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  • If you've got a real working MF128,IF1, and MDR combo can I ask a favour?So, if you do have a real Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a Spectrum (48k or 128k) that are all working, can I ask a favour...? …

    ... Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a ... Routine[/URL] really does "format microdrive cartridges more effectively, ideally ... (hopefully):

    * Format a cartridge with the native ... [/CODE]

    * Format the same cartridge with the ...
    jp jp February 2008 Hardware
  • Spectaculator 7 Beta 1Spectaculator 7 has amazingly somehow made it into beta! I've just sent the usual suspects (aka beta testers) their e-mail with details. I know a f…

    Hi Jon, I've not had that much time to experiment but here's very quick bit of feedback...the "Format Microdrive Cartridge" prompt forces cartridge names to be lowercase. Cheers
    jp jp May 2008 Emulators
  • Create a new microdrive cartridge image formatHi there, I'm working to emulate the IF1+Microdrives in JSpeccy.I've found what the "classic" MDR format ins't capable to store all the required inf…

    ... found what the "classic" MDR format ins't capable to store ... prefer to create a standard format consensuated with others.

    microdrive at low-level, which so ...
    zx81 zx81 December 2011 Emulators
  • Strange Microdrive format.Hi all, I got a new (old?) cartridge today and it's called "ArchBak" and just ran forever in my Spectrum when I did a CAT. However when I looked d…

    ... that it had a strange format.

    It's at ... , the opposite of the normal Microdrive, as interleaves go. I haven ... a much tighter format than the usual Spectrum format... I haven't ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • Microdrive utilityMany 'moons' ago before I sold my Spectrum, I had a micro drive utility which included amongst other things a re-written format command. This increa…

    ... re-written format command. This increased the capacity of a microdrive from ...
    Jetman Jetman May 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…

    ... /> When I try to format a cartridge, the border flashes ... normal" behaviour of the FORMAT command is that the ... connecting cables, using several microdrive cartridges, on three different ...
    Are there any Microdrive utility / diagnostic programs available on ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Original demonstration ZX Microdrive cartridgeAnybody knows where to get original snapshot of all programs and games that came on original ZX Microdrive cartridge in *.mdr format? [ This Message…

    Anybody knows where to get original snapshot of all programs and games that came on original ZX Microdrive cartridge in *.mdr format?

    [ This Message was edited by: Uros Zupan on 2004-10-02 19:06 ]
    Uros Zupan Uros Zupan October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive questionI bought a microdrive and interface 1 this weekend and was thrilled to get it to work yesterday evening. I managed to format a cartridge and save som…

    ... yesterday evening. I managed to format a cartridge and save some ... a cartridge and use a microdrive command (like CAT 1 for ... the computer to silence the microdrive. Is this normal? From the ... the break key activates the microdrive motor as well. This seems ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Extended Microdrive FormatterHello all, After a few months on a steep learning curve, some heavy duty reading and plenty of trial and error I?ve written an extended microdrive f…

    ... I?ve written an extended microdrive format utility. It?s not about ... is to allow you to format a cartridge with customised HDFLAG ...
    jp jp December 2005 Development
  • Microdrive gamesI saw a few Spectrum games on Ebay recently which were advertised as being in the microdrive format, they even had a photo of the cartridge with a la…

    ... advertised as being in the microdrive format, they even had a photo ... /> Were any games released on microdrive or did this seller transfer ... a game onto a microdrive and then print out a ...
    udgoverload udgoverload August 2006 Games
  • Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…

    I have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and ... LOAD*.... or RUN start the microdrive but I get "File not ... long time.
    If I FORMAT a cartridge I get better ... noise issue.

    The microdrive does not seem to have ...
    Rampack Rampack September 2007 Hardware
  • Wafa Drive VS Microdrive,From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking). Which format…

    From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking).

    Which format then was better, what are the pros and cons of each format??
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • microdrive problems and interface 1I am having problems with microdrive. Whatever I try, the motor starts for a second or two and error message shows up "microdrive not present". If I…

    I am having problems with microdrive. Whatever I try, the motor ... up "microdrive not present".

    If I try to format it ...
    orange orange November 2008 Hardware
  • Microdrive faultHi, After a chat with "Winston" at the R3PLAY show I have been able to fix my 48k spectrum faulty M1 signal. My problem with the microdrive is int…

    ... />
    My problem with the microdrive is intermittent, when it wants ... works just fine and will format and "cat 1" , then next ... get the microdrive not present error. If I try to format, the ...
    mick66 mick66 November 2010 Hardware
  • Microdrive MaintenanceHi All I've come into possesion of two microdrives and 5 cartridges. I have an interface 1 which I believe is fine. I can issue commands to the micr…

    ... to repeat this. Trying to format them, does the flashing black ... white border forever or reports "microdrive not present". ALso I noticed ... should obtain a known working microdrive and cartridge. However then I ...
    wozname wozname January 2011 Hardware
  • Is converting Microdrive formats possible???Hi. First post. I'm a long-time Speccy owner, was lost, but found my way home! :D I have a Disciple as well... Now to my question, but first the …

    ... the files with the "CODE" format (file-type 4).
    ... Genius assembler rejects the CODE-format source-files. The AtariST hard ... to this stream, result; the format is changed to "OPENTYPE" - ... going through Andy Pennell's microdrive book (which is excellent) ...
    omelette omelette January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive ProblemHi everyone, I have just recently bought an Interface 1 and Microdrive off eBay. I plugged it all in and everything worked, however, it doesn't now …

    ... to the Microdrive such as CAT and FORMAT, but the Microdrive just ... spins with the red LED on. If FORMAT ... just stay white with the Microdrive spinning.

