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3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... br /> I've seen the PC tools to handle disk images ... can run on the Spectrum itself. Not everyone wants ... get a 3" drive or open their +3 and mess ...
Data destination
1-PC (via IF1's RS232)
2-PC (via 128K's RS232)
3-PC (via custom ... -
Wanted: 3" disk drivesSee subject. Looking for cheap working 3" disk drives for Zx Spectrum +3, CPC 6128 or PCW. -- dg67
... are definitely not compatible with Spectrum +3 (didn't read discs)... ... I connected to my PC with PSU and Cable ... totally doesn't work on Spectrum. Do you have some ... br />
In your PC, which OS are you using ... it to 360k Disk 5 1/4" drive in your ... -
Retro Computer MuseumHello everybody . . . Just thought I would point you to my website . . . [url]www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk[/url] I am currently in the (long) proc…
... MegaPC (Megadrive built into a PC!)
Atari STe
Atari ...
Sinclair Spectrum +2A
Sinclair Spectrum +2B
Sinclair Spectrum +3
Sinclair ... Model B
Sega Mastersystem 1
Sega MegaDrive
Sega ... -
Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
... negating the need for real +3 support ?
Hehe, although I ... PC at Home and my PC and Amiga at work (using Amstrad FD-1 ... since many PCs have
3.5" drives... although not all ... -
+3 and amstrad 6128 disk b port compatibility questionAfter having read many web pages, secarica's long text and guesser's ascii-art diagrams for connecting a pc floppy to +3 drive B slot, I found myself…
... Chinon FZ-354) on my Spectrum 48k with +D interface. No ... tried one of them on Spectrum +3, switched as DS1. It ... connector, because the Shugart +3 port has all pins inverted ... should be powered by a PC-AT style power supply or ... PSU with at least +5V, 1.2A power. -
Moving real tape, tzx,dsk, tap or sna files to +3 diskHi, I've just purchased a +3 to relive my youth (I turn 30 next month - this was a present :) ) and I'd like to know the easiest way to convert old …
... want to play spectrum games then use your PC , if its ... . just chucking everything onto +3 disks that you won't ... uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-DISK-GAME-PACK-8-GAMES-ON-1-DISK_W0QQitemZ280331543697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash ... :2|65:12|39:1|240:1318[/url] -
Moving real tape, tzx,dsk, tap or sna files to +3 diskHi, I've just purchased a +3 to relive my youth (I turn 30 next month - this was a present :) ) and I'd like to know the easiest way to convert old …
... on +3 disks, however I don't consider PC->Spectrum a waste ... 'm actively using the +3 without a PC. You see, you need ... .uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-DISK-GAME-PACK-8-GAMES-ON-1-DISK_W0QQitemZ280331543697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash ... -
What spec/age is your computer(s)?Not started a thread for a while so here goes. I have a Desktop Replacement Rock Direct Quaddra Ti 3.4Ghz machine which was 4 years old in January. …
... Intel Pentium 4 willamette 1.7GHz
1.128 Ram (iirc)
pc tower:
Intel Pentium ... no HDD :)
ZX spectrum+ 48k:
composite video output ... no case
ZX spectrum +3:
+3e system rom images ... -
Game BackupOk will try and discribe best I can Hardware ZX Spectrum 48k x2, Interface 2, Kempston progamable interface ZX Spectrum +3 [U]Hunting for a interf…
... ZX Spectrum +3
[U]Hunting for a interface 1 and ... off buying a used 128K Spectrum, or a +2 (the ... , and also many +3's have problems playing ... download any Spectrum games from here onto a PC and ... and 128K games to your +3 3" discs, but not multiloads ... -
Spectrum +3 Disk Service (.dsk files to CF2 disk)I am offering a disk service for +3 disk users.... If you have Spectrum +3 emulator images (these have the file extention .dsk), I can transfer them…
... image, using CAT "T:" from +3 Basic to get start address ... transfer m/code programs to +3 disk. It also involves modifying ... +3 disk to a 'real' CF2 3" disk using SamDisk on my PC ... and FD-1 drive, so ... -
newbie : pc +3Hi, I am waiting on a +3 at the moment to arrive (who can tell.. the posties are having a laugh at the moment) . I have things in DSK format in the …
... Amstrad FD-1 external drive and hook this up to my PC. You ... one already.
Your PC needs to have a floppy ... write DSK files to the 3" disks. Other than some copy ... -
Transfer DivIDE +3 DiskHow I can transfer games (tap, dsk) from DivIDE to 3" disk on ZX Spectrum +3?
... any way, so the Spectrum will just see a " ... " disk drive to the Spectrum +3 external port (please be ... if it is a modern 1.44Mb drive) and use ... last Samdisk release on your PC to transfer dsk files ... DIVIDE device. There's some Spectrum utility - if I remember - ... -
Measuring the Roger Jowett problemPlease vote if you've received unsolicited mail from Roger Jowett during this year, be it binaries you didn't ask for, or unwanted invitations to soc…
... tried it in real spectrum emualtor on the pc the only one ... encoding software suddenly claims a 1.8ghz p4 is required although ... intel 775 motherboard as the spectrum interface1/128k serial interface ... . Should I now have 3 computers and running mailwasher on ... -
Making TZXsI would like to be able to make new TZX files containing new software/data. If at some point I do manage to complete the writing of a little game or…
... development under a Spectrum emulator, then :-
1) Open a new ... and code out
3) Close the tap file. Voila ... tzx file from your PC into your "real" Spectrum:[/B]
spectrum and save out your program ... -
This Is Your (Gaming) LifeHi there spec-chums. I'm in an inquisitive mood, and feel like doing a bit of writing, so I was wondering if you folks would like to share the story …
1) Speccy 128k toastrack - Christmas 1986
2) Spectrum +3 1988 / 1989
3) Amiga 500 - 1990 ... tooth).
