ZX SPECTRUM +2A/+3 : The Best Modern Setup - Episode #10

Welcome to episode 10. In episode 9 we set up 3“ drive, 3.5“ drive and Gotek drive. This episode features part 1 (of 2) of how we are going to make an USB flash drive with 4000 games for the Gotek drive. This series is for ZX Spectrum 2A/ 3 users. We will upgrade a ZX Spectrum 2A to a very powerful retro computer with 7 modern operating systems and several different storage devices. If you have a 3 you can get the same results. The 3 has two more 16 KB ROMs, physically implemented as two 32 KB chips. One is the home to the second part of the reorganised 128 ROM and the other hosts the 3’s disk operating system. This is a modified version of Amstrad’s AMDOS, called 3DOS. To facilitate the new ROMs and CP/M, the bank-switching was further improved, allowing the ROM to be paged out for another 16 KB of RAM. The 3 is the only ZX Spectrum model that is capable of running the CP/M operating system without additional hardware. Also featured is an interface port for a printer (standard 8-bit Centronics Interface), an interface port for a second disk drive, an auxiliary port and two joystick ports (All these features are also available on the 2A). The computer will end up having these features: OPERATING SYSTEMS: - IDEDOS - Workbench 3e - 3e Explorer - CP/M Plus - Gotek FlashFloppy - esxDOS - esxDOS File Browser SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEMS: - Tzx - Tap - Dsk - Trd - Scl - Sna - Z80 SI-1 interface 3,5“ disk drive: SI-1 interface schematic: 3D printed case for Gotek: ZX Double bus expander: Gotek drive: Disk drive cables with drive and side select: Amstrad 3“ FD-1 disk drive: K-mouse Turbo XL interface: USB mouse with PS/2 compatible protocolset: Mar Océana HDD image: Win32 Disk Imager: DivMMC Enjoy! Pro One: ZX-HD: ZX Spectrum Octocom webpage: ZX Spectrum 3e Homepage: 3e ROMs: Spectrum +3e ROM&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=Spectrum +3e ROM&_osacat=0 The AY music in this video is Switchblade in-game music by Ben Daglish