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sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:19 pm
by extra_anchovy
after any actual games for sc-3000 / sf-7000 on tape or disk, single games or bulk lots. also if anyone has a 5" disk drive working on a sc-3000 I'm VERY interested in that. will pay $$$ but also have stuff to trade if desired.
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:51 pm
by Gibsaw
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:13 pm
by Carcenomy
DISKS? Good lord, I've seen a couple of tapes and everything else has been carts... the drive setups were certainly uncommon.
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:55 pm
by extra_anchovy
gibsaw - thanks, I've got all the disk roms available on the net just need a way to play them on my sc-3000
carcenomy - disks are bloody rare, I'm well aware of that. but they are out there though, mostly in the hands of collectors I suspect
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 1:59 pm
by lizardb0y
I have a Sega SC-7000, Amstrad CPC-6128 and ZX Spectrum +3, so I'm always on the lookout for 3" disks!
I don't have any 3" disk software for the Sega and haven't explored options for writing the floppies yet. If you find out how to do it I'd be keen to learn
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:02 pm
by Gibsaw
extra_anchovy wrote:gibsaw - thanks, I've got all the disk roms available on the net just need a way to play them on my sc-3000
It was suggested that the disk images were downloading using the SF7000's serial port. I'm totally guessing here, as I possess neither the download software or the sega to do it on, but surely the process would be reversible? (i.e. write an image back to a disk.)
(although blanks of those 3" disks must be rarer than rocking horse s***)
If that's not doable, can something else with a 3" drive write the disks? Maybe an amstrad? does anyone else know?
Re: sc-3000 tapes and sf-7000 disks
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:32 pm
by lizardb0y
Gibsaw wrote:extra_anchovy wrote:gibsaw - thanks, I've got all the disk roms available on the net just need a way to play them on my sc-3000
It was suggested that the disk images were downloading using the SF7000's serial port. I'm totally guessing here, as I possess neither the download software or the sega to do it on, but surely the process would be reversible? (i.e. write an image back to a disk.)
(although blanks of those 3" disks must be rarer than rocking horse s***)
If that's not doable, can something else with a 3" drive write the disks? Maybe an amstrad? does anyone else know?
I don't have a disk BASIC for the Sega, so reversing the serial<->disk transfer on the Sega could be a problem until I get one. I have no idea about raw disk writing on the Amstrad or Spectrum +3, but I have both machines. I even have some blanks