| From: | paul |
| Date: | 11 Apr 2001 at 16:03:44 |
| Subject: | Re: Linux installation |
--- In amigactive@y..., No_good@j... wrote:
> --- In amigactive@y..., Andrew Barker <andrew.barker@s...> wrote:
> > > What about your Spectrums?
> >
> > Not unless I fancy butchering one of +3 and installing that IDE
> interface and
> > upping the ROM
> > to a +3e. Then I'd need a filesystem to read it ;-)
> >
> > Or you could build it into your port of Amiga X128 and I can test
> it for ya
> > ;-)
>
> Wouldn't it be possible to attach a ordinary CD player to an older
> (i.e. without a datacorder) spectrum via the tape socket? You could
> then record all you spectrum games onto a CD and play them through
> the CD player (you could skip to the right game by skiping the CD
> then pressing play. Obviously it wouldn't be any good for anything
> other than archiveing games. Just a thought.
Someone already brought out a CD that contained load of Speccy
games. IIRC it came with a special cable for 'high speed' loading.
A better way is to store them on your Amiga harddrive as TZX files
and use PlayTZX to play them back to your Speccy :)
> PS does anyone know if it is possible to use an extrenal tape deck
> with a +2a spectrum, as my datacorder is busted, and I hunger after
> playing some classic games.
I'm sure it is. In fact I'm pretty sure I modified my +2 to include
an external input... Just open her up and look for the ground, ear
and mic connectors.
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