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Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?

From "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt>
Newsgroups it.comp.retrocomputing, uk.comp.vintage
Subject Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies?
Date 2021-01-13 13:22 +0200
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
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References <rtk0q9$1fa3$1@gioia.aioe.org> <7ul*dN4-x@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>

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That's how they look: https://photos.app.goo.gl/BHWAm4bg484SWsRPA
Yes, they are 5,25".
The drive is integrated in the same case as ZX-Spectrum clone. The computer 
is working, but I want to backup the disks before trying anything.


"Theo" <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in message 
news:7ul*dN4-x@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk...
> Mantas <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> wrote:
>> I have 2 floppy disks from a Lithuanian ZX-Spectrum clone. I would like 
>> to
>> make backups (if they are still readable).
>>
>> I have a 386 with MS-DOS and Win 3.11 and if needed I can connect a 5,25"
>> drive to WinXP computer.
>
> Are they 5.25" floppies?  Do you know how the drive was connected?
>
> The only Spectrum with a floppy port was the +3.
> There were third party interfaces that presumably had an FDC chip.
>
> There was no common Spectrum DOS, so as I understood it every interface
> manufacturer did their own thing, with their own on-disc format. 
> Apparently
> TR-DOS was popular in the USSR.
>
> My point being you need to know how the interface lays out the
> tracks before you can image a floppy.
>
> If it is TR-DOS, there are some tools to make images using a PC here:
> https://speccy.xyz/trdos.html
>
> Theo 

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How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-12 12:42 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-12 22:47 +0000
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-13 13:22 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 19:56 +0100
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 20:01 +0100
      Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-13 20:09 +0100
        Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-14 13:14 +0200
          Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Giuseppe³ <miaooaimATtiscaliDOTit@xxx.xxx> - 2021-01-14 19:40 +0100
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Dino.Baldi" <dino.baldi@gmail.com> - 2021-01-15 01:56 -0800
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-18 16:27 +0200
  Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Mike Garcia <mike@mgarcia.nospam> - 2021-01-18 10:47 +1100
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-18 16:28 +0200
    Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-18 22:28 +0000
      Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? Mike Garcia <mike@mgarcia.nospam> - 2021-01-18 23:30 +0000
        Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-01-27 14:10 +0200
          Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? MaveRick <computelico.erasami@gimeil.comm> - 2021-03-10 07:33 +0000
            Re: How to backup ZX-Spectrum floppies? "Mantas" <mantas@universe-trinti.lt> - 2021-03-10 15:36 +0200

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