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  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... a track on the external floppy drive PCB instead. Is that true ... the drive select signal then the external drive would respond as drive 0 ... and external drives respond as drive 0 at the same time ... drives, or remove the internal drive altogether.
    guesser guesser May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... need an external 3.5" drive, with no special modifications to ... . On the PC side any floppy drive will do, even an external ... USB floppy drives
    Cons: needs +3 external 3.5" drive, a ...
    obo obo June 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ah I see, so create a new format for a pre-processed disk image that tells the software on the spectrum how to write it.

    Is it possible to create a +3dos filesystem on a dos formatted diskette with a USB floppy drive? I suppose it ought to be.
    guesser guesser June 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... formatted diskette with a USB floppy drive? I suppose it ought to ...
    obo obo June 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Opus Discovery - problem reading disksHello, I recently got an Opus Discovery 1 but unfortunately for me it seems to be temperamental. :-( The ZX Spectrum that is connected to it powers…

    [QUOTE=Zetr0;544506]isn't the Floppy Device replaceable with a stock 720k disk drive or a modified HD 1.44 drive?[/QUOTE]

    Hm... I wouldn't know and besides I don't have an old DD 720kb floppy drive in my possession. Thanks!
    yannis_uno yannis_uno June 2011 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery - problem reading disksHello, I recently got an Opus Discovery 1 but unfortunately for me it seems to be temperamental. :-( The ZX Spectrum that is connected to it powers…

    ... standard UART for its floppy drive, then you can ... Density (1.44MB) floppy drive by removing the high ... -density floppy disks sensor (its ... uses a common WD1770 IC Floppy Disk Controller.
    < ... take some pics of the drive, connectors and cable, ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2011 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery - problem reading disksHello, I recently got an Opus Discovery 1 but unfortunately for me it seems to be temperamental. :-( The ZX Spectrum that is connected to it powers…

    ... . He developed a very cheap Floppy Drive interface board, that allows PC ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2011 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…

    ... for a modern motherboard with floppy controller, but I invite you ... 3 1/2 inch disk drive and a 5 1/4 ... disk drive.[/QUOTE]

    [url] ... is PATA support for your floppy drive[/QUOTE]

    [url] ... /284892-30-motherboard-supports-floppy[/url]
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2011 Support files
  • Microdrive using simple coilWhile listening to my iPod using cassette car adapter I came to idea - why not doing the same for the microdrive? Anyone ever tried that? Do you thin…

    ... the entire microdrive like the floppy drive emulator with SD cards.
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2011 Hardware
  • Timex Floppy Disk Drive emulation discussionI feel embarrassed for starting this topic because I can't contribute with actual code, but this is a new attempt to simplify and present what the Ti…

    ... Timex disks in its disk drive it would be great. ... any IBM-PC compatible floppy disk drive can be used with ... got a DSDD 3,5" floppy drive. Most things I made ... it is a 80 track drive (Hitachi drives are 40 ... the same size as a floppy disk!)[/QUOTE]

    ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2011 Emulators
  • Timex Floppy Disk Drive emulation discussionI feel embarrassed for starting this topic because I can't contribute with actual code, but this is a new attempt to simplify and present what the Ti…

    ... a PC with a 3" drive you can use CPDread. I ... ), any IBM-PC compatible floppy disk drive can be used with it ... got a DSDD 3,5" floppy drive. Most things I made on ... it is a 80 track drive (Hitachi drives are 40 tracks ...
    zxbruno zxbruno July 2011 Emulators
  • I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…

    ... (with own fan), 80Gb HDD, Floppy Drive. Most of which I don ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Chit chat
  • I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…

    ... replaced together, in fact the floppy drive, floppy cable and case fan are ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk July 2011 Chit chat
  • I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…

    ... were replaced together, infact the floppy drive, floppy cable and case fan are ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Chit chat
  • I might try building a barebones PC.Our Packard Bell iMedia 5077 is literally on its last legs. Every time it is switched on something doesn't work, usually it is the sound, sometimes i…

    ... happens, I'm having the floppy drive for my +3. As for ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Chit chat
  • DivIDE +3...When I've got my divide plugged in to my +3 and I reset it it always goes into 48k mode. is this because of the fatware firmware or because of the di…

