Hello from Edmonton

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rufo
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Hello from Edmonton

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Hi everybody,

My first home computer was a ZX81 and I spend hours and hours in the 80's programming and playing with this toy, the tape player, the unstable Memopak 32K and the brilliant ZX81's manual that taught me programming. For me it was something like brought by the extraterrestrials. I realize now that it changed my life forever. Recently I found accidentally online somebody selling for just few dollars a TS1000 with 16K expansion, a printer and some books. I got it!!, what a flashback!!!. Since I like electronics and I've got some tools, I decided to make some modifications...

Happy to found this forum. Lot of useful information.

Cheers!

Rufo.

PD: Sorry for any BUG in my English. I'm originally from Venezuela and my brain's firmware is in Spanish.
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Lardo Boffin
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Hello Rufo and welcome!

What modifications have you made?

Lardo
ZX80
ZX81 iss 1 (bugged ROM, kludge fix, normal, rebuilt)
TS 1000 iss 3, ZXPand AY and +, ZX8-CCB, ZX-KDLX & ChromaSCART
Tatung 81 + Wespi
TS 1500 & 2000
Spectrum 16k (iss 1 s/n 862)
Spectrum 48ks plus a DIVMMC future and SPECTRA
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Andy Rea
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Welcome to the forum, we are a friendly bunch. crazy maybe but definately friendly :lol:
what's that Smell.... smells like fresh flux and solder fumes...
sirmorris
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Friendly?? So THEY say :evil: :evil: :evil:

:lol:

Welcome aboard :D
rufo
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Lardo Boffin wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:30 pm Hello Rufo and welcome!

What modifications have you made?

Lardo
Hi Lardo. So far I'm fixing the keyboard. It looks in good shape but the flat ribbon cable is broken. I think I found a different approach to fix this. I'll post it later. Also working on internal 32K SRAM and the composite video mod. Thanks.
rufo
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Andy Rea wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:34 pm Welcome to the forum, we are a friendly bunch. crazy maybe but definately friendly :lol:
Thanks!!!
Lardo Boffin
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rufo wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:18 am
Lardo Boffin wrote: Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:30 pm Hello Rufo and welcome!

What modifications have you made?

Lardo
Hi Lardo. So far I'm fixing the keyboard. It looks in good shape but the flat ribbon cable is broken. I think I found a different approach to fix this. I'll post it later. Also working on internal 32K SRAM and the composite video mod. Thanks.
I'd be interested to see a 32k RAM mod - I've only got as far as 16k so far.
ZX80
ZX81 iss 1 (bugged ROM, kludge fix, normal, rebuilt)
TS 1000 iss 3, ZXPand AY and +, ZX8-CCB, ZX-KDLX & ChromaSCART
Tatung 81 + Wespi
TS 1500 & 2000
Spectrum 16k (iss 1 s/n 862)
Spectrum 48ks plus a DIVMMC future and SPECTRA
rufo
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Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:09 pm

Re: Hello from Edmonton

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Lardo Boffin wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:29 am I'd be interested to see a 32k RAM mod - I've only got as far as 16k so far.
Working on it, but still raw. Looking for the best component location. I want to make a removable daughter board.
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Moggy
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Re: Hello from Edmonton

Post by Moggy »

Hi from me too Rufo. :D

Nice printer by the way good choice.

Don't worry about the language we all speak ZX81!!

mejores deseos para usted ( I think)


Moggy.
rufo
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Re: Hello from Edmonton

Post by rufo »

Moggy wrote: Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:52 am Hi from me too Rufo. :D

Nice printer by the way good choice.

Don't worry about the language we all speak ZX81!!

mejores deseos para usted ( I think)


Moggy.
Thanks!!!
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