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ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…
... conector that plugs to the +3 external drive port.
On ... choose which side of the 3.5" disk i want to use ... have one internal 3" as A and one 3,5" as B ... the cable to the external drive (B) to control if ... you tell the normal A drive that it?s no longer ... -
multiloadersWhich were the worst games for disruptive multiloaders? These games came on the scene after I had stuck my Speccy in the loft, so I missed them. I …
... Amstrad just not release a +3 compatible disk drive for the +2A (or ... -
multiloadersWhich were the worst games for disruptive multiloaders? These games came on the scene after I had stuck my Speccy in the loft, so I missed them. I …
... just not release a +3 compatible disk drive for the +2A (or ... cheaper, disk drive less version of the +3, so selling a disk drive for that ... somewhat counterintuitive. Adding a compatible disk drive to the +2 would ... the fact that the +3's drive sucked so no-one ... -
multiloadersWhich were the worst games for disruptive multiloaders? These games came on the scene after I had stuck my Speccy in the loft, so I missed them. I …
... to the +3 so engineering a compatible drive would have been ... was to produce an external disk drive for the +2A.
< ... DD) and the fact the +3 disk format was naff, the reason ... a standalone disk drive then the installed base of Spectrum +3 disk users would ... -
3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…
... you need is a 3.5" floppy disk drive, and a ribbon cable ... with the old 5 1/4" drive ... socket and the normal 3.5" drive connector. You ... .
My drive works on my +3(e) and my Amstrad ... -
Hello and Help!Hi this is my first post here. I have been a lurker for a while now but have decided to sign up and post out of frustration more than anything. Sorr…
I've found the rubber drive belt in the +2 tape ... with age, just like the +3's disk drive belt does.
Wafa Drive VS Microdrive,From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking). Which format…
True. But none of the disk drive systems had much in the way of commercial support either (except the +3).Wafa Drive VS Microdrive,From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking). Which format…
... ]True. But none of the disk drive systems had much in the ... commercial support either (except the +3).[/QUOTE]
But, in ...BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... . They invariably wore glasses.
3. They would listen to slightly ... '
4. Their parents would drive a Volvo Estate
5 ... monitor and a 5.25" disk drive to go with it.
BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... devices, and the 5.25" disk drives.
I've ... build and is full of disk images of hundreds of games ... 's also got a 3.5" drive that I hope to fit ...Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... with disk drive and snapshot button. I had this -- it took 3-4 ... the program, and then another 3-4 seconds to reload state ... have been located in the disk system's shadow ram so ... from a project located on disk. This never happened on the ...+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…
... there any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... I can buy a new 3" inch drive?
- how I ... can install a 3.5" drive? And what sort of 3.5" would ...+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…
... there any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... I can buy a new 3" inch drive?
- how I ... can install a 3.5" drive? And what sort of 3.5" would ... 're common.
New 3.5'' drives will do fine ...+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…
... here to install a 3.5" floppy drive by the looks of ... ://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amstrad-Disk-Drive-Service-Repair_W0QQitemZ120212426910QQihZ002QQcategoryZ50223QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem[/url ...If they've have been ported to the Spectrum...Spec-chums, There were many games that for various reasons never made it to the spectrum. As an aside to the If they'd have been released in the 80s…
... of a widely-spread "normed" disk drive. When a software house released ... speccy and included a disk release for the +3, I wonder what ... share, on average, the sales of the disk ... prices some companies charged for disk versions.+3 floppy disk compatibilityWhere can be found a compatibility lists of drives for an Spectrum +3? I've read something about some drives preferred, and others that doesn't work,…
... an external 3.5? drive.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]For +3 floppy disk drive implementation ... /> If a floppy disk drive connected to a +3 has the ?ready? selection ... the drive will not work at all. If the floppy disk is ...Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... -80 model 4 with dual disk drive sitting in the corner of ... value to them. Pay £2-3 for a game, and you ...Interesting setup at Retromadrid'08[url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/galeria/main.php/v/reuniones/rm2008/Octocom+-+demo+Insert+Coins+2.JPG.html[/url] [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ga…
... to the +3's B: drive port?
