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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…

    ... manipulates anything within a .mdr file.

    The script is ... /> - put/get any file from/to a host file to/from a ... the peculiar way the ZX Microdrive FORMAT "M" command works.
    mattsteel mattsteel September 2017 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file.
    < ... br /> To backup a text-file from one microdrive ... to a second microdrive, once we ... pulls the text from microdrive one character a time ...
    mattsteel mattsteel May 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Is converting Microdrive formats possible???Hi. First post. I'm a long-time Speccy owner, was lost, but found my way home! :D I have a Disciple as well... Now to my question, but first the …

    ... assembler saves using the Microdrive "MD.FILE" (file-type 6), but for ... ed a microdrive stream and MOVE'd the CODE-file to ... going through Andy Pennell's microdrive book (which is excellent) ... no info about the various microdrive file-formats and their uses. ...
    omelette omelette January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Slideshow...Is there any interest in MDR files with graphics slideshows? I was playing around with a Microdrive Superformat I'm working on ( I'm trying to mak…

    ... was playing around with a Microdrive Superformat I'm working ... trying to make a compatible microdrive format, with a standard ... it loading one screen image file after another.

    ... screen files fit into a microdrive MDR file with 254 sectors, with ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk May 2021 Software
  • CLI utility for creating tap-filesCan anybody advise a command line PC utility which is able to create *.tap files and add the files to the existing taps? Thanks in advance. Edit: …

    ... /> Build a tape file or microdrive image file from binary files.
    outfile - destination tape or microdrive file to create.

    ... - creates a Speculator tape file. This differs from a standard ... to use for the microdrive image file. If no
    ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston May 2012 Development
  • Interface 1 bisOk, well the postmans just been and brought with him my new arrival, the Interface 1 bis. So as promised I thought I'd share some initial usage exper…

    ... ]So he could use existing microdrive images? :)[/QUOTE]

    [URL ... a virtual microdrive cartridge (file.mdr) to a zx spectrum tape file (file.tap ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi May 2013 Hardware
  • Interface 1 bisOk, well the postmans just been and brought with him my new arrival, the Interface 1 bis. So as promised I thought I'd share some initial usage exper…

    ... a virtual microdrive cartridge (file.mdr) to a zx spectrum tape file (file.tap ... ). [22/03/05] :roll:[/QUOTE]

    Some commercial microdrive ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay May 2013 Hardware
  • Cloning Microdrive Sectors?Hi everybody, I made a posting in the MIA/STP/SDP forum a while back about attempting to preserve the very well protected Microdrive cartridge "LERM…

    ... preserve the very well protected Microdrive cartridge "LERM MicroMate".

    file by file.

    As I ... fancy having a go at writing a utility to do this ...
    jp jp July 2005 Development
  • MDR file to real MicrodriveHow do you get a MDR file onto a real microdrive cartridge? It is possible without a bunch of jiggery pokery?

    How do you get a MDR file onto a real microdrive cartridge? It is possible without a bunch of jiggery pokery?
    beanz beanz March 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…

    ... games to run from microdrive.
    Typically I ... /> [CODE];
    ; machine code microdrive file loader
    ; proof of concept ... ld (l_str1),a ; signify microdrive operation
    ;
    ... microdrive load/verify block
    ;
    call $138e ; close file ...
    jp jp August 2009 Development
  • MinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - Z80 Snapshot to Microdrive converterMinnaMicroZ80 v0.21 - The Z80 to Microdrive Snapshot Converter -------------------------------------------------------------- Written by Rob Shepherd…

    ... v0.21 - The Z80 to Microdrive Snapshot Converter
    --------------------------------------------------------------
    ... the generated speccyname.tzx file to the microdrive
    cartridge using ... the
    time of writing this, just reached the ripe ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay January 2012 Announcements
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... thirty year old Sinclair Microdrive Cartridges were still usable ... analyzing and even repairing microdrive cartridge images, making ... tolerate the above errors when writing back sectors
    eOVERWRITE_SECTORS ... a clue about the Microdrive file system (i. e. ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • zx-state (.szx) file format specificationHi, After putting this off for some months (thinking it would be the most boring piece of work I was ever likely to do), I've finally got around to …

    ... got around to writing the zx-state (.szx) file format up.
    Jon Needle Jon Needle June 2003 Emulators
  • Adventure writing packagesThanks for the help in an earlier post, I've now worked out how to save runnable files from within a spectrum package as a standalone emulator file. …

    ... package as a standalone emulator file.

