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  • Floppy disk driveWANTED: Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum 3" working floppy disk drive. If the seller is interested, I could send him my non-functional disk drive. Someone …

    WANTED: Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum 3" working floppy disk drive.

    If the seller ... send him my non-functional disk drive. Someone attempted to repair it ...
    Zup Zup May 2010 Wanted
  • Spectrum +3 - Copy games from external 3.5 to internal 3 inches floppy disk [Help]Hello, I've bought a kit to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/jdYRQD8T/kit.jpg[/img] I'm using [b]…

    ... to connect an [b]external 3.5 floppy disk[/b] to +3.

    [img ... .dsk games to a standard 3.5 floppy disk.
    Now that i ... that game to a original 3' floppy disk.

    Whats the syntax ... it didn't boot the disk, what i'm missing here ...
    RetromaniaPT RetromaniaPT April 2022 Hardware
  • What floppy disk drive system do you own AND use on your ZX Spectrum or compatible computer?What floppy disk drive system do you own AND use on your ZX Spectrum or compatible computer? By use, I mean you actually use it regularly (more th…

    What floppy disk drive system do you own AND use on your ZX Spectrum or ... /> Also, if you have a disk drive system that you own, but ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK June 2018 Hardware
  • How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…

    ... Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I ... use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own ... I can use a standard floppy disk drive, and what modifications should be ... read through posts about HD disk drives not having the READY ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix July 2010 Hardware
  • Interface 1 with 3.5" floppyHas this been done or can it be done? Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?

    Has this been done or can it be done?
    Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?
    thomas3120 thomas3120 May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…

    ... My wife spotted a +3 at ?2 in a ... probably cheap because the disk drive wouldn't load anything ... external cassette player, but I lost hope about the drive. ... a problem with my Spectrum rather than the disk drive.

    3 repair manual I've ...
    Morrisman Morrisman November 2007 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3, external 3.5 drive, lots of floppiesJust gauging interest here and wondering what price people may want to offer for: ZX Spectrum +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the…

    ... Spectrum +3 all original and mint condition - have replaced the drive ... .

    External 3.5" floppy drive, with switchable cable and ... 3" floppies blank disks (or games from World of Spectrum) ... Again will confirm later) 3.5" Double Density floppies< ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings September 2012 Sales
  • IBM Floppy Disk Drive for Spectrum +3If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format di…

    If I connect one up, will I be able to download roms and write them to a floppy with my PC, then play them natively on my Spectrum +3? What format did the spectrum disks need to be?

    Thanks
    wootlanter wootlanter January 2009 Hardware
  • How to transfer spectrum roms to 3.5 floppy diskI have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use w…

    I have just bought a 3.5 floppy drive and ribbon cable to replace the floppy on my spectrum +3. How do I put games onto the floppy drive? Can I use writetrd?
    oakleyleeds oakleyleeds November 2011 Hardware
  • FS: External 3 1/2" disk driveI have a rotec external 3.5" disk drive for sale which is in perfect working order. This is a perfect disk drive is you want to mod your +3 with a ne…

    I have a rotec external 3.5" disk drive for sale which is in ... disk drive is you want to mod your +3 with a new internal disk drive ...
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS September 2012 Sales
  • Creating actual floppy disks using .dsk files on the SpectrumHello ZX friends I have a +3 and diskette related question. I have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy disk drive and a divIDE+. Is there a way I can …

    ... . I have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy disk drive and a divIDE+. Is ... an actual floppy disk from that disk image file using the Spectrum?

    disk" conversion on my old PC ... one doesn't have a floppy drive.

    Thanks ...
    memrah memrah May 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +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 …

    ... any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks ... work perfectly on a second +3 system. What I have ... this system no matter which floppy disk drive I am using. So the ... +3 systems. The problem is not on the disk drives or the floppy ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum +3 won't turn onHello We've got a ZX Sinclair Spectrum +3, which has recently been dragged out of the loft and we are trying to get it back into active service. Th…

    ... 've got a ZX Sinclair Spectrum +3, which has recently been dragged ... a noise.

    The Floppy Disk Drive, is the thing making the ...
    drive is spinning. However when you put a disk in it ...
    bosmerchild bosmerchild July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 external floppyI'd like to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum +3 (with diode for RDY). Here are questions: 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, …

    ... like to connect 3,5" PC floppy drive (NEC) to ZX Spectrum +3 (with diode ... /> 1) It seems the PC floppy uses just +5V, right?
    worried that the floppy would take too much current.
    orange orange March 2007 Hardware
  • +3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…

    Can anyone please help ?.

    I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3
    Martin Baugh Martin Baugh September 2007 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)

    Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
    (measured when taken off)
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... I compare it to other disk drives:

    ... 3" drives. I know the box is more than a disk drive ... utility to convert TOS 3" disk images to +3DOS images ... with many but not all Spectrum models.

