ZX Microdrive
Release Date  1983
Original Publisher  Sinclair Research Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  
Genre  Hardware: Cassette
Max. Players  0
Required by  program Exocat
program Incremat!
Original Price  £49.95
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX  99.90
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Martijn's WoS score  95% (4 votes)

Authors/Contributors
     Ben Cheese (UK) - ?

Remarks
     Interface 1 £49.95 + Microdrive £49.95

Summary
     Sinclair's mass storage device. Uses a tape loop to 'emulate' a disk drive, offers random access and fast loading. This device alone improved the Spectrum 100%, allowing 85K per cartridge. Loaded a typical 48K program in 9 seconds. (requires ZX Interface 1)

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     ZXInterface1+ZXMicrodrive.jpg53,890OriginalHardware picture
     ZXMicrodrive_BoxBack.jpg70,302OriginalHardware picture
     ZXMicrodrive_BoxFront.jpg54,073OriginalHardware picture
     ZXMicrodrive_Cartridge.jpg40,434OriginalHardware picture
     ZXMicrodrive_Schematics.gif59,756OriginalHardware technical documentation
     ZXMicrodrive_Flyer.zip908,272OriginalHardware advertisement scan

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 104- Review
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #23-1983/Aug/9 special "week#2"page 11- Review - Microdrive: Does it live up to the promises?
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #30-1983/Jul/28 special "week#4"page 8- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 27- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 97- Review
     Your Computerissue v.3 #9-1983/Seppage 52- Review
     ZX Computingissue #9-1983/Octpage 93- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #24-1983/Octpage 18- News/Note
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #28-1984/Febpage 156- Feature - Extra Bits!
     Crashissue v.1 #4-1984/Maypage 46- Feature - Multiplayer Networking
     Crashissue v.1 #18-1985/Julpage 71- News/Note
     Crashissue v.1 #21-1985/Octpage 60- Letters
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 8- Feature - Microdrive Revisited
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 118- Feature - Microdriven to Distraction
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 99- Tips
     Crashissue v.1 #41-1987/Junpage 100- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #3-1983/Mar/22 special "week#4"page 1- News/Note - Mail order Microdrives shock
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #19-1983/Jul/12 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note - Microdrives "imminent"
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #21-1983/Jul/26 special "week#4"page 3- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #22-1983/Aug/2 special "week#1"page 1- News/Note - First Microdrives to users "in days"
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #23-1983/Aug/9 special "week#2"page 1- News/Note - The men behind the Microdrive
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #24-1983/Aug/16 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #26-1983/Aug/30 special "week#5"page 34- Letters - What price fast loading?
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #53-1984/Mar/13 special "week#2"page 30- Feature
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #56-1984/Apr/3 special "week#1"page 3- News/Note
     Personal Computer Gamesissue #2-1983/Decpage 20- Feature - Go on ... add on ... 'ave fun!
     Personal Computer Newsissue #2-1983/Mar/25page 5- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #10-1983/May/20page 2- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #21-1983/Aug/3page 2- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #21-1983/Aug/3page 12- Letters
     Personal Computer Newsissue #23-1983/Aug/17page 34- Feature
     Personal Computer Newsissue #25-1983/Aug/31page 42- Feature
     Personal Computer Newsissue #53-1984/Mar/17page 11- Letters
     Personal Computer Newsissue #56-1984/Apr/7page 13- Letters
