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Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive port to ... not use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It's ... (marginally) easier and cheaper to get blank DSDD 3.5 ... " disks than it is to get 3" disks. -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive port to ... not use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It's ... . I considered the more standardized 3.5" drive with it's higher double ... -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... .uk/sinclairfaq/index.php5?title=3.5%22_external_floppy_drive_on_a_Spectrum_%2B3#External_Drive_Connector"]non standard ... the +3)
The FD-1 has both drive select lines ... pin ribbon cable to the 3" drive. This is where the 5v ... -
fitting an internall driveI just bought a kit that will allow me to use a 3.5 inch floppy drive on my +3. I was wondering could I fit it internally instead as the inbuilt drive
... physically fit a 3.5" drive inside the +3. It's not ... ribbon cable but your 3.5" drive will have a 34 ... ) either modify the floppy drive to provide a ready signal ... or find an ancient drive that still provides this ... be able to format 3.5" disks without loading a ... -
external drive +3I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3 [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111267120287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/ur…
... just bought my first +3 on Fleebay, and am ... have an ancient 5.25 and 3.5 inch PC cable kicking ... about somewhere (still attached to a 5 ... .25 drive I think. I wonder ... in one of the 3.5 inch style PC connectors ... -
external drive +3I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3 [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111267120287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/ur…
... the amstrad world? because the +3 has head select all wired ... sides of a 3.5" disc separately (where on a 3" drive you'd ... turn the disc over). On the +3 it ... /> [I've actually patched the +3 CP/M boot loader so ... -
Transferring soft from PC to +3?Hi. A friend of mine has bought the +3 after longer break in Spectrum using. Which is good. He would like, however, to use it with real 3" diskette…
... a 3" drive connected to the PC as a 5.25" drive and ... the speed of the drive to be pretty exact ... adjust the RPMs of my drive downwards (SAMDISK has an ... to tell you the drive speed) though I can ... external 3.5" DSDD drive to the +3, swap the external drive to ... -
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... up with the word 'Drive' and hung there. So ... it's the floppy drive that's having 'issues ... to a 3.5 inch standard PC floppy drive (I was ... going to use the 3 inch for retro, the 3.5 ... for everything else), will it's control circuitry bypass the 3 ... -
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... So it's the floppy drive that's having 'issues ... to a 3.5 inch standard PC floppy drive (I was ... going to use the 3 inch for retro, the 3.5 ... for everything else), will it's control circuitry bypass the 3 ... and if this external drive also fails to be ... -
Can a USB floppy emulator be used with a +3?Hi Spec-chums. Don't know if this has been discussed before but I was wondering if one of these could be used on a +3? [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/i…
... question replace's a standard 3.5' floppy drive on PC's. It ... plug-in a USB pen drive which then acts as the ... I'm using a 3.5' floppy drive on my +3, I was wondering ... prepared on a PC with +3 disk images. I'm also ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... for Christmas as using the 5 inch B&W was ... it was almost a 3.5 inch Discovery drive. You get the general ... -
1984-2014here I will account for my journey through games released thirty years ago, just like last year for 1983 games, and you can do the same.
[B]The Drive-In[/B] [Fantasy Software]
[ ... ?screen=screens/in-game/d/Drive-InThe.gif[/IMG]
by ... have four pockets.
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Two disk systems together on one SpectrumHello, does anybody had experience with connection two disk systems together on one Spectrum (48k or 128k) ? e.g. Can a Betadisk operate together …
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Getting a second drive might be a good option ... be able to use any 3.5" floppy drive from a PC, as ... as you can set the drive select signal (pair of jumpers ... a very few modern ones). 5.25" drives can be a ... -
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... would be to take a +3 mobo and put it in ... and hook up an external 3.5" drive. You would need to do ... -
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... would be to take a +3 mobo and put it in ... and hook up an external 3.5" drive. You would need to do ... made a start - modded a +3 motherboard with a supposed floating ... if you're using a +3 motherboard you don't need ... -
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... , and adding an external 3,5 floppy (I already have ... /> Coming back to my +3, I wanted to load tape ... , and convert them to 3" disks of course.
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I tried with ... player and the external 3,5" floppy drive directly, maybe using ... -
+3 Power supplyJust a quick question: Can a the +3 power supply be used with a +2A? I always thought it could but one of the Amps is higher. I'm sure this doesn't m…
You can use +2A power supply with +3, if you don't use floppy. divIDE is good example. I think, it is also safe to use, when 3" drive is replaced with modern 3,5" - they use only +5V. -
Creating actual floppy disks using .dsk files on the SpectrumHello ZX friends I have a +3 and diskette related question. I have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy disk drive and a divIDE+. Is there a way I can …
... like I have version 5.0 on +3 disk. I should upgrade ... images to a USB floppy drive for later PC's without ... used to use for writing 3.5" +3 disks on my old PC ... to my +3 and usually made 3" copies from the 3.5" disks.
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Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... ) a 3.5' HD ide enclosure to host my 3.5 floppy drive.
I ... tape recorder, here is the 3.5 floppy drive Sinclair never produced ! :grin ... is perfect to feed a +3, but I already modded another ... load tapes, mp3, 3" and 3.5" floppies on my +3 :
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Favourite Speccy PheripheralsWhich are your favourite Speccy pheripherals that you have owned/used? Mine were: 1) Quickshot II Turbo (with Kempston interface) Q, A, O, P and SP…
... 2. Magnum light phaser.
3. Amstrad GX4000 control pad, and ... joystick interface's.
5. The Key. Back-up/ ... 1. Multiface 3.
2. 3.5' Floppy drive for drive B.
3. Technoplus Swift ... 4. 3x Cassette recorders.
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Why are rotozoomers on C=64 so fast ?Hi, I noticed rotozoomers on C64 are really fast. I'm not the best coder on Speccy but I know my pet I never succeed to do rotozoomer (or rotating ch…
... if they had done a +3 job on it e.g ... , revised hardware, 512K RAM, 3.5" disk drive etc. Whether it would have ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.
I know ... been the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.
I know ... been the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had ... a lock-up full of 3" drives from over purchasing for ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... had used a 3 1/2" drive instead of 3", that would ... have extended the life of the +3 ... a downer on 3" drives? I know 3.5" was where the ... Although I did own a +3 for a short period most ... of my exposure to 3" disks was via the ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... approach with separate keyboard
3. Provided easy memory expansion so ... a business machine
5. 3.5" disk drive plus hard disk as an ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... , 68008 QL with a 720k 3.5" floppy drive instead of Microdrives, and ... -on, as could a floppy drive.
Whether the original ... -
Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... bought a +D and a 3.5" drive you werein Speccy paradise!),
- Skooldaze 3, Eye of the Moon, Miner ... Taxman, The Megatree, Dynamite Dan 3, etc, never being released,
How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…
... to do is get a +3, any one will do, modify ... case and connect an external 3.5" drive. JeffB came up with the ... do to get the external drive to work as ...Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... bought a +D and a 3.5" drive you werein Speccy paradise!),[/QUOTE ...If you met Sir Clive Sinclair......what questions would you ask him? Here are some of mine: 1) Which of your inventions are you most proud of? 2) Which of your inventions are you …
... , and bin the micro drive for a 3.5
2)forget ...
