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What was the last commercial game released / you bought?Two pronged question this. Does anyone know what the last commercially released Spectrum game was and when? I guess it would have been about 1994 i…
... 10 minutes to load each track, and another 10 on top ... -
ZX PC InterfaceZX <-> PC Interface Contents 1) The ZX <-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Installation 2.1) The softwa…
... .TAP" from the PC (hard)disk.
PRINT USR 14500 ... -
Need help identifying a game..I haven't played this for about 12 years, when I was 6, so the details are VERY sketchy. It was a car/racing game. I remember it being a side on, sl…
... on the second level the track got a bit snowey. Sadly ... -
How were +3 disk mastered ?Okay folks, maybe there someone on this forum who worked for a software house back in the Speccy days, not as far for +3 machines. What I'd like to …
Okay folks, maybe there someone on this forum who worked for a software house back in the Speccy days, not as far for +3 machines.
What I'd like to know, is how +3 disks were mastered for resale in the shops ?
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SNA to +DHi there, Ages ago, I had a utility that let you use a 720K DOS formatted disk containing .SNA snaphots on the +D. I seem to have lost the disk, an…
... use a 720K DOS formatted disk containing .SNA snaphots on the ... seem to have lost the disk, and cannot remember the name ... -
[NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…
... . Output can be saved to disk, copied to the
clipboard ... -
+3 Disks, SDP Project Getting There !!Hi folks, Seems to have been quite a good month for +3 disk preservation. More people are warming to the idea of preserving those little 3" plastic…
... a good month for +3 disk preservation. More people are warming ... . Also I'm sourcing +3 disk resellers but they are pricey ... -
WantedHi, I'm looking for an external 3" disk drive such as the Amstrad FD-1 or compatible. Also the FD-1 connector. Please email me if you have one. t
Hi,
I'm looking for an external 3" disk drive such as the Amstrad FD-1 or compatible.
Also the FD-1 connector.
Please email me if you have one.
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Tipshop update page - wanted or not?Hello SpecChums.. I've been asked a couple of times about an updates page and email notification service similar to WOS. This would mean (in theory…
... compulsary - it just makes keeping track of the requests a little ... -
drive belt for +3 - what can I useHi Anyone know what I can use as a replacement belt for the +3 disk drive? Is it a standard size? Thanks
Hi
Anyone know what I can use as a replacement
belt for the +3 disk drive?
Is it a standard size?
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+3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …
Hi folks,
I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages.
I'd like to know the main reason as to why people are reluctant to tell me what they have or loan me their ... -
Boxed MGT Sam Coupe Computer!Hi Everybody I have superb boxed Sam Coupe computer from Miles Gordon Technology for sale. It was released in 1990 as the spiritual big brother of t…
... 256K memory and an internal disk drive. All manuals are included ... -
the running man +3 diskHi , ive got the above title boxed as new , comes with the novel as well , is it any use to the wos team Andy
Hi , ive got the above title boxed as new , comes with the novel as well , is it any use to the wos team
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.dsk back to +3 original format?Hi everyone! I recently stumbled over my spectrum +3 and i decided to replace its 3" dead drive for a 3.5" one. After some time, i was able to put it…
... . I have no soft on disk for the computer. What i ... -
Looking for a DOS version of an EmulatorJust yesterday I got myself a laptop from ebay. Nothing too racey - just a P133 with 40mb RAM and a 4.3gb hard drive. At the moment I can't install…
... of a PC Format floppy disk years ago. Unlike the version ... -
+3 tape to diskGuess what I have a plus 3 and wantto put my tapes onto disc for a quicker load time can anyone advise me how to do this with commercial games. Ta Jo…
Guess what I have a plus 3 and wantto put my tapes onto disc for a quicker load time can anyone advise me how to do this with commercial games.
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SDP: Help us help you !, Floppy adapters available soon !Hi folks, Some may recall that we've been looking at ways of dumping +3 disks for the SDP project. Many are afraid to trust Royal Mail to send disk…
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…
... problem for not loading from disk as I had already replaced ...Compatibility of Spectrum 128K and +3I wondered if the are any compatibilty problems between software running on the 128K and the +3. e.g. if I would connect a disk drive to the 128K wou…
I wondered if the are any compatibilty problems between software running on the 128K and the +3. e.g. if I would connect a disk drive to the 128K would I have a 1oo% +3, or do some games for the 128K not work on the +3 and vice versa?+d dsdd disks in hd drive Hi, Does anyone know how to format a 3,5inch DSDD disk in a -HD- diskdrive connected to a Plus D?? I'm trying to convert some old 5,1/4 inch disk …
Hi,
Does anyone know how to format a 3,5inch DSDD disk in a -HD- diskdrive connected to a Plus D?? I'm trying to convert some old 5,1/4 inch disk to 3,5 disk, but i keep getting sector errors when formatting a disk.
Thanks![ANN]: Spectaculator 5.0 available for downloadHere we go again... *deep breath* ;) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Specta…
... Hexagon etc.
- Fast disk access mode. Significantly reduces load ... for easy management of disk images.
Disk images can be write ... /> from here.
- Disk image formatter. Allows formatting of ...Wanted: Game name, racing cars, ERIC, 1 or 2 players,...Hello, Long ago my brother and I played a car racing game: closed tracks (loops), 4 cars, overhead view of the whole track, cars seen slightly in pe…
... , overhead view of the whole track, cars seen slightly in perspective ... advances to next and different track.
I have been ...Aphex TwinI was just sitting here listening to Aphex Twin's drukqs album, he has a bit of a thing for using a Spectrums rubber keys to spell out his name or tr…
... spell out his name or track titles which is quite nice ..."spectrum" at www.mp3.com/battlezoneIt's a techno track composed of spectrum sounds and speech. I thought it might interest you. Any comments are welcome. dor-x
It's a techno track composed of spectrum sounds and speech. I thought it might interest you.
Any comments are welcome.
dor-xANNOUNCE: Fuse 0.6.0.1 (security fix)Fuse 0.6.0 has been found to contain a small security hole in the TRDOS disk handling code. Due to multiple race conditions, it is (in theory) possib…
... security hole in the TRDOS disk handling code. Due to multiple ... running Fuse if a TRDOS disk was opened in a directory ... the creation of blank TRDOS disk images on filesystems without sane ...BASin Release 6 available for DownloadHi all - It's another cut'n'paste from CSS :) I've been tapping away again, and seeing as a couple of people have recently seen BASin's latest bits…
... step mode, and also to track the editor cursor.
Added ...ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…
... trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by ... , might tell it is a disk drive problem like timing error ...Sam Coupeanyone have one of these they'd like to sell, doesnt have to be boxed, but i'd like one with a disk drive if poss. cheers!
anyone have one of these they'd like to sell, doesnt have to be boxed, but i'd like one with a disk drive if poss.
cheers!MIA +3 Disk ImagesI have mint condition +3 versions of the adventure games - Level 9's "Lancelot", Raindbird's "Guild of Thieves" and Rainbird's "Jinxter". The disks …
I have mint condition +3 versions of the adventure games - Level 9's "Lancelot", Raindbird's "Guild of Thieves" and Rainbird's "Jinxter". The disks have been kept in their boxes since I last used them so should have been protected from the elements. ...What does this mean ?Err... sorry for putting out a stupid question like this, but I'm a little confused about what "Master Disk" means. I've a whole load of DSKs with …
... little confused about what "Master Disk" means.
I've ... DSKs with names like " Master Disk - Side A.DSK". While one ... of these contain a normal disk-loading game, the others seem ... be the same for each disk !) which saves the game to ...