    I'm now ... use one of the adventure writing packages for the speccy - GAC ...
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • Tap file creation, parity error.Hi, I didn't know where to post this question so I've put it here :) I'm writing a program to convert an ascii file into a Spectrum .tap file (yes,…

    ... writing a program to convert an ascii file into a Spectrum .tap file ...
    Who? Who? May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to recover data from old Microdrive cartridges?I have 17 Microdrive cartridges that I filled with games (some listed in the "Missing in Action" section of this website) about 20 years ago. My or…

    I have 17 Microdrive cartridges that I filled with ... ago.

    My original Microdrive is lost so I bought ... another Microdrive (through eBay) which works perfectly ... minutes of grinding followed by "File not found" - but I have ...
    Ron101 Ron101 December 2005 Hardware
  • Help required extracting Microdrive dataI'm hoping someone may be able to help me with a microdrive problem. I have about 8 microdrive cartridges and would like to extract the contents and …

    ... to help me with a microdrive problem. I have about 8 ... microdrive cartridges and would like to ... get them converted to a file suitable to run on an ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive, Interface1 and lead for saleI'm selling a Microdrive, Interface 1 and lead on eBay for ?3.99: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8267940198"]http://cgi.e…

    I'm selling a Microdrive, Interface 1 and lead on ... Software. I used these whilst writing "Virgin Atlantic Challenge" for Virgin ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside March 2006 Sales
  • +3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…

    ... I'm currently writing an Installer for my file manager program. All ... image)

    Once the file manager is complete it will ... boot configuration to map the file manager partition to a: ( ... 'Loader' option to boot the file manager program.

    ...
    guesser guesser April 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • MDR File formatFor reading (and writing) MDR-files into my ZX-PC Interface I need the layout of a MDR-file. Googling with MDR FILEFORMAT etc.. doesn't seem to help,…

    For reading (and writing) MDR-files into my ZX- ... the layout of a MDR-file. Googling with MDR FILEFORMAT etc ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP October 2006 Development
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... br /> [*]Text-based configuration file, residos.cfg
    [*]Support ... a CODE (or SCREEN$) file
    [*]Automatic drive mapping ... [*]New APIs available for writing optional packages which can add ... Task Manager
    [*]Microdrive/Interface I emulation package ( ...
    glancaster glancaster January 2007 Hardware
  • Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…

    I have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and ... *.... or RUN start the microdrive but I get "File not found" after ... noise issue.

    The microdrive does not seem to have ...
    Rampack Rampack September 2007 Hardware
  • Reading +D and Microdrive cartsHi chaps, Not sure this is the right forum, but hey ;-) I've got a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to get data off. I can take the discs in…

    ... a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to get ... suggestions do you have for Microdrive Carts?
    I can read ... to convert into a TAP file or something.

    Again ...
    csmith csmith October 2007 Emulators
  • Print to text file? (ZX Printer)Are there any emulators that allow the zx printer output to be directed to an ASCII text file? I've been hacking some Brian Howarth adventures and a…

    ... directed to an ASCII text file?

    I've been ... Brian Howarth adventures and am writing a little program to extract ... output sent to a text file.

    I know its ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2007 Emulators
  • Microdrive Help...Hi All, I need a little help.. I would like to transfer one of my all time favorites to microdrive "Atic Atac" (for which I have an original tap co…

    ... my all time favorites to microdrive "Atic Atac" (for which ... br />
    I used the microdrive copy program that lets you ... emulators to pause whilst the microdrive saved.

    I ... the microdrive and have written a loader to load each file according ...
    jayteebee jayteebee April 2008 Hardware
  • Z88DK - file IO on a plus 3So I have this very simple program, and it doesn't want to open a file for writing: [code] #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> void main() { FI…

    ... 't want to open a file for writing:

    [code]

    void main()
    {
    FILE *stream;

    printf("\x1B ... [2JTest of file IO\n");
    stream=fopen ...
    Winston Winston May 2008 Development
  • Microdrive CATIs there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful info on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example? Also, is it possible in ge…

    ... on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example ...
    gcallard gcallard June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…

    ... means reading the keyboard, writing to the screen, saving ... =1]
    [*]File system support - writing to Microdrive from m/c. I ... to implement core file routines for reading/writing files, checking ... for EOF, deleting files, changing file ...
    Jimmy Jimmy August 2008 Development
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