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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…
... got an Interface 1 and a Microdrive from a friend and I have ... acts a lot like Dopus on the Amiga but is for Microdrive ... and copy games to the MicroDrive - for really geeky awesomeness! ... MP3 player -- that needs a new home.... perhaps a Spectrum +?
New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…
Any news on the tape fastloader for this cracking little utility?
Did a microdrive cart yesterday - manic miner, jetset willy and jetset willy 2 in 64K :smile:So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... Best[/B] machine.... now thats a loaded question Mac!
a speach synthsizer and a joystick interface.... not ... but remember spanking Drakken to a new level!
< ... got an interface 1 and a microdrive (with some cassttes) and ...New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…
... utility?
Did a microdrive cart yesterday - manic miner, jetset ... a 128k game into single microdrive!
As my microdrive ... realized author of bacteria released a similar tool, called desprot. ... to something other than a tape, but it can ...How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
most of my best games I loaded in on a microdrive, after copying them with a mutliface.
I did love the concept of Invada-load though. Play space invaders whilst the other game loads.Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
... , but then I first used a +3 long before using a microdrive too.How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... game. Later on I got a Microdrive and a Multiface, which was great ... , but getting a +D and 3.5" disc ... seconds or less to load a full 48K snapshot, and not ... much ;onger for a 128K snapshot! And 700K+ on ...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…
There are quite a few games written for the ... having them on a microdrive?
I have a Cumana floppy controller ... and a the 3.5 ... way to transfer games on a floppy disk using the PC ...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…
... gtsamour;536804]There are quite a few games written for the ... having them on a microdrive?
I have a Cumana floppy controller ... and a the 3.5 ... had problems transferring games on a floppy disk - use q- ...GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
[QUOTE=Geoff;538898]There is a ZX Spectrum GUI you can ... ]
Max Desktop has a really nice feel although you ... 'll need a real or emulated mouse to ... the 'cartridge' is in fact a microdrive. It's nice to look ...Graeme Baird = Grum?Some of the loading screens of the games by Realtime Games Software Ltd are marked with a signature "Grum". Can this be Graeme Baird? If this is tru…
... know I've just found a microdrive from an eBay lot I ... bought. It's got a slightly different screen picture to ... written in a different place.
The microdrive has a label marked ...Graeme Baird = Grum?Some of the loading screens of the games by Realtime Games Software Ltd are marked with a signature "Grum". Can this be Graeme Baird? If this is tru…
... I've just found a microdrive from an eBay lot ... in a different place.
The microdrive has a label ... able to convert the microdrive into an image file, ... Rainbird and I have a website all about TelecomSoft ... ?
A completely useless bit of trivia ...More ZX81 rare items for sale on eBayJust a heads up. These are not for sale by me, and if I could (*sniff*) I would buy them. But since they're so hard to find, I thought I should share…
Wow!
A microdrive on a Zx81 sounds like delicious sin incarnate... I am almost tempted to add a ZX81 to my collection.Microdrive using simple coilWhile listening to my iPod using cassette car adapter I came to idea - why not doing the same for the microdrive? Anyone ever tried that? Do you thin…
... aperture in the microdrive unit, so a MP3-to-microdrive adapter is ... A MP3-to-microdrive adapter can be easily build to "play" a microdrive ... cassette (use a WAV file, not MP3 ... I ran some tests on a microdrive unit to see how the ...Microdrive using simple coilWhile listening to my iPod using cassette car adapter I came to idea - why not doing the same for the microdrive? Anyone ever tried that? Do you thin…
... spins freely it will give a Microdrive not present error and even ... be to replace the entire microdrive like the floppy drive emulator ...Microdrive using simple coilWhile listening to my iPod using cassette car adapter I came to idea - why not doing the same for the microdrive? Anyone ever tried that? Do you thin…
... /> The head seems to be a coil. At least that's ... produced manually and fit into a microdrive cartridge.
[B]2 ... ] is it possibile to detect a write operation by detecting the ... ez430d target boards into single microdrive cartridge so there's still ...Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
... make the loader any faster. A 4k game should load in ... ]
According to wikipedia, a microdrive can load 85k in 8 ...Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
... =ooze48k;550564]According to wikipedia, a microdrive can load 85k in 8 ... of generating an image of a microdrive cartridge over generating an image ...Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
Why do you need a microdrive to develop a game (4k game)...? Nostalgia?Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
... way...
Use a standard assembler to convert your ... once loaded, use the standard Microdrive commands to save your file ... your output to a microdrive, as you intended... Its a few more steps ... .zip[/url]
A slightly more complex version of ...Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
... the snaps in such a way that when loaded, ... over for accessing the microdrive in BASIC for anyone ... media) or auto execute a basic header like above.< ... , like you, Im not a microdrive user (I also personally like ... I bet they are a god-sent to microdrive users...Z80 Assembler for MicrocassettesDoes anyone know of any assembler that can generate .mcr microcassette binaries? Pasmo only generates regular cassettes, and since i am going to try …
... sensing something of an anti-microdrive vibe here in this thread ... br />
...Com'on you microdrive users (all three of you ... ]
Er, I had a Microdrive and Interface I attached to ... Electron I really missed my Microdrive. However, the move from ...writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... array of size 65536 (in a completely analogous way to memory ... to say the least - loading a tape would require you to ... you, but do it by testing a masked bit pattern - ie,
Emulator that breaks on TZX tape stop?Is there an emulator that will break/pause on TZX tape stop, so I can save a snapshot before it redraws the display? TIA!
Cheers Bruno! That does just what I need. :)
Now I have a working z80 snapshot I can look at moving to a microdrive on the real thing.
Thanks for everyone elses suggestions too.Microdrive ProblemHi everyone, I have just recently bought an Interface 1 and Microdrive off eBay. I plugged it all in and everything worked, however, it doesn't now …
I know some have had little to no success with this method, but the sponge from an ordinary cassette "can" be used to replace a microdrive carts, out of 10 ive done, 8 are back working againMicrodrive ProblemHi everyone, I have just recently bought an Interface 1 and Microdrive off eBay. I plugged it all in and everything worked, however, it doesn't now …
... "can" be used to replace a microdrive carts, out of 10 ive ...Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... use. Zeus Assembler was a pleasure to use, especially ... to disk :), and before testing a program, I would just do ... pieces together to get a final result. Because there ... the final product in a form that can be ... for text adventures), and a sprite library for C ...Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... to use. Zeus Assembler was a pleasure to use, especially after ... save to disk :), and before testing a program, I would just do ... those pieces together to get a final result. Because there ... code.)
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... The first contact with a home-computer - a ZX81 - dates back ... Forth) with wide use of Microdrive, serial-printer Mannesman Tally connected ... to access the blocks of a microdrive cartridge, with random access ... , and also my Forth+Microdrive: now I had eight ...
