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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…
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3 1/2" External Disc Drive
5 1/4" Disk Drive - Sam Coupe ... Datassette
Commodore 1541 Single Floppy Disk Boxed
Commodore 16 VGC ... Boxed Outer Box rough
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128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…
... 3.5" PCXT floppy drive. I also have a second 3.5" floppy in an external ... /> Overall, you could get any Spectrum and have a great fun ... go for the +3 though, simply because of the disk access. The ... -
+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…
... attached between the external disk drive and the external drive port. This dongle ... /> I assume the uPD765A floppy controller is limited to a ... themselves used for their +3 utility disks (Megadisk ... disk, write a few system variables (my own, not the Spectrum ... -
.dsk and +3after successfully connecting 3,5" PC FDD as drive B: , i'd like to backup all my 3" disks from A: to B: as .dsk images on ZX+3 (not PC) All of them …
... better B: drive formatter - does CPM standard format on external 3.5" floppies ... ]ftp://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/spectrum/alchemist-software/utils[/url]
disk image to a blue DSDD floppy. Put that disk in your B: drive ... -
B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
... connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy drive, with another ... .
The Sony floppy drive is from an External Amiga floppy drive.
I ... the drive working, select 256 directory entries. Download the Utility 3 +3 disk from ... -
How copy .DSK files onto real +3 disksI'm new here, so first of all I want to thank this great Speccy community for all the great hints and help that is offered here. Just wish we had thi…
... absolutely great), and some Spectrum +3 .DSK files that I ... to get hold of a 3" disk drive (from ebay?) and build ... whos bios and floppy disk controller can use the drive iirc)
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Interesting setup at Retromadrid'08[url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/galeria/main.php/v/reuniones/rm2008/Octocom+-+demo+Insert+Coins+2.JPG.html[/url] [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ga…
... 't find on a regular floppy drive. :)[/QUOTE]
Like I ... switch allow external drive to be "A:" or ? B:? (external drive get use to ... side). The 3?5? disk drive works in a Spectrum +3 like a 3? driver (it ... -
Divide+ QuestionHi, I have a Divide+ with both CF and IDE ports. I've connected a CF-IDE adapter to the IDE port, and put two CFs: one on the main port and one on t…
... up to PC to transfer Spectrum software (in .TAP or .Z80 ... a floppy disk connector on it where you can connect an external power ... source.
3) Their maybe a ... assumes his CF card is drive H:
The command ... -
Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…
... CPCdiskXP[/url] to save disk images into 3.5" floppies, then ... goes straight to my Spectrum +3 (the 3.5" disk drive is external).
... sys for use the PC floppy drive with both CPCdiskXP and RealSpectrum ... emulator that works with real floppy disks? -
Using real 3.5" floppies to load a +3 game (emulated)Is it possible to load a Spectrum +3 or Amstrad CPC 664/6128 game with the use of 3.5" floppy disks (providing the emulator can support real disk mod…
... goes straight to my Spectrum +3 (the 3.5" disk drive is external).
... sys for use the PC floppy drive with both CPCdiskXP and ... emulator that works with real floppy disks?[/QUOTE]
... writing dsk image on 3.5 PC floppy?
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What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... a mod to allow an external tape deck to be added ... replaced them with a regular 3 inch floppy drive, and in any case ... to connect one to the DISK B connector at the rear ... of course the rubber key spectrum, and it has a massive ... -
Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…
... to disk?[/QUOTE]
Well, +3 disk drive compatible with ordinary pc floppy drives ... tutorial also works for Zx spectrum +3:
[url]http://www.cpcwiki ... floppy, you can connect it externally and disable internal drive temporarily so external drive ... -
Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…
[QUOTE=Arda;493625]Well, +3 disk drive compatible with ordinary pc floppy drives. Even with ... tutorial also works for Zx spectrum +3:
[URL]http://www.cpcwiki ... floppy, you can connect it externally and disable internal drive temporarily so external drive ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... very cheap 3" drives.
Regarding improving the spectrum line, ... very well built Hitachi 3" disk drive which is substantially better ... external I/O, which you really dont want to drive ... with an ASIC, eg the floppy disk lines and ... -
Multiface 1 (Romantic Robot) RepairHello there my fellow ZX'ers! recently I got an Interface 1 + MicroDrive from a friend and since then I have been having awesome geeky moments in fr…
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Spectrum 128 +2 (3 of these now)
Spectrum 128 +2A ... through reams of schematics for Floppy Disk controllers / 8bit/16bit HDD ... love a slim-line Floppy Drive for a spectrum - I was thinking ... or +2A or have it external.... then theres the 2GB GO ... -
writing +3 problemI can write any game to a 3.5 disk and run it on my external drive but can i write the second side onto the disc as well. I am using samdisk and cpc…
... side of the disk in the ZX Spectrum +3 or CPC, you ... make the selection (in my external drive, I've put switches ... to select side and drive A/B).