    ... Timex disks in its disk drive it would be great. ...
    zxbruno zxbruno July 2011 Emulators
  • Spectrum +3 WoesI have a second hand +3 here - the case is in really nice condition. It starts up fine, but after I try accessing the floppy disk, the Spectrum free…

    I have a second hand +3 here - the case is in ... after I try accessing the floppy disk, the Spectrum freezes with +23E+ on ... screen.

    Reset the Spectrum and it starts filling up ... until I try accessing the floppy disk drive again...

    Any ...
    rwap rwap December 2012 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…

    ... trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt ... that this +3 reads only its own formatted floppy disks and ... nothing else. Someone, might tell it is a disk drive ... The cable connecting the floppy with the +3 board is also double ...
    Anestis Anestis June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Can a floppy disk wreck a disk drive?I'd been re-installing some old Apple Mac games so that I could back them up before the disks become unreadable (too late in some cases). After doing…

    ... put in the first disk for Citadel, the floppy disk drive made a horrible ... condition. So did this disk wreck the drive, even though there' ... 10 years old. The floppy drive hadn't given any prior ... dubious about putting that disk into another drive, but it looks ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2009 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... ZX Printer dropped)
    [*]ZX Spectrum+3 (all the features of the ... earlier ZX Spectrum+ models, proper serial port and 3.5” floppy disk drive, support for ... /F port for an external HDD)
    [*]ZX Spectrum+8 (all the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2019 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... which specific type of 3 1/2 disk drive I would need to ... people have mentioned early Amiga disk drives other have said old ... PC XT internal disk drives would do! Who's ...
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • zx spectrum +3hello fellaes from europe, greece, last week finally i found a zx spectrum 3, with a damaged drive, a power supply that works fine, and a black wire …

    ... found a zx spectrum 3,
    with a damaged drive, a power supply ... , why?
    can i connect +3 with a tape recorder?
    rigasrigas1980 rigasrigas1980 November 2007 Hardware
  • For Sale: Disciple interface clone with disk driveHi all, I have a barely used MGD Disciple interface clone for sale. This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply, and …

    ... . This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power ... supply, and GDOS boot disk.
    mikey30303 mikey30303 August 2008 Sales
  • Wanted +3 games on Disk and other bitsI am after any Spectrum +3 games on Disk Also: Spectrum +3 User manual (or a link to a PDF) Kempston to Sinclair Joystick adapter (seen a site wi…

    I am after any Spectrum +3 games on Disk

    Also:

    Spectrum +3 User manual (or a link to a PDF)

    Kempston to Sinclair Joystick adapter (seen a site with these on but they are ?8 + postage)
    Spectrum +3 Spectrum +3 May 2010 Wanted
  • spectrum +2 tape recorder is dead helpMy +2 grey's tape recorder is not even coming on when i press play so i was wondering with the 5 cables going into a plug and then connecting on to a…

    ... that +2A should have an external floppy disk drive (like the Amstrac CPC's ... +2A were built using stock +3 motherboards (without FDC chips), and ... could be converted to a +3 computer. It seems that nobody ... same software as +3... they haven't the +3 DOS ROM (+2A ...
    Zup Zup November 2011 Hardware
  • CPCDiskXP v2.5.1 with support (limited) to write for USB floppy drivesHi, I am the developer of [URL="http://www.cpcmania.com/"]CPCDiskXP[/URL] and wanted to inform you that there is a new version of the program with su…

    ... .
    To write +3 floppy disks in this environment I ... realspec, without setting up real +3 every time.

    External-Floppy-Disk-Drive/dp/B004MBI1NG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top ... "]a 10$ USB floppy drive[/URL] and use ...
    Pegaz Pegaz March 2014 Emulators
  • What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…

    ... been very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.

    I know ... the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had a longer ... could properly emulate a ZX Spectrum.
    peteprodge peteprodge July 2014 Games
  • What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…

    ... been very happy with a 3.5" floppy disk drive.

    I know ... the standard for the +3, the Spectrum would have had a longer ... a lock-up full of 3" drives from over purchasing for ... onto the side for the Spectrum.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler July 2014 Games
  • Disk drive compatable with the Beta Disk interface (48K from 1984).Good morning or evening everybody. I'm looking for a disk drive compatable with the Beta Disk interface (48K from 1984). Contact me if you could …

    ... are unboxed and need external power-adapters like "5V ... Gotek / HxC Emulator / 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive ": [url="www.ebay.co ... -Gotek-HxC-Emulator-3-5-Floppy-Disk-Drive-/272384855247"]ebay.co. ... for-Gotek-HxC-Emulator-3-5-Floppy-Disk-Drive-/272384855247[/url]
    ...
    Luzie Luzie August 2017 Wanted
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