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  • Building a puter.Im putting some bits together into a new case and was just wondering if there was any need to add a floppy disk drive. Now that may seem like an odd…

    [QUOTE=spodula;524098]However, the floppy drive didnt work very well under ...
    guesser guesser April 2011 Chit chat
  • Building a puter.Im putting some bits together into a new case and was just wondering if there was any need to add a floppy disk drive. Now that may seem like an odd…

    [QUOTE=AndyC;524091]I think you'd be hard pressed to find a need for a floppy drive at all these days, unless you have some other very obscure equipment that uses them.[/QUOTE]
    Or some very obscure customers who use them.
    ccowley ccowley April 2011 Chit chat
  • The New Commode 64I'm sure this will get all commode lovers all excited: [url]http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx[/url] It's basically a PC in a c64 bin. Wish …

    ... didn't have a disk drive for it, and aparently you ... needed a disk drive to play the best games ... ]"and a 5.25-inch floppy drive. There were hundreds of applications ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2011 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +3 Help pleaseI bought a +3 from a bootsale today, and when I got it back it didnt work (shock!) However after working out the +5V line on the PSU line was about …

    ... an internal / external IDE hard drive on the Z80 port, in ... will more into using the floppy drive, but unless the DivIDE disables ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2011 Hardware
  • Building a puter.Im putting some bits together into a new case and was just wondering if there was any need to add a floppy disk drive. Now that may seem like an odd…

    I fixed up a computer to sell last year - I took out the floppy drive and put a card reader in it's place..
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 April 2011 Chit chat
  • The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …

    I dunno if was already said... but I'm trying to make the external floppy drive the main primary drive... Is that possible?

    I'm basically trying to boot my backed-up games off the 3.5" floppy instead of the internal drive.
    Crimbo Crimbo April 2011 Hardware
  • The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …

    ... to make the external floppy drive the main primary drive... Is that possible ... the 3.5" floppy instead of the internal drive.[/QUOTE]

    drive be drive 0. To do that ... the external drive connector to be drive 0 instead of drive 1, but ...
    guesser guesser April 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…

    ... " floppy drive attached... just trying to make the external floppy drive, the primary drive.
    floppy drive :rolleyes:

    [IMG]http ...
    Crimbo Crimbo April 2011 Hardware
  • New speccy modelThe 48k toastrack ;) [img]http://alistairtesting.no-ip.org/48k-toastrack.jpg[/img]

    ... 512k memory expansion and a floppy drive controler (Cumana). Both have their ...
    gtsamour gtsamour May 2011 Hardware
  • Multiface 3 questionsI did have one once although it was actually faulty from new (about 1990, probably new old stock) :( was a 50/50 chance it would crash when you press…

    ... . Two choices: Amstrad FD-1 drive hooked up to a PC ... set as a 5.25" drive in the BIOS, create the ... up to the PC's floppy drive connector using CPCXP. Alot of ...
    Hercules Hercules May 2011 Hardware
  • Sinclair QL ProblemHi there. I purchased recently four Sinclair QL for a not small amount of money. Two german and two english, they are mixed: British or European conn…

    ... commands.
    Also, the cumana floppy interface (was sold to me ... my QL) came without the floppy drive.... I suppose any 3.5 ... '' pc compatible drive will do yes?
    I ...
    gtsamour gtsamour May 2011 Hardware
  • Sinclair QL ProblemHi there. I purchased recently four Sinclair QL for a not small amount of money. Two german and two english, they are mixed: British or European conn…

    ... name 'FLP' which stands for floppy disk, to 'MDV' which stands ... =gtsamour;537122]Also, the cumana floppy interface (was sold to me ... my QL) came without the floppy drive.... I suppose any 3.5 ... />
    Use an untwisted floppy disk drive cable to start with.
    rwap rwap May 2011 Hardware
  • +3 Drive problemsHi all, I'm currently trying to get the drives on my three +3 machines working, I have replacement drive belts and have cleaned and replaced the bel…

