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  • Interface 1 putting me in 48kHi All, I have a 128 toasty with interface 1 connected to a PC via serial. If I save a basic program using 'SAVE *"b" LINE 10', all is well. If I …

    ... /> I dug out my old microdrive and gave it a bit ... earlier. If I get a microdrive read error - BANG - back to 48k ...
    jagman5994 jagman5994 May 2014 Hardware
  • So shooting 360 degrees?...[I]How do I go about having - for example - a cannon in the middle of the screen, that can shoot in any direction towards the player?[/I] Well, I do…

    ... angle in within 90 degree sector. From this point it is ... 'll shout for help if (read: when) I need it. :lol ...
    Sokurah Sokurah June 2014 Development
  • 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…

    ... , because all the drives could read the test cartridge reliably, when ... 's microdrives. Most of the Microdrive rollers were replaced and the ... the power consumption when the Microdrive was active and it was ...
    jimre jimre July 2014 Hardware
  • Fixing my old ZX Spectrum 48K issue 4AHi Guys, I trying to fix my old Spectrum 48K. Looks like my dad used a wrong power supply as the ULA had a bit missing and so did the 7805. So I rep…

    ... but found my interface 1 + microdrive with a couple of micro ... this is what I have read about:
    > Some ULA ... /> > The capstan in the Microdrive wears with use. If so ... the felt pad in the Microdrive cart/tape. It can either ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK July 2014 Hardware
  • New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…

    ... via Microdrive commands? Like having a hard disk! What is the read ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman July 2014 Hardware
  • New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…

    ... Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_Microdrive_Emulator.htm"]Microdrive emulator[/URL] for the ... single virtual 4MB Microdrive. All standard Microdrive BASIC commands could ... the read/write speed like?[/QUOTE]

    The Microdrive emulator ...
    Fruitcake Fruitcake August 2014 Hardware
  • Beta Disk v4 resets Spectrum while inserting DisketteHi, has anyone discovered the following himself ? I have some old disks which should be in Beta-Disk format. Most of them I?m able to view the cat…

    ... " ?[/QUOTE]
    trdos sector=256bytes,but controller can read 128/256/512 ... formatted disk on PC trdos read 512bytes, overwritten buffer and some ...
    goodboy goodboy August 2014 Hardware
  • Bandersnatch:grin: [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/SpectrumCrazy/photo_(2).JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/SpectrumCrazy/photo_%283%29.JPG[/IMG] D…

    ... can use to try and read the cartridges and copy them ... Spectrum due to problems with microdrive cartridges, corruption and knowing what ...
    rwap rwap September 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • how to .... Rotronics WafadriveHi all, How to make dump of wafadrive cartridges (to PC) ? any software to do this ? or any way ? I have same questions about microdrive cartridges :…

    ... , after dumping a number of MicroDrive carts using JP's util ... job rather than
    a sector dump, so it would remain ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 2014 Games ListNote: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewhere near the end of this thread. [old] Any problems …

    ... sure, as I can't read russian).

    Chris Graham ... September 2014

    [B]Sector: Invasion[/B] [I](space shooter ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2014 Games
  • Chuckie Ess 2 tap doesnt work[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000959[/url] It loads, you press a key and it returns to Basic! Anyone any idea why or got a …

    ... bytes of RAM, so the Microdrive commands that are in BASIC ... FOR f=65300 TO 65339: READ a: POKE f,a: NEXT ...
    richl richl September 2014 Infoseek database
  • 2014 Games ListNote: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewhere near the end of this thread. [old] Any problems …

    ... fellow WoSsers. I haven't read it yet, but it has ... September 2014

    [B]Sector: Invasion[/B] [I](space shooter ...
    Timmy Timmy October 2014 Games
  • Less MIA - Plus-3-Mate (1989)(LERM Software)[+3 disk]Hi All, %subj side a samdisk disk image: [URL="http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/p3m/Plus-3-Mate%20(1989)(LERM%20Software)(Side%20A)%5Bsamdisk%5D.dsk"]h…

    ... Offset 102400
    Sector 0 Sector Id 65, Sector size 512
    ... FDC2 40
    Sector 3 Sector Id 67, Sector size 256
    ... FDC2 20
    Sector 4 Sector Id 65, Sector size 512
    ... a bug with the READ TRACK command.
    serbalgi serbalgi October 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Less MIA - Plus-3-Mate (1989)(LERM Software)[+3 disk]Hi All, %subj side a samdisk disk image: [URL="http://forest.no-ip.org/wos/p3m/Plus-3-Mate%20(1989)(LERM%20Software)(Side%20A)%5Bsamdisk%5D.dsk"]h…

    ... Offset 102400
    Sector 0 Sector Id 65, Sector size 512
    TrackNumber ... , FDC2 40
    Sector 3 Sector Id 67, Sector size 256
    TrackNumber ... be a bug with the READ TRACK command.[/QUOTE]

