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Hisoft Pascal & FilesThe last ver of Hisoft Pascal in the Archives is 1.7m but only the manual for 1.6 is available. In the 1.6 manual it states that FILEs are not implem…
... along the lines of +3 disk access to files. But ... microdrive commands can fain disk access, because the ... H Pascal handles the spectrum screen etc. Particularly ... only just starting on programing the Spectrum; and am ... all of the M/Drive commands work with the ... -
What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
... UPS
MicroP 3.5inch Disk Drive
MicroP 3.5inch Disk Drive
Microvitec CUB ... Boxed Outer Box rough
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+3 Disk Drive "B:"Help me please! I've Googled 'till I can't Google no more. Is there an EASY way to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on the +3, and when it i…
... way to format the 3.5" drive at its full capacity ... generate a virtual 720K disk image; then use CPDWRITE ... to do that on your real +3; your only concern ... this, you can use Real Spectrum, CPDWRITE, PC2PLUS3, perhaps ... was edited by: secarica on 2004-09-27 18:56 ... -
+3 Disk Drive "B:"Help me please! I've Googled 'till I can't Google no more. Is there an EASY way to fit a 3.5" FDD to the drive B: connector on the +3, and when it i…
... up the +3 the light comes on on the A drive but thats all ... that the spectrum won't format the 3.5" disk to spectrum format, but ... -
Programming Sound EffectsHi guys, Have decided, probably due in some way to my midlife crisis, to tart up and re-release (or even just re-lease) the old 48K Speccy games I w…
... 8) = 3 bit DAC equivalent.
On the Spectrum, the cpu ... like to make a "playable disk"
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minimum. ... disk drive on a Spectrum.
There is no disk system on the Spectrum ... bursts so although the spectrum could play the sample ... -
The Black And Grey Spectrum......I think I got this right - Black Speccy - +2 Grey Speccy - +2A Is this right......... I had a +2 along time ago and Frank Bruno's boxing would not…
... /> +2 - grey - Spectrum 128k with a tape deck wodged on the side ... removed.
+2a - black - Spectrum 128k with a fucked up ... perverse +3 without a disk drive, and with a tape deck wodged on the ... Message was edited by: b00mzi11a on 2004-10-24 21:53 ] -
ZX Spectrum 3.5 Floppy help and adviceGod I'm useless. Can I please ask for some serious advice here as I'm just too uneducated to get anywhere with this! The Problem. I want to be abl…
... drive. You CAN fit an external 3.5" disk drive to a +3 Spectrum.
on the WOS site, the ... details are all there on how to do it, ... to transfer tape to disk, disk to tape etc. Also ... for a +D drive etc.
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PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…
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On 2005-03-30 14:34, ... -Machine that runs on Speccies other than the +3. Maybe it will ... using the Spectrum 128's memory instead of a physical disk drive, but ... , of course, can convert a Spectrum PAWed game into a PC ... -
My First Speccy.....and in 2005 aswell, Sound! ?'s ahead!I just bought my first Sinclair Spectrum in April 2005!! **waits for cheers from everybody!** It's the 48K one that they made when Mr Clive had a ru…
I have a +3 that I havent ... 3 3" drive is probably compatible with my CPCs drive. I can transfer CPC-disk ... Speccy games tranfered to +3 discs using the Amstrad.
Spectrum +3? The TV-system in ... CPC RGB to SCART cables on request. I can mail ... -
Now bidding an Spectrum +2B with power supply and original box![url="http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8199714012&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&it…
... can solder an Amstrad disk controller and a disk drive and the BIOS ... will recognize it. Apparently, disk control from +3 ... I'm not so into Spectrum to do that.
So, if anyone here bids on my auction, sorry about the ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... real keyboard, real disk drive, better video display, ... Spectrum has 15, the disk drive was only an add-on ... for the C64 whilst was an integral part of the +3 ... and and add-on (through ... 3rd party suppliers) for earlier models, the +2 and +3 ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... real keyboard, real disk drive, better video display, ... Spectrum has 15, the disk drive was only an add-on ... for the C64 whilst was an integral part of the +3 ... and and add-on (through ... 3rd party suppliers) for earlier models, the +2 and +3 ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
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The disk drive is part of the whole ... understand how you can say spectrum color implimentation was better than ... down.
The disk drive IS an add-on because it was not ... than the C64.
Z80 @ 3.5mhz
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"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
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The disk drive is part of the whole ... understand how you can say spectrum color implimentation was better than ... down.
The disk drive IS an add-on because it was not ... than the C64.
