Help on Identifying Hardware.

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ginger_colin
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

Post by ginger_colin »

Thanks for the information above....
I have two of the cards and two of the 3 way extension things. So they need to go togethor.
Looking at the male to female connections.
Moggy
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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If we're talking about the same thing Charlie the You may be a wee bit in error.

The speech card is known as the Maplin "Talk Back" of which I do have but one.

A bit unusual insofar as it uses different numbers to the standard allophone set whilst using the said standard allophone set.


This link for instructions.
http://k1.spdns.de/Vintage/Sinclair/80/ ... vzx81.html
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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There are 2 boards, one of which is the talk-back of which you speak. The other is most definitely not - it has a completely different chipset, including a TI-SN sound chip.
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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ginger_colin wrote: Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:20 amI have two of the cards and two of the 3 way extension things. So they need to go togethor.
I think you could justifiably keep them as separate auctions.
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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Ok Mr clever smarty pants, just you wait!

BRENDAAAAAAAA!!! HERE GIRL!!
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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Could these boards be this brand?

http://www.neoncluster.com/projects-zx8 ... aplin.html

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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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Yes. Those are the ones.
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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Many thanks again for thwe updated informaiton.
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

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A big thank you for all the help.
Anyone who wins any of the items from ebay if you are bidding I will give a discount of 10% on the final price if you are a member. Please post on here that you have won one of the items and I will apply the discount thanks again for all your help.
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Re: Help on Identifying Hardware.

Post by siggi »

1024MAK wrote: Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:53 am I've got two Maplin GA90X Expansion Boards. I thought I posted about it, but can't find anything at the moment :oops:

I also have the Maplin extension board. That's what my GA90X plugs into (it having a "male card edge" rather than it's own female socket).

Maybe a picture will demonstrate what I mean more clearly...
IMG_5061.JPG

Mark
Nice setup :P

Torsten made a new backplane similar to the Maplin board. But it has one big advantage: it has an intergrated place for a tea or coffee pot:

Image

And there is also a version for a Whiskey glas instead of a tea pot:

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:mrgreen:
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