     Personal Computer Newsissue #57-1984/Apr/14page 3- News/Note
     Personal Computer Newsissue #109-1985/May/4page 7- Letters
     Personal Computing Todayissue v.2 #4-1983/Novpage 49- Feature
     Personal Computing Todayissue v.3 #6-1985/Janpage 74- Feature
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #11-1983/Mar/17 special "week#3"page 1- News/Note - Microdrive nearing completion
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #15-1983/Apr/14 special "week#2"page 7- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #17-1983/Apr/28 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #21-1983/May/26 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #29-1983/Jul/21 special "week#3"page 1- News/Note - coming soon ...
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #31-1983/Aug/4 special "week#1"page 13- Feature
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #33-1983/Aug/18 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #33-1983/Aug/18 special "week#3"page 7- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #34-1983/Aug/25 special "week#4"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #35-1983/Sep/1 special "week#1"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #36-1983/Sep/8 special "week#2"page 7- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #37-1983/Sep/15 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #41-1983/Oct/13 special "week#2"page 7- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #42-1983/Oct/20 special "week#3"page 1- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #48-1983/Dec/1 special "week#1"page 28- Feature
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #50-1983/Dec/15 special "week#3"page 9- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #11-1984/Mar/15 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note - New Interface 1 ROM
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #13-1984/Mar/29 special "week#5"page 5- News/Note - coming soon ...
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #22-1984/May/31 special "week#5"page 7- Letters - Microdrive options [with Tasword 2]
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #39-1984/Sep/27 special "week#4"page 7- Letters - Microdrive conversion
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #51-1984/Dec/20 special "week#3"page 5- News/Note - Microdrives - no price cut
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #2-1985/Jan/10 special "week#2"page 6- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #6-1985/Feb/7 special "week#1"page 4- News/Note - Sinclair cartridge cut
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #6-1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"page 8- Letters - Error traps
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #24-1986/Jun/12 special "week#2"page 5- News/Note
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #49-1986/Dec/4 special "week#1"page 12- Letters
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.6 #31-1987/Aug/7 special "week#1"page 4- Letters
     Practical Computingissue v.6 #11-1983/Novpage 94- Feature - Getting serious with Sinclair
     Sinclair Answersissue #1-1984/Seppage 72- Feature - Mastering Microdrives
     Sinclair Answersissue #2-1985/Janpage 10- Feature - Top 10 Upgrades
     Sinclair Projectsissue #6-1983/Octpage 9- News/Note - Microdrives get into first gear
     Sinclair Projectsissue #9-1984/Aprpage 5- News/Note - ZX Microdrive design frozen
     Sinclair Userissue #10-1983/Janpage 13- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #13-1983/Aprpage 16- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #14-1983/Maypage 13- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #16-1983/Julpage 13- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #18-1983/Seppage 15- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 27- Feature - Spectrum receives its biggest improvement
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 55- CompoEntry
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 17- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 66- Feature - Ian Logan interview
