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  • Help +3 Disc Drive usageHi I have come into possession of a plus 3 with loads of blank discs. I wish to test the disc drive by saving a small program. What is the correct …

    Hi

    I have come into possession of a plus 3 with loads of blank discs. I wish to test the disc drive by saving a small program. What is the correct syntax to save to the disk as i have no manual.
    Fazz Fazz June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Professional Adventure Writer for Opus disc driveHi, I was looking at the entry for the Professional Adventure Writer and didn't notice an entry for the Opus disc drive version. Maybe you could ad…

    ... an entry for the Opus disc drive version.
    Maybe you could ... /> Note: This is the Opus disc dirve version, not a the ...
    saiwong saiwong July 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Will disc drive this work for a +2B?Morning all, I was looking around ebay and saw this, the desprition says it will fit a +3 but also mentions a 34 pin edge connector. My +2B has two e…

    ... -COMPLETE-KIT-3-5-DISK-DRIVE-RIBBON-CABLE-POWER-SUPPLY-/121060648481 ... "]the eBay link to the disc drive[/URL]

    thanks ...
    carl_retrotext carl_retrotext February 2013 Hardware
  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... to connect a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then dump ... ) then you could pop the disc back into you +3 and ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • +3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…

    ... my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not ... seconds of noise). Then the drive light started flashing on and ... I try ANY disc. Trying to format a disc gives an ... +3 I can nab the drive out of, but it's ... if the drive has got killed by a dodgy disc or some ...
    links links December 2006 Hardware
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... try to cat the disc, the drive light doesn't come ... from my experience with similar faults with CPC drives it ... ?

    Is the drive really dead?

    ... could fit a 3.5" disc drive as 'B', but then ... to fit a 3.5" disc drive internally within a +3?< ...
    kevthacker kevthacker July 2007 Hardware
  • Blimmin' Windows Update ruined my Disc Drive - or did it?I got a new PC from my mate, which he built up from various old models he had lying around and installed it all with a proper version of Windows and …

    ... update, I stuck a disc in the drive and tried to load ... on Google, I uninstalled the drive and then re-installed it ... solution to the problem....The drive was new and hadn't ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 December 2009 Chit chat
  • Disc Drive Problem with +3I have recently change the floppy on a +3 which I though it was the actual problem for not loading from disk as I had already replaced a new drive be…

    ... had already replaced a new drive belt. On my surprise the ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 3.5 Drive Help! - with jumpers & settingsHi, thanks for reading this, I tring to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my +D, and its not playing. Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS DD modle OSDD-88. …

    ... to get a 3.5 disc drive to talk to my + ... its not playing.
    Drive details : Citizen 3.5 DS ... br /> May be the drive is set to answer to ... drive 2
    ,So how ... you check its set for drive 1.
    Also is ... as a DS DD drive so that should not ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... 've got a new +3 disc drive, not sure how to go ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy January 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • disk drive with a +2I have been around Spectrums since they came out but i never seen this before. My m8`s going to give me a Spectrum +2 with a MGT Plus D 3.5" disc dri…

    ... MGT Plus D 3.5" disc drive system and said i can ... any game on to floppy disc. What i wanted to know ...
    morcar morcar December 2005 Hardware
  • Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…

    ... deliberately pointing out the faults/flaws on the C64 ... an emulator). Loading the disc version of Monty on ... can turn off accurate disc emulation, so loading takes ... x) crash if accurate disc emulation is turned off. ... had a C64 + 1541 disc drive, and it was slooooow, ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2009 Chit chat
  • Help wanted! Disc Interface articalok hardware fans this is a long shot.. I trying to locate a hardware atrical form the 1982-1984 ish . The artical was about a disc interface for a …

    ... . The artical was about a disc interface for a 6502 based ... this artical a Jupiter Ace disc drive interface was created, called "Deep ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) June 2009 Hardware
  • Any utility to calibrate +3 disc head?Hi! I'm trying to calibrate a 3'' disc drive. To acomplish that, these drives have a small screw that allows the track-0 detect system to be shifted …

    ... to calibrate a 3'' disc drive. To acomplish that, these ... I know that the disc is working because I ... can format a blank disc and the directory shows ... ) and help me calibrating the disc drive?

