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+3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…
... and works well. However, the disk drive does not seem to work ... 'm guessing it is the drive belt, but I'm wondering ... /> yep that'll be the drive belt. replacements are easy enough ... add a 3.5" external drive too much more useful :) -
+3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…
... and works well. However, the disk drive does not seem to work ... -
Favorite models! :)Hello everyone. This topic has probably been covered before, but I cant be bothered to look back through the archive to check! What is everyones fav…
... /> Sinclair Spectrum +3 nice keyboard, disk drive (apart from Amstrad's distorted ... put in a 3.5" drive!;) -
Favorite models! :)Hello everyone. This topic has probably been covered before, but I cant be bothered to look back through the archive to check! What is everyones fav…
... put in a 3.5" drive!;)[/QUOTE]
I agree ... extra commands, and having a disk drive built into my computer made ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... , you've guessed it the disk drive doesn't work.
drive belt needs replacing?
disk labels you can see the ... /> Was it the Amstrad bundled disk with Cosmic Wartoad, N.O ... -
"Disk has been changed, 1:5"I've bought a +3 disk, it's called "live ammo", a collection of Ocean games. But when I try to load up, I get a black screen and written at the botto…
Cool. How do you get the Amstrad disk drive hooked up to your PC? -
"Disk has been changed, 1:5"I've bought a +3 disk, it's called "live ammo", a collection of Ocean games. But when I try to load up, I get a black screen and written at the botto…
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You get an ordinary disk drive cable and open one end ... the right side of the drive. One point to be carefull ... power supply plug for the drive can be the PC one ... -
Clive DriveHi , does anyone have any info about the "Clive Drive" ie disk commands etc . I have tried the microdrive commands and some work but not all. Many th…
... interface. I have "clive drive disk tutorial" on disk but without the commands ... so far. The drive belt on the disk drive was perished but i ... replaced it with a +3 drive ... -
+3 Disk image...What exactly is it? And how do they work? Thanks! Yes, I'm that much of a caveman!
... images .tap .tzx
- disk images .dsk .trd
disk drive.
Some games were ... such disks.
+3 disk images are PC files with ... -
Happy Birthday Speccyawe my 48k is 28 today, bless it doesn't seem 2 minutes since the first day you wer cradled in my arms.
... had a problem with the disk drive, and 12 months later found ... -
The late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now!The very late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now! [img]http://www.quazar.clara.net/a40/sr23.jpg[/img] SAM Revival is the only new…
Yes, on a PC with a disk drive the disk can be popped in the drive and used directly with SimCoupe - no problems there. Also, for SimCoupe users I am also happy to email a disk image of the disk too for your own use.
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When this finally happens, it will be fantastic...I had a dream this morning. Nothing new there of course, we all do, and like most dreams I don't remember much about it. But what I clearly remember …
... tape deck, and not a disk drive. So I said to my ... -
Broken speccys on ebayI often see broken speccys on ebay,the usual listings of no display on pic etc,i know could be opening a can of worms when buying one,so can [B]some[…
... pin was out of the disk drive.. a common problem , easily replaced ... -
Games that never loaded, to this day!Hi there, my first post that is not an ad! I have been looking at the thread about games that you could not complete and it got me thinking to games…
was more of a problem for me with oceanic c64 disk drive.. defender of the crown original version didn't work on it.. (i got 1541's in the end) I had a fergason tape deck that was REALLY fussy about loading.. -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... C2N :) as most folks used disk drives if they really liked ... more.. and certain games are disk only. e.g. project firestart ... your pc into a virtual disk drive.. works for atari, maybe they ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... C2N :) as most folks used disk drives if they really liked ... more.. and certain games are disk only. e.g. project firestart ... your pc into a virtual disk drive.. works for atari, maybe they ... -
Pacmania on +3 diskEven after the game has loaded up, the disk won't stop spinning. Anyone know what's going on?
... writing new commands permanently to disk? Or would I have to ... lost the pin from the disk drive when I replaced the belt ... 't actually write anything to disk... :mad: -
Comet 20 Game Pack on +3 DiskI recently won this rare title in excellent condition on an ebay auction (the +3 disk variety) having owned the original as a kid. Up until a few mon…
... tape directly to the +3 disk drive. The tape images are created ... in an emulator from the disk images. This doesn't work ... -
Pacmania on +3 diskEven after the game has loaded up, the disk won't stop spinning. Anyone know what's going on?
... new commands permanently to disk? Or would I have ... the pin from the disk drive when I replaced the ... 't actually write anything to disk... :mad:[/QUOTE]
drive to use for writing? ... connect standard PC floppy as drive B:
if ... -
The Disk Has Been ChangedI bought some games on Disk from The Attic Bug and from Retrogames.co.uk and with a number of them I keep getting this message when I try to play the…
Err ... it's your disk-drive???
Try it on a friend's drive (if you know someone who still has a disk-drive :p ) -
DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …
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As for using the disk drive and divide plus at the ... -
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... is the likelihood of the disk drive working in any random +3 ... my old ST but the drive doesn't work. The explanation ... fails on the 12V the drive needs, and that this is ... -
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... is the likelihood of the disk drive working in any random + ... my old ST but the drive doesn't work. The ... fails on the 12V the drive needs, and that this ... br />
AFAIK most disk drives in old +3s (and ... Amstrad PCWs) fail due to drive belts, not because of ... -
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... is the likelihood of the disk drive working in any random +3 ... my old ST but the drive doesn't work. The explanation ... fails on the 12V the drive needs, and that this is ... occasionally - lose connection) and snapped drive belt (easily replaceable - plenty of ... -
DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …
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As for using the disk drive and divide plus at the ... off buying the original on disk (I just wish I'd ... -
weird computer issuethe last two times i have been playing an online game my computer has been doing something odd. basically it sort of cuts out, eg the noise coming fr…
... ram
Seagate 250GB hard disk drive
the psu is ... -
Hypothetically....If you were putting together a "Spectrum +4" what presently available hardware would you include. My criteria would be total comparability (or as ne…
... for either a tape or disk drive?
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There is the HxC Floppy Disk emulator which has now been ... any shugart compatible floppy disk drive - you put floppy disk images onto the ... which image to use as drive A and which to use ... as drive B
It works ...