    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum October 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Astronomy Compilation - SkysoftHi all, we talking for this [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011498[/url] :) I receive small lot with microdrive cartridges and…

    ... /> I receive small lot with microdrive cartridges and I found few ... [/URL]

    in basic read see cassete inlay and etc ... know who modified for spectrum microdrive...
    I don't know ... TZX[/URL] - have replaced the microdrive loading syntax..
    jp jp October 2014 MIA/STP/SDP
  • WildPlayer not working with DivMMC Enjoy!Hi I use WildPlayer to play AY music files on my toastrack. It worked great on my DivIDE with EXSDOS, but it don't work on my DivMMC Enjoy. WildPlaye…

    ... , but need software routines for read sector,write sector on DIVMMC (it's ...
    velesoft velesoft October 2014 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... getting their data off a microdrive quickly?
    I know of ... the Spectrum to load a sector and then using an RS232 ... me to sample an entire microdrive to an MDR file in ...
    jp jp October 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive usageAnyone here know about microdrive files? Had a few carts in, all have stuff on, heres an example cat 1 with the error message i get for every single …

    ... ,35 of Andy Pennell's Microdrive book which combine to provide ... an extended Microdrive CAT.
    [code]1000 CLEAR ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... caused by the so-called 'Microdrive map' which is an array ... each bit corresponds to one sector on the cartridge, with the ... bit set if the sector was formatted and verified correctly ... with the highest numbered sector, i.e. sector #255 and counts down ...
    The_Bert The_Bert January 2015 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... it worked. I can format, read and write using unit 10 ... the table perpendicularly to the Microdrive "row" with an extra long ...
    jimre jimre July 2015 Hardware
  • IF1 Network not working<p>Dear all,</p><p>I am looking for some hint or advice to get the Network on my IF1 running again. I have in total 3 IF1 where at 2 of them the Netw…

    ... want to backup all my Microdrive Cartridges. One Speccy has the ... Microdrive and the IF1 incl the ... and IF1. So I can read the Files from Cartridge and ...
    maskenlos maskenlos July 2015 Hardware
  • funny seeing a spectrum mentioned in regard to a high street shop again..not sure if anyone else has picked it up http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/Sinclair+ZX+Spectrum+Keyboard.htm flash back to the 80…

    ... with the other 40ish and read the mags.
    I always ... to fit an SD card read into a Microdrive carcass.
    Luny Luny August 2015 Chit chat
  • funny seeing a spectrum mentioned in regard to a high street shop again..not sure if anyone else has picked it up http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/Sinclair+ZX+Spectrum+Keyboard.htm flash back to the 80…

    ... fit an SD card read into a Microdrive carcass.[/quote]

    fog fog August 2015 Chit chat
  • funny seeing a spectrum mentioned in regard to a high street shop again..not sure if anyone else has picked it up http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/Sinclair+ZX+Spectrum+Keyboard.htm flash back to the 80…

    ... fit an SD card read into a Microdrive carcass.[/quote]

    read the mags.
    I always ...
    Luny Luny August 2015 Chit chat
  • Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …

    ... with a very crude test: read all bytes and add them ... , with the proper data in sector 0. Such disk would 'insert ...
    roko roko October 2015 Hardware
  • Opus DiscoveryWould anyone have any materials about programming the Opus Discovery disk? I know it overrides ROM and uses microdrive commands, but I am more into b…

    I will. As soon as I win the current e-bay bid for the real one. :) What I need is addresses of HW registers (such as motor start, motor stop, read sector, etc.)
    tstih tstih February 2016 Development
  • Opus DiscoveryWould anyone have any materials about programming the Opus Discovery disk? I know it overrides ROM and uses microdrive commands, but I am more into b…

    ... /> track reg ...... 10241 #2801
    sector reg .... 10242 #2802
    data ... result is that the actual read/write activity is handled during ...
    roko roko February 2016 Development
  • Opus DiscoveryWould anyone have any materials about programming the Opus Discovery disk? I know it overrides ROM and uses microdrive commands, but I am more into b…

    ... /> track reg ...... 10241 #2801
    sector reg .... 10242 #2802
    data ... :
    1. the track/sector register gives you the address ... to just to dump the sector somewhere to RAM and ... result is that the actual read/write activity is handled during ...
    tstih tstih February 2016 Development
  • Opus DiscoveryWould anyone have any materials about programming the Opus Discovery disk? I know it overrides ROM and uses microdrive commands, but I am more into b…

    ... : 128, 256, 512, 1024. Sector numbers the usual corresponding, with ... (determined during formatting) are shortend. Sector numbering can be assigned up ... .
    Best is to read the datasheet: (maybe there ... ROM version, plus whether READ WRITE or FORMAT is needed ...
    roko roko February 2016 Development
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... 48K+, Alphacom printer and a microdrive become visible, along with a ... Ford, Southampton). There are several microdrive cartridges containing such things as ... . The fact that my microdrive doesn't read the cartridges might just ...
    SimonSideburns SimonSideburns February 2016 Chit chat
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