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  • If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…

    ... beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the ... keyboard;
    d) A "real" disk drive unit, using standard floppy disks.
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... be possible to connect a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then dump ... programs, games onto floppy from an emulator ( say SPIN ... the disc back into you +3 and away you go?
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • help on creating +3 disk imagesHi, I have found the SDP web page, and I noticed that I have a few +3 programs that are reported as missing: - Times of Lore - Bard's Tale, The - Pr…

    ... that I have a few +3 programs that are reported as ... , CPCRead, requires MSDOS and a 3" disk drive for PC and I don ... . I think that finding a 3" drive in Italy is almost impossible ... back to Italy where my +3 is in June.

    Paolo Ferraris Paolo Ferraris May 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Universal disk drive controller project - information needed! Hello Speccy world! I am a hardware developer from Russia and old Speccy fan. Currently i am starting a project aimed at joining Western and Easter…

    ... and compatible with other disk systems at API level ... t use it) using floppy images stored on an ... Pentagon1024), it works with floppy images stored in RAM and ... br /> 1. What disk systems are actually being used ... or direct FDC programming)?
    3. +D, D80, etc ...
    Sonic Sonic June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Universal disk drive controller project - information needed! Hello Speccy world! I am a hardware developer from Russia and old Speccy fan. Currently i am starting a project aimed at joining Western and Eastern…

    ... and compatible with other disk systems at API level ... t use it) using floppy images stored on an ... Pentagon1024), it works with floppy images stored in RAM and ... br /> 1. What disk systems are actually being used ... or direct FDC programming)?
    3. +D, D80, etc ...
    Sonic Sonic June 2005 Development
  • 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 ... ?

    I own a Spectrum +2 and am thinking about ... buying a +3, just because it has a disk drive.I know that ... I just get an external disk drive for my specci instead? If ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel December 2005 Hardware
  • "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…

    ... drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one ... of the 3" disks I bought on eBay ... the message,

    "Unknown disk format"

    on all ...
    8bitten 8bitten December 2005 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…

    ... of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you ... normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or ... />
    I keep asking about disk drives and am getting more ... I'll chuck my broken +3 and stick with tapes.
    mutantcamel mutantcamel January 2006 Hardware
  • Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …

    ... looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like ... to add a 3.5" HD disk drive(or DD disk drive if this is ... possible or 2.5"/3.5" hard drive, also a standard pc ...
    Spadge Spadge March 2006 Hardware
  • +3 Disk Drive for +2AWill the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?

    Will the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?
    Swevicus Swevicus September 2006 Hardware
  • AV / DiskIs it possible for me to connect my Spectrum to an AV port on my television (Since the chances of me getting a monitor are smegging remote)? 2nd Que…

    ... for me to connect my Spectrum to an AV port on ... to perform a "Real Disk" operation in Real Spectrum (The emulator), by ... image file to a real 3.5" floppy disk?

    Answer BOTH ...
    Swevicus Swevicus October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 2.5" disks.....Many years ago, did somebody made a disk drive for the Spectrum that used 2.5" disks. Yes, I did say 2.5". I'm sure I heard it mentioned during my …

    ... , did somebody made a disk drive for the Spectrum that used 2.5 ... for 2.5" floppies, only 3 hours to go. If you ... .co.uk/2-5-inch-FLOPPY-DISKS-x-50_W0QQitemZ160047369569QQihZ006QQcategoryZ11164QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…

    i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was ... i have the zx spectrum +3 128k with floppy disc drive

    ... any additional tape drive

    in 3+basic i ... get the message cannot read drive a press c, r ... first boot up the spectrum it says drives a ...
    salviaforme salviaforme February 2007 Hardware
  • New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…

    ... a thread about creating new Spectrum hardware. Here are a ... very rare?

    3. If the answers to the ... ROM
    Spectrum emulation

    Optional:-

    Floppy disk interface
    The Spectrum emulator will need to be ...
    nickc nickc June 2007 Hardware
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't ... Spectrum effectively hangs.

