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  • Datel Electronics disk driveIs it possible to get my pc to read and re-save software ( in an emulator friendly format) that I have stored on 3.5" disks that were created with th…

    Is it possible to get my pc to read and re-save software ( in an emulator friendly format) that I have stored on 3.5" disks that were created with the datel disk drive.
    squiff squiff December 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • "Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…

    ... format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the ... "

    on all the disks I tried to format.
    8bitten 8bitten December 2005 Hardware
  • transfering data from PC to real Z80 microdriveI have an old HC2000 (which is a Z80 48k) with a 3.5" microdrive, but i do not have any disks with games or other stuff. How can i create some disks …

    I have an old HC2000 (which is a Z80 48k) with a 3.5" microdrive, but i do not have any disks with games or other stuff. How can i create some disks with games using my pc (i also have a 3.5 floppy disk)?
    nickxyzt nickxyzt December 2005 Emulators
  • Who's seen King Kong ???I saw it last week and thought it was really good, I was a bit anxious about when they arrived at the island, a good sign surely and the fight with t…

    ... when they arrived at the island, a good sign surely and ...
    swordheart swordheart December 2005 Chit chat
  • A Few QuestionsHi, can you help with a few questions. 1. On ebay you see a lot of rubber key spectrums. How can you tell the difference between a 16k and 48k machi…

    ... them?

    3. +3 disks, you know that on tape ...
    lv426 lv426 December 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • merry xmas!yep, am stuck here with the missus, she's being miserable as always and i'm reminiscing on what could have been. hope you all have a more than great…

    ... last bloody coin on treasure island dizzy last week :)
    bleugh bleugh December 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help support the preservation teamIt's been two and a half weeks since the biggest single update in WOS history! Over 8 months of work, 1,363 new or updated tape/disk files added plus…

    ... postage alone for tapes and disks that were on loan.
    Gilby Gilby December 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…

    ... you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel January 2006 Hardware
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 02 February 2006Thursday 02 February 2006 Lots of new stuff form part of a slightly late monthly update * Yes, the monthly update is a tad late - I had my Engageme…

    ... Frog, The ,
    Devil's Island , Escape from Malagar , Falls of ...
    hackersanon hackersanon February 2006 Announcements
  • Speccy 48K Sound EffectsHow did programmers of old get the more digitisy sounds out of the spectrum, specifically the 48K machine so no Yamaha sound chip to play with. They …

    ... the 48K music for treasure island dizzy, it has that tinny ...
    Womble Womble February 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Anybody read books off Project Gutenberg?At the minute I'm reading: [url]http://www.gutenberg.org/files/159/159.txt[/url] The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells on the laptop and Palm.…

    At the minute I'm reading:

    [url]http://www.gutenberg.org/files/159/159.txt[/url]

    The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells

    on the laptop and Palm. :)

    Anybody else reading anything off Project Gutenberg?
    BigBadMick BigBadMick April 2006 Chit chat
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 28 April 2006Friday 28 April 2006 Less of a major update this month, compared to some of the others. Still a goodie, though! * The folks at CASA have been busy.…

    ... Express , Tranz Am ,
    Treasure Island Dizzy and Underwurlde (all hosted ...
    hackersanon hackersanon April 2006 Announcements
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... of tape-games off floppy disks - but i'll worry about ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace May 2006 Hardware
  • Video-DVD recordersI'm looking at getting one of those combined video and DVD recorders in order to easily put many of my old home videos onto DVD. These videos are tot…

    ... they will play region 1 disks! :)
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob May 2006 Chit chat
  • New series of Love IslandDoes anybody know when this starts?

    Does anybody know when this starts?
    BigBadMick BigBadMick May 2006 Chit chat
  • 007 - Live and Let DieHow many levels the game has? I can choose from: Practice Course, Sahara Desert Training, North Pole Training and New Orleans Mission In the manu…

    ... :

    Practice Course, Sahara Desert Training, North Pole Training and ... , Norwegian Fjords and Middle East desert exercises

    :???:
    Pavero Pavero May 2006 Games
  • David GilmourOn an Island, his new CD. Brilliant! Moreso if you like Pink Floyd.

