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128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…
I recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not ... other Spectrums). Moreover, the tape drive, rather than being simply defective ... -
Disciple disk interface with powered driveI have a Disciple disk interface for sale for anyone who has a decent offer in mind. It comes with 3.5" DD drive with power supply and cabling and s…
... comes with 3.5" DD drive with power supply and cabling ... .
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Timex Floppy Disk Drive emulation discussionI feel embarrassed for starting this topic because I can't contribute with actual code, but this is a new attempt to simplify and present what the Ti…
... is more than a disk drive system, but we won't ... very similar to the CP/M one. John, if you're ... couple dozen disks and I'm still going through the files ... Timex disks in its disk drive it would be great. It ... -
Media player and hard drive?As other people on this forum have remarked, hard drives are now so cheap that they rival DVD-Rs as a medium for storing film and TV archives. And si…
... 'm thinking of getting a media player and a hard drive or ... TV, connects to a hard drive, and can navigate through multiple ... , I'm going to get a caddy for the hard drive to ... -
MGT plusD +d bundle inc disk drive for saleReluctant sale due to imminent baby in December and too many toys! MGT plusD fully working with external floppy drive, pass through joystick adaptor…
... fully working with external floppy drive, pass through joystick adaptor, load ... /> Very nice condition, tested with grey plus2 and toast rack and ... some seem to be selling drive alone for) ono for the ... -
January Clearout !Hi folks, Off work this week and havin a good old clearout of stuff which I don't seem to use anymore. Up for sale we have the following.... 1. R…
... as I'm sure it needs a new drive belt, drive is noisy ... and drive LED not working ... but again will need a drive belt/drive overhaul. Comes with four ... keyboard matt fitted (the light grey one) but is actually an ... -
Replacing the +3 disk driveI've come into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing some searching and know that the 180k floppy can be replaced wi…
... with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing ... 180k floppies?
I'm asking more out of curiosity ... than anything, as I'm sure you'll all be ... me its probably just the drive belt, which looks pretty easy ... sort.
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I'm a Plumb. RE- Spy Vs. Spy FreebeeI'm a plumb. To the personage who I have plumbbed I am REALLY REALLY sorry. Whilst sorting out today I found a box I parceled up ages to send off …
I'm a plumb.
To ... please prod my tired old grey matter so I can get ... -
Strange problem with +2A tape driveI recently bought a +2A. I load software using an cassette adapter connected to a laptop. The first week or so it worked beautifully, load menu, pres…
... play on built in tape drive, then play in K7ZX on ... yesterday the built in tape drive has gone bananas. It keeps ... my poor Spectrum, and I'm a bit scared that I ... -
Using a Pinnacle pctv (pci) with 48k/+2 greyWhile I'm waiting for some news on the timex front ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38182[/url]), I decided to start sort…
While I'm waiting for some news on ... RF signal from my +2 grey. Any ideas about this? The ... was writing this the +2 grey, which is connected to my ... -
Keyboard grey +2Hello, i`m looking for a full working keyboard from the grey +2 spectrum. best regards klaus
Hello,
i`m looking for a full working keyboard from the grey +2 spectrum.
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Defragmenting a hard drive.I've had a few hours to spare this evening, so I thought I'd defragment my hard drive as it's been a couple of months since I last did that. All is g…
... I'd defragment my hard drive as it's been a ... going well, except that I'm [I]loosing[/I] spare HDD ... run that again when I'm done, but I really can ... much space?
I'm using Windos 7 Home Premium ... 's also set to "compress drive" so why is it filling ... -
+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…
... floppy disk system - Thurnall disk drive from around 1985 - any one ... running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) is toast! I ... to obtain a 3" floppy drive from a speccy +3 machine ... connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming the middle two will ... -
HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…
Hi!
I?m really having difficulties with my ... get asked to assign a drive letter. I can toggle between ... to be recognized as a drive.
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+2 Grey - low 128k sound volumeI'm trying to revive my old grey +2.... First problem was a faulty RF signal, so I bought a SCART cable from Retro Computer Shack on e-bay (it's the…
I'm trying to revive my old grey +2....