     Sinclair Userissue #22-1984/Janpage 18- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #22-1984/Janpage 153- Feature - Using the Microdrive in adventures
     Sinclair Userissue #23-1984/Febpage 19- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #25-1984/Aprpage 19- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Junpage 16- News/Note - New Interface 1 ROM
     Sinclair Userissue #28-1984/Julpage 20- Letters
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 16- Letters
     Sinclair Userissue #31-1984/Octpage 110- Feature - Microdrive utility: Easy Access
     Sinclair Userissue #32-1984/Novpage 44- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #33-1984/Decpage 97- Feature - Mass Storage
     Sinclair Userissue #37-1985/Aprpage 9- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #49-1986/Aprpage 17- Letters
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #53-1986/Augpage 28- Feature - Printing on a budget
     Sinclair Userissue #54-1986/Seppage 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 8- News/Note
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 21- News/Note
     TV Gamerissue 1984/Marpage 30- Feature - Special Delivery (storage devices)
     The Games Machineissue #20-1989/Julpage 86- News/Note - EEC sell Microdrives
     Your Computerissue v.2 #11-1982/Novpage 16- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.2 #12-1982/Decpage 20- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.3 #4-1983/Aprpage 30- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.3 #8-1983/Augpage 45- News/Note
     Your Computerissue v.4 #1-1984/Janpage 90- Feature
     Your Computerissue v.4 #1-1984/Janpage 207- CompoResult
     Your Computerissue v.4 #2-1984/Febpage 137- Feature
     Your Computerissue v.4 #2-1984/Febpage 201- CompoResult
     Your Computerissue v.4 #5-1984/Maypage 135- Feature
     Your Computerissue v.4 #6-1984/Junpage 147- Feature
     Your Computerissue v.4 #9-1984/Seppage 131- Feature
     Your Computerissue v.5 #1-1985/Janpage 53- Feature - Hardware Hit List
     Your Computerissue v.5 #12-1985/Decpage 27- Letters
     Your Computerissue v.6 #5-1986/Maypage 58- Feature - General purpose I/O devices
     Your Computerissue v.6 #6-1986/Junpage 50- Feature - All the hardware & software you'll need
     Your Sinclairissue #2-1986/Febpage 77- Feature
     Your Sinclairissue #3-1986/Marpage 55- Feature
     Your Sinclairissue #4-1986/Aprpage 37- Feature
     Your Sinclairissue #5-1986/Maypage 58- Feature
     Your Sinclairissue #6-1986/Junpage 89- Code - Star Cat
     Your Sinclairissue #64-1991/Aprpage 69- Tips
     Your Spectrumissue #1-1984/Janpage 7- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #2-1984/Marpage 45- Feature - Those moody Microdrives
     Your Spectrumissue #5-1984/Julpage 17- Letters
     Your Spectrumissue #6-1984/Augpage 56- Feature - All Change - file renaming
     Your Spectrumissue #8-1984/Octpage 8- News/Note
     Your Spectrumissue #8-1984/Octpage 70- Feature - Running repairs
     Your Spectrumissue #9-1984/Novpage 14- Letters
     Your Spectrumissue #13-1985/Aprpage 32- Feature - Microdrivin'
     Your Spectrumissue #14-1985/Maypage 22- Feature - Patching up the 'Drives
     Your Spectrumissue #14-1985/Maypage 28- Feature - Speed trials
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 17- Letters
     Your Spectrumissue #19-1985/Octpage 6- Feature
     Your Spectrumissue #20-1985/Novpage 13- Feature
     Your Spectrumissue #21-1985/Decpage 13- Feature
     ZX Computingissue #7-1983/Junpage 10- Letters
     ZX Computingissue #9-1983/Octpage 57- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #13-1984/Junpage 101- News/Note
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 88- Feature - Shop Window - Spectrum peripherals
     ZX Computingissue #16-1984/Decpage 96- Feature - Shop Window - Storage and display
     ZX Computingissue #17-1985/Febpage 7- Letters
     ZX Computingissue #23-1986/Febpage 66- Feature - Microdrive-Wafadrive conversion
     ZX Computingissue #29-1986/Seppage 50- Feature - Format, Jamming & Piracy

