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Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …
... +3 drive and replacing the belt is a doddle just don ... -
Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …
... +3 drive and replacing the belt is a doddle just don ... -
Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …
... +3 drive and replacing the belt is a doddle just don ... be complicated if the original belt has disintegrated into goo and ... -
Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …
... be complicated if the original belt has disintegrated into goo and ... -
The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…
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A few questions about AGD (V2.6)How do you use the toggle command? It keeps flagging up as an error when I try to enter it. Is it possible to use less than or greater than commands…
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Air Travel with BabiesSo we'll be visiting our US relatives this Crimbo, and that means flying with George. I Emily takes George on her lap then we pay 10% of the normal…
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I wonder how many still goingThere is always a healthy stock of 48k rubber keyed speccys on eBay. However whats the guess on the amount world wide that are still working/used? +…
It does depend on what you mean by working as well. My 48K needed a new membrane, so has been fixed, does that count? My +3 has a dud Floppy drive (probably just the belt), does that count? -
Best built computer ever?All this grumbling about our equipment breaking down or blowing up on the inside,so what is the best built computer?,i looked at some old apple machi…
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+3 disks (writing errors)is there any way to check a disk for bad sectors? i seem to get I/O errors of one type or another when writing to disks. the thing is the disks forma…
I'd just replace the drive belt again. It's showing all the classic symptoms of a slipping belt and it may just have been replaced with a bad one (or a rubber band, as I've seen before) -
+3 disks (writing errors)is there any way to check a disk for bad sectors? i seem to get I/O errors of one type or another when writing to disks. the thing is the disks forma…
but maybe that check in ROM can measure drive speed (iirc) and that might show belt problems. its worth trying anyway.
just use some blank diskette when testing.
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Spectrum in Argos catalogue from 1985I don't think this has been posted before. Some brilliant person has scanned in an Argos catalogue from 1985 and uploaded it to Flickr. [URL="http:/…
... stuff come down the conveyer belt from the first floor..
One +3 please...I have got truckloads of ZX hardware, some double cartridges and two Currah's for example, so we might be able to swap and/or pay... Also looking for…
Am I correct in assuming your looking for a +3? If so, I've got one that just needs a new drive belt for the disk.Sold a +2, lady is having trouble with it..Hi guys.. Just a few questions.. and maybe some things to try.. other than what I`ve told her already. I sold a plus 2, I tested all three games be…
... obvious thing is the tape belt is gone, but well thats ...I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
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I was gonna quote skull****ing with an lol smiley ...I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
[QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;500552]I was gonna quote skull****ing with an lol smiley, but you bottled it, and edited your post you big gaylord :p
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yeah i bottled it OoI am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... ;500552]I was gonna quote skull****ing with an lol smiley ...Crazy Next Door Neighbours!I got one side who just argue all the while And the other who just plays Blue Oyster Cult's "Dont Fear The Reaper" constantly! :mad:
i had a neighbour that did that all the time... so i put on showaddywaddy at full belt to see how she liked it...
she called the police... who then took her to a nut houseCrazy Next Door Neighbours!I got one side who just argue all the while And the other who just plays Blue Oyster Cult's "Dont Fear The Reaper" constantly! :mad:
... put on showaddywaddy at full belt to see how she liked ...Best game of the Decade. The winner is...Gamefaqs.com have given the results of the Best Game of the Decade, and the winner is... Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Which seems a bit strange …
... . But I detest the conveyer belt nature of the FPS industry ...Sold a +2, lady is having trouble with it..Hi guys.. Just a few questions.. and maybe some things to try.. other than what I`ve told her already. I sold a plus 2, I tested all three games be…
It could be the drive belt on the tape deck has snapped or is badly worn - you can easily replace them.NEW! Poll Best Spectrum game from 2010 - Everybody vote here please -OK, so since there were several releases after the day I posted the original Poll, I would post this new one to include all the games from 2010. Eve…
Im sure it will be worth the wait mate,any other new features? crumbling floors,conveyor belts,items that temp reverse the controlls,zero G, you know that sort of thing?NEW! Poll Best Spectrum game from 2010 - Everybody vote here please -OK, so since there were several releases after the day I posted the original Poll, I would post this new one to include all the games from 2010. Eve…
... other new features? crumbling floors,conveyor belts,items that temp reverse ...The I remember That Thread!!!!!A thread devoted to all things retro from out past, be it old TV shows, old chrips, chocolate bars, drinks, places or people. Can anyone name this f…
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Snake belt
Doc Martin 18 hole ...Microdrive CartridgesI've read many posts regarding these, and now I have a couple of Microdrives and a few carts I can see what all the fuss is about, those felt pads. …
... anything with one of those belt drives (some cassette players too ... ). The belt literally melts after a certain ... old tape player and the belt was a black liquid goo ...ArmageddonJust Came across this game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020731[/url] noticed that the skull from the loading screen is p…
The whole game looks like a hack of the third level of [I]Rambo III[/I]. I wouldn't be surprised if the author nicked the skull graphic from [I]Zombi[/I] as well.WOS drops some games.I made several links to zx games located on this site, but unfortunately those games are gone. What happens? Elite III - World of Spectrum [url]htt…
... a loading screen featuring the skull from [I]Zombi[/I].WOS drops some games.I made several links to zx games located on this site, but unfortunately those games are gone. What happens? Elite III - World of Spectrum [url]htt…
... a loading screen featuring the skull from [I]Zombi[/I].[/QUOTE ...Recommend a tape player ??Hi guys, can you recommend a good tape player for loading ZX Speccy games ? Cheers !!
I have one of those too, brought it years ago. It's perfect. :)
I am sure it was cheaper about ten years ago though possibly ?25.
Actually it needs its first drive belt now (I assume its that) , so I can't complain. :)