    ... about transfering files between the floppy drive and the cf card but ... the rom access to the floppy drive won't be there?
    Hercules Hercules September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Old Acer laptop questionI have an old Acer Travelmate 610 (from ca 2001), and since we're already into old machines in here, I'll give it a shot. The boot-menu has 3 option…

    My Winbook J1 expands Removable Device to floppy drive. Maybe not assembled in your model but supported by BIOS.
    serbalgi serbalgi September 2011 Chit chat
  • Old Acer laptop questionI have an old Acer Travelmate 610 (from ca 2001), and since we're already into old machines in here, I'll give it a shot. The boot-menu has 3 option…

    usb floppy drive probably.
    the removable device also depends if it's bootable..

    the external cdrom , well go in the bios. see if boot from cd is priority option.
    me I'd take out the HDD put it into a 3.5" converter and check that.
    fog fog September 2011 Chit chat
  • Old Acer laptop questionI have an old Acer Travelmate 610 (from ca 2001), and since we're already into old machines in here, I'll give it a shot. The boot-menu has 3 option…

    I think you're right.
    It's probably intended as an option for floppy-drive.
    Pilsener Pilsener September 2011 Chit chat
  • Interest for more DivIDE interfaces?I'm wondering if there is still interest in DivIDE interfaces. I can make another batch of 50 if there is. So the standard DivIDE, not the DivIDE Pl…

    ... firmwares that emulates a disciple floppy drive (reading/writing) and others let ... use it as a hard drive for ANY spectrum (ESXDOS).
    Zup Zup September 2011 Hardware
  • Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…

    ... ) a Commodore 1541 5.25" floppy drive that uses an IEC protocol ... />

    Now the TAPE drive on the Spectrum can only ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 September 2011 Hardware
  • Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…

    ... ) a Commodore 1541 5.25" floppy drive that uses an IEC protocol ...
    fog fog September 2011 Hardware
  • Loading games with +3I've been fiddling with my new +3. Thought I'd try to load some games via the tape port. As I don't have a proper recorder I thought, I'd save them o…

    ... times! Thank goodnes for the floppy drive (which actually worked in my ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 September 2011 Hardware
  • ZX EvolutionBeen looking at this ZX Evolution and have been very interested in it. I have already contacted the people who make it and its around 125 Euro to bu…

    ... will defo use a hard drive later on but sd cards ... will also connect up a floppy drive too. I dunno if it ... accepts a DVD drive but we will see when ... cuz i will make the drive a slave and add a ... hard drive as a master.

    morcar morcar September 2011 Hardware
  • TR-DOS 2 DiskCan i transfer the .TRD format back to disk on a PC ? I tried to down load TRD2DISC from here, but when i open the archive there is nothing in it.

    ... later, with a non-USB floppy drive.

    Stick to real ...
    obo obo September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Atari ST website/forumAnyone recommend a good Atari ST website source, had a google and haven't really found anything in like what's available for the speccy/c64/amiga etc…

    ... Satan or there is that floppy drive emulator
    fog fog September 2011 Chit chat
  • Atari ST website/forumAnyone recommend a good Atari ST website source, had a google and haven't really found anything in like what's available for the speccy/c64/amiga etc…

    Yes, if your PC has a floppy drive, you can use a program to put the disc image onto the 3.5" disc which can be run on the ST.

    It's practically a PC DD drive - I used an ST drive as a second disc drive on my CPC.
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 September 2011 Chit chat
  • tin foil & cassette tapesWould putting one near the other damage data on the tape?

    ... for incinerating your enemys disk drive head. Coating the surface with ... up with a torched disk drive :lol:[/QUOTE]

    Never ... , nobody would ever expect their floppy drive to burst into flames these ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek October 2011 Chit chat
  • tin foil & cassette tapesWould putting one near the other damage data on the tape?

    ... , nobody would ever expect their floppy drive to burst into flames these ...
    mile mile October 2011 Chit chat
  • Won a +3 on eBay - which games to buy?After a couple of missed opportunities to get my hands on a +3, I finally won one in an eBay auction this afternoon (put in some sneaky bids in my lu…

    ... one with a known dud Floppy drive (drivebelt probably), and get it ... had no interest in the floppy drive as the disks are expensive ... /> Why did Amstrad include the Floppy Drive?

    So that I ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 October 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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