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  • Repairing a Disciple disk interface - info for othersJust posted this [URL="www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby"]on my weblog[/URL], but I think it's also interesting to put here. This week I did some work o…

    ... some work on a Disciple disk interface which I ... Fortunately someone once received a repaired Disciple interface ... />
    [B][U]Bad soldering contacts on Disciple[/U ... : the soldering contacts are bad.

    ... give result in bad soldering contacts! Just ...
    bverstee bverstee May 2012 Hardware
  • Changes that would have made a bad game goodA posting about technician ted beign far too hard to be playable got me thinking - what changes could have been made to existing games to make them b…

    ... better, or even turn a bad game into a good one?
    ... about, always seems a bit of a waste to me.
    a few more cities (maybe ... mulitloaded) or better still, a level designer.

    ... having one bouncign bomb at a time - so if ...
    Neil^P Neil^P March 2004 Games
  • If a +3 disk game doesn't loadIf you have a +3 disk game that doesn't load, what are the ways to try to get that game to load i.e. on a tape you'd have volume control, tone, ritua…

    If you have a +3 disk game that doesn't load, ... to load i.e. on a tape you'd have volume ... , etc
    What would cause a disk not to load - corrupted, dirt ...
    redballoon redballoon May 2011 Hardware
  • Anatomy of a bad M1No, not the motorway (although at times the tarmac M1 goes about as well as this one...) But the bad M1 problem that seems to occur most with issue …

    ...
    But the bad M1 problem that seems to ... /> Incidentally, after connecting a Spectranet, the signal gets ... But it's still pretty bad:

    [ ... /> In summary, a Z80 with a bad M1 is probably caused ... by a disconnect ...
    Winston Winston July 2012 Hardware
  • Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…

    ... series seven. It got a little better with series eight ... from last, which appeared after a long hiatus, were strangely flawed ... Royal Family is now embarrassingly bad (they should have stopped it ... but my point is that a bad prequel/sequel/season/episode doesn ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2013 Chit chat
  • How to write files from PC into a +3 disk image?I'm thinking about creating a utility that converts 48k snapshots into tap and dsk files. To do so, I've found that libspectrum allows me to read sna…

    I'm thinking about creating a utility that converts 48k snapshots ... me to create files into a dsk file.

    - libspectrum ... disk images (but on a worst-case scenary, I can create a "special" disk ... create / read / write files from a dsk or edsk image?
    Zup Zup February 2017 Development
  • 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…

    I have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing ... . Someone, might tell it is a disk drive problem like timing error ... with floppy with another from a working +3 system. In my ... if anyone could give me a possible solution this problem.
    Anestis Anestis June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…

    ... , so hot plug away. (Some disk drive bays are also hot ... models - so you can take a bad disk out of an array and ... put a new one in without taking ... is unpowered, and will have a circuit to ensure that it ...
    Winston Winston September 2007 Hardware
  • How long do Speccy game tapes last?The last real cassette I loaded was back in 2005, when I had to sell my Speccy stuff (lack of room, sadly), but I remember being surprised that games…

    tapes I had as a 10 year old from 83 ... ago..

    I notice a lot of the ones I ... bit if the tape gets a bit grotty then it's ... not a biggy as there is not ... upp'd and M.I.A tape today.. it's cool ... should up,but need to fix a few disk drives.
    fog fog January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Boxed Spectrum +3 128k Action Pack For SaleCirca 1987ish I think. This pack comes with a light gun and 3 games. 1)Barbarian (I think Wolf from gladiators is the front cover model!!!) 2)Arcad…

    ... may also help a sale. When a seller asks me a question on ... see.

    There are a lot of potential buyers visiting ... are sold on eBay with a bad disk drive. The led turns on ... condition, no scratches, 100% working disk drive, 100% working keyboard, sound ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2010 Sales
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... also happen if you have a bad disk.

    [quote]Apparently the ... game is successfully stored on disk, but RealSpectrum is still not ... ] you're trying, it uses a Speedlock weak sector protection. Perhaps ...
    obo obo September 2010 Hardware
  • Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…

    ... also happen if you have a bad disk.

    It's likely ... ] you're trying, it uses a Speedlock weak sector protection. Perhaps ...
    Pegaz Pegaz September 2010 Hardware
  • Disciple troubleAnother day, another problem. While waiting for my 16-to48K upgrade chips to arrive, I tried to bring my Disciple back to life, which I just bought a…

    ... XP computer and formatted a 3.5" Disk (DD) by typing "samdisk ... format a:", followed by "samdisk image.mgt a ... the image to a: did another format) and the disk can be ... ?[/quote]
    It sounds like a bad disk, so I'd just try ...
    obo obo November 2012 Hardware
  • Disciple troubleAnother day, another problem. While waiting for my 16-to48K upgrade chips to arrive, I tried to bring my Disciple back to life, which I just bought a…

    ... could create a snapshot and save to the virtual disk. I then ... to copy it to a real 3.5" disk. Then I loaded ... found the Disciple Disk Manager, but this gives a warning that it ... in #19, was caused by a bad disk. I did it once more ...
    schombi schombi November 2012 Hardware
  • Plus DI would like to get a Plus D disk drive interface for use with a Spectrum 128 I plan on acquiring in the future (I don't have the patience to use an …

    ... " a HD disk into a DD disk and risk losing data or getting a bad disk in ... the long run, or I can use a HD disk ...
    Swevicus Swevicus January 2013 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …

    ... O error" and then a black screen.
    ... a black screen but it did a "CAT" of the disk ... a prog could merely indicate a bad disk rather than a ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2016 Hardware
  • Need help for fix a Orel bk-08Hello, I'm a new here and in the zx spectrum world. recently I bought me a Orel bk-08 a zx clone from ukraine. This last was new and unused but t…

    ...

