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Demagnetiser?I've never used demagnetisers for audio/video heads and now wonder if they really help much? what type/rating should I look for (to be used with micr…
... If you have a two head system (record and playback ... is by the same head) and you occasionally use ... mine to clean them, microdrive units are two heads as ... symptoms for a magnetised head, many of which sounded ... constantly to a magnetised head. Which sounds like a ... -
The Sinclair Microdrive NightmareHi folks, following the [URL="http://youtu.be/Kh4hkIyjdNE"]?Sinclair ZX Spectrum - 30th Birthday Anniversary 2012 - The Movie?[/URL] and the series …
... the tape up against the head with the right force of ... ://youtu.be/0nExHMP3h9E"]"The Sinclair Microdrive Nightmare - part 2"[/URL][/B ... -
Odd / interesting things to do with Spectrums, IF1 and Microdrives.Firstly, I did not know where to put this, whether to shoe horn it into one of the more recent microdrive-ish threads, or drag up one of my old ones.…
What you want is a microdrive cartridge that's like one ... a fake microdrive cartridge with some kind of output head that just ... -
Please, tell me something more about: ROTOTRONICS WAFADRIVEWhat do you think about Wafadrive? Was it a successful product in the 80's? [youtube]2yjEyoOeJrI[/youtube]
... tape which just like Sinclair Microdrive cartridges alas they were prone ... ... Magnetic fields of the tape head in the unit used for ... -
Microdrive TitlesJust a quick query. Is there a definitive list of titles which made it to microdrive?
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LERM MicroMate
Letta-Head BRAD UX
Letter Set ... /> MicroDrive Random System
Microdrive Recovery
Microdrive Rename
Microdrive Repair Utility
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Microdrive Serial ProtocolGentlemen, I've been dreaming for a long time to develop a Microdrive emulator, where an SD card loaded with .MDR cartridge images can be accessed t…
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After a lot of head scratching, I thought about a ... the ULA without fear of microdrive/cartridge damage/wear. The idea ... -
How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... could be run on a Microdrive cartridge was really fun and ... life of me get my head around it. I saw a ... , it's way over my head![/QUOTE]
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Microdrive-Microdrive incompatibility?Hi All! Finally I could get enough Microdrives and connecting blocks (or cable replacement) to make the largest storage configuration of the classic…
... think that it is a head or motor alignment problem, because ... 's microdrives. Most of the Microdrive rollers were replaced and the ... the power consumption when the Microdrive was active and it was ... -
Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... (which I ****ing hate! :evil:), Head Over Heels, etc.
[/QUOTE ... a 48K Spectrum with a microdrive and later modified a Dk ... some evil joke and the microdrive was a direct descendant of ... was almost equally unreliable as microdrive.
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Dumping Microdrives (to a PC, not to a skip)Morning/Afternoon/Evening chaps, What do people use for getting their data off a microdrive quickly? I know of at least one project which does it ra…
... as entirely disabling the erase head so that you can guarantee ... fast enough for sampling a microdrive bitstream.
I realise you ... -
+3e simple ide interfaceHi guys, I want to make a +3e with my +2a. I'm thinking of making the simple 8bit ide interface (internal) and connecting it to a 40 pin ide to sd r…
... from the top of my head you should choose
MicroDrive's, these are the 5volt ... -
Microdrive-Microdrive incompatibility?Hi All! Finally I could get enough Microdrives and connecting blocks (or cable replacement) to make the largest storage configuration of the classic…
... the rather reliably working eight microdrive system running a small demo ... one with a little corroded head, which was always unreliable. Now ... -
WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... when I was using a Microdrive (yep, I was an early ... what? It's doing my head in now, I know I ... -
Getting Tasword to save to CF cardHey chaps I have a Plus 2 with a simple 8bit IDE interface installed. I was hoping I might be able to use the +3 disk version in conjunction with …
... /> If anyone is scratching their head and wondering what on Earth ... QL it would have been microdrive or disk for storage. So ... -
The ZX Spectrum as a Business MachineMaybe it is time to treat this"business" side of the Spectrum more seriously . What spurred me int action was the arrival in the post today (from Eb…
... the 48k Spectrum , then a Microdrive version , probably an Opus version ... a crown on Opus's head when they quit. I noted ... -
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 …
... 's one heck of a microdrive cartridge... Big enough for several ... . A shame we didn't head down this path back in ... -
Questions about microdrivesHi! Bought an Interface 1 and two microdrives along with around 10 microdrive cartridges. Installed (great but very expensive) vdrive zx into one …
... 3. Anyone got a spare microdrive interconnect thingy or know where ... people have never seen a microdrive cartridge.
* You know ... to make a digital microdrive cartridge like Xelalex's ... a standard microdrive cartridge slot and talks to the head.
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Questions about microdrivesHi! Bought an Interface 1 and two microdrives along with around 10 microdrive cartridges. Installed (great but very expensive) vdrive zx into one …
... new rubber rollers in the microdrive, but only one of my ... thought, did you clean the head with some alcohol and cotton ... -tip?
If the head has some material stuck to ... -
Questions about microdrivesHi! Bought an Interface 1 and two microdrives along with around 10 microdrive cartridges. Installed (great but very expensive) vdrive zx into one …
... cable connectors between the Microdrive and IF1 are very touchy ... />
2) Cleaning the head once is not enough. I ... I then checked the head again and sure enough it ... few times each, the head seems to stay clean. ... when I cleaned the head of my tape deck ... -
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... get if you cross [i]Head Over Heels[/i] with [i ... year. Save your work to microdrive! Save your work to +D ... -
A picture of me and my Spectrum circa 1984 8o)<a href="http://www.fotango.com/p/eba00132841f00000010.jpg From" target="_blank">[url]http://www.fotango.com/p/eba00132841f00000010.jpg[/url] From<…
... in DK'tronics case
{microdrive/interface1/interface3} hard to make ... -
HELP ME REMEMBER THIS GAMEhi peeps i have been trying to remember the name of a game i used to have on the spaccy but cannot remmember it. can anyone help me this is all a c…
... game has gone from my head now so if anyone could ... -
Good Isometric 3D GamesHi My fave game of all time was Head Over Heels, which I have now completed thanks to emulation. I have also now done Batman and recently discovere…
... game of all time was Head Over Heels, which I have ... was never a sequel to Head Over Heels ? -
Here Comes the SunHas anyone got a solution for this adventure game, its been doing my head in for ages
Has anyone got a solution for this adventure game, its been doing my head in for ages -
Stuck in head over heelsHelp - I'm stuck half way through in bookworld - even with map. I've reached a pink room with only one entrance - I can get heads to a platform at t…
Help - I'm stuck half way through in bookworld - even with map.
I've reached a pink room with only one entrance - I can get heads to a platform at the very top of the screen but i jump around up there to no avail.
heels has to go the ... -
Long Live The Speccy!!LONG LIVE THE SPECCY! LONG LIVE THE SPECCY! LONG LIVE THE SPECCY! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! (Just had to get it out) Thank You!!!!! (Going To…
... Cakes Now!, While Hitting My Head With A Frying Pan Several ... -
Sinclair / Citroen ??? Just wondering if anyone else has noticed how Citroen (them French blokes who make cars) are using names for their range which were used in some of …
... some new thing called a 'Microdrive' . Maybe a new device but ... -
spectrum+2 help!!I recently got my old +2 out of the loft for a session of old games with the boys! Unfortunately I spent all night loading and getting no response. I…
... no response. I ran a head cleaner tape through the tape ... -
Which expansions can I attach to a +2A?I have several peripherals that I would like to connect to a +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and kempston joystick interface…
... +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and ...
