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Microsoft vs the WorldSo what operating system are you using
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and has run from floppy:
Dos6.22
Dos3 ... -
Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... 't, except for the second floppy drive and video capture cartridge ... -
early games questionhello when i was watching BBC news this morning,it said that that the PC was 25 years old.that begs the question,when did PC games start getting bet…
... drive', a 360K 5.25" floppy and Mono CGA monitor (320x200 ... -
early games questionhello when i was watching BBC news this morning,it said that that the PC was 25 years old.that begs the question,when did PC games start getting bet…
... drive', a 360K 5.25" floppy and Mono CGA monitor (320x200 ... -
How do you work the tape recorder in SPIN?Recently downloaded the SPIN Spectrum emulator, and have got back into ELITE again after 20 years - GREAT! Can anybody explain how I can save and re…
... MGT +D, saving snapshots to floppy. That made development Speccy MUCH ... -
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…
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floppy drive
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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…
Look out an old floppy drive cable, the ones with ... signal is generated by the floppy controller chip when 'a' drive ... for the XT and AT floppy drive pin differences will give ... in the back of the floppy drive back to front (red ... -
More rare adventures sourcedI travelled to York yesterday to pick up a large collection of adventure games which I'm borrowing to get them dumped... Results are mixed so far, a…
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
[QUOTE=chop983]I like the bit in the description where it says 'no floppy disk drive'[/QUOTE]
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
[QUOTE=chop983]I like the bit in the description where it says 'no floppy disk drive'[/QUOTE]
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
Had to ask him...
"If this is brand new condition why is there no floppy disk drive? Secondly why is the text 'no floppy disk drive' so small?"
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
... must have really needed a floppy disk drive one day."[/FONT ... -
Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
... must have really needed a floppy disk drive one day."[/FONT ... -
Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
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I ate his floppy drive with some father beans ... -
Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
Ok I've just pretended to be dead thick and asked the guy "Even though it doesn't have a floppy drive, does the rest of the machine work ok?"
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Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
... it because of the missing floppy disk drive but it looks ... -
Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…
hehe... my +3 is lacking floppy drive too... altough only because ... -
TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
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+3e ROMs v1.28 releasedAfter a slight delay (ahem), I have updated the +3e ROMs to v1.28. Amongst other things, this release provides: [LIST] [*]Completely rewritten (and …
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+3e ROMs v1.28 releasedAfter a slight delay (ahem), I have updated the +3e ROMs to v1.28. Amongst other things, this release provides: [LIST] [*]Completely rewritten (and …
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How do I run games/programs from TR-DOS?Hi, the World of Spectrum is a nice and great site. I already looked a bit through it but despite of its hugeness I couldn't find any information reg…
... is the directory of the floppy disk:
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How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... well equipped is it. With floppy or somekind hard drive reload ... -
How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... well equipped is it. With floppy or somekind hard drive reload ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
[QUOTE=NickH]SAM BASIC was a little more complex than ZX BASIC - wasn't the SAM ROM larger than the Speccy ROMs?[/QUOTE]
ROM is larger 4x - as it is larger in Spectrum +3 (64KB).
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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... , nor PC, just Atari with floppy drives. So, at that moment ... -
ZX Spectrum +3 - incompatible ?Hello :) I'm newbie here. I know WOS site since years, never checked forum before ;) , but this moment came when I have problem. I wanna buy ZX Spe…
the spectrum +3 floppy drive is an amstrad 3" type, which is obsolete, however a standard 3.5" drive can be fitted as a second drive allowing you to use 720k disks, then you can copy games to the disk from the Realspectrum emulator. -
How to increase the motivation to preserve?I've been thinking about this for some time now, and I think I may have an idea. Without hard-to-obtain knowledge, the only way to see if something …
... little different than tape or floppy.
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replacement +3 psuok, who would be kind enough to help an idiot build a replacement PSU for the +3 / +2a , from a PC power supply? Guesser has already helped out a gr…
... Apricot PC PSU on my floppy drives and Amiga before now ... -
Multiple MicrodrivesWhat practical reasons are there for having more than one microdrive attached to a spectrum? Thanks
Just out of interest, wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to back up the games to a Spectrum-compatible floppy disk?
