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Getting Tasword to save to CF cardHey chaps I have a Plus 2 with a simple 8bit IDE interface installed. I was hoping I might be able to use the +3 disk version in conjunction with …
... the Sinclair QL and the Spectrum Plus 2B. I've ... day. Luckily I have a floppy drive hooked up to the QL ... 80s if you had a Spectrum you'd have stored documents ... was the QL over the Spectrum and was the latter really ... />
I love my Plus 2 but I have to say ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... metal casing of the disc drive, the other... hangs loose ... are three screws holding the drive in.
... can hear the disc drive whirring but I can' ... one screw from that drive and it'll be ... 2-Floppy-Discs-Disks-with-Cases-Amstrad-CPC-PCW-464-6128-Spectrum ... -
Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…
... by Sinclair and the other 2 made by Amstrad):
2. Spectrum +2 - a big disadvantage is that ... . Spectrum +3 - this has a disk drive but they're not standard floppy ... prefer the keyboards of the +2 and +3 over the original ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... package included the book {ZX Spectrum +2 Manual|Amstrad}.
ZX ... Pack|Amstrad} or the {ZX Spectrum +2 Action Pack|Amstrad}.#The package ... CGA output video for TV, floppy drive bay, 2 ISA slots, PC speaker ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... ZX style keyboard to ZX Spectrum PCB:-
1) ... a similar way
2) "Beefed up" original spec . Membranes ... deigned to work with original Spectrum PCBs they may be just ... using cable data lines (eg floppy drive grade cable) with a plug ... -
Floppy drive fixI know this might be a long shot but does anyone know or does anyone fix floppy drives I ha e an nous discovery and the controller on the floppy driv…
... than certain it's the floppy drive as there was a ... try and pick up a floppy drive at weekend to test ... a blocky screen on the spectrum when power removed all ... .
I have 2 dd floppys I am trying ... to source a double density drive for testing or a ... -
If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... deck and later disk drive of the +2 and +3 I ... were all sharing the same drive format. It is interesting ... +3's 3 inch drive: I think this was ... had a 3.5 floppy built in instead of ... .5 floppy drive fitted.
Off topic thought: Spectrum +4 ... -
If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
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[*]48k ZX Spectrum (as released)
[*]Interface 2 released
[*]80k ... port, upgraded ROM)
[*]ZX Spectrum+2 (all the features of the ... ZX Spectrum+ models, proper serial port and 3.5” floppy disk drive, support ... -
New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... disks to a real 3" floppy disk (i.e. no Gotek ... a real disk using a Spectrum +3 and the following steps ... /> - Pop a blank floppy into your Spectrum +3 disk drive and format it ... option 2 & press 0 to start
- Select Drive A and ... -
+2A vs +2BFrom what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a prefer…
... a new model. The ZX Spectrum +2. The new model included a ... The ZX Spectrum +3. This had a 3 inch floppy disk drive in ... the machine is labelled ZX Spectrum +2 but these are known as ... top it still says ZX Spectrum +2. The same PCB or a ... -
What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
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Then the Spanish Sinclair Spectrum 128K (toastrack) and later the ... added support for the +3 floppy drive… (don’t forget, the +2A ... to (1) the cost and (2) the possible problems with software ... -
spectrum+2 help!!I recently got my old +2 out of the loft for a session of old games with the boys! Unfortunately I spent all night loading and getting no response. I…
I recently got my old +2 out of the loft for ... -
Spectrum collecting and nostalgia.I have recently started to buy and collect old Spectrum games and thought that it would be easy, but easy it is not. Well I say not because on auctio…
... buy and collect old Spectrum games and thought that ... because on auction sites Spectrum software seems to be ... fun?
Spectrum machines from the humble ZX81 ... well also. A grey Spectrum +2 has just sold for ... he still uses his Spectrum because he enjoys it ... -
Spectrum +2'sWhat is the difference between a grey +2 and a black +2 ? I only ever owned a 48k all those years ago, but I have just got my hands on a grey +2. W…
What is the difference between a grey +2 and a black +2 ?
I only ever owned a 48k all those years ago, but I have just got my hands on a grey +2.
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Questions about +2The Spectrum +2 has a built in tape recorder. As I am about to put my hands on ony of those, I have a few questions: first, the +2 power supply the s…
The Spectrum +2 has a built in tape ... a few questions: first, the +2 power supply the same as ... , I was wondering if the +2 one could do.
Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... basic mode
2) Were many games specifically made ... for the +2? I ask because yesterday ... picked up a "Dixons" +2 boxed compilation, and a Konami ... gievn away with the plus 2
3) ... the life of the +2 tape deck? I already ...+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 definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using ... this system no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. So ... problem is not the disk drive. I was wondering what being ... the disk drives or the floppy's. Does anyone know what ...Spectrum +2 faultHave recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. When you switch it on all I get is a screen with lots of different coloured boxes on it and it wo…
Have recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. ...Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…
... the tape etc., but the Spectrum does not "hear" anything, and ...Speccy +2 loading problemI've just purchased a Spectrum +2 off Ebay & noticed an error when loading some titles, particularly Knightlore & Jetman. Whilst there appears to be …
I've just purchased a Spectrum +2 off Ebay & noticed an ...ZX Spectrum +2 to CGA monitorI have tried to connect my +2 to a colour CGA monitor taken from an old Schneider EuroPC. I have done it but I am facing a lot of sync troubles and I…
... have tried to connect my +2 to a colour CGA monitor ...Sam Coupe - WANTEDWould like Sam Coupe preferably as follows: -512Ram -2 Floppy drives -All original Manuals/Documentation -Disks that came with it -Power supply and…
... follows:
-512Ram
-2 Floppy drives
-All original Manuals ... can always get extra Ram/Floppy drive ( although little else, as Sam ...Normal (Atari Style) Joystick -> SJS1 (ZX 128 +2) AdaptorAnyone here has a schematics for an adaptor that would let you connect normal joysticks (Quick Shot 2, Zipstik, Competition Pro, etc.) to ZX Spectrum…
... , Competition Pro, etc.) to ZX Spectrum +2 Joystick Ports (SJS1/SJS2) ???
2 (full pinout : Left,Right,Up ...Spectrum +3 + Extras for saleI've got a boxed +3 (working floppy drive) with Ferguson data recorder + games for sale. Details here:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl…
... got a boxed +3 (working floppy drive) with Ferguson data recorder + games ...+3 questions, easiest way of playing games?Yes my old 128K spectrum didnt seem to come alive, so I bought a second hand Spectrum +3 on an auction site, it wasnt cheap! but wtf nothing beats th…
Yes my old 128K spectrum didnt seem to come alive ... I bought a second hand Spectrum +3 on an auction ... easily connect a 3.5 floppy drive to it and start ... stuff from either harddrive or floppy if I don't ... of playing 128K stuff from floppy or HD?
...3 1/2 disk drivesHi, I was just wondering which specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to add to my +3e. Some people have mentioned early Amiga disk drives …
... specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to ...Funny Looking Spectrum +2I was just having a look on ebay and noticed this +2 with cursor keys and a numeric key pad. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…
... on ebay and noticed this +2 with cursor keys and a ...Sound on Spectrum +2/a & 3Okay, so now I've got 2 +2's and a +3 and they all have absolutely the crappiest no existant, buzzy, sound on the planet. Surely they all cant be fau…
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…
... tinkering with building a Super spectrum for some time now. ... to just put a hard drive onto my +3. I ... .2gb IBM laptop hard drive I thought would fit ... , the ZXCF and original 3" floppy drive.
The problem ... a very nice desktop spectrum as I am already ...
