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  • ZX Interface 1 + ZX Microdrive + ZX PrinterAll with early original shipping box: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Interface-1-in-original-postage-box-/172508324401?hash=item282a4c2231:…

    ... .co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Microdrive-in-original-postage-box-/172508330228 ...
    ranma_simon ranma_simon January 2017 Sales
  • SINCLAIR ZX MICRODRIVE: NEW, unused!!!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-MICRODRIVE-NEW-unused-/172623503401 Perfect box, complete with plastic protection inside the internal metal …

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-MICRODRIVE-NEW-unused-/172623503401

    Perfect box, complete with plastic protection inside the internal metal plate cover.

    Have a nice bid ;)
    ranma_simon ranma_simon April 2017 Sales
  • Looking for completely freeware / public domain QUILL AdventuresDoes anyone know where I can find out if any QUILL adventures have been put into the public domain, completely free to use?

    Does anyone know where I can find out if any QUILL adventures have been put into the public domain, completely free to use?
    somberman somberman May 2017 Development
  • Sinclair QL Preservation: how to dump a MicrodriveHi Guys. Just want to let you know that I'm making some videos on my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works. If…

    ... that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works.

    If ...
    ranma_simon ranma_simon May 2017 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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…

    ... the peculiar way the ZX Microdrive FORMAT "M" command works.
    mattsteel mattsteel September 2017 Emulators
  • The Quill. Random start location for object.So I've been reading the manual to 'The Quill' recently and it seems like a bit of fun. :) Haven't tried programming anything yet but I was thinki…

    ... reading the manual to 'The Quill' recently and it seems like ...
    Ersh Ersh September 2017 Development
  • Wanted: Gilsoft's Professional Adventure WriterLooking for a complete copy of Gilsoft's PAW adventure writing system if anyone has one to part with? Please DM me.

    Looking for a complete copy of Gilsoft's PAW adventure writing system if anyone has one to part with? Please DM me.
    mjhardisty mjhardisty October 2017 Wanted
  • Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…

    ... in the package was a microdrive, the connector cable, the standard ... the bits together - and the microdrive motor burst into action for ... the genuine sound of the microdrive looking for something, and ... to watch seeing as a microdrive cartridge is essentially an ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • SINCLAIR QL ULTRA JOBLOT: 308 Microdrive Tapes, for the ZX Spectrum too!!!https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-QL-ULTRA-JOBLOT-308-Microdrive-Tapes-for-the-ZX-Spectrum-too/173130060764 Have a nice bid ;)

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-QL-ULTRA-JOBLOT-308-Microdrive-Tapes-for-the-ZX-Spectrum-too/173130060764

    Have a nice bid ;)
    ranma_simon ranma_simon February 2018 Sales
  • Yet another Microdrive emulator...Hi there, I just got a prototype of a hardware Microdrive emulator working. I opened a discussion about it over on the Spectrum Computing forum. I…

    ... a prototype of a hardware Microdrive emulator working. I opened a ...
    xelalex xelalex March 2018 Hardware
  • WTB: ZX Microdrive unit (working)Looking for a, preferably working, ZX Microdrive. If you have a ZX Interface and cable, that would be nice, too.

    Looking for a, preferably working, ZX Microdrive. If you have a ZX Interface and cable, that would be nice, too.
    DaveyPocket DaveyPocket May 2018 Wanted
  • Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…

    ... BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape ... text-file from one microdrive to a second microdrive, once we OPEN ... simply pulls the text from microdrive one character a time using ... 512 characters from an OPEN# microdrive stream area to a normal ...
    mattsteel mattsteel May 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for "25 Programs for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive" reprint licence.Hello everybody! I'm Salvatore Lasorella, president of Apulia Retrocomputing (www.apuliaretrocomputing.it), a little cultural association we found…

    ... Programs for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive: Multi-User Games for the ...
    Saltor Saltor June 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • "25 Programs for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive" book. Looking for the licence to reprint it.Hello everybody! I'm Salvatore Lasorella, president of Apulia Retrocomputing (www.apuliaretrocomputing.it), a little cultural association we found…

    ... Programs for the Sinclair ZX Microdrive: Multi-User Games for the ...
    Saltor Saltor June 2018 Announcements
  • Smart Egg... Quill?All the Smart Egg (Rigel's Revenge, Golden Eggcup & Serf's Tale) games say "Authored with a modified version of The Quill." What is the source fo…

    ... a modified version of The Quill."