7) EEE PC 1000HE - 2009 (My main machine ... -
Gaming Epiphany?!?!?Not sure if this has been asked before, but, here goes. I was wondering which games people had played on what ever system and thought 'WOW now that?…
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Pippo - Spectrum ,
Dynamite Dan 1 and 2 - ZX Spectrum,
Street ... Underground - XBox,
Crazy Taxi 3 - XBox
Roler Coaster Tycoon3 ... -
Developing for the SpectrumHi What software is everyone now using to develop software for the spectrum? Is it all done on PC emulators or Windows apps or the real thing? Graph…
... Windows PC programs for Spectrum graphics development:
1) ZX ... [/url] )
3) BMP2SCR EXP v2.11a by ... the most outstanding Windows based Spectrum utilities ever made, personally... ... .org/pub/sinclair/tools/pc/BMP2SCR_EXP_2.11a.zip[/url] ... -
+3 Disk image...What exactly is it? And how do they work? Thanks! Yes, I'm that much of a caveman!
... /> Tape image is a PC file which contains a copy ... in emulator, as emulated spectrum must "load" this data ... the exact way as real Spectrum would do.
Spectrum model called Spectrum +3
[url] ... museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=222[/url ... -
converting ZX128 software for SAM COUPESAM COUPE is computer compatible with ZX48 model. Use same ports, same keyboard with compatible membrane, 64kB adress space with possibility connect …
... pc.sux.org/tomcat/SamCoupeSpectrumGames.zip[/url]
169,856 Spectrum ... zip
409,431 Spectrum Games Compilation 02 (19xx)(-).zip ... br /> 362,738 Spectrum Games Disk 1 (19xx)(-)(48K).zip
330,171 Spectrum Games Disk 3 (19xx)(-)(48K).zip
divIDE not working with my Spectrum +2aHi I bought a divIDE 57c and I am told that Fatware is flashed to divIDE. I tried following jumper settings: E E+A A and no jumper at all. When res…
Try this:
1) On +2A / +3 models you must connect both ... />
2) Turn on Spectrum
3) PRESS NMI button
1) Insert a card reader into your PC and insert ... , test the Divide on another Spectrum, and if
that ...Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... the adverts of the Spectrum were awesome promising colour, ... I even bought a Spectrum +3 although by then it ... where I learnt PL/1, COBOL and all manner ... programming on mainframe and PC technologies followed and I ... me, the ulitmate Spectrum was the +3 as it had ...USB mod?Is it possible to modify a Spectrum computer so as to add a USB port, so I can load games from a USB flash drive instead of tape? :)
... just started looking at real Spectrum hardware again after many ... /> 1) What finished products are available to link a PC to Spectrum?
2) Has anyone ever made a Spectrum ... 128K RS232 to PC serial link?
3) How far ...Opinion on new 128K only gamesHello, Being new to the WOS community, I am unclear on the attitude towards 128K only software, that is; Is there a strong need to support the 48K m…
... do:
1 - Link my +3 to a PC using RS232 (COMPONENTS ... EASY!)
4 - Convert the PC/Gameboy graphics (PAIN IN ASS ... code and get familiar with Spectrum development again (EASY!)
... Write a set of optimised Spectrum sprite routines (NOT SO BAD ...The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... resolution can never be 1:1, also multi-monitor support ... and running with a Spectrum +3 P2 cross-development kit. ... using to develop for the Spectrum 128K +3:
... br /> Auto detect at Spectrum end to accept new ... any 486 or above PC equipped with a 9 ...The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... can range from 1 x 1 to 4 x ... one year after the Spectrum +3... most of the parts ... br /> dc.l SEGAINIT ; PC AFTER RESET
lsr.w #1,d3
move.w #dma_length_lower ...
btst.b #1,vdp_status+1
bne.s @wait ...emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... my productivity drops to about 1% whenever I have to deal ... software running on a real Spectrum +3 and the ability to ... and getting it to/from Spectrum +2/+3/PC.
BTW - ... stacked on top
Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3
Technics Hi-Fi ...Things you wish you'd never let go....The oldest technology thread made me think of Entex Pacman and Tandy Basketball. I love these two handhelds but traded them with friends after a cou…
... modern digital downloads of Spectrum games are not the ... of them - Original Spectrum games will never be ... potential! As for the Spectrum 128K +3, it looks almost ... is hooked up to a PC serial port @ 57600 ... My nephew's Spectrum 48K+
Interface 1 and a Micro ...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…
... [/IMG]
The spectrum has been fixed and all ... to switch between dual screen PC and the speccy.
... ultimate speccy for 3 reasons
1) It works
2) I can load and save to PC ...
3) I can use my ...+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... ld bc, $1ffd ; 5b0d 01 fd 1f $0ats
out (c ... ld bc, $7ffd ; 5b14 01 fd 7f $0ats
out (c ... K-Mode.
; Bit 3: 1=L-Mode, 0=K-Mode ... 0 on 48K Spectrum]
; Bit 5: 1=New key press ...A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... like the hard drive MB=1,000KB thing, that you ... too, and have a complete Spectrum in your pocket.
... It's also a complete PC, albeit one powered by an ... looks fantastic. And Quake 3 looks like it was made ... open source games (Quake 1 to 3, Doom 1 and 2, Duke ...
