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- Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:08 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: 16K RAM Pack Schematic / Chip Layout
- Replies: 71
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Re: 16K RAM Pack Schematic / Chip Layout
I can pull chips out with only a minor amount of brute force and usually stand a 99% chance of saving the board and the chip. Let's see, 8 chips x 16 pins x 2 boards,... 256 pulls with the de-soldering bulb If the chips are bin jobs its much easier and safer to snip all the pins with side cutters a...
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:32 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Another poorly ZX81...
- Replies: 13
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Re: Another poorly ZX81...
I've bought 9 in the last year and to my amazement they all worked! One even had bird sh*t on it!Rink wrote:Has anyone bought a ZX81 in the last five years which actually worked? Lol. Every one I get my hands on seems to have a problem somewhere.
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- Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:41 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: My new ZX80 built using my foil replicas
- Replies: 10
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Re: My new ZX80 built using my foil replicas
If your going looking and need to bulk up an order I would want one as well and 90% sure my brother would as well.Paul wrote: I really need to find someone who makes me a pcb from your actual foils.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:48 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: ZX81 Tape Woes...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 39057
Re: ZX81 Tape Woes...
Erk was that the board I sent? Ill have to check out the rest as they were messier than that one!
- Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:05 am
- Forum: Development
- Topic: ZXpand Specific Keyboard Membranes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 23588
Re: ZXpand Specific Keyboard Membranes
You mean your subliminal "BUY ZXPAND" advertising only worked on me
- Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:58 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: ZX81 Tape Woes...
- Replies: 75
- Views: 39057
Re: ZX81 Tape Woes...
Back in the day the best success was always the cheapest crappiest mono cassette player money could buy. Any feature beyond "none" just seemed to mean distort signal cause hassle!
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:55 am
- Forum: Development
- Topic: ZXpand Specific Keyboard Membranes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 23588
Re: ZXpand Specific Keyboard Membranes
Gah this means I need to restore yet another of my zx81s
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:33 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Memotech Interfaces
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20232
Re: Memotech Interfaces
zx81 doesnt even boot when plugged in so I think its worse than that!
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:22 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Memotech Interfaces
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20232
Re: Memotech Interfaces
Very nice ... What a haul! Do you think the seller had some connection with memotech or was he simply a fanboy or perhaps authorised service agent or somesuch? It is possible, he was a repair agent for other computer systems, he did however also talk about trawling computer fairs in the UK for part...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:01 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Memotech Interfaces
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20232
Re: Memotech Interfaces
I finally got a chance to photograph and upload the pics for these interfaces.
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/264960 ... 194989900/
Enjoy!
https://secure.flickr.com/photos/264960 ... 194989900/
Enjoy!