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  • 3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…

    ... . I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as ... power is correct (a standard pc floppy has the +5v and +12v ... , I tried to access the floppy from windows explorer. When I ... to get a 3" drive working on my pc?

    Thanks ...
    jagman5994 jagman5994 September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…

    Hi :)

    I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.

    Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?

    Thanx
    Altairst8te Altairst8te April 2006 Wanted
  • How to copy games to a Spectrum +3 floppy? [HELP]Hi you Guys, Can someone please explain, how can i copy a game from a pc to a +3 floppy disk? Or its also possible, to copy to a floppy using a …

    ... a game from a pc to a +3 floppy disk?
    Or its ... also possible, to copy to a floppy ...
    RetromaniaPT RetromaniaPT October 2021 Hardware
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk drive ... up and running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is toast ... to obtain a 3" floppy drive from a speccy +3 machine to see ... the power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming the ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • 3" Floppy DisksWhere can I find some 3" floppy disks (preferably blank)? I've tried everywhere with almost no luck.

    Where can I find some 3" floppy disks (preferably blank)? I've tried everywhere with almost no luck.
    Swevicus Swevicus January 2013 Wanted
  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then dump programs, games onto floppy from ... the disc back into you +3 and away you go?
    PC to the Speccy....

    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • 3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…

    ... /> i bought a 3.5'' drive for an ... Spectrum +3? The +3 has an identical "external floppy drive" ... it uses the same 3'' floppy drive as the amstrad ... the +3's 3.5'' disks on the PC i suppose ... (same file extension, same 3 ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …

    I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC.

    Can I use the USB interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?
    Pilsener Pilsener July 2009 Hardware
  • +3 floppy drive commands for drive b:Hi, I successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 w/jumpers), a modified external dc power supply *thanks to Mr. J. King for the diagr…

    ... successfully rigged up a 3.5" floppy drive(a chinon fz 357 ... diagram* and cable to my +3.
    Everything works and at ... was able to format the 3.5" disk in B: (format ... .
    Just wondering(since my +3 manual doesn't go into ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • TRD files on PC & +3 transferI need a program which can create a simple .TRD file which can be used on Real Spectrum, the idea being I can create individual disks full of utils r…

    ... my hard disk on the PC. EMPTYTRD is as it says ... program to transfer stuff from +3 hard disk (I have a ... +3e) to PC and vice versa? Thanks!!!!
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…

    ... -c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234657362QQcategoryZ4193QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi. ... uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234657362QQcategoryZ4193QQcmdZViewItem ... able to transfer files from pc to +3 and vice-versa.
    FrankT FrankT September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • newbie : pc +3Hi, I am waiting on a +3 at the moment to arrive (who can tell.. the posties are having a laugh at the moment) . I have things in DSK format in the …

    ... I am waiting on a +3 at the moment to arrive ... way to port between the pc software wise, without modding drives ... so you code on say PC and just send via cable ... guess people just code on pc these days and send ... an emulator in the same pc?

    thanks for ...
    fog fog October 2009 Hardware
  • All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…

    ... now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write ... to successfully save onto the 3" disks to make this data ... on the pc so I can simply drop ... it onto the 3.5" disks on the pc?
    3. Do any ... then save back to the 3.5" disk?

    ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings July 2012 Hardware
  • Strider II (and others) + 3 disk versionsHello everyone, I've been working on converting some games to be able to load them from the +3 floppy. I started with single load games but now Im i…

    ... to load them from the +3 floppy. I started with single load ... loader will crash at DOS_OPEN (pc/sp get wrong values). Moreover ... , 22 ;select ram 6, rom 3
    call pagin ;calls paging ... , 22 ;loads ram 6, rom 3
    call pagin

    BCH BCH July 2013 Games
  • + 3 floppy drive clicking then nowtJust picked up a split mint +3 so i expected it to work perfectly but when i switch it on or reset it the floppy clicks about 10/12 times and then no…

    ... picked up a split mint +3 so i expected it to ... on or reset it the floppy clicks about 10/12 times ...
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum July 2014 Hardware
  • DivMMC, esxdos and accessing the floppy drive on a Spectrum +3Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(

    Is it possible to access the +3 floppy drive from esxdos? I want to copy some files to floppies without having to play them in as tapes. :(
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay November 2015 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 - Copy games from external 3.5 to internal 3 inches floppy disk [Help]Hello, I've bought a kit to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/jdYRQD8T/kit.jpg[/img] I'm using [b]…

    ... an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3.

