ZX Spectrum on CD

ISO image of CD with software for ZX Spectrum retro computer: games, demos, magazines, system software. Software are in TR-DOS diskette images.

Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen!

A few words about our CD project! Why is this project of particular interest to you? First of all, this CD is primarily intended for the Spectrum scene of neighboring countries. The disc is fully dedicated to the ZX-Spectrum computer, programs written for it, and the people who support and develop Speccy! Secondly, all the software is stored in the convenient *.TRD format, which means that anyone who previously (or perhaps still) worked on machines with disk drives (Pentagon, Scorpion, Profi, ATM, KAY, Sprinter, etc.) should not encounter any difficulties, at least we tried to make it this way! Any researcher can easily transfer files to a real diskette in TR-DOS format using the utility trd2disk.exe, which is located in the UTIL folder. Naturally, you can run any game directly from the CD-ROM (you can even launch the x128 emulator directly from the CD — it’s available in an uncompressed form, F12 – choose *.TRD). Thirdly, the project you possess has great collector value, as it is released in a limited edition.

Since this disk contains emulators that support not only the TRD format but also other formats, we’ve placed some files of different formats in the FOREXMPL folder, so you can try out other emulators. For instructions on how to use them, refer to the help files for these emulators.

Additionally, in the UTIL\DI-ALL folder, you will find the following utilities:

• Distriber — intended for copying any file into all subdirectories of the current directory (in particular, we used this program to copy Spectrum.ini from the emulator).
• Purger — intended for deleting files by mask. A help file is included.
• Shut_off — if you have an ATX case and the motherboard supports software shutdown, this program will help you turn off your computer after a set period of time.
• Winamp — the latest version of the MP3 player for fans of the *.MP3 format. It comes with a Key Generator.
• SEA 1.3 — a registered version of the program for viewing graphic files in the SLIDES\.. directory.

Use the X128 emulator to run programs in *.tzx format:

• F7 — select file
• F8 — start tape (cursors)

Don’t forget to select Tape Loader from the menu or use LOAD “” from the 48k mode. The *.tzx format was specially developed for storing tape versions of non-standard formats. On this CD-ROM, you will find a lot of games. The playtzx.exe utility allows you to run modern versions on an audio cassette. You can also connect and combine the sound output for real-time operation.