    Thanks!
    ... select a 5.25'' drive (it only allows me ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix July 2012 Hardware
  • +3 disc issueQuickie question. I can't load from tape on my +3 as whenever I select the loader option the disc drive starts spinning and doesn't stop (obviously …

    ... select the loader option the disc drive starts spinning and doesn't ... assuming it's not the drive belt that could cause this ... need due to having no disc software).

    Anything it ...
    chinnyhill10 chinnyhill10 February 2014 Hardware
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... try to cat the disc, the drive light doesn't come ... from my experience with similar faults with CPC drives it ... ?

    Is the drive really dead?

    ... could fit a 3.5" disc drive as 'B', but then ... to fit a 3.5" disc drive internally within a +3?< ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton July 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum stuff for saleSpectrum 128with colour monitorPRSM ql14 in black case cruiser joy stick Opus Discovery double disc drive with box Organ master in box with inst Saga…

    ... joy stick Opus Discovery double disc drive with box
    Organ master ... etc inc instructions About 100 disc of games &utilities
    disc disc to cartridge disc todisc tape to tape ...
    peter peter January 2002 Sales
  • Vic-20s ARE CRAP! (And a few other ramblings from 1984)There was a great rivalry between myself and some of my computer owning chums in the early/mid eighties. The thread title was a phrase I made good us…

    ... given BBC Model Bs (?400! +disc drive, printer etc.). Stuck-up snobs ...
    Blunderbuss Blunderbuss November 2003 Games
  • Is there a program that ........Warns you that the disc drive is open like when a car door is open and it beeps. The reason being i have a Black Pc and i always forget that the tray…

    Warns you that the disc drive is open like when a car door is open and it beeps. The reason being i have a Black Pc and i always forget that the tray is open after taking a disc out. Ive searched google but could find anything.
    festershinetop festershinetop July 2006 Chit chat
  • Monster morphingCan anyone help me? I remeber as a kid having a plus3 with the disc drive. I owned a game that I can't remember the title of. You played a character …

    ... having a plus3 with the disc drive. I owned a game that ...
    RunMaker RunMaker August 2006 Games
  • Speccy dead? :-(I've been playing around with my Speccy and a Discovery disc drive unit, and tried to do the NMI modification to allow a multiface to be plugged into…

    ... my Speccy and a Discovery disc drive unit, and tried to do ...
    hldswrth hldswrth December 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…

    ... spectrum +3 128k with floppy disc drive

    when i put ... a disc in and then select loader you can hear the drive ... a disc in but i get the message cannot read drive a ... something is wrong with the disc drive or do i need to ...
    salviaforme salviaforme February 2007 Hardware
  • Machines and game starter bundles for saleI am just in the process of compiling a new stock list for the Preservation team shop and I am going to add a lot of my spare hardware kit and some o…

    ...
    2 Plus 3's - Disc drive tested working
    Spectrum Plus ...
    ADJB ADJB September 2008 Sales
  • Best Spectrum [whatever] beginning with "B"You know the drill, this time it's letter "B". I have to say, for me the Speccy stuff beginning with "B" tends to be of a higher quality than the "A"…

    ... replacement DOS for the +D disc drive (the +D was fantastic), which ... whereby the drive would sometimes corrupt things saved on the disc (how ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Some questions to pass the time1. What is the best 8 bit machine? I don't mean software range wise, as we all know that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people …

    ... 32KB, just to control the disc drive?


    5. Regarding ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Chit chat
  • The best ... beginning with "I"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "I", which do you think are the: [B]Bes…

    ... a +D and 3.5" disc drive of course (the +D and ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectranet updateSince I've not written an update in a while for those who don't follow the blog on the Spectranet wiki, I hit an important milestone on Saturday. Th…

    ... * can mount a Spectrum's disc drive over the network :-)

    Winston Winston April 2009 Hardware
  • The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…

    ... to use a 3.5" disc drive, and took 4.5 seconds ... I could bypass the internal drive) since it had a great ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2009 Games
  • The best ... beginning with "N"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "N", which do you think are the: [B]Best…

    ... Multiface's and the +D disc drive.
    ewgf ewgf June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone else miss the variety of the 8-bits?When I was a kid in the early eighties, as I'm sure you all know there were a shed load of different micro's and consoles on the market. all were sig…

    ... had an Atari 800 & disc drive! other mates had Dragon 32 ...
    Heatsink128 Heatsink128 June 2009 Chit chat
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