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3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... Amstrad users.
I'm aware of the current situation ... an image of the 3" disk. The image would be sent ... " drive could help with the disk
preservation project, even if ... -
Help! +3 disk trouble!Can anyone please help me... I've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for write/erase dropped out and I'm not sur…
... 've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3 ... /erase dropped out and I'm not sure where it came ... -
48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…
... trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file ... alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL ... when I booted off the disk. It comes up as " ... 48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which ... in "CAT" and get a disk catalogue on a +3, yet ... -
Any games that only had music on Disk version?I didn't think this to be true but I can't for the life of me get Fernandez must die to play with music unless I use the disk version So does anyone…
... music unless I use the disk version
So does ... not? I wondered if I'm just doing something wrong with ... -
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…
... in the first disk for Citadel, the floppy disk drive made ... complete manual rotation of the disk, checking both surfaces, and ... perfect condition. So did this disk wreck the drive, even ... />
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Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…
... without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC?
disk drive LED, but didn't ... won't work, but I'm happy with that). -
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…
... whizzing sound as when the disk spins up. I've tried ... />
I could get another disk and re-install Windows and ... OK.
What I'm interested in is any practical ... replacement drive. I believe the disk itself to be OK, it ... -
Amstrad FD-1 - Does not acknowledge inserted diskI picked up another Amstrad FD-1 drive not long ago. It's in very clean condition, but has one major fault. Turning on the drive, and then the +3 th…
... :" [ENTER] the +3 thinks no disk has been inserted, and I ... tells the +3 that a disk has been inserted, and if ... so I know what I'm looking for before taking the ... -
EPYX 21 Disk only?[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013360"]EPYX 21[/URL] It says in the archive 'Only available on disk/microdrive', yet I have …
... the archive 'Only available on disk/microdrive', yet I have a ... in a bit.
I'm willing to upload any files ... -
The Archon Collection (Disk)I'm about to sell a half-working +3 disk of this game (Side A: Archon - Loads, Side B: Adept - Doesn't) to a geeza in Canada. Then I see that a disk…
I'm about to sell a half-working +3 disk of this game ... . Then I see that a disk image isn't present in ... it worth me posting the disk to the Preservation peeps first ... -
Spectaculator Disk WizardI'm looking to back up my Plus D disks to my PC (running XP). The Spectaculator 'Help' refers to the Disk Wizard, but it's greyed out in the Tools m…
I'm looking to back up my ... Spectaculator 'Help' refers to the Disk Wizard, but it's greyed ... -
hdfmonkey - a Swiss Army Knife for HDF disk imagesThis is a spin-off from my recent experiments on ESXDOS. If you want to play with the DivIDE (or other Speccy hard disk interfaces) under emulation, …
... (or other Speccy hard disk interfaces) under emulation, you ... firmwares for Speccy hard disk interfaces will be supporting ... games/ directory of your disk so that you can load ... can even format the disk with a freshly minted ... the moment and I'm not sure why. One ... -
+3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…
... and works well. However, the disk drive does not seem to ... the tape.
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Switch on +3 disk driveI'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found that some kind of switch is badly damaged. The switch is connected to a pad labeled SW2 in t…
I'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, ... or it detects if a disk is present?
The disk drive doesn't run (motor ... to a "good" configuration (disk present and unprotected). The original ... disk drive of the +3 ... -
ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…
... not general purpose, but Boriel apparently has plans there.
boriel.com forums about it. ... syntax.
I'm sure there are people who ... never learned M/C that could benefit ... write in basic and make M/C output from it. ... -
How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…
... Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I ... can use a standard floppy disk drive, and what modifications should ... with all these interfaces. I'm well aware of dealing with ... read through posts about HD disk drives not having the READY ... -
+3 Disk GamesI'm thinking about buying ZX +3. Were there many games released on a disk for +3? I searched ebay, but can find only very few (2). Is there a list…
I'm thinking about buying ZX +3. < ... many games released on a disk for +3? I searched ebay ... , beside eBay to buy +3 disk games?
Does anyone ... -
Spectrum +3 disk games?m looking for some Spectrum disk games: * Live Ammo (I have one, but it says "disk has been changed 1:5"...Even if you have a working copy) * Whe…
?m looking for some Spectrum disk games:
* Live ... have one, but it says "disk has been changed 1:5 ... -
Games with Plus3/Disk enhancementsFor about 95% of games of +3 disk, it was simply the tape version with the only benefit being reduced loading times. However, there were a few excep…
... % of games of +3 disk, it was simply the tape ... a recent thread), where the disk version has the train robbery ... +3[/B]
On disk, both parts have a brief ... all have location graphics on disk. On tape they're ... only.
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Wanted: Hard-disk interface ownersI'm currently developing some hard disk interface library code and would like to implement drivers for as many bits of hardware as possible. I've got…
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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 ... those interested:
I'm trying to port a 128K ... time stood still) to disk. I know there's ... already a disk version, but somehow it ... (page 5). After all disk loads finished, I built the ... -
Saving in 48 mode to diskAs thread title. I did a little search but was not able to find anything, but you cannot really search for 48. Simple situation, I prefer to write b…
... these are +3 things I'm writing (no commands though that ... basic and finally save to disk.
I was wondering ... saving a basic program to disk ? , I imagine a code block ... -
Disciple disk interface with powered driveI have a Disciple disk interface for sale for anyone who has a decent offer in mind. It comes with 3.5" DD drive with power supply and cabling and s…
I have a Disciple disk interface for sale for anyone ... .
Yes, I'm clearing out ;) -
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…
... I compare it to other disk drives:
-There ... had to be loaded from disk. If I remember correctly, ... very similar to the CP/M one. John, if you ... utility to convert TOS 3" disk images to +3DOS images ( ... couple dozen disks and I'm still going through the ... -
Spectrum +3 disk gamesHi there, Spectrum fellows :) I?m a Spectrum collector from Finland. I sell some of my disk collection: * [B]Cabal[/B] (tested & played, instructi…
... ?m a Spectrum collector from Finland. I sell some of my disk ... -
+3 Disk gamesHi there. I?m a Spectrum collector from Finland. I sell some of my +3 disk games to get more space: [B]Big box games:[/B] * Ikari Warriors * Airb…
Hi there.
I?m a Spectrum collector from Finland. ... sell some of my +3 disk games to get more space ...
+ Some other disk games
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playing sound samples from Boriel's zxbasic-compilerfirst of all, sorry if it sounds confusing if i'm posting this thread here instead instead of at Discussions:SinclarBasic it's because this is more …
... sounds confusing if i'm posting this thread here ... assembly and library development for Boriel's zx-basic compiler ( ... [url]http://www.boriel.com/software/the-zx-basic ... sample player, but i'm not very happy with ... and the conversions i'm using to 1bit samples ... -
Using Boriel's ZX Basic to learn assemblyI wrote a small guide. Hopefully some people will find my gibberish useful - especially people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think …
... , where I think writing small m/c modules can be a ... learn.
Linked through Boriel's forum, so you know ... feedback :)
[url]http://www.boriel.com/forum/how-to-tutorials ... -
Replacing the +3 disk driveI've come into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing some searching and know that the 180k floppy can be replaced wi…
... +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing ... 180k floppies?
I'm asking more out of curiosity ... than anything, as I'm sure you'll all be ... to sort.
I'm a bit rusty on all ... -
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…
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1. For retro floppy disk systems
Drives are ... />
2. For modern floppy disk systems
Drives are ... : ZX Spectrum 128K with Disciple disk interface:
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