    On an Island, his new CD. Brilliant! Moreso if you like Pink Floyd.
    DEATH DEATH June 2006 Chit chat
  • Tell me if I have done something badI cannibalised a pc case and a 20-year old microwave oven, in order to put the computer + disks in the oven. I loved that oven, you know, my mother b…

    ... order to put the computer + disks in the oven. I loved ... , the circuit board and the disks now reside in the oven ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm June 2006 Chit chat
  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... />
    Rampage, R-type, Rainbow Island, Bubble Bobble, Rodland, Chase H ...
    Emlyn_Hughes Emlyn_Hughes June 2006 Games
  • EightyOne and CF cardsInspired by obo & piters discussion regarding imaging of flash card, I've added reading/writing to real disks to EightyOne. Hopefully it should allo…

    ... added reading/writing to real disks to EightyOne. Hopefully it should ...
    MikeW MikeW June 2006 Emulators
  • Treasure Island - Not the Dizzy oneOK, I never completed this as a kid, it came with the Speccy +2 on release and as a family we sat down and played it. I now have a GP2x and that has …

    OK, I never completed this as a kid, it came with the Speccy +2 on release and as a family we sat down and played it. I now have a GP2x and that has an excellent Speccy emulator so Seccy on the go!!! I have now tried to complete this game but have got ...
    thunderchild thunderchild June 2006 Games
  • The Great Bad Bundle PollWith Oh Mummy being mentioned on another thread, it made me think about those awful games that came bundled with the +2. Crazy Golf was probably the…

    ... Golf
    Punchy
    Treasure Island
    Alien destroyer
    Disco ...
    Graz Graz June 2006 Games
  • Disk file transfer utilities ?Are there some PC programs for transferring Speccy software between common emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images? I mean here about +3 f…

    ... emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images?

    disks in first place, but may ...
    piters piters July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • name the bikewhat&#180;s the name of the [I]transport tool[/I]... (hardly a bik,e though it has two wheels, but it&#180;s totally different from the image we&#180…

    ... staff manager goes through a desert on this "bike" looking for ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup July 2006 Chit chat
  • SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…

    ... EDSK support for copy-protected disks
    - Added formatting support within ... /> - Added auto-boot option for disks inserted at the start-up ... DOS booting of non-bootable disks
    - Added internal SAMDOS 2 ...
    obo obo July 2006 Emulators
  • Speccy stuff for free - you collect from SW18Hi chaps, Righto, all my Speccy stuff has to go but I can't post it (sorry Craig!), it's far too much hassle. If you want all of the below, feel fre…

    ... /> Skool Daze / Microsphere
    Treasure Island Dizzy / Codemasters
    Action Biker ...
    Vertigo Vertigo July 2006 Sales
  • Lee on Celebrity Love Island - how big are his cojones?For the non-Spanish speakers out there: cojones = balls :) How big are they by now? If he doesn't get with that Colleen playboy bird soon I think he…

    For the non-Spanish speakers out there: cojones = balls :)

    How big are they by now? If he doesn't get with that Colleen playboy bird soon I think he's just gonna explode in his pants, leaving nothing there but a ragged hole.

    Does ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick August 2006 Chit chat
  • +3e ROMs v1.28 releasedAfter a slight delay (ahem), I have updated the +3e ROMs to v1.28. Amongst other things, this release provides: [LIST] [*]Completely rewritten (and …

    ... transfer
    [*]Support for sharing disks with other operating systems, such ... 3 (for saving to floppy disks)
    [*]New Multiface 3 to ...
    glancaster glancaster August 2006 Hardware
  • John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…

    ... it on some old zip disks:

    Please find below ...
    zxspecticle zxspecticle August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 27 August 2006Sunday 27 August 2006 A funky new RSS feed as well as maps and POKEs galore in this month's update! * Marco A.G.Pinto let us know about a typo in t…

    ... : Dizzy 'A' , Dizzy 'B': Treasure Island ,
    Dizzy: Return to the ...
    hackersanon hackersanon August 2006 Announcements
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