What about that disk drive? Could ... /> Put a second drive to a Spectrum +3 is very easy.
drive into a good case :-)
Interesting setup at Retromadrid'08[url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/galeria/main.php/v/reuniones/rm2008/Octocom+-+demo+Insert+Coins+2.JPG.html[/url] [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ga…
... drive what side of the disk you want to read (remember that 3" disk ... ). The 3?5? disk drive works in a Spectrum +3 like a 3? driver ... the 3?5? disk. :-)
About the first photo, this drive ... db25 connector to spectrum +3 disk B connector (Only with ...Interesting setup at Retromadrid'08[url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/galeria/main.php/v/reuniones/rm2008/Octocom+-+demo+Insert+Coins+2.JPG.html[/url] [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ga…
... drive what side of the disk you want to read (remember that 3" disk ... had two side and you had to turn round the disk ... side). The 3’5” disk drive works in a Spectrum +3 like a 3” driver ... can’t turn round the 3’5” disk. :-)[/QUOTE]
Of ...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…
... with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that ... not have a Floppy drive but still have the ... an image of the 3" disk. The image would be ... disks with protection, other disk formats, etc. I know ... electronics interface dev, and drive imaging of unusual formats, ...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…
... put .dsk files on a 3.5" disk (drive B). I was able ... 'loader option' in drive A (which is my 3")
And most ... the contents on the 3.5" (on drive B)
... games and files to a 3.5" floppy? And use ... the .dsk files on the 3.5" floppy in drive B?Du54I've tried using DU54 to write B:game.dsk to A: on +3. But none of the games work, are they all copy protected? On some I got error message "file to…
... modifying games to run from 3.5" drive B: ?
is ... +3DOS for reading from the disk, since you'd get automatic ... d have to make the drive B: modifications to each ... that to have a 3.5" A: drive. Though I've ... used the one with a 3" drive for about 18 months!
+3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…
... hole covered and the drive is formatting them as ... if they were 3 inch 180k disks (and ... read/write pretty much any +3 disk.
Which ... CPDWrite supports 90% of +3 titles under DOS. CPCDiskXP handles ... no good for most +3 titles.
...BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... . They invariably wore glasses.
3. They would listen to slightly ... '
4. Their parents would drive a Volvo Estate
5 ... monitor and a 5.25" disk drive to go with it.
Creating real +3 disk from imageHello threre, how can I ceate a real + 3disk from am emulator image (3" or 3,5") Here in the forum I didn?t found a clear discription. Peter
I have a 3.5'' drive connected on my +3 and its very easy ... a dsk image on a 3.5'' disk on the PC using ... 3.5'' disks.
After that I copied the 3.5'' disk ... to a 3'' floppy disk (on the +3 internal drive) using a +3 disk ...Bandersnatch Development Disks FoundFound these 5.25" disks in my loft at the weekend and thought you guys would be interested. I'm in the process of extracting the stuff that is on the…
... model II had an 8" disk drive and the original poster mentioned ... it was a 5.25" disk, right away it didn't ... some people fitted 5.25"/3.5" to their model-II ... myself used a 5.25" disk for about twelve years, the ... position for a 5.25" disk.Bandersnatch Development Disks FoundFound these 5.25" disks in my loft at the weekend and thought you guys would be interested. I'm in the process of extracting the stuff that is on the…
... model II had an 8" disk drive and the original poster mentioned ... it was a 5.25" disk, right away it didn' ... some people fitted 5.25"/3.5" to their model-II ... myself used a 5.25" disk for about twelve years, ... position for a 5.25" disk.[/QUOTE]
There' ...+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…
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The +3 expects a Shugart compatable disk drive for Disk B.
You ... can use Amiga drives with the +3 ... also stop the +3 detecting a disk in Drive A as well. However ...Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
... a way to create a 3" USB drive, but I was told ... use Low Level Disk access to a USB floppy disk drive. So I ... can use CpcDiskXP to write my +3 floppy ... 'm using an external 3.5inch drive on my +3) on my laptop.
