-
Was there ever an 8" Floppy Drive for the SpectrumThis has been bugging me for a while now... I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an [URL="http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]…
... a while now...
I seem to remember adverts in ... ://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]8" Floppy Drive [/URL]and associated interface ... TRS-80 used the 8" Floppy drives to begin with but ... the Spectrum to an 8" Floppy drive via homebrew hardware? -
Modern mainboards with no floppy controllerA PC's mainboard floppy controller is very import for reading and writing Spectrum disks but these days mainboards no longer have one built in. On ot…
A PC's mainboard floppy controller is very import for ... to use an internal USB floppy or other storage medium but ... Amiga disks with ADFRead (two floppy trick) on a PC.
I'm making do with an ... that has an old fashioned floppy controller? -
Help with random numbers......Hi all, wonder if anyone can help me... sort of a novice here ... I have been trying to write a simple ish basic program to compare random sets of n…
... here ...
I have been trying to write ... random generating routine (that i thought would work a ... (49)
50 LET Z=49
60 FOR ... n=1 TO z: LET a(n)=n: ... br /> 70 FOR n=z TO 44 STEP -1< ... 160 PRINT X(F);",";" ";
170 NEXT F
180 LET ... -
SD to floppy emulator/adaptorDoes anyone know where I can get my hands on an SD-to-floppy emulator/adaptor? (SD card goes in the slot and the adaptor goes in a 3.5" FDD) It's for…
Does anyone know where I can get my hands on an SD-to-floppy emulator/adaptor? (SD card goes in the slot and the adaptor goes in a 3.5" FDD) It's for my Atari ST and Amiga 500. :) Odd question, but why not? -
hanging around? what am I missingso I look out the window at 11pm.. some youngsters hanging around my newish car... same again at 11:15pm.. and 11:30 I catch one of em leaning agains…
... 15pm.. and 11:30 I catch one of em leaning ... who promptly gets told to f-off and stop leaning against ... , boredom strikes.
I don't get it.. what ... a city?
I've got enough probs with ... ..
so have I missed something, is my road ... -
How to transfer spectrum roms to 3.5 floppy diskI have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use w…
I have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use writetrd? -
Hires Opus Discovery picturesAs I had the rare and awesome opportunity to be able to buy 5 or 6 Opus Discovery interfaces this year, and because I couldn't find hires pics of the…
... http://tweakers.net/ext/f/gG15nnyI79vyy3tyLGxQs0bu/full.jpg"][IMG ... http://tweakers.net/ext/f/dRTqCT8mWpU5vMuakGRcTxw4/full.jpg"][IMG ... ://tweakers.net/ext/f/51tKGWvk58NmzMex9J2yLFjZ/full.jpg"][IMG ... I ordered one anyway
- one had a defective WD1770 floppy ... -
More Games I-N Small casesMore.. Box 14 Single Cases Intermediate Maths 2 ? Rose Software International Football ? Cult Games International Matchday ? Ocean International Ru…
... x Jungle Fever ? A'n'F Software
Kai Temple ? Firebird ... Women ? Mastertronic
Tape Copier ? I Think its Lerm, need to ... -
Where to find (black) external 3.5" floppy drivesI'm searching like a maniac, but I can't seem to find 3.5" external drives of external drive enclosures anywhere. What I need: some single or dual e…
... anywhere.
What I need: some single or dual ... Disciple or PlusD.
I prefer if the power ... just put a black PC floppy drive in) - these are ... - External MSX drives, but I can't find them anywhere ... problem either.
And I know PC floppydrives (1. ... -
Would there be interest in new powered dual-floppy setups?I can make some of these dual diskdrive sets: [img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/IMG_3046.JPG[/img] [img]http://benophetinternet.nl/ho…
I can make some of these ... DS1)
- Compatible with DD floppy disks or HD floppies with ... -
I need advice please :(Firstly I'm soo sorry that from time to time I turn up here in a mess, and usually don't post anymore (but that's purely because I try not to post wh…
... drunk)...
I've somehow got myself involved ... since boxing day, I've spent everday since ... br />
I'm soo f*ckin' lost and messed ... his character I can hate easily)... I sincerely don' ... anyway :( :( :(
I'm so sorry for whinging ... -
Merging authors - Luis F. Sanchez and Luis Sanchez PalaciosI have the feeling that Luis F. Sanchez, author of "Al ladron" is the same one as Luis Sanchez Palacios, author of "Estacion acuario". Both games are…
I have the feeling that Luis F. Sanchez, author of "Al ladron" ... games are text adventures...anyways, I have written in the spanish ... CAAD, specialised in adventures, maybe I will get an answer... -
New dual floppy disk drives sets offered on eBayI just offered my new dual floppy sets on eBay: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180850230689[/url] Included is the dual fl…
I just offered my new dual floppy sets on eBay:
[url] ... 10 DD or HD floppy disks.
I can offer the ... :
1. For retro floppy disk systems
Drives ... .
2. For modern floppy disk systems
Drives ... -
Your 8-bit micro preferencesWell, I kinda love [U]all [/U]8-bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t warmed to in one way of another, but obviously there are …
... intended with the comments... I really do love all ...
With such prestige, I always expected the BEEB to ... Southern Belle, that's f'sure. Shame that the ... -on and games on floppy, this sleek machine doesn ... machines, Sord, etc, that I can’t comment on. < ... -
Brand new dual floppy disk drives setsI am offering brand new boxed dual floppy sets: [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/ebay/IMG_3517.JPG[/IMG] Included in a set are: - A boxed dual flopp…
I am offering brand new boxed dual floppy sets:
[IMG] ... />
1. For retro floppy disk systems
Drives ... used for DD (720KB/800KB) floppy disks.
