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1.44 mb disketteswhat stops a disk drive formatting 1.44mb disks as 720k disks, is there a hole or a dent or something that the drive detects the capacity. if so woul…
what stops a disk drive formatting 1.44mb disks as ... dent or something that the drive detects the capacity. if so ... easier to change the actual drive to always detect disks as ... overcome the inhibititive software the drive will format to any capacity ... -
I found a game that I made!I was looking through a big pile of cassettes in a box the other day looking for a sound sample (I collect sounds...don't ask), when I found a casset…
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OT: Microsoft Telephone HelpWell, As you may know ,I`ve got a problem with windows XP pro and Media Player 10. Just to recap Media player will not build a library from the wma f…
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Game Over II Double Pack +3 DiscHiya all. Got the above, seems to be missing from the archive. If it is needed could someone give me some pointers on how to make a disc image of it…
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Best Sci-Fi movies!Following on from the WOTW movie thread, I think it's time for another "best of " topic! (Yawn-o-rama - hey it's a long sunday ok?) No doubt someone…
... enough for anyone!"
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Key problems with Tau Ceti (Special Edition)Hello chaps, Can someone help me out with some key combo's. After another thread about the Classic Tau Ceti I have been quite hooked on the Special …
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Spectrum +3 and Multiface 3 auctions...Hi again all - got a couple more auctions on eBay, one for a +3 "Currys outfit" (it's working: drive belt replaced recently) and one for a Multiface …
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Book: Advanced Spectrum Machine Language (Webb,1984)Hi, I'm after a book from the past. If anyone has a copy they'd like rid of, let me know. Book Details: Advanced Spectrum Machine Language by Dave W…
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Anyone know about computers? #2[B]NOTE:[/B] I've now found a specific forum that might be able to help - i would delete this thread if I could. Wotcha, folks. Nothing to do with …
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IDE drives for speccy?Hi all, I've seen that there is an IDE drive with compact flash card for the c64. Is there anything similar for the speccy? It would be fab to hav…
Hi all,
I've seen that there is an IDE drive with compact flash card for the c64. Is there anything similar for the speccy?
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Sinclair QL infoAnother of Sir Clive's failed experiments, but while I know this machine is a collectible, does it have any real value as a machine ie. was there any…
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MS-DOS on bootI am going to install DOS on a partition on my second hard drive. What do I have to put in Config.SYS to boot in DOS, with the choice menus, to pick …
I am going to install DOS on a partition on my second hard drive. What do I have to put in Config.SYS to boot in DOS, with the choice menus, to pick ME, C:\, Realspectrum, etc from the menu. -
3 inch + 3.5 inch disk labelsHello before I go to the trouble of making my own labels I thought I would ask the wise people of WOS, is there anywhere I can buy labels for the 2 d…
Hello before I go to the trouble of making my own labels I thought I would ask the wise people of WOS, is there anywhere I can buy labels for the 2 disk drive sizes mentioned ???????? -
OT:Yellow Car Thump? Just wondered if any one else plays yellow car thump with there kids in the car? First one to spot a yellow car gets to thump the person nearest to…
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WoS Endorsement(s).I have a couple of questions, and they go somewhat thusly: When Cliff Lawson said "Yup, I think the site's great," was that sentence the actual Amst…
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OT: All hail the new princess!So Prince Charles is going to re-marry. I can't turn on the news without somebody making an analysis, insight or offering some plain bloody nonsens…
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New website is up!Right. So I've gone and done the proper thing by going for paid hosting and getting my own domain etc. So then, head to [link removed], which apart…
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UKretro.co.uk - Stock AddedHi, The latest additions to our site are listed below, Best Wishes Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url] PS We will be exhi…
... Space Harrier II - Sega Mega Drive - PAL?
Sonic The Hedgehog ... - Sega Mega Drive - PAL?
Sonic The Hedgehog ... s Magic Football - Sega Mega Drive - PAL?
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ANN: Tipshop updated Tuesday, 01 March 2005Tuesday 01 March 2005 Oops - I missed getting the February update out before the end of February. Still, what's one day between friends, eh? * Corr…
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+3 Spectrum HelpHi, I'm trying to figure out the best way to backup tape programs to disk (specifically to a 3.5\" drive b:) I do have a multiface 3 but it doesn't …
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I need help with my Timex fdd 3000Hello. I don't know which section of the forum is thebest to my topic in question but the case is I own a Timex Fdd 3000 and nowaday my two original …
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Help with rebuilding my QLI got a QL I checked it and it was working fine so I decided to clean it, Oh dear, I forgot to write down the order the wires for the MD lights, pow…
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Wanted - A loving new homeThanks to an imminent house move, it's time to dispose of some of my excess Spectrum tapes. I'd like to donate these to the Preservation project to u…
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Sinclair 2KMay have been mentioned before but I'm still laughing at it :D I just bought the season 4 box set of Futurama and there's an episode called 'Obsolet…
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Game flyers and instruction sheetsI'm in the middle of a massive scanning drive, the end result of which is loads of flyer sheets and instruction sheets for various games. Some of th…
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The Rubber Keyboard Muffler.One of those long forgotten memories arose from my mind the other day. The great invention of the Rubber Keyboard Muffler aka the pillow. Let me e…
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My First Speccy.....and in 2005 aswell, Sound! ?'s ahead!I just bought my first Sinclair Spectrum in April 2005!! **waits for cheers from everybody!** It's the 48K one that they made when Mr Clive had a ru…
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Just installed a superb Gmail related featuredIt's an extension to Explorer that lets you use your Gmail account as a drive. It appears in Explorer or in the My Computer window. You just double c…
... your Gmail account as a drive. It appears in Explorer or ... in and it opens a drive window which you can just ... you would a normal hard drive.
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Microdrive questionI bought a microdrive and interface 1 this weekend and was thrilled to get it to work yesterday evening. I managed to format a cartridge and save som…
... CAT 1 for instance) the drive starts to work, the LED ...