ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by sirmorris » Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:59 pm

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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by 1024MAK » Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:21 pm

Like :P

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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by Moggy » Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:42 pm

Who's Andy "Rae" :?: ;)
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by sirmorris » Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:22 pm

<cough> :lol:
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by Andy Rea » Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:30 pm

Lol.... I'm back home now and well curiosity got the better of me so i took pin 39 and bent it aside... take that A6' i said to the ula... and this is what happens with " HELLO WORLD " repeated
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Looks like in that case the bit stays high, oh well all good fun
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by Moggy » Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:50 pm

sirmorris wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:22 pm
 <cough> :lol:
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by Paul » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:16 pm

Moggy wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:42 pm
 Who's Andy "Rae" :?: ;)
Maybe a relative of Sugar Rae Robinson? :geek:
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by The_Bert » Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:51 am

sirmorris wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:59 pm
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What do I have to do to get one of those? It's so beautiful, so majestic! I want one! *throws a hissy-fit on the floor*
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Re: ZX81 strange keyboard problem?

Post by Zxkim81 » Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:51 pm

Can I offer an explanation to this problem please.
I think it could be the memory at fault if you plug in the ram pack
Does the problem go away? If so it's the s ram ic,s.....Kim 😋
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