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V1.0 7-2017

 

 

GETTING STARTED 

1.

 

Set up your ZX Spectrum as normal 

2.

 

With the power off, attach the divMMC Future to the edge connector on the rear of the Spectrum. 
The slot is keyed, it will only fit one way around – never insert or remove the divMMC Future with the 
power on 

3.

 

Insert the SD card into the divMMC Future, it will click in place, click again if you want to eject it 

4.

 

Pause to appreciate there are no jumpers to set or switches to configure 

5.

 

Turn the Spectrum on 

6.

 

You should see a black screen announcing ESXDOS loading and three file should load 

7.

 

If it does not, switch off again and check the SD card is inserted correctly and the edge connector is 
firmly in place 

SD CARD 

If you did not buy a preloaded SD card with your divMMC Future, download the starter file set and extract to 
an SD card: 

tfw8b.com/downloads

 

The BIN and SYS folders need to be there for ESXDOS to work, the rest can be arranged as you like. The current 
ESXDOS firmware is limited to 8.3 filenames, so rename files and folders where necessary.  

There is a Games folder with many sample games which were downloaded from World of Spectrum. We have 
not been able to test all the games in this folder, let us know if you find better versions. Most of these games 
are over 30 years old and publically available on the internet, so it is really only the ebay sellers who would 
benefit, not the original copyright holders. If any of these infringe your copyright, we will remove them from 
future releases. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for divMMC Future

Page 1: ...y and the edge connector is firmly in place SD CARD If you did not buy a preloaded SD card with your divMMC Future download the starter file set and extract to an SD card tfw8b com downloads The BIN and SYS folders need to be there for ESXDOS to work the rest can be arranged as you like The current ESXDOS firmware is limited to 8 3 filenames so rename files and folders where necessary There is a G...

Page 2: ... can navigate through using the arrow keys select the appropriate file and press enter to load the file Press space to exit the menu without loading a file Note you can load the menu and then return to BASIC without losing the current program RESET The non illuminated button on the divMMC Future is a reset button which will reset your Spectrum HELP Online help is available by pressing the H key fr...

Page 3: ...e joysticks are not supported due to their alternate pinout SUPPORTED FILETYPES The current version of ESXDOS supports the following file types tap z80 scr sna trd basic In testing we have found some files available on the internet are more suitable for emulators and may not load correctly on real hardware If you are having problems loading a particular title you can load it in an emulator such as...

Page 4: ...rn to BASIC and type the following tapeout filename tap This will set filename tap as the output file Then save as normal SAVE myprog Your program will then be written out to the filename tap file If you want to change files or load back you should use the following command the close the file tapeout c filename tap To load you program back in select filename tap from the menu If you already have a...

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