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  • Moritz Strikes BackHi there, it is Moritz' birthday!!!!That's why i have to post the little SEUD shooter: "Moritz Strikes Back". Story: After a session with the famou…

    ... . Dr. Chicken Fried, Moritz is ready to face his fears!
    drive it!

    His ears ... beautiful screens...):

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AljGM2 ...
    chico_71 chico_71 February 2019 Brand new software
  • Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…

    ... requirements , I believe) with an EXTERNAL UK mains plug in type ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio September 2019 Hardware
  • edge connector... breadboard / external romso i purchased a breadboard on a edge connector.. to experiment with .. my first task to make a external rom boot (32k eeprom) so i think i got every…

    ... first task to make a external rom boot (32k eeprom) so ...
    mark8bit mark8bit October 2020 Hardware
  • Direct drive LCD screen - looking for information on previous projects people may have attempted.Hi All, My first post, so please forgive and guide if I've posted in the incorrect section. I'm a speccy user from way back in the 80's, but m…

    ... , except I'm planning to drive the LCD panel via the ... rely on the ULA to drive the signals at all. In ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk December 2020 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 Disk Drive Not WorkingCan I just check that I need to replace the drive belt on my +3. When I insert a disk it tries to read the disk twice in Loader then asks me inser…

    Can I just check that I need to replace the drive belt on my +3.

    When I insert a disk it tries to read the disk twice in Loader then asks me insert a cassette instead.
    mutant mutant January 2021 Hardware
  • Got my Spectrum +3 Disk Drive to work but....I refitted the belt and the Spectrum seems to load up a game. However a pin felt out of the disk drive when I was putting it back together. I had …

    ... felt out of the disk drive when I was putting it ... , the red light on the drive drive is still on and you ...
    mutant mutant February 2021 Hardware
  • The "Fun" of old equipment...Warning to others with the Alphacom 32.So I manage to slowly rebuild my spectrum, and a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother printer I once had is no more, and I don't want t…

    ... I don't want to drive from the Interface 1 again ... reassemble the printer, and get ready for a live test, and ... transformer model that can't drive the current. Once you give ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • specie external keyboard - revision one -[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/pqeYpXnLqTwYkLvKA[/img] revision one of my external keyboard ... wow it actually worked after a little bit of crash…

    ... />
    revision one of my external keyboard ... wow it actually worked ...
    mark8bit mark8bit August 2021 Hardware
  • Missed opportunities in the 80'sAll the talk of the Loki got me thinking... What if someone had built an expansion box for the speccy that had the 3812 Yamaha music chip ( Adlib Sou…

    ... some sprite capabilities, or an external blitter?.

    Kind of ... a plug-in upgrade... A ready-made market with lots of ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk September 2021 Hardware
  • Hard Drive failureWas greeted by this message the other day. I have tried everything but it refuses to boot up, looks like i'll need to get a new HD. Had to drag out…

    ... failure. Never swapped a hard drive before. No idea how tp ...
    zx1 zx1 December 2021 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +3 - Copy games from external 3.5 to internal 3 inches floppy disk [Help]Hello, I've bought a kit to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/jdYRQD8T/kit.jpg[/img] I'm using [b]…

    ... kit to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b ...
    RetromaniaPT RetromaniaPT April 2022 Hardware
  • Plus 3 Disk ConversionIf anybody wants any commercial +3 disks converted to .dsk format, I've rigged a +3 up to my PC and can make .dsk images of nearly all commercially p…

    ... to buy an Amstrad FD1 external 3" drive
    from eBay - ... They consist of a 3" drive like the one in the ... br /> cable, all inside an external case.

    I ... Anyway you connect the 3" drive in place of the 3 ... br /> Sometimes if a drive hasn't been used for ...
    David David June 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • [newbie warning :)] Spectrum +3 questionsHello all, Yes, I am a Speccy newbie [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] My Spectrum +3 arrived today, and I already have a few questi…

    I'd sell you mine if it weren't for the fact I might want to use my +3 myself someday.
    As to the external disk drive if you look at the +B periperhal schematics it probably has a +5v line to supply power to the drive.
    cyborg cyborg December 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • WANTED: tape replacement for +2?Any tape replacement possible for a +2? My +2 works wonderfully but the incorporated datacorder is simply worn out and won't load ANYTHING. Dirty sig…

    ... would like to add an external tape recorder to your +2 ... ones carry power to the drive, the blue one carries the ...
    Trainspotter Trainspotter April 2002 Sales
  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... will have to create an external tape drive or summat.

