9 RS-232 interface located at rear for local ... (Direct Memory Access) MB02 Controller Interface
The datagear ... the microdrives for a 3.5" floppy drive (similar to Amstrad ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... (expansible to 48Kb) and joystick interface (DIN connector). Letter "C" ... included the book {ZX Spectrum +3 Manual|Amstrad}.
... CGA output video for TV, floppy drive bay, 2 ISA slots ... sound output, and MS-DOS 3.3 support.
Ringo ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... there was the the oxidization build up which may have caused ... ? Well I have a few Interface ! edge connectors as spare parts ... position of Multiface
3) Less wear and tear on ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... be clamped) but I decided build in a bit of leeway ... do not yet know which interface to use.
2 ... that in mind)
3) Drilling should be easy with ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... card Interface
2) Small Spectrum : Small interface
3) Big ... Spectrum : Big Interface (in the above ... /> 4) Big Spectrum : Small interface.
A quick ... for combo no 3 as per above) build in more ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... properly supported clamp for an interface , and this was something ... on . Certainly the only Interface I ever owned that failed ... pull off
3) Heat build up can still be a ... an essential prerequisite for any interface that "in this clamping market ... -
The ZX Spectrum as a Business MachineMaybe it is time to treat this"business" side of the Spectrum more seriously . What spurred me int action was the arrival in the post today (from Eb…
... /> When Sinclair did launch the Interface 1 and Microdrives, the syntax ... a text based system), a floppy disk system (choice of 5 ... 1/4in drive or 3 1/2in drive) and a ... -
Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
You could build an external drive cable and use a 3.5" floppy drive to get things between PC and +3 :) -
Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
... could build an external drive cable and use a 3.5" floppy drive ... to get things between PC and +3 :)[/quote ... . I do have a working floppy drive, although it's attached ... -
Sinclair C5 TalkFunny, I've been thinking about the dear old C5 today. We know now that it was ahead of its time and if Elon Musk or Apple announced a new single sea…
... week, it used a sensible 3.5" floppy drive [i]and[/i ... have worked out how to build a working version of my ... -
Floppy drive fixI know this might be a long shot but does anyone know or does anyone fix floppy drives I ha e an nous discovery and the controller on the floppy driv…
... of abbrevations for jumpers on floppy drives
This ... /> D3 Drive selected as DRIVE 3
M1 ?< ... pin 34 of the interface connector
SR ... NC Pin 2 of the interface connector is not connected< ... OUT on pin 2 (mode 3)
IS ... -
Blue screen of Death on PCsI have had one of these on my PC for last two years on "Shut Down" . It was not doing any harm so I left it alone till it got worse and started appea…
... old style connector labelled as "floppy" . So the SATA connectors were ... all used up (3 hard drives and an optical ... Media Centre case : on a build ,with this particular case, the ... -
What causes "The disk has been changed" problem on a +3?I've seen this posted here on this forum and no explanation as to what causes it or any solution that doesn't involve writing a DSK image back to the…
... voltage down the floppy cable for the DDI interface on the Amstrad ... side, not needed on the +3 side ... .
Older PC's with floppy controllers still ... -
Req: Tintin on the Moon Kryoflux dump to repair my original disk!!Obtained a copy of Tintin on the Moon but the disk has been completely formatted and needs repairing!! Have the DSK image and created Kryoflux stream…
... have many IPF's for +3 either, TZXVault has about 125 ... 5v down the floppy cable for the DD1 interface I believe, that ... can't be used on a +3 ... a molex to 3.5" floppy adapter for powering 3.5" drives!
If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... Spectrum (as released)
[*]Interface 2 released
[*]80k ZX ... RAM, upgraded ROM)
[*]Interface 1 released
[*]ZX Spectrum ... output, support for the interface 2 dropped for this and ... and 3.5” floppy disk drive, support for the interface 1 ...Amstrad CPC joystick with 1,2 or 3 fire buttons usable with Spectrum?I was not aware that some cpc joysticks (or with a 'cpc mode selector') allowed up to 3 fire buttons! But it seems the pinout is not the usal one …
... simple to modify the interface or build an external cable adapter ... Amstrad made +2A, +2B, +3, +3B), any extra fire buttons ... .
The Sinclair Interface II and the Amstrad produced ... you are using a Sinclair interface or equivalent.
...MB03 UltimateDear ZX friends, you may have heard of MB-02+, probably the best disk interface for ZX Spectrum, originated back in the 90's. Although not much sp…
... I received a brand new interface called MB03+ Ultimate. Apart ... machines but as an expanding interface for real Speccy (48 ... in times when everyone can build his own e.g. ...
1. BS Dos 3.08 with HDD patch (this ... br /> Work with BS Dos 3.08 is just like I ...Harlequin G 48K - Keyboard failHello All, I built a Harlequin G 48K over the weekend and it appears to be running! Well with the exception that I can't get the keyboard to work!…
... is Superfo Harlequin +3, it has floppy disk interface on board but no ...16k and PEEK 40000 (on a real 16k Spectrum)?Imagine a real 16k Spectrum (without any RAM expansion or circuits fitted). What would I get if I do a PEEK or try to access memory over 32767? Wo…
... on RAM. If a suitable interface / device is connected, it would ... a 16k.
- SpecEmu 3.1, build 27/02/20: PEEK 40000 ...Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... that it's possible to build a very low latency adapter ... , using a $3 Arduino, a cheap D connector ... of Arduino code. You could build it with breadboard, or just ... you would have a flexible interface that can support multiple buttons ...Why is it so hard to produce ZX Spectrum add-on Hardware in the UK.Arguably the UK Spectrum add-on market is stagnating? Why ? Well obviously the ZX Spectrum is a very old retro micro so it's fan base would normall…
... and vga-joy). A joystick interface (some kempston type).
< ... someone in the UK to build these things if supply is ... about the pentagon, had disk interface and joystick integrated. What sort ... fm.
[quote]
3) The not a very competitve ...+2A vs +2BFrom what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a prefer…
... ZX Spectrum 128k with the Interface 2 joystick chip and joystick ... The ZX Spectrum +3. This had a 3 inch floppy disk drive in ... . The +2 grey and the +3 were sold in parallel.
However, the PCB for the +3 was designed so that Amstrad ...