Pinout ... br />
2. For modern floppy disk systems
Drives ... -
Fitting a floppy drive into a +2Ahow hard would it be to fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum +2A ? could I use any of these simple ide devices or something else ? Reason…
... fit a 3.5 inch floppy drive into a ZX Spectrum ... +2A ?
could I use any of these simple ... ?
Reason I am asking is that I dont want a ... for games and such. I want to still keep retro ... as much as possible but I want to have quicker ... -
no floppy in PC(a bit offtopic, sorry..) I noticed that most newer motherboards lack floppy drive connector. most will simply buy USB floppy, but I presume that can…
(a bit offtopic, sorry..)
I noticed that most newer motherboards lack floppy drive connector. most will simply buy USB floppy, but I presume that cannot work for 3" drives? -
A little help with 3.5 floppy please so close...Thanks to everyone with all the help about getting stuff onto 3" disks works a treat thanks :-), so new problem is....I feel like a right idiot Have…
... thanks :-), so new problem is....I feel like a right idiot ... Greece for a 3.5 floppy for the +3 and so ... . Each command I try sets the 3.5 floppy off but does ... -
Using CP and JR Z commandI have been trying to [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40011"]convert a BASIC routine to machine code[/URL], but to no av…
... ], but to no avail, I need to establish whether a ... Its years since I did any coding and I've totally forgot ... how to use CP and JR Z ... .
As I understood it you ... :roll:
Heres what I have so far:
I bastardise your genres!My Album! I was serious I have the music for at least 3 tracks, I've screamed and hoo haaa'd along to them all, but when it came recording them I re…
... this, I'm just angry enough to really f**kin' ... calling the police?
F*ck I'd better scarper!
... /> F*ck me (When I'm drunk cos' I won't f*ck ... you when I'm ... Market Nightmare, I burst your Jaw u f**kin' Hippy!!!).
INKEY$ giving me troubleHello, I have been using BASin (great program by the way...) Sad though it seems during the typhoon here I have been re-learning my spec-skills an…
... bit..
Then I started getting weird results sometimes ... :
1/What I was thinking about was separating ... trying to run before I can walk I fear...
... the arrays so a-z then A-Z and that is ... 12): DIM E(12): DIM F(12)
15 DIM ...PPI claims - bugger me, I got me some money...So there we were, the missus and I, not paying any attention to the "you might have a claim for PPI" adverts that you see on the telly. Until, that …
... , and even more speculatively, I put in a claim for ... ignorance at anything PPI related I may ever have paid ( ... is true, as I'm clueless what the f**k they charge ... happy to accept it. I should say I am, me old ... had been had, and I had a short questionnaire to ...Looking for Floppy drive, not really ZX relatedI know this is ZX hardware forum, but I am just asking if someone knows some store online that has floppy drives, pc floppy drives available still? T…
... ZX hardware forum, but I am just asking if someone ... store online that has floppy drives, pc floppy drives available still? They ... are getting hard to find. I ... to functional condition.
I figured this forum if any ...+3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…
... works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - ... )
However when I tried it I didn't get the ... running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is ... toast! I have managed to obtain a 3" floppy drive from ... a speccy +3 machine to see if i ...New Game : Dead By DawnMy brother has finally decided to finish off a game he's been working on for years....[b]Dead By Dawn![/b] [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CU4VJsYlLd…
... bp.blogspot.com/-CU4VJsYlLdI/UKw7dEY5a-I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/x6d4m2uLUoM/s320/DeadByDawn+blog ... into a disturbing game what I did. (Actually there was ... Forward
K : Back
Z : Left
X : Right
R : Stand up
F : Crouch
A : Activate ...HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…
... I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy ... It?s connected to the floppy port of the +3 using ... cable (non-twisted) as I used for an external FD ... assign a drive letter. I can toggle between the two ... HFE files, I loaded on the SD card ...divIDE +3e: How can I put games into hard disk?I've got a +3, a divIDE and the +3e ROMs. I want to copy some games in the CF card so my +3e could execute them from BASIC ("disabled" divIDE, loadin…
... some backups from transfers to floppy.
... I would like to copy the programs back to floppy ... or tape so they can be used with any 128k (i ... .e.: with or without +3e ROMS or floppy).< ... programs directly to floppy?
- I think there is ...3" Floppy DisksWhere can I find some 3" floppy disks (preferably blank)? I've tried everywhere with almost no luck.
Where can I find some 3" floppy disks (preferably blank)? I've tried everywhere with almost no luck.Gifts from Russia (again)Hey there, zorel from zx-pk.ru is manufacturing PCBs again. Keep in mind you'll have to be good with soldering, as I don't intended to offer assembly…
... good with soldering, as I don't intended to offer ... assembly services (as I did in the past [which ... shoudln't mean I won't aid you in ... pk.ru/market/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15[/url ... 128 + 512k & 2MB Upgrades, Z-Controller [IDE + PS2 + SD cards ...QL Micro Peripherals floppy interface questionI am looking for the floppy interface standard (Shugart or IBM) for the Micro Peripherals interface for the QL, to know how to configure floppy drive…
I am looking for the floppy interface standard (Shugart or IBM ... know how to configure floppy drives for that interface.
Anyone know which floppy configuration should be used?
floppy cable):
- Pin 10: ...