    What ... was adapted from The Quill. I've not found ... They certainly started using the Quill (the earlier version of ... tinkered about with The Quill to add a three ... reference or credit The Quill in any way, as ...
    Strident Strident July 2018 Infoseek database
  • The Ballpoint"The Ballpoint" http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007945 This is a summary of the investigation Philip Richmond, Tim Gilberts (Gil…

    ... Philip Richmond, Tim Gilberts (Gilsoft) and myself have been doing ... It seems to be a Quill-like adventure writing system... that ... /> Tim Gilberts of Gilsoft, produces of the Quill, did some quick ... , hacked version of the Quill, whose origin and purpose ...
    Strident Strident December 2018 Infoseek database
  • zx microdrive faulty/broken/not working/deadi'm looking for a faulty none working even dead microdrive if anyone has one they would part with

    i'm looking for a faulty none working even dead microdrive if anyone has one they would part with
    caver99 caver99 January 2019 Wanted
  • Microdrive connectorCan the cable that connects a Microdrive to interface 1 be used to connect a second Microdrive to the first one and yes I do realise they are meant t…

    ... the cable that connects a Microdrive to interface 1 be used ... to connect a second Microdrive to the first one and ...
    caver99 caver99 January 2019 Hardware
  • im having problems stripping the database out of this code for quill adventure writerim trying to get the database out of rouge midget. ive managed to do this with another game written using quill but this one is too big. theres no…

    ... with another game written using quill but this one is too ... space to load it into quill. obviously i had to remove ...
    digital digital April 2020 Assembler
  • 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 …

    ... of my utilities to create Microdrive cartridges from Z80 snapshots. Anybody ... options]
    | -m NAME - specify Microdrive Volume & Output Name, length ... estimated size check if showing Microdrive oversize.
    |
    | [snapshot settings ...
    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…

    ... 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 ... a sacrificial microdrive cartridge to test on.
    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 …

    ... have been analyzing the Microdrive with a logic analyzer to ... - The information on the Microdrive Companion clearly wasn't terribly ... -to-the-sinclair-zx-microdrive-and-interfaces/page/n1/ ... other issues on the Spectrum microdrive cartridges, but if anyone ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk February 2021 Hardware
  • Microdrive Data Recovery.Hi All, So I've been working on recovering microdrive cartridge data by oversampling the magnetic traversals at 8 Msps ( approximately 100x the ma…

    ... ve been working on recovering microdrive cartridge data by oversampling ... data of all of the microdrive sectors.

    My ... question: Is there a recognized microdrive format, like .TAP ( eg, ... just the sectors in a microdrive cartridge for when stored ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... , the opposite of the normal Microdrive, as interleaves go. I haven ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • OqtaDrive - Microdrive emulator for Spectrum & QLQuite a while ago I reported about my [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55983/yet-another-microdrive-emulator#latest"]first prototy…

    ... /forums/discussion/55983/yet-another-microdrive-emulator#latest"]first prototype for ... ://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/58258/microdrive-logic-flow"]here[/url] prompted ... ://www.babbletower.net/forums/spectrum/microdrive/oqtadrive-demo.mp4"]a short ...
    xelalex xelalex May 2021 Hardware
  • WiP Raspberry Pico Microdrive Hardware EmulatorDecided to take the plunge and learn how to program a Raspberry Pico Micro Controller and, after messing around a lot with Oqtadrive, decided to crea…

    ... a hardware emulator for the Microdrive as my first project because ...
    TomD TomD October 2022 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... transfer utilities were released on Microdrive, but there weren't any ... one commercial game released on Microdrive cart - Ant Attack, which was ... to backup to Microdrive for quicker loading - The Quill is one example ...
    RandySparks RandySparks September 2006 Games
  • 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…

    ... one commercial game released on Microdrive cart - Ant Attack, which was ... to backup to Microdrive for quicker loading - The Quill is one example ... individually-packaged games available on microdrive in the shops though, were ...
    udgoverload udgoverload September 2006 Games
  • Sherwood ForestAre we absolutely sure this game was made by Delta 4? It doesn't mention the company anywhere in the game, there's no mention of it on their [url=htt…

    ... ZX Basic - thank goodness Gilsoft developed "The Quill" when they did! "
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2007 Infoseek database
  • Spectaculator Problems on VistaHi, Does anyone else have the same problem whenever they run Spectaculator on Windows Vista? Im using Spectaculator 6.3 and after a while of playing…

    ... text adventure using PAWs, GAC, Quill etc? Say for example im ... that with Interface 1, 2, Microdrive, Disk , Joystick and Mouse support ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2007 Emulators
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