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Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
... , bad hardware compatibility.
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3D Racers...what's your favourite?I'm talking along the lines of outrun and super hang-on A personal fave is Nightmare Rally (more for the loading screen), I really wanted to like lo…
... were rubbish most bought a disk drive. Well I didn't.. I ... -
Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
... , bad hardware compatibility.
+3: Disk drive (but I would prefer a ... -
3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…
... another floppy disk drive (e.g. an 1.44Mb HD drive taken from ... to use a true DD drive: of course, disks should be ... command, try to format a disk to 173k with the Speccy ... -
3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…
... ;497996]Please try another floppy disk drive (e.g. an 1 ... .44Mb HD drive taken from a modern PC ... to use a true DD drive: of course, disks should ... , try to format a disk to 173k with the Speccy ... a formatting a genuine DSDD disk: This apparently has something ... -
3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…
you can get an external PSU to power a disk drive.. my friend has one for a HD recovery kit.. with the 3.5 molox adapter on it instead of the bigger 1 for HD's -
Two-resistor fix for +3 sound distortionOver at Zonadepruebas, mcleod_ideafix has done a circuit analysis of our favorite distorted sound output: the issue 1 +3 AY chip sound output, and fr…
great .. I might try it on a machine I have (If I ever get the disk drive on it working.hehe)
that other fix for stereo ****ed up a machine I have.. they neglected to say you needed a matrix of a resisters or something -
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 …
... ebay for an external floppy drive, nearly everything thats coming ... co.uk/external-amiga-floppy-drive-/280602475315?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash ... ebay.co.uk/External-floppy-disk-drive-Amiga-500-600-1200-etc ... using my Atari ST external drive, if I can find ... -
Spectaculator... is it worth the money?Hi Folks, This is a genuine request for feedback. I have used the demo version of Spectaculator and it seems a very good Spectrum emulator. Lots o…
... RealSpec manual) :
"Besides disk image files, RealSpectrum allows you ... by inserting them into the disk drive of your PC (1.44MB ... all types into the PC drive. Both reading and writing for ... -
Spectrum +3' AY sound issuesHi everyone - first time poster. I just got a Spectrum +3 for Xmas, and I am over the moon at this - I used to write games which I have here on 3" d…
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Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers
use a DD disk drive from an Atari St or if you can find one get an external ST drive and case.
works perfectly for me
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Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers
... =reanimator;503530]use a DD disk drive from an Atari St or ... one get an external ST drive and case.
works perfectly ... -
Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers
... the cable from disk drive to +d interface as disk drive has standard connection ... on rear of drive
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What if the Government backed Sir CliveHere is a question I have always wondered about... What if the Government had backed Sir Clive back in the Eighties... That is, placed his computers …
... CPC range
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SwivSo I've just been playing (and reviewed [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2011/01/spectrum-games-swiv-classic-zx-spectrum.html"]SWIV[/URL]). …
... of the level so the disk drive would whir the wholetime you ... -
SwivSo I've just been playing (and reviewed [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2011/01/spectrum-games-swiv-classic-zx-spectrum.html"]SWIV[/URL]). …
... of the level so the disk drive would whir the wholetime you ... -
Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers
... could use an external amiga disk drive case,
and building a ... -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... Speedlock tape releases to +3 disk format et al - I'd ... would disable access to the disk drive!?
The 'patch loaders ... -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... Speedlock tape releases to +3 disk format et al - I'd ... would disable access to the disk drive!?
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Amiga 1200 death (1996-2011)I'm off work this week so i thought i'd dig out my old Amiga 1200 and play some old games. My Amiga is in a cupboard next to the front door, to my …
Guy here selling one,hes a good seller,alot of people buy from him-
[url]http://cgi.ebay.ie/Chinnon-Internal-disk-drive-Amiga-600-1200-computers-/310289443814?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item483eb12be6[/url] -
Just wondering (Data compressors back in the 80s)While utilizing some sort of data compression is admittedly the norm for Speccy productions nowadays, it doesn't seem to have been the case back in t…
... games onto a non-standard disk drive, what does that get you ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... the +3 than just the disk drive (printer port, CP/M compatibility ... /> Considering no-one used the disk system or the All RAM ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... very well built Hitachi 3" disk drive which is substantially better physical ... want to drive with an ASIC, eg the floppy disk lines and ... -
Commodore 64Anyone have one for sale, Please dont post if you are going to say "I have one but wont sell" Thanks
... kit.. as well as a disk drive. -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... go with a built-in disk drive, and they went with the ... couldn't source 3.5in drive in sufficient quantities (they needed ... when they chose the 3in drive for their 664 and PCW ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... go with a built-in disk drive, and they went with the ... couldn't source 3.5in drive in sufficient quantities (they needed ... when they chose the 3in drive for their 664 and PCW ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... proper keyboard and a real disk drive to replace those Microdrives (which ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... space between keyboard and floppy drive. Not only it looks awful ... itself should have gotten a disk drive or simply no tape no ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... space between keyboard and floppy drive. Not only it looks awful ... itself should have gotten a disk drive or simply no tape no ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... erganomics. The lack of basic disk channels annoyed me somewhat, especially ... machine. Its only had one drive belt and a replacement 74ls04 ... attach a 3.5" disk drive as drive B in the 1990s, so ...