    I ... Spectrum main board, and the Microdrive head.

    ...
    Jimbob-Squarepants Jimbob-Squarepants August 2011 Hardware
  • opening Microdrive cartridgeI've been trying to replace the tiny 'sponge' with variable success. in two tiny tapes it worked but, iirc, they worked even with no sponge at all. I…

    ... says 'microdrive not present' on CAT and 'write protected' on FORMAT.
    orange orange December 2011 Hardware
  • MinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - Z80 Snapshot to Microdrive converterMinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - The Z80 to Microdrive Snapshot Converter -------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Rob Shepherd…

    ... v0.21 - The Z80 to Microdrive Snapshot Converter
    --------------------------------------------------------------
    microdrive cartridge into your Spectrum unit, and type:

    FORMAT ... .tzx file to the microdrive
    cartridge using ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay January 2012 Announcements
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... almost thirty year old Sinclair Microdrive Cartridges were still usable. ... charm

    10 FORMAT "b";19200
    20 CLEAR ... better analyzing and even repairing microdrive cartridge images, making use ... above, type

    FORMAT "b";19200
    LOAD *"b ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • Microdrive units with weak (not dead) ULAs...Hi everybody, I've got a Microdrive unit here. It didn't work. It does now (actually, it was the ribbon had broken and the ground had lost contact, …

    ... />
    I've got a Microdrive unit here. It didn't ... , this Microdrive is working. However, not fully. When I format a cartridge ...
    Spirantho Spirantho March 2012 Hardware
  • Low level microdrive programmingSo I'm on my lunch break trying to find out about low level microdrive programming (without using IF1 ROM). I see one can use port 0xe7 to read and w…

    ... find out about low level microdrive programming (without using IF1 ROM ... read and write bytes from microdrive. I also see there ... treat microdrives that use different format / sector size / file system ... br /> What is a formatted microdrive?
    How to detect ...
    tstih tstih July 2012 Development
  • Microdrive repair - GREAT NEWS!Microdrive repair facts: We know (almost) pure alcohol and cotton swabs are needed a lot to clean the Microdrive head. We know cartridges degrade, so…

    ... But from my last months Microdrive lot check&repair ... a couple of Microdrive units that didn't format well, even ... Most often they resulted in 'Microdrive full', so 0K available, after ... And new ones on another Microdrive:
    [IMG]http://benophetinternet. ...
    bverstee bverstee September 2014 Hardware
  • Problems with the .TZX formatI seem to have intermitent issues with the .tzx format and emulators. Take for instance Dynamite Dan: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sincla…

    ... intermitent issues with the .tzx format and emulators.

    Take ... Fuse.

    Does this format cause specific issues for developers ... Opus Discovery / PlusD / DivIDE / Disciple / MicroDrive / +3 Drive / Beta Drive / Multiface ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter September 2016 Emulators
  • What about a Universal Spectrum File Container Format for Emulators?A common problem of us Speccy Users is that we have various mass storage interfaces like Interface 1, BetaDisk, Disciple, Tape, divMMC, divIDE and mu…

    ... an "Universal Spectrum File Container Format for Emulators"?

    I ... to this container with If1/Microdrive syntax and tape-commands. Close ... integrate such a universal container-format.

    Just an idea ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Emulators
  • ZX Microdrive .mdr file "Cruncher"Hello all. Last year I've been in contact with Marcos Cruz and he gave me the idea to write a [b].mdr[/b] manipulator since it is a well known for…

    ... it is a well known format.

    Within a few ... the peculiar way the ZX Microdrive FORMAT "M" command works.

    mattsteel mattsteel September 2017 Emulators
  • New Utility Z80onMDR - Transfer Z80 snapshot to Microdrive CartridgesWith the growing popularity of the excellent vDrive [url]https://vdrivezx.com/vdrivezx/[/url] I've adapted one of my utilities to create Microdrive …

    ... options]
    | -m NAME - specify Microdrive Volume & Output Name, length ... estimated size check if showing Microdrive oversize.
    |
    | [snapshot settings ... must be in binary .scr format
    | and exactly 6912bytes long ...
    TomD TomD September 2020 Brand new software
  • What causes microdrive capacity reduction ... when the microdrive is a vDrive-ZX?I've just had my Spectrum 48K and Interface 1 refurbished and have bought a vDrive-ZX. I'm finding that I cannot copy my Microdrives to the vDrive…

    ... the vDrive-ZX, because although FORMAT gives a blank MDR in ... this with writes to real microdrive cartridges I'd have just ... 't tried writing to physical microdrive cartridgess, as I need to ... the data on my existing microdrive cartridges, and don't have ...
    JamesYoungman JamesYoungman November 2020 Hardware
  • Microdrive logic flow.Hi all, I've finally gotten my hands on an Interface 1 and Microdrive to continue my project, and have been analyzing the Microdrive with a logic …

    ... the whole process works from Format onwards... Anyway, I set ... - The information on the Microdrive Companion clearly wasn't terribly ... other issues on the Spectrum microdrive cartridges, but if anyone ... only come on during a format?

    Thanks. Any ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk February 2021 Hardware
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