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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?
As far as I can see, this did nothing but create the need to get a new copy of something for the new format when you upgraded. -
Disk image utility for USB disksI make simple utility programm for copy physical disk content to image files. It can work with USB disks, or memory cards attached via some card read…
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 ... possible in emulators which support disk systems, but look for direct ...Screen LoaderCouple days ago i find very interesting loader routine in ex Yugoslavia magazine "Svet Kompjutera" from january 1987. Authors of article, calls this …
... ago i find very interesting loader routine in ex Yugoslavia magazine ... article, calls this routine "bit-loader" and she load screen verticaly ... top.
I never see loader like this before, but no ...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 ... a real 3.5" floppy disk?
Answer BOTH questions ...Wanted: Infos for Magic Snapshot Format of Beta Disk / TR-DOS v4Hi, has anyone Manuals for Beta Disk v4 (TR/DOS) (=Non 128 Version) ? In specially I search for a description of the Snapshot-Format build by the M…
... /> has anyone Manuals for Beta Disk v4 (TR/DOS) (=Non 128 ... enhanced version of the Beta-Disk-Interface in Germany which was ...Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
How to list what a disk contains on amstrad?I am playing around with an amstrad emulator on the xbox. Some diskimages load and run fine by automatically typing "run"gamename.bin" but others do …
... run a file from the disk? And if, what is the ... command to see what a disk contains so i can manually ...Delta 128 disk interfaceHello everyone? Does anyone know about Delta-128 disk interface? Are there any schematics, descriptions, etc? I wonder what controller and what ope…
... anyone know about Delta-128 disk interface? Are there any schematics ... i am dreaming about some disk system upgrade. However you probably ...I'm in need of help hereI've been using the 'COMB' and 'TRANSFER' programs on Lerm's Utility D package to convert copy-protected (Speedlock, Alcatraz etc) 48k games onto +3 …
... ) 48k games onto +3 disk. This is easy because the ... type in for the BASIC loader that will load them. ... comes to typing a BASIC loader for a 128k game ... to be loaded in from disk differently than the 48k ... that I would like on disk.
Does anybody ...Tranferring a game back to +3 disk?Hi, Haven't been on here for ages, but got my Spectrum down from the loft recently, due to a house move in the next few months. I'd forgotten, but so…
... to wipe my Robocop 2 disk clean. I understand that with ... back to the original disk? I presume this disk had protection and ... possible to transfer back to disk from what i've read ...Broken disk drive?Well last night disaster struck. I booted the Sam and started loading something from disk. There was a horrible grinding noise and everything crashed…
... and started loading something from disk. There was a horrible grinding ... or should I consign the disk drive to the dustbin.
disk drive on order from Quazar ...Multi Disk - corrupt?Hello, all.. Could someone check check Multi Disk? It appears to be corrupt - the BASIC is corrupted. Toodle-pip! Gerard
Hello, all..
Could someone check check Multi Disk? It appears to be corrupt - the BASIC is corrupted.
Toodle-pip!
GerardSpectrum +3 disk drive errorsHello!As i am waiting for the ula chips to fix my spectrum 128+ i received another spectrum +3 i bought from ebay. I changed the drive disk belt as …
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I changed the drive disk belt as it was dead ... have the error that the disk is write protected even though ... pieces that the 3 inch disk has in each side.
disk is protected or not?
Sinclair+3 Disk Help Please?Hi everyone Can somebody help please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work. I replaced the drive belt which was worn. During which I a…
... have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work ... />
The motor reads the disk and then stops when it ...Disk problemsHello Spec-chums, we are producing a disk magazine called SCENE+ (for about 10 years now) and we distribute it for various disk systems (Opus, +D, MB…
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we are producing a disk magazine called SCENE+ (for about ... we distribute it for various disk systems (Opus, +D, MB02 and ... content to an +D/Disciple disk than to other formats because ... -Club and our German/English disk magazine, click there on "Spectrum ...Sinclair QL, CST Q+4, disk drives etc.I've got a large expanded QL package up for grabs on EBAY at the moment. Check it out if you're interested here: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclai…
... -Q-4-640K-RAM-2x-DISK-DRIVES_W0QQitemZ120171253500QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4193QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]Deflektor / Search Loader1) [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001327]Deflektor[/url] uses the [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1&…
... =1&mirror=wos]Search Loader[/url] but this isn't ... releases of games with Search Loader the serial number on the ... list of games using Search Loader but it doesn't (in ... fact, the loader is given as "None" in ...Games on a D80 based systemHi everybody..... I need to satiate my urge to play Knight Lore. Never did finish that game. To do so I need a good way of getting it onto at least…
... too slow. Or a turbo-loader off a PC, but that ... Kompakt has this lovely 840K disk drive and all...
disk? Is there a way? I ...Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…
... was probably cheap because the disk drive wouldn't load anything ... time it will load from disk and format blank disks. However ... my Spectrum rather than the disk drive.
Has anyone ...ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…
... that this thing was a disk drive thinger and after a ... there something wrong with the disk drive? is it fixable? I ...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'…
... , except ...
* Long format runs (disk chugs away for 10 minutes ... bar stays at 0%. When disk access stops the format window ... turn off power to restart. Disk is not formatted correctly.
disk is formatted correctly.
* So ...Fastest loaderWhat was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?
What was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?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…
... an image of the 3" disk. The image would be sent ... " drive could help with the disk
preservation project, even if ...Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... to build a new BASIC loader that loads up the screen ...Important for Game/Demo DevelopersHello Spectrum-friends, I just finished our new Disc-Magazine SCENE+ with newest games, demos, graphics and sounds from the Spectrum Scene. However,…
... real Plus D or Opus Disk.
When ... convert programs to real Spectrum Disk-Systems:
1 ... trouble with nearly any disk-systems as it needs ... try to make the Basic Loader as short as possible. ... I and many other disk-users would be grateful.< ...Multiface 3 loaderHi there, on the usual problem of transfering games to tape, I was wondering if it was possible to change to the loader for games saved using the mul…
... possible to change to the loader for games saved using the ...Help! +3 disk trouble!Can anyone please help me... I've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for write/erase dropped out and I'm not sur…
... 've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3 ...+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?
(measured when taken off)