Z80 @ 3.5mhz
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"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... wrote:
the disk drive was only an add-on for the C64 ... integral part of the +3 and and add-on (through 3rd party ... suppliers) for earlier models, the +2 and +3 ... to any of the later Spectrum models, then you should rather ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... so dated, whilst the Spectrum display is fresh looking.[/quote ... developed all manner add on devices for the Spectrum. Sinclair may have ... drives, 5.25" disk drives, 3.5" drives, 3.5" HD drives, ... been more hard drive adapters, a 3.5" drive adapter that pretends ... -
Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…
... set up my old +3 and it just won' ... unplug or reset the Spectrum then there is a ... />
3] After powering on the floppy drive does not whirr ... top power LED is on fine. The floppy drive LED is on as well ... some time ago. Power led was on but just black screen ... -
The best spectrum to buy?I bought a +2 on ebay recently(my spectrum+'s RF unit went fizz) and i'm having some problems with it.... Sabre wulf, Aticatac, Jetpac all lock up a…
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On 2005-09-06 21:50, ... Didaktik Kompakt is the best "Spectrum" I've found...
it ... , built-in 3.5" disk drive (no 3" jobbies with decaying drive belts here), has ... to [I]use[/I] a Spectrum some of the clones are ... , or did you win it on Ebay? -
Difference between +2 , +2a and +2bWhats the difference between these models Also if I was going to buy a 128k machine, whats the best one for games compatibility (from all 128k model…
... . It was pretty much a Spectrum 128K with a built in ... basically a +3 but instead of having a disk drive it has the ... 've never got my hands on a +2B yet but as ... Message was edited by: KeepGood on 2005-10-14 07:47 ] -
JON NORTHHi Jon, i just followed the last thread with some interest. I used to send you hacks years ago and got a few published in YS!! I can only say dont g…
... , Im still pottering around on the spectrum I'm currently tarting up ... a +3!! I have the DIVide ... bus expander so my multiface 3 will work with the divide ... to put a 31/2 disk drive in there as well so ... -
How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
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On 2005-11-13 03: ... SPECTRUM 48K *****
5 SPECTRUM + *****
3 SPECTRUM 128 *****
12 SPECTRUM +2 *****
2 SPECTRUM +3 ... /> 1 TOWER SYSTEM + 5.25" DISK DRIVE
TOSHIBA
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How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
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On 2005-11-13 03: ... SPECTRUM 48K *****
5 SPECTRUM + *****
3 SPECTRUM 128 *****
12 SPECTRUM +2 *****
2 SPECTRUM +3 ... /> 1 TOWER SYSTEM + 5.25" DISK DRIVE
TOSHIBA
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+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
... does not work, not on a real spectrum +3 anyway. At least, not ... t necessarily legal for the disk drive. On the +3, all filenames are upper ... one file on a disk with a specific name. On tape, you ... +3 manual from WoS and have a read on tape/disk operations ... -
damn damn and damn againwell the 128k speccy i was going to have has gone from the shop but i got the guy to hold another speccy for me cuz i wanted your views on it. It`s …
... -ZX-SPECTRUM-3-FDD-Disk-Drive-TESTED_W0QQitemZ8239229553QQcategoryZ11994QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
There is another guy on ... -
Buying a +3I've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…
... been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and ... games can be saved on just one disk?
Final question ... ? Won't work on a +3. Get a Multiface +3 - does the same ... can fit an external disk drive to the +3, but it needs to ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... , stick a normally formatted disk in the drive, type FORMAT "A:" (enter ... file back to a real Spectrum, and so I won't ... formatted floppies on a +3 equipped with an external 3.5" drive. It works ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... both the led lights on the spectrum, the power light and the disk drive light ... the same colour? The disk drive ... you can hear the drive spinning the drive belt is knackered, so ... -
What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
... I have for my spectrum+, +3, and 3 beebs and a 486 PC ... it's cheaper than a 3" drive.
Alternatively using an audio ... files from tape to the disk.
I would have ... Message was edited by: guesser on 2006-01-30 19:26 ] -
+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... between the external disk drive and the external drive port. This dongle ... you use an external drive on the serial/printer port< ... was given to +3 floppies? Strange formats on certain tracks is ... disk, write a few system variables (my own, not the Spectrum ... -
Is there any Sinclair world cup anthem?I've just been listening to a few World cup anthems past and present, but what I really need is a World Cup anthem that mentions any of the sinclair …
... Amstrad gonna build some ZX +3 Spectrums
Then Sinclair'll ... />
An Integrated Disk drive in your Spectrum
3 inches not the ind ... the colour's stored on
Screen mem on the ULA
So many games stored on those old cassette tapes