3.5 inch drive to have one ... use a double sided floppy drive as well. -
Spectrum +3, Issue 2...I have just had plonked on my desk a nice issue 2 Spectrum +3. I'm not sure if its 100% working yet, as I have not plumbed it into a telly. So, assu…
... a nice issue 2 Spectrum +3. I'm not sure ... I have changed the drive belt, what other things ... this the issue 2 +3?[/QUOTE]
Both Issue ... floating bus on your +3 then yes... if ... /> Then there's hard disk interfaces, external floppy drives, spectranet etc :) -
ZX Spectrum +3 with 3.5" internal drive for saleI have a modified Spectrum +3 128k with a 3.5" disk drive built in if anyone is interested. The distorted sound problem inherint in the +3 has also b…
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Amiga 1200 with external floppy and CD, and multisync monitor ... ) with cassette and 1541-II disk drive
Sony HB-F1XD ( ... br /> SNES
GAMECUBE
3 XBOX 360's
PLAYSTATION ... s
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Amstrad FD1 and Spectrum 48/128Just throwing an idea out there thats probably impossible but could there ever be a way of connecting the two? You can with a +3 but what about the …
... this was a very rare external 3" drive with almost no documentation. I ... a floppy disk controller on a PC, as a 5 1/4 drive ... this drive, without a controller, can't be used on a Spectrum ... . :) That's why you need the +3. :) The +2A ... -
All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…
I finally got spectrum +3, disk drive, external power supply, floppy cable and TIME on one ... switch on external power supply
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HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…
... at the copy of the Spectrum +3 service manual that I ... the Spectrum tries to access [U][B]any[/B][/U] disk drive.
external floppy connector is ID1.
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RS232C disk driveWhilst compiling a very concise accurate list of my speccys (now numbering 24!) I came across a Tandy battery operated 3.5" drive with an 8 pin rs232…
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Sadly to have working floppy drive via Serial you would need ... serial FDD for the earlier spectrum's certainly has merit, yet ... so) add an IDE Hard Disk Device.
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Multiface +3 AdviceHi, New to the forum after resurrecting my +3 and looking for a bit of advice on the Multiface 3 please. Quite simply is it worth investing in for…
... use a Spectrum+3 setup with a Multiface and a external 3.5' floppy drive as ... for transfering tape games to disk for quick loading. It can ... loader or +3 basic modes, as there was no disk drive support for ... multiface can't transfer to disk only to tape in 48K ... -
Multiface +3 AdviceHi, New to the forum after resurrecting my +3 and looking for a bit of advice on the Multiface 3 please. Quite simply is it worth investing in for…
... /> First of all - purchase external 3.5 inch floppy drive.
It is cheap ... .co.uk/itm/AMSTRAD-SPECTRUM-3-COMPLETE-KIT-3-5-DISK-DRIVE-RIBBON-CABLE-POWER ... into external 3.5" drive and copy games to 3" diskette using ZX SPECTRUM +3 BASIC ... -
So who's re-set up their Spectrum recently?I put my Spectrum away around 1992. I had it out still when I was using my Amiga but by the time I'd progressed on to a PC and a SNES the Spectrum wa…
I have +3 Spectrum setup with a Multiface 3, external 3.5' disk drive and cassette recorder. I ... old PC that has a floppy drive so now it has become ... -
Rocky Gush Floppy Drive InterfaceI have a Rocky Gush Floppy Drive Interface which I would like to post the details under the Hardware section of the website. What is correct procedur…
... 27C64 or 27C128.
3. The LED (D7) is in ... .25 double height floppy drives, which was in an external case with ... every side of the disk drive as a separate drive, thus if you ... /spectrum.JPG[/IMG][IMG]http://www.del-com.co.za/Construction/floppy ... -
Sinclair +2a Why!?!One thing I've always wondered and whilst going though my collection today the question re-emerged in my mind. Why the Spectrum +2a? What I mean by …
... Amstrad CPC external 3" floppy would just plug into a +2A or +3 "disk B ... :confused:
Threw my 3" drive away last year popped a ... the other was a second drive for "disk" CPCs (Amstrad FD- ... of Spectrum +2A, one kind (re)used +3 boards but without disk ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A and +2B - finding the true factsI'm confused. Some told me that a +2A has a +3 board, and the +2B got the simplified board. But I think that is not true. I have had over a dozen b…
... supposed to be an external floppy interface for the +2A ... you wish to connect an external disk drive (or drives) to the ... 3B Amendment Service Manual titled "Spectrum +3B Floppy Disk Interface"
... circuit as in the +3 service manual but they helpfully ... -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... FD1 *almost* plugs into the Spectrum's Drive B port - you have ... a PC to write disk images back to +3 disks - follow those ... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive port to get ... use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It's ... -
Amstrad FD-1 Disc DrivesA quick question: With the Amstrad FD-1 external disc drives, I've seen DDI-1 interface cards mentioned. Are the DDI-1 interfaces just for the Amstr…
... FD1 *almost* plugs into the Spectrum's Drive B port - you have ... for connecting a 3.5" floppy drive to the +3's external drive port to get ... not use the +3's internal 3" drive and an external 3.5" drive? It's ... likely wouldn't use the disk drive at all and lose the ...