    ... to align head in Amiga500 floppy drive by hand. you just need ... check in +3 had some floppy drive test, perhaps it has some ...
    orange orange May 2011 Hardware
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... a floppy drive but how, without buying an external 3.5" floppy drive to ...
    Macc Macc May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... a floppy drive but how, without buying an external 3.5" floppy drive to ...
    Mister Beep Mister Beep May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is the current state of (non-Spectrum) emulation?It's been years since I've bothered with any emulators on the PC other than Speccy emulators. I do still occasionally use MAME and other emulators on…

    ... loading times from the emulated floppy drive are just abyssmal. And then ...
    joefish joefish May 2011 Chit chat
  • What is the current state of (non-Spectrum) emulation?It's been years since I've bothered with any emulators on the PC other than Speccy emulators. I do still occasionally use MAME and other emulators on…

    ... loading times from the emulated floppy drive are just abyssmal. And then ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob May 2011 Chit chat
  • What is the current state of (non-Spectrum) emulation?It's been years since I've bothered with any emulators on the PC other than Speccy emulators. I do still occasionally use MAME and other emulators on…

    [QUOTE=joefish;538689] The accurately emulated loading times from the emulated floppy drive are just abyssmal.[/QUOTE]

    Drag the floppy drive slider in the menu to 800% to speed up loading,lemon amiga would have text manuals on games.
    JACK98 JACK98 May 2011 Chit chat
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... I want to read a floppy disk I have to assemble ... 3 1/2 inch disk drive and a 5 1/4 ... /> Why not get a USB floppy drive, I wonder if it would ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... floppy drives! Modern motherboards tend to only support a single drive ... Why not get a USB floppy drive, I wonder if it ... ?[/QUOTE]
    Unfortunately, USB floppy drives generally can't be ... formats. They contain their own floppy controller chip, which can' ...
    obo obo May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... it was just a floppy with a USB interface[/QUOTE ... thread. A USB floppy drive unit has a floppy disk controller of ... . A proper floppy drive connected directly to the floppy controller on the ... drive in arbitrary ways. The USB floppy drive is more like a pen drive ...
    guesser guesser May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... thread. A USB floppy drive unit has a floppy disk controller of some ... tried. A proper floppy drive connected directly to the floppy controller on the ... drive in arbitrary ways. The USB floppy drive is more like a pen drive ...
    beanz beanz May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... design that had a programmable floppy controller chip, or a chip ... different approach that replaces the floppy drive on the retro machine. It ... to handle with motherboards dropping floppy support, but longer term we ... HxC to be rid of floppy discs for good!
    obo obo May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    [QUOTE=Scottie_uk;538730]
    Why not get a USB floppy drive, I wonder if it would work with that?[/QUOTE]

    Sadly - no. They write in manuals that it doesn't work with USB FDD drives. :( A pity.
    Mister Beep Mister Beep May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... bothered going and finding another floppy drive, trying different disks etc. I ... am 100% that the drive swapping switch works perfectly :-)
    guesser guesser May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... interested into adding an external floppy to my +3 without modifying ... " into "thinking" that the external floppy drive is ready to be used ... that it is the A: drive, right?

    I also ... files on actual 3.5" floppy disks you must only use ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... cut up a normal floppy cable so you have ... "thinking" that the external floppy drive is ready to be used ... on the floppy cable yes. However the external drive connector ... have to swap the drive select signals inside the ... on actual 3.5" floppy disks you must only ...
    guesser guesser May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Software transfer from PC to QLDoes any one know a quick an easy way to transfer software from a PC with a floppy (.zip, .qlpak, .mdv images) to a real QL, that does not include a …

    Its just a typo when i was taking the second screenshot... as I said above when i type mds2_ as a temporary files destination, the light of the floppy drive lights up and then "not found" :(
    gtsamour gtsamour May 2011 Hardware
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... a track on the external floppy drive PCB instead. Is that true ... supply power to the external floppy drive through, say, an external PSU ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... a track on the external floppy drive PCB instead. Is that true ... the drive select signal then the external drive would respond as drive 0 ... and external drives respond as drive 0 at the same time ... drives, or remove the internal drive altogether.
    guesser guesser May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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