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Opus Discovery New DriveHi I have a problem with my opus discovery disk drive. The original drive itself had been faulty for a number of years and I recently replaced it wi…
... my opus discovery disk drive. The original drive itself had been faulty ... it with a modern PC drive unit.
I replaced the ... . All I get is message "m wrong file type" It can ... -
How to get 720KB on Opus Discovery floppy (using PC drive)I upgraded an Opus Discovery yesterday with a PC drive, but I'm looking for the way to get a floppy formatted as 720KB. If I understand other topics…
... yesterday with a PC drive, but I'm looking for the way ... SamDisk work on a USB drive under Windows7?
Maybe ... -
5.25" drive + lot's of floppies for Opus DiscoveryI have these upgrades for an Opus Discovery: - two 5.25" drives - one external 5.25" case internal power supply with one of the drives and floppycabl…
... the two drives, I'm offering one drive in the external case ... -
ZX spectrum 128K + 2 (Grey one :)Hi all, I'm trying to revive a dead ZX 128K +2 (the grey one). The regulator was damaged and seemed to be feeding 7.8Volts onto the pcb. Yikes ! I…
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Didaktik Gama and M manualsI?m looking for manuals for the Czech Spectrum clones Didaktik Gama and M. Thought this would be an easy task, but I couldn?t find any user or servic…
I?m looking for manuals for the ... Spectrum clones Didaktik Gama and M. Thought this would be an ... a Gama (it?s the grey model 88 or 89). Is ... -
Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…
... /> So i turned to my grey +2, handy having the incorporated ... deck. I have replaced the drive belt (again perished), but now ... whilst showing as expected the grey boot screen and options, will ... which looks fairly straightforward (I'm handy with the old iron ... -
PowerSlave's Sinclair/Timex collectionNow that I cataloged all the items I have, it's time to show them :) Between bought and offered, my collection items are: - Sinclair Spectrum 128k…
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Working 99%: The disk drive belt must be replaced.
- Sinclair Spectrum 128K +2 Grey - Could not find serial
m willing to learn, and I ... -
Faulty grey +2, or not?While I?m still fighting with two to three grey +2 computers, which doesn?t give a video signal, I received another grey +2, which acts very strangel…
While I?m still fighting with two to three grey +2 computers, which ... video signal, I received another grey +2, which acts very strangely ... -
grey +2 mystery continuesAfter fixing two grey +2 Issue 3 Spectrums, where replacing and turning TR4 solved the RGB signal problems, I came across two more problems with the …
After fixing two grey +2 Issue 3 Spectrums, where ... two more problems with the grey +2. The more you work ... are yellow.
I?m totally confused about the two ... -
Static noise from the tape driveI?m a bit stuck with a +2B, which I repaired. All works grand and also software gets loaded from the bulit-in tape drive, but when I press on the dri…
I?m a bit stuck with a + ... from the bulit-in tape drive, but when I press on ... the drive (or anywhere nearby) I can ... , it?s not the tape drive itself (meachanics), that creates the ... -
Wanted, Spectrum +2 greyI'm after a nice condition, working & boxed if possible spectrum +2 grey :) x
I'm after a nice condition, working & boxed if possible spectrum +2 grey :)
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+3 Disk drive motorHi, I'm creating a disk file menu selector. I was wondering how to turn off the +3 drive motor and the motor timeout check from Basic (poking the co…
Hi,
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Toastrack/Grey +2 physical memory layoutI'm looking to extend the functionality of the test ROM used with Winston's diagnostic board to also properly test the RAM of toastrack and grey 128K…
I'm looking to extend the functionality ... the RAM of toastrack and grey 128K machines.
As ... -
+3 upgrades?Hi this is my first post on becoming a member of this forum and I'm hopeful and excited about some of the hardware I have found. Hi I found my old …
... of this forum and I'm hopeful and excited about some ... my old plus 3 and grey +2 in my parents loft ... load from a standard disk drive or an sd card. I ... -
+2 Grey drive belt sizesDoes anyone know the exact size of tape drive belts that are used? I get a fair few through and am always having to order in ones and twos, better f…
... the exact size of tape drive belts that are used? I ...
