Bugged ROM ZX81 up for adoption (PRINT SQR 0.25)

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Lardo Boffin
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Bugged ROM ZX81 up for adoption (PRINT SQR 0.25)

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I got a ZX81 yesterday that I was going to refurbish and sell on but the seller had said it was a very early one he built himself so I tried PRINT SQR 0.25 and got this. :D

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Its a bit battered and I have not even wiped it down yet but here it is.

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I’m not about to refubish a piece of history so thought I would check to see if anyone on here wanted to adopt it? I already have one.

It cost me £30.95 and includes the PSU (not tested yet) and aerial lead, also not yet tested.

Am happy to pass it on for £30.95 plus p&p if anyone wants it?

The standard output was very dark so used my Chroma once I was sure it worked.

Will add some photos once it is clean.

I will also take photos of the inside if I can do so without damaging the keyboard as this also works.

PM me if interested. All I ask is that it doesn’t end up on eBay. :D

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
Lardo Boffin
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Re: Bugged ROM ZX81 up for adoption (PRINT SQR 0.25)

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Given it a bit of a clean.
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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
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 2160
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016 2:42 am

Re: Bugged ROM ZX81 up for adoption (PRINT SQR 0.25)

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It has a First Edition manual, that is well used... One page has been sellotaped and there are a few ‘contemporary markings’ and a few finger prints here and there but it is fine as a ‘working’ copy. :D

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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
Lardo Boffin
Posts: 2160
Joined: Sat Nov 26, 2016 2:42 am

Re: Bugged ROM ZX81 up for adoption (PRINT SQR 0.25)

Post by Lardo Boffin »

Bump. Still here if anyone is interested?

Edit - taken.
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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