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Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
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Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
... draw a valid comparison with microdrives, it would be like every ... -
Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
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What could Sinclair have doneI know that he lost interest in home computers, but Sinclair as a computer company could have had a longer life span than it did, the move from 8 bit…
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Another ZX Spectrum VideoI only shot this over an hour ago. [url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2011691753416908964[/url] Megastorage for the Spectrum. If I had d…
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It really has been a reliable set-up although I only normally use two microdrives.
Sound is a bit naughty. It's his bobness rehearsing in the 1980s.
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Another ZX Spectrum VideoI only shot this over an hour ago. [url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2011691753416908964[/url] Megastorage for the Spectrum. If I had d…
... Desktop only caters for 4 microdrives. To tell you the truth ... solid connectors so only five microdrives were connected.
Yesterday ... design of the Spectrum and microdrives.
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DivIDE EmulationHi guys, I should have my DivIDE soon so I've been trying to emulate it to become familiar with the devices functions. I've fired up the EightyOne …
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What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
I have a Caithness Glass ZX Spectrum Crystal paperweight. I have just made a video of it and it is in the bottom left corner of this page. "Microdrives in the Sun".
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Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
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Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
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Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
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ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
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ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
[QUOTE=baze]Yep we have .SZX, and it's good, but ... contributed to a discussion on .szx development? We're not omniscient ... that a subset of the SZX format (fixed block ordering, uncompressed ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... needless flaws, i.e. the Microdrives, and its awful Keyboard that ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... you consider how flaky the microdrives were and still are. I ... own three microdrives am trying to get a ...I feel a new adventure coming on......Dave Harper and I wrote Dusk over Elfinton :) I've got to admit, I've got back into retro computers and suddenly a lightbulb has gone off in my head…
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I've just got to track down a copy of PAW and maybe get some microdrives and then I'm back in the game :)
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Why???
Just use Spin and download PAW from WOS...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... was far more reliable than microdrives). I did some writing using ...Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…
... nothing really. I have eight microdrives. :-)
On this video ...Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…
... /> ZX Printer,
and Three Microdrives. :razz:
Although ...Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…
[QUOTE=Scottie_uk]8 Microdrives is my Goal, although I ... /> I wish you luck with microdrives.
Btw. which year ...Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…
Yeah, that just happened to me, I had to go to games forum main and lick on page 2 !
Just wondering, why do people plug more than 1 (or say 2) in, if microdrives are just for storage then surely one (or two) would be enough?Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…
I meant just about the multi Microdrives - about plugging in as much as you can, i.e. different things, I don`t think that sounds silly, it`s way cool :)
unless the multi microdrives are just so you don`t have to swap the cartidges/tapes ?Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... . Same as posts about collecting microdrives up to max. count attachable ...