    I'm a new here and in the ... I bought me a Orel bk-08 a zx clone from ... something on keyboard I have a strange beep.

    ... you can help me to fix this verry interesting machine. < ... br />
    Sorry for my bad english and thank you in ...
    galine galine May 2013 Hardware
  • Requesting a Kryoflux dump of Command Performance +3 Disk!Does anyone have a good Kryoflux dump of both sides of Command Performance for the +3 they can share please? My copy has sector 1 on track 0 showi…

    Does anyone have a good Kryoflux dump of both ... track 0 showing bad on both sides of the disk so the ... on the SAME track being BAD on BOTH sides is so ... be down to a duplication error or just a faulty disk when it ...
    BarryB BarryB January 2020 Games
  • The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…

    ... code required to load from disk and voila - the games were ... getting them to load off disk made a big difference.

    fix this?)

    This (again) made a big difference ... " (pressing SPACE during loading was a bad thing on Z80), remove all ...
    Jmk Jmk May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Getting Games onto a disk?OK, I will be buying a spectrum +3 and have just bought an Amstrad 6128+ (great hardware for programming). Now I am all set to go with programming b…

    ... , I will be buying a spectrum +3 and have ... you get games onto a 3inch disk? I woudl rather see ... tape but that is hardly a quick development method. Better ... still is there a way to hook these machines ... up to a PC (through the printer ...
    addictive1 addictive1 February 2006 Development
  • How would you fix a camera to a bike!Every day I cycle to drop off my youngest son to nursery school, then pick him up again, about 5 mile round trip. I've had a few close calls nearly g…

    ... round trip. I've had a few close calls nearly getting ... or so for a new wheel and time to fix it before ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) November 2007 Chit chat
  • Can a floppy disk wreck a disk drive?I'd been re-installing some old Apple Mac games so that I could back them up before the disks become unreadable (too late in some cases). After doing…

    ... the first disk for Citadel, the floppy disk drive made a horrible ... pulled back the disk gate and did a complete manual rotation ... of the disk, checking both ... perfect condition. So did this disk wreck the drive, even ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2009 Chit chat
  • Suggestions for resurrecting a hard disk?I started up one of my PCs today, which I hadn't used for a couple of weeks, and HD1 won't start up. My impression is that the motor has seized, as i…

    ... hadn't used for a couple of weeks, and ... whizzing sound as when the disk spins up. I've ...
    I could get another disk and re-install Windows and ... HD1, or recommendations for a company who could either ... data to a replacement drive. I believe the disk itself to ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny June 2009 Chit chat
  • Have a +3 Disk not listed as MIA or in the +3 Disk Image ListQuick question. I have been through my +3 disk collection to check if I had any of the MIAs for the SDP project. Unfortunately no but I did notice on…

    ... have been through my +3 disk collection to check if I ... in either the main +3 disk image list or as MIA ... is just a simple omision from the main +3 disk image list ... or it is a MIA.
    TomD TomD August 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Could someone copy a disk image to +3 disk for me?Hi, I was wondering if someone would be able to create a +3 disk for me with the Mercenary disk image (obtained from this site) on it? Ideally I wan…

    ... to create a +3 disk for me with the Mercenary disk image (obtained ... .dsk image to a .tap file and create the disk myself (used ... of course pay for the disk and postage.

    Thanks ...
    Crowman Crowman November 2010 Hardware
  • What memory pages are being used in a +3DOS disk operation?To make a long story short: what pages are in use by +3DOS while doing read operations from the disk drive? Now, for the details, for those interest…

    ... doing read operations from the disk drive?

    Now, for ... port a 128K Spectrum game (Where time stood still) to disk. I ... know there's already a disk version, but ... screen (page 5). After all disk loads finished, I built the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2011 Development
  • Weird Nero burning rom problemA few months back, I suffered a bad sector on my harddisk. It wasn't a big deal at the time as it was fixed after a reboot and disk scan. However, …

    ... suffered a bad sector on my harddisk. It wasn't a big ... was fixed after a reboot and disk scan. However, the bad sector trashed ... (usually). They gave me a file that scans and removes ... Seems only a complete Windows reinstallation is going to fix my problem ...
    FrankT FrankT November 2011 Chit chat
  • Bad Reset Line on +3eHello there my fellow WoS'ers, Alas I have not been about much over the last couple of weeks, got hit by the flu, headcold and a rather nasty throa…

    ... by the flu, headcold and a rather nasty throat infection - been ... some advice, I have a Spectrum +3 with a Bad Reset line - Its ... that bad even the reset button ... the problem so I can fix it.

    Cheers for ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2012 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... onto 3" disks works a treat thanks :-), so new ... problem is....I feel like a right idiot

    Have bought a cable from Greece for a 3.5 floppy ... work.
    5. Disk seems okay as laptop via ... think?

    Bad disk
    Bad cable
    Something else ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings June 2012 Hardware
  • Help reviving a 128 +2 GreyHello m8s, my turn to ask for some help with a +2 Grey. Got it for spares as I do have a working one but I could not resist to try and fix it. As us…

    ... resist to try and fix it. As usual initial ... socket was damaged and bad soldered at the component ... , seamed like a memory problem, hooked a ram tester loader ... on the bad one. Never heard of a bad pal till ... now but just to keep going I programmed a ...
    Pluto63 Pluto63 April 2013 Hardware
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