    [img ... .dsk games to a standard 3.5 floppy disk.
    Now that ... that game to a original 3' floppy disk.

    Whats the ...
    RetromaniaPT RetromaniaPT April 2022 Hardware
  • SPIN V0.2 Now Available[Standard CSS cut'n'paste message] Hi all! Well, again another update, but we think this one's well worth it. There's numerous additions and fixes,…

    ... biggest updates yet. Woody's +3 floppy code is getting nearer and ... to new port behaviour
    +3 Paging bugs fixed
    Fixed ... /> Data single blocks.
    Plus 3 Floppy Disk code updated .All the ... directly
    available from the PC keyboard's keys (but the ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2002 Emulators
  • +3 Disk Drive Problem - RevisedThe initial problem is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using as they work …

    ... is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It ... is definetely not the floppy drive ... or the floppy disks I ... system no matter which floppy disk drive I am ... disk drives or the floppy's. Does anyone know ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Custom Speccys and the like.hiya all I've been tinkering with building a Super spectrum for some time now. The whole process had changed and grown and ended up nothing like wha…

    ... a hard drive onto my +3. I bought the fantastic + ... size of a small desktop PC. So, this shell will ... board from a +3, the ZXCF and original 3" floppy drive.
    < ... or, ideally, use the empty +3 shell as a plug in ... from a PC200 with the +3.

    any and ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Additional 3.5" Drive for the +3Hi. I've been thinking of various ways of getting data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a couple ideas, one of which is to get some +3e proms bl…

    ... data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a ... drive to my +3 as I have some 3.5" drives ... some information about connecting a PC 3.5" drive to a CPC ... es/~amstrad/docs/drives.html]3[/url]). I realise that the ... connect a standard "PC" 3.5" drive to a +3 as a drive ...
    icabod icabod August 2006 Hardware
  • Wtb: 3" FddI'm buying 3" floppy disk drive for zx +3. Can do PayPal and Moneybookers [email]orange47@gmail.com[/email]

    I'm buying 3" floppy disk drive for zx +3.
    Can do PayPal and Moneybookers

    [email]orange47@gmail.com[/email]
    orange orange March 2007 Wanted
  • +3 floppy disk compatibilityWhere can be found a compatibility lists of drives for an Spectrum +3? I've read something about some drives preferred, and others that doesn't work,…

    Where can be found a compatibility lists of drives for an Spectrum +3? I've read something about some drives preferred, and others that doesn't work, but I've never seen an comprehensive list.
    Zup Zup March 2008 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)

    Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
    (measured when taken off)
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • Converting a real +3 disk to .DSKThere is a "distribution denied; still selling" software package I would like to try out on fuse, but of course: (a) there is nowhere I can download…

    ... but only on 3" floppy, and I have no 3" drive, nor knowledge ...
    emleymoor emleymoor July 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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…

    ... make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven ... ,2
    DEFB 0,0,3,2
    DEFB 0,0 ... ,2
    DEFB 0,1,3,2
    DEFB 0,1 ...
    NaMcO NaMcO December 2008 Development
  • Interesting Speccy stuff on eBay[B]For those who help with the preservation of 3" disks, need to connect a 3" drive to their PC or replace the one on their +3:[/B] [url]http://cgi.…

    ... 3" disks, need to connect a 3" drive to their PC ... or replace the one on their +3:[/ ... uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-3-Internal-Drive-Disks_W0QQitemZ370193906793QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL? ... ebay.co.uk/50-3-FLOPPY-DISKS-SOLD-AS- ...
    zxbruno zxbruno April 2009 Sales
  • FS New & Pre-Owned Blank 3" DisksHi!, Just found a load of 3" Floppy disks and listed theme here [URL="http://uk.ebid.net/perl/auction.cgi?auction=19501017&mo=auction"]http://uk…

    ... /> Just found a load of 3" Floppy disks and listed theme here ...
    fatboy fatboy September 2009 Sales
  • MF3Z80 without +3e (like M3Unlock)Recently I've had a pop again at putting the copy protected Rainbow Islands onto real +3 disk. Some people may remember I tried to do this some time …

    ... protected Rainbow Islands onto real +3 disk. Some people may ... Z80 file directly from a +3 floppy on a real Spectrum.
    3 floppy without multiface (the Z80SnapshotLoader program ... that would require a +3 drive in a PC etc. and using ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... floppies in a high density PC drive: maybe the software can ... them on a PC
    3. Making floppyimages on a PC

    bverstee bverstee December 2011 Hardware
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