Spectrum +3 questions

[mjnurney]

thanks Andy , i take it , it was an evolution thing with disks being the norm then.

+2 , +2a , +3

grey - then black from the +2a

 

[AndyLandy]

thanks Andy , i take it , it was an evolution thing with disks being the norm then.

+2 , +2a , +3

grey - then black from the +2a

Not quite.

+2, +3, +2A.

The +2A came after the +3, it was designed to be +3 compatible, but had the tape drive as standard instead of the floppy to make it more-compatible with existing Spectrum titles.

 

[mjnurney]

really?

i didnt know that

my spectrum ownership ended after the Spectrum+

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i take it the +3 bombed with no software ? and odd 3.0 inch disks...

Alan sugar your fired!

 

[mjnurney]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJykX4s9MtQ&feature=related

do you need the 128K to load XP?

the speccy was so advanced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooi9rpx6ECM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECnN7jdgA4&feature=related

 

[ad-rs1600i]

really?

i didnt know that

my spectrum ownership ended after the Spectrum+

---------- Post added at 16:51 ---------- Previous post was at 16:42 ----------

i take it the +3 bombed with no software ? and odd 3.0 inch disks...

Alan sugar your fired!

From my understanding I believe Amstrad pulled the +3 because it was a direct competitor to Amstrads own line of 'business' micro computers. I've got a +3 speccy and Final Fight on disk somewhere in my loft, sadly the disk drive is dead oh:

Some really interesting comments on here, ironically back in the day the grey +2 was supposed to be the best Amstrad speccy as it was the most compatible with the games. I believe the +2a and +3 had some issues with games, connected music from the back of my mind somewhere..

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJykX4s9MtQ&feature=related

do you need the 128K to load XP?

the speccy was so advanced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooi9rpx6ECM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ECnN7jdgA4&feature=related

Absolutely incredible

Thank you so much for posting, and actually these clips encapsulated why I stuck with the speccy until the very end of 92 i.e. watching people create stunning pieces of work from such a humble machine

That's blown me a away actually

 

[mjnurney]

ha ha youtube is full of speccy vids and other 8bit wonders ...

how they think of LAN , CF readers and sound cards ( AY chip) on the speccy is beyond me

all fantastic stuff and great full , if i had a sack of money if buy all of em just for the fun of testing them