    Takashi64 Takashi64 October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Atari ST / Amiga - - Spectrum emulator help soughtHi, I might post a lot here, but I am not all that clever with computers, I just like tinkering with them. Today, in the post, I got an Amiga 600 &…

    ... disk, or at least an external floppy drive. It will make a ... " (not the usual 3.5") drive from a laptop will do ...
    John H John H February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …

    ... if thats the kind of drive they have. also, "i believe ... . it should be fine and ready to use i think. may ...
    Amigo Amigo March 2003 Games
  • Number 6 in the Village (text adventure) Please help!!!Does anyone have a solution to this text adventure. I've tried to escape by air and sea using the jammer but it hasn't worked. I've been playing it …

    ...
    FARMY 91 Noun
    DRIVE 91 Noun
    COCKP 91 ... the Village! Now are you ready to tell me why you ... take off from the tarmac drive.^{7}

    Message 114 ... huge hay barn. A tarmac drive leads east through some open ...
    BadBeard BadBeard March 2003 Games
  • [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…

    ... the pc's a: drive or any added .dsk ... files in c: drive.
    I was wondering ... something.
    The +3 drive option(which works with the ... pc's a: drive) in the view menu ... load a game(cassette)using external audio source into spectaculator. ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 May 2003 Emulators
  • [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…

    ... image and insert it into drive A: (see the online help ... load a game(cassette)using external audio source into spectaculator. I ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle May 2003 Emulators
  • New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…

    ... /> 2. It has a hard drive for storage - with NO stupid ... CDROM drive, for playing music CDs, and storing large amounts of external ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hi! I'm new here! :)Hello, I mainly use my Amiga(!) nowadays but i have always been a fan of the ZX Spectrum computers. I used to own a 48k and +2 range. I now play the…

    ... heck. After installing you're ready to go online and the ... use it as a Virtual DRive, or make a HDF and ... emulator to recognize the CD drive, leaving me no choice but ... at it as a CD Drive still even if i name ...
    Sadako Sadako December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fitting 3.5" floppy as +3 Drive B:Anyone done this? I see the cabling differences as talked about on the same page as the sound correction schematics, but thought I'd see whether anyo…

    ... a +3 as the B: drive with no modifications, however, ... used just for the external B: drive, but this involves some ... be difficult to find a drive suitable for +3 (PC ... XT style); generically, a drive suitable for +3 use is ... a drive that can change pin 34 ...
    secarica secarica December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Hard DriveHiya all Does anyone know where i can find a Dummies guide to building the 'internal' hard drive interface for the Spectrum +3? I've found lots of …

    ... got wonderful info on the external hard drive connector but i'm ... a 1.6gb IBM hard drive from a lap top I ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... a lesser extent, C++ provide ready-made classes that do a ... lib sitting on my hard drive, just waiting for a break ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2004 Development
  • 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…

    ... . I assumed that an external Amiga disk drive would work. As you ... either of these work?
    External drives I understand. I've ... had to get external power to an internal disk drive before and ...
    mikey303 mikey303 April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help needed with Disciple interfaceHi all, I really hope someone can help me out. I've recently bought a Disciple interface and have attached an internal Amiga 3.5" drive. (I've never…

    ... 720K floppy into the drive and you're ready to begin.
    drive won't report the correct ...
    Luca Luca May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Toasted Speccy +D & Drive...Yep, it had to happen, out of the room for two secs and my 5 year old did something to my speccy & +D. Well the speccy has been make to work agian, a…

    ... -bay yourself an external one and remove the drive.

    Btw ... if you can still buy external cases complete with psu for ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Toasted Speccy +D & Drive...Yep, it had to happen, out of the room for two secs and my 5 year old did something to my speccy & +D. Well the speccy has been make to work agian, a…

    ... /d/[/url]

    The drive I tried to use it ... /> Also if you need an external power supply ,then Maplins do ... @ 2.00a
    as a drive uses 950ma, you can run ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Car boot PricesYesterday i went to a well known car boot sale up here in lancashire , i spotted a box of speccy games on a table , its ages since ive seen any at a …

    ... />
    BBC Master with external disk drive and box of 25+ disc ... huge box of games and external disdrive for ?5 but I ...
    kevlight kevlight August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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