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Spectrum +3 fault - flashing screen on power onHi ive just bought a +3 When I power it on the power led and disk drive led come on. The screen just flashes black and white around the border, almos…
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Multiface 128 and floppy drive questionHi, promise, my last question......... Been searching around for info, with no luck. With a multiface 128, can you attach a 3.5 inch floppy disk dri…
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ZX Spectrum +3 won't turn onHello We've got a ZX Sinclair Spectrum +3, which has recently been dragged out of the loft and we are trying to get it back into active service. Th…
... Floppy Disk Drive, is the thing making the noise. When the power is ... . However when you put a disk in it doesn't do ... -
Universal disk drive controller project - information needed! Hello Speccy world! I am a hardware developer from Russia and old Speccy fan. Currently i am starting a project aimed at joining Western and Easter…
... direct ROM calls for disk operations (there is no ... run ANY of existing disk systems for Speccy (at ... and compatible with other disk systems at API level ... Pentagon1024), it works with floppy images stored in RAM ... br /> 1. What disk systems are actually being used ... -
Universal disk drive controller project - information needed! Hello Speccy world! I am a hardware developer from Russia and old Speccy fan. Currently i am starting a project aimed at joining Western and Eastern…
... direct ROM calls for disk operations (there is no ... run ANY of existing disk systems for Speccy (at ... and compatible with other disk systems at API level ... Pentagon1024), it works with floppy images stored in RAM ... br /> 1. What disk systems are actually being used ... -
Hard drive and Multiface problemsI recently read about the Spectrum +3e, and thought to myself - "I'll give that a try, and I'll build the Hard drive Interface while I'm at it". So,…
... it was broken anyway), a power supply from an old pc ... I've got a hard disk on my speccy.
< ... favourite games from my floppy disks to my hard ... few snapshots from my floppy disks to my hard ... the image from the original floppy disk.
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WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…
Hi :)
I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.
Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?
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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…
... the test-tone. However, the power LED looks dim, the menu ... /> My guess - some kind of power problem? i have no real ... doesnt he?)
My +3 . Disk drive makes a horrible sound ... tons of tape-games off floppy disks - but i'll worry ... -
Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more?
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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…
... like TAP to disks or disk images?
I mean ... , but may be other popular floppy formats...
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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…
... support, for accelerated speed during disk accesses
- Added preliminary ... power-on
- Added support for SDIDE and YAMOD.ATBUS hard disk ... , paging, CLUT and CPU register power-on states
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Using a +3 power supply to power a CPC.Hi there, I'm going to try and power a CPC6128 using a +3 power supply. The +3 supplies 12V DC 0.2A and 5V DC 2A, the CPC6128 needs 12V DC 0.4A and …
... 'm going to try and power a CPC6128 using a +3 ... power supply.
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AV / DiskIs it possible for me to connect my Spectrum to an AV port on my television (Since the chances of me getting a monitor are smegging remote)? 2nd Que…
... possible to perform a "Real Disk" operation in Real Spectrum (The ... to a real 3.5" floppy disk?
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Interface 1 with 3.5" floppyHas this been done or can it be done? Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?
Has this been done or can it be done?
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+3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…
Can anyone please help ?.
I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3 -
Brand new 3.5 inch floppy drive with a Disciple InterfaceHi folks, I just acquired a disciple interface and have bought some brand new "pc" floppy drives to use with/on it but cant get them to work. I found…
... bought some brand new "pc" floppy drives to use with/on ... the spectrum will say no disk in drive and the light ... will try to access the disk when prompted but no light ... -
Zip disk long format problemHere's a puzzler. I've checked out the Iomega help & FAQs and Iomega user forum and Usenet and haven't as yet fully resolved this problem - so now I'…
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* Long format runs (disk chugs away for 10 minutes ... bar stays at 0%. When disk access stops the format window ... have to turn off power to restart. Disk is not formatted correctly ... , system is working OK and disk is formatted correctly.
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3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs ... an image of the 3" disk. The image would be sent ... " drive could help with the disk
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Fuse for Mac OS X 0.9.0 ReleasedA new version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project and shortly here on WoS: [url]http://sourceforge.net/proje…
... [*] Add +D and Beta disk write protect support.
[*] ... Stuart Brady).
[*] New floppy disk controller emulation for +D and ... Beta (aka TR-DOS) disk interface emulation (Gergely Szasz ... ) and "hard" resets (pulling the power) (Stuart Brady).
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+3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)
Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
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CPDWrite/other floppy writers and DosboxHi, I have Windows XP+SP2 on my PC, of course programs like CPDWrite and other floppy disk writer programs doesn't work. As someone told in other thr…
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Speccy 128 +3 for saleI have put my old speccy 128k +3 on ebay for sale, but would like a realistic estimate of what it would normally sell for [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.u…
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Power Supply Unit
Kempston Centronics ... worldwide
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For Sale: Disciple interface clone with disk driveHi all, I have a barely used MGD Disciple interface clone for sale. This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply, and …
... inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply, and GDOS boot disk.
Beta 128 disk interfaceOk, this is not exactly a hardware question. I have a Russian ZX Spectrum clone with a Beta 128 disk interface. I have installed a 3.5 " floppy driv…
... Beta 128 disk interface. I have installed a 3.5 " floppy drive ... TR-DOS images (.trd) to floppy disk, so it can be used ... pressed snapshot is saved to disk. When I press the button ... ?, or should there be some disk drive activity.IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…
If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format did the spectrum disks need to be?
ThanksSuggestions for resurrecting a hard disk?I started up one of my PCs today, which I hadn't used for a couple of weeks, and HD1 won't start up. My impression is that the motor has seized, as i…
... whizzing sound as when the disk spins up. I've tried ... it upside down, swapping the power lead from another drive, but ... />
I could get another disk and re-install Windows and ... replacement drive. I believe the disk itself to be OK, it ...Spectrum +3 drive operating tipsFrom my personal experience. If you have replaced the belt and your speccy's drive still doesn't operate , check the following a) Measure the output …
... the output voltage on the power supply pins. If you don ... drive doesn't get power. Open the power supply and locate a ... drive tries to read the disk but you only hear the ... the Spectrum case , unscrew the floppy and turn it over. You ...KryoFlux - USB Floppy Controller Beta ReleasedI just read about this on the Amiga forums. Interesting thing, mainly for converting ANY disk to exact image. [quote]KryoFlux is an advanced softw…
... , mainly for converting ANY disk to exact image.
Floppy Disk Controller) system that runs ... media (most commonly, floppy disks) at a very ... /> KryoFlux supports dumping any floppy disk to ?stream files?, which contain ...Spectrum +3 with internal 3.5" Floppy!!I've decided to flog my beloved Speccy +3 and fall back to emulation again. Not the same I know, but I'm absolutely skint! It also has the sound dist…
... Spectrum-3-3-5-int-Floppy-Drive-Ultimate-Setup_W0QQitemZ110513312931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash= ... Spectrum-3-3-5-int-Floppy-Drive-Ultimate-Setup_W0QQitemZ110513312931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash= ... store 784K on one disk!!Anyone interested in any of this before it goes on eBayI'm having a clearout, and am going to put this lot on ebay tonight. But as its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd check here and see i…
... audio cable, TV cable and power supply (though it is ... have a MGT Plus D floppy disk and printer interface for ... used for saving snapshots to disk. I'm guessing this ... with a modern day PC floppy drive, and uses the ... for saving snapshots to disk and a switch on ...
