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Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
... . Won't format them to 720K though, you need extra software ... work in a +3, giving 720K per disk - again, you'll need ... think Andy also supported the Opus, but don't quote me ... -
Disk file transfer utilities ?Are there some PC programs for transferring Speccy software between common emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images? I mean here about +3 f…
... finished program Drive Image or drimg, for hard disk/CF images. It ... /> I don't know is Opus supports snapshots, but I can ... -
Opus Discovery 720K DriveOK, so I bought an Opus Discovery recently. Went through a whole process of fitting a second drive, which I know to be 720K. Eventually got the thin…
... modify it (thanks to the Opus ROM disassembly on WOS) ... be the same for the opus), you can format a ... 's very likely to be 720K. AFAIK 360K 3.5" ... try saving 720K worth of data on the disk and try ... somewhere :) lots of luverly opus utilities there if I remember ... -
Opus Discovery 720K DriveOK, so I bought an Opus Discovery recently. Went through a whole process of fitting a second drive, which I know to be 720K. Eventually got the thin…
... CAT of the disk reports 720K, but the disk only holds 190K of ... to work and the disk appeared to report 720K.
Also ... , when I tried that disk in the 720K drive without re-formatting ... model (as supplied with the Opus when new).
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ZXSpin 0.62 Available nowAs promised (and only a [i]little[/i] past the deadline) here is the latest version of ZXSpin. Many bugs have been fixed, and a few new features add…
... also this problem My disk drive can not be ... format a 720K but the response is CHECK disk in drive ... SPIN cannot recognise again the disk[/QUOTE]
Try: ... create a normal 800K image suitable for +D use ... .
The 720K images SamDisk creates are raw ... -
Tapir feedback[QUOTE=jpablo]Are you planning to add support for decoding VOCs/WAVs from the tool as well?[/QUOTE] Since Luca offered help, we may together even so…
... thinking of something similar, but disk-oriented: transfer TAPs/TZXs blocks ... from real floppy disks or disk images (Opus, TR-DOS, MGT, etc ... the contents from an MGT image directly, great! Even better ... converting the BASIC loader on disk to load from tape ... -
New Opus Discovery tool addedFinally, after some years wait, a new [B]Opus Discovery[/B] tool, [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/pc/OpusRead_v200.zip"][U]Opu…
... tests by dumping the opus disks to the EDSK ... at them further in Spin Disk Manager (if they open, ... will).[/QUOTE]
Spin Disk Manager should be fine with ... age of some of these Opus disks, it could be ... merge track ranges from one image into another, and it ... -
Opus Discovery Testers NeededHi folks, I wondered if anyone on here had access to real Opus hardware ? I've made a few disk images of the disks I have with the great help of Sim…
... great. What config is your Opus drive. It'd be ... to disk compared to Simon H's who has Drive 1 720k ... OPD format. Secondly Spin Disk Manager can load these so ... we can look at the disk layout.
I ... with Simon Owen about your Opus read, as I see ... -
Opus Discovery Testers NeededHi folks, I wondered if anyone on here had access to real Opus hardware ? I've made a few disk images of the disks I have with the great help of Sim…
... great. What config is your Opus drive. It'd be ... to disk compared to Simon H's who has Drive 1 720k ... .[/quote]
My Opus is a single drive, 720KB ... with Simon Owen about your Opus read, as I see ... menu entry in the uploaded Opus Read does not quit the ... -
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…
... disks back to real 3" disk and get it to work ... probably around 100 RAW +3 disk images for the SPS team ... also done some CPC and Opus disks too. It's a ... can to the original source image.
Fortunately I'm ... -
Spectrum +3 disks.Firstly, thanks to everyone who came up with the +3E and the various interfaces. I've built one and it works fine. Likewise, i have managed to conne…
... was writing the allprogs.dsk image (from [url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... .html[/url]) to a floppy disk (Using CPCDiskXP).
I ... then copied this floppy disk to the speccy's hard ... files from normal MS-DOS 720K formatted disks
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Loads of stuff for sale AgainHello everyone . Im selling off my stuff again .I have listed sabre wulf on Fleabay and two realy nice people seem to want it .God bless em [url]ht…
... to make
an MDR image of :-).
I haven ... more than the tape or disk versions.
The MDR ... spools as opposed to disks. Opus and Plus D disks will ... -
So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…
... this program reads disk images from a DD disk to write it ... a 3" or 3.5" disk?
I want ... copy .dsk images to a 720K DD disk, and if du54 can ... from that MSDOS disk, I can write an image to a 3 ... " disk.
is this ... -
So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…
... this program reads disk images from a DD disk to write ... copy .dsk images to a 720K DD disk, and if du54 can ... from that MSDOS disk, I can write an image to a 3 ... " disk.
is ... .DSK images or raw disk images back to real disks ... -
Work In ProgressHi folks, Many people ask what is in the pipeline to avoid sourcing tapes/disks/carts that we've either already dumped or have as WIP. They may rem…
... Snapshot or TAP Simple tape image so we strive to attain ... there's then SDP (Spectrum Disk Preservation) which deals with 3 ... that to Opus Discovery and any other commercially released disk formats.
Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... for managing my home made Opus disk images on PC. Now, noticing ... .OPD was a linear sector image with valid data in the ... get a proper image-maker prog working for Opus disks....
disk menu screen.....
edit2: Sorry ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... the menu to run the OPUS$ Screen file plus a menu ... /> run BAS L10 1181
Image pntr= #32100,#004A4
LOAD *1;"OPUS$"CODE
LET CO=6 ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... 180k ?[/QUOTE]
Opus disks have the disk geometry stored in the ... For regular disk formats it favours creating an image consistent with the ... when dumping it, the source image is almost certainly only 40 ... always hex edit the OPD image and change the 3rd ...Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…
... detail stored in the image. It's an easy ... dumping - and for this Opus case in particular, since ... to switch to a new image format (we all know ... tricks) requires flux-level disk dumps, and needs special ... to ensure the original disk was undamaged and unmodified, ...Opus DiscoveryI've got an opus dicovery 1 with 2 x 3 1/2" drives. I used it many times on my 48k but it doesn't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some sort …
Video out on Opus is just b/w and ... to put and cat a 720K-formatted disk in drive and then ... able to format an other disk with 720K. Weird workaround I know ... disk drives of cause have to be DD/DS. Some (all?) Opus ...Opus DiscoveryI've got an opus dicovery 1 with 2 x 3 1/2" drives. I used it many times on my 48k but it doesn't work with my 128k toastrack. It also had some sort …
... /> [URL] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/opus.html[/URL]
For a ... 720K in the drive2 or drive4 table.
Find a DOS-disk ... copier for 720K drive at:
[URL ...Liliwhite softwareI recieved two software packages for Opus discovery disc system (with two drives). I was aware about its existence earlier, but had no details. Compa…
... is done by making an 'image' file which can be stored ... and read/viewed there. For OPUS there exist two dedicated programs ... WOS archive), only for standard disk-layouts 40Tr and 80Tr DS ...converting an OPD file to run on a real opus discovery.Hi I'm new to the forum so hello to all and can anyone help with the following? Is it possible to convert an OPD file back on to a 3.5" disk so as it…
... any recent emulators that support Opus disk images, but [URL="http://web ... to write a physical disk from an OPD image but, alas, doesn ... file [under emulation] from the image, and playing back into your ... and then write to physical disk.
I've not used ...Opus Discovery floppy copyingI have a stack (about 60) of Opus Discovery floppies which I want to clone. Reason is that I'm asked desperately to make copies of the disks as ther…
... the most experience in preserving Opus disks, so I'd ... use the same low-density Opus drive, it'd be ... is to replace your Opus drive with a modern ... trouble moving disks between the Opus and the PC. Then ... you can write the image back to disk (which covers option ...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…
... a Dos 720K on the B drive with a .dsk image on ... the pc to write the 720K disks as they are just ... ]http://genesis8.free.fr/frontend/disk.php[/url]
Can ...Transferring +d images to real 3.5" diskTheres probably a tool out there to do it, anyone point me in the right direction please?
... be fine with any valid Opus disk.
The only complication ... . If you already have a 720K drive on the Spectrum side ... 's dealt with them for disk preservation :)Transferring +d images to real 3.5" diskTheres probably a tool out there to do it, anyone point me in the right direction please?
... . If you already have a 720K drive on the Spectrum side ... 's dealt with them for disk preservation :)[/QUOTE]
That ... available.
I had one Opus with two drives, and I ...Disciple troubleAnother day, another problem. While waiting for my 16-to48K upgrade chips to arrive, I tried to bring my Disciple back to life, which I just bought a…
... per disk).
[quote]Both commands worked (apparently copying the image ... to a: did another format) and the disk can ... sure you're using real 720K media too (usually in a ...BetterBytes Disc-Mate MGT Protectionmornin all while lookin at a few programs last nite i noticed disc-mate has some form of protection on it it will load fine in zxspin but try and loa…
... 'd be better to re-image the original.
image. I'm more surprised ... in Spin! The MGT image doesn't contain any ... have an original +D disk to hand to check how ... I have here supports the Opus, and (as Fred confirmed) ...Getting a few errors in CPCDiskXPHello, I found some pretty cool compilations someone did (13 or so). They added about 14 games in one .DSK file per compilation. I gues I'll start o…
... 're using real DSDD disk, usually found in a ... you tried a different disk in case the one you ... similar errors writing the same image with SAMdisk? Use: samdisk ... Mine are made by 3M, 720k, DS & DD. But ... possible) a DSK file (image file?) and convert it to ...