    I'm guessing the drive ... the dump and fit a 3.5" disc internally.
    ... I could fit a 3.5" disc drive as 'B', but ... to fit a 3.5" disc drive internally within a +3?
    ...
    kevthacker kevthacker July 2007 Hardware
  • 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 Spectrum
    Then hooked the other end to a Sony floppy drive ... unit.
    The Spectrum sees
    Drives ...
    swift240 swift240 July 2007 Hardware
  • Sinclair+3 Disk Help Please?Hi everyone Can somebody help please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work. I replaced the drive belt which was worn. During which I a…

    ... please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work ... . I replaced the drive belt which ... />
    The motor reads the disk and then stops when it ... have no info on the drive, I may have moved it ...
    Tempest Tempest August 2007 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…

    ... !! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market ... , but despite having replaced the drive belt (albeit with a rather ... and cleaned the heads, the +3 still won't read discs ...
    zuluisgrate zuluisgrate March 2008 Hardware
  • MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…

    ... be willing to abandon a floppy drive.
    It is the ... while accessing a floppy disk or a HDD. Each disk acts as a ... files are correct handled.
    3. MB02+ contains powerfull components ... other interfaces available for ZX Spectrum are storage solutions only, ...
    ingo ingo March 2008 Development
  • Spectrum +3 to PC serial cableGreetings, I apologize if this has been discussed before. I did a search and came up with a few things related but not exactly what I was looking for…

    ... that the +3 uses according to the +3 manual (page ... -which port on the +3 would be better for this ... this to work on the +3 and/or PC?
    ... to your spectrum), could this be used to transmit disk (.dsk) ... ,microdrive and other files to and from the +3 ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help! +3 disk trouble!Can anyone please help me... I've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for write/erase dropped out and I'm not sur…

    ... (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for ...
    jared5050 jared5050 May 2008 Hardware
  • Wanted floppy lead for +3I want a lead to connect a 1.44 Mb floppy to a ZX Spectrum +3 (via the floppy connector in the back of the Speccy). NOTE: When I say 1.44 Mb I mean …

    I want a lead to connect a 1.44 Mb floppy to a ZX Spectrum +3 (via the floppy connector in the back of the Speccy).

    NOTE: When I say 1.44 Mb I mean I would need a lead with RDY and density signals "hacked" to enable any HD floppy to work.
    Zup Zup May 2008 Wanted
  • Wanted: 3" disk drivesSee subject. Looking for cheap working 3" disk drives for Zx Spectrum +3, CPC 6128 or PCW. -- dg67

    See subject.

    Looking for cheap working 3" disk drives for Zx Spectrum +3, CPC 6128 or PCW.

    --
    dg67
    dg67 dg67 June 2008 Wanted
  • Converting a real +3 disk to .DSKThere is a "distribution denied; still selling" software package I would like to try out on fuse, but of course: (a) there is nowhere I can download…

    ... but only on 3" floppy, and I have no 3" drive, nor knowledge of ...
    emleymoor emleymoor July 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…

    ... proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i ... RET ; Return

    DISK DI ; Main +3DOS access subroutine ... br />
    DRIVE DEFB 65 ; Holds the drive letter
    < ...
    NaMcO NaMcO December 2008 Development
  • Which Spectrum to have?Hello everybody, I am a dedicated Atari 8-bit user and developer, but ZX Spectrum also attracted me in some way. Please be so kind to answer few que…

    ... /> Which of those, Spectrum 128, Spectrum +2, or Spectrum +3, is best (recommended) to ... by Amstrad. Spectrum +3 is last in the production line, with disk drive, but ... not so compatible (like Spectrum +2).
    Gury Gury March 2009 Hardware
  • Interesting Speccy stuff on eBay[B]For those who help with the preservation of 3" disks, need to connect a 3" drive to their PC or replace the one on their +3:[/B] [url]http://cgi.…

    ... /Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-3-Internal-Drive-Disks_W0QQitemZ370193906793QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash= ... uk/2-x-Spectrum-3-Disk-Drives_W0QQitemZ180350906549QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash= ... co.uk/50-3-FLOPPY-DISKS-SOLD-AS ...
    zxbruno zxbruno April 2009 Sales
  • Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…

    ... this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC?

    3 via DivIDE), but for some ... 't work. It flashed the disk drive LED, but didn't start ... the drive motor, then prompted to re ...
    trellis trellis June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…

    ... be quite stupid.

    Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem ... . Do all +3 models suffer from it? I ... 1980's but did any Spectrum magazine mentioned something about it ... B is a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk drive. Is the ...
    PopoCop PopoCop June 2009 Hardware
  • Transfer DivIDE +3 DiskHow I can transfer games (tap, dsk) from DivIDE to 3" disk on ZX Spectrum +3?

    How I can transfer games (tap, dsk) from DivIDE to 3" disk on ZX Spectrum +3?
    solaris104 solaris104 October 2009 Hardware
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