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Connecting a Microdrive to modern hardwareHas anyone looked into connecting a Microdrive to an Arduino or Raspberry Pi?
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Tir Na Nog - Microdrive save/restore?The docs for tir na nog e.g. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/t/TirNaNog.pdf"]worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info…
... /t/TirNaNog.pdf[/url] mention microdrive save/restore.
I ... got my copy loaded via microdrive using the MinnaMicroZ80 tool which ... /> Anyone got saves working via microdrive? -
Head over Heels on 128KI noticed an interesting behavior of Head over Heels on 128K Spectrums, especcially with +2A/+3 machines. The game works, but after loading game, lo…
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Florida man head-bangs to Slayer's 'Raining Blood' during Hurricane MatthewLOL http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/10/08/Florida-man-head-bangs-to-Slayers-Raining-Blood-during-Hurricane-Matthew/6421475933871/
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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:…
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Good or Horrible: Beach HeadI got They Sold A Million with my Speccy. Also: Transformers. Eesh. Surprised I gutted it out long enough to like the machine. Anyway, Beach H…
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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 …
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Perfect box, complete with plastic protection inside the internal metal plate cover.
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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…
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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…
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 ;)
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Have a nice bid ;)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 ...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.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 ...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 ..."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 ...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 withMicrodrive 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 ...Firelord - wolf's head -does it do anythingIN Firelord there are these wolf's head things lying around. Firstly is that what they are? And secondly do they contribute in anyway to the gameplay…
... there are these wolf's head things lying around. Firstly is ...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.
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| [snapshot settings ...Bit of fun - ToastRack , one change onlyAlthough there's an old "one change only" topic about, I was thinking about the toastyrack 128's earlier. Its actually the only Spectrum model I've n…
... from "the top of my head" quick ones although most of ... slot
Built in IF1 microdrive connector ?
Dead simple one ...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.Selling most of my Spectrum games.I've decided to sell off most of my Spectrum games and some hardware, but for now here's the games I want to get rid off. Ideally I would like to se…
... . (*2) (Melbourne House)
Head Over Heels (Ocean)
Jasper ... Megabasic + SpriteDesigner (Your Spectrum)
Microdrive One (Lerm)
Mikie (Imagine ... (Melbourne House)
MUP (Microdrive Utility program) (JC Jumbo Data ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Microdrive fault.I guess some of you may know this... My microdrive has a problem: the motor starts running as soon as I plug the computer in, and won't stop! It is …
... tape would run over the head again and again and again ... poor engineering? Cause the whole microdrive idea seems like a great ...Just curious: are we all guys?I was wondering if this spectrum retro mania only affects guys, or if perhaps there are girls around too. And if not: why?! Not that gender is releva…
... 386 (L40) from whence we head to 486, Pentium and above ... got nothing to use my microdrive cartridges in :(What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…
... 386 (L40) from whence we head to 486, Pentium and above ... got nothing to use my microdrive cartridges in :(A feature missing in emulatorsJust yesterday a thought came to me while trying to load a really old and worn tape. Wouldn't it be interesting if one of the emulators had a featur…
... cup `o tea mode.
Microdrive power lock/infinate spin lock ... /> Tape deck with misaligned record head - so that lending a TZX ...THE BEST EMU'I've beem using ZX32 for about a year now.However,certain ROMS such as Double Dragon 1 or Phantomas will not run with this emulator.Is there another,…
... minding my own business playing Head over Heels, a mighty astrological ... saw how to make a microdrive reliable, I saw, oh my ...