Magazine Advertisements
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #12-1982/Octpage 71- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #13-1982/Novpage 71- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #14-1982/Decpage 95- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #15-1983/Janpage 55- Advert
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     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #17-1983/Marpage 63- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #18-1983/Aprpage 87- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #23-1983/Seppage 88- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #24-1983/Octpage 59- Multipage ad - Special4: Microdrive + software + ZX81 offer
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #25-1983/Novpage 176- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #26-1983/Decpage 148- Full-page ad
     Computer Choiceissue 1983/Decpage 44- Advert
     Computer Choiceissue 1984/Janpage 50- Advert
     Computing Todayissue 1983/Maypage 59- Advert - coming soon ...
     Crashissue v.1 #89-1991/Junpage 22- Advert - EEC advert
     Crashissue v.1 #90-1991/Julpage 21- Advert - EEC advert
     Crashissue v.1 #91-1991/Augpage 48- Advert - EEC advert
     Crashissue v.1 #92-1991/Seppage 36- Advert - EEC advert
     Crashissue v.1 #93-1991/Octpage 30- Advert - EEC advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #25-1983/Aug/23 special "week#4"page 40- Advert
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #29-1983/Sep/20 special "week#3"page 47- Multipage ad - Special4: Microdrive + software + ZX81 offer
     Home Computing Weeklyissue #33-1983/Oct/18 special "week#3"page 50- Advert
     Personal Computer Newsissue #23-1983/Aug/17page 60- Advert
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     Personal Computing Todayissue v.1 #4-1982/Novpage 63- Advert - coming soon ...
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     Personal Computing Todayissue v.1 #7-1983/Febpage 71- Advert - coming soon ...
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     Personal Computing Todayissue v.2 #4-1983/Novpage 69- Multipage ad - Special4: Microdrive + software + ZX81 offer
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.1 #22-1982/Sep/16 special "week#3"page 27- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.1 #27-1982/Oct/21 special "week#3"page 27- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.1 #31-1982/Nov/18 special "week#3"page 15- Advert
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     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.2 #15-1983/Apr/14 special "week#2"page 19- Advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.3 #20-1984/May/17 special "week#3"page 2- Full-page ad
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #30-1988/Aug/4 special "week#1"page 42- Advert - EEC advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #34-1988/Sep/1 special "week#1"page 44- Advert - EEC advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #38-1988/Sep/29 special "week#5"page 49- Advert - EEC advert
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.7 #48-1988/Dec/8 special "week#2"page 50- Advert - EEC advert
     Practical Computingissue v.6 #3-1983/Marpage 27- Advert
     Practical Computingissue v.6 #4-1983/Aprpage 27- Advert
     Practical Computingissue v.6 #11-1983/Novpage 12- Advert
     Sinclair Programsissue #5-1983/Janpage 49- Advert
     Sinclair Programsissue #6-1983/Marpage 7- Advert
     Sinclair Programsissue #14-1983/Decpage 18- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Projectsissue #1-1982/Decpage 49- Advert - coming soon ...
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     Sinclair Userissue 1983 special "Annual 1983"page 111- Advert - coming soon ...
     Sinclair Userissue #7-1982/Octpage 47- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #8-1982/Novpage 39- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #9-1982/Decpage 51- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #10-1983/Janpage 35- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #11-1983/Febpage 55- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #12-1983/Marpage 47- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #13-1983/Aprpage 55- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #14-1983/Maypage 85- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #18-1983/Seppage 116- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #19-1983/Octpage 116- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #20-1983/Novpage 138- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #21-1983/Decpage 184- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #27-1984/Junpage 85- Full-page ad
     Sinclair Userissue #56-1986/Novpage 109- Advert - Applied Technology advert
     Sinclair Userissue #62-1987/Maypage 98- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Sinclair Userissue #63-1987/Junpage 26- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Sinclair Userissue #64-1987/Julpage 73- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Sinclair Userissue #72-1988/Marpage 96- Classified - Delta Computers advert
     Which Micro? & Software Reviewissue 1983/Marpage 71- Advert
     Which Micro? & Software Reviewissue 1983/Aprpage 81- Advert
     Which Micro? & Software Reviewissue 1983/Maypage 71- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.2 #10-1982/Octpage 117- Advert - coming soon ...
     Your Computerissue v.2 #11-1982/Novpage 133- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.2 #12-1982/Decpage 17- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #1-1983/Janpage 23- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #2-1983/Febpage 21- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #3-1983/Marpage 119- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.3 #4-1983/Aprpage 99- Advert
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     Your Computerissue v.3 #12-1983/Decpage 26- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #1-1984/Janpage 32- Advert
     Your Computerissue v.4 #6-1984/Junpage 119- Full-page ad
     Your Computerissue v.4 #7-1984/Julpage 25- Full-page ad
     Your Sinclairissue #14-1987/Febpage 46- Advert - Applied Technology advert
     Your Sinclairissue #15-1987/Marpage 65- Advert - Applied Technology advert
     Your Sinclairissue #16-1987/Aprpage 78- Advert - Applied Technology advert
     Your Sinclairissue #17-1987/Maypage 92- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 66- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Your Sinclairissue #18-1987/Junpage 99- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 33- Advert - Microsat Communications advert
     Your Sinclairissue #19-1987/Julpage 95- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #20-1987/Augpage 92- Classified - EEC advert
     Your Sinclairissue #21-1987/Seppage 95- Classified - WN Richardson & Co (aka.EEC) advert
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     ZX Computingissue #9-1983/Octpage 67- Multipage ad - Special4: Microdrive + software + ZX81 offer
     ZX Computingissue #10-1983/Decpage 38- Full-page ad

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