Nice external keyboard.Lardo Boffin wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:02 pm I appear to be back in business! I prefer to buy them in the warm weather as I have to work on them in an unheated garage…
Not tried the printer or tapes yet but everything else works ok.
Lardo buys another zeddy
Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
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A very nice issue one boxed and sold as working so will give it a go later.
Edit - works nicely.
Also has a ‘rare’ 622 ROM.
Edit - works nicely.
Also has a ‘rare’ 622 ROM.
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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
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
Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
Ah so you're the one who was buying up all the ZX81's on Ebay and making it hard for me to get a decent one.
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Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
Sorry!
In my defence it was an auction and nobody else bid!
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
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
Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
You're lucky, every one I bid on had loads of other bidders. I eventually managed to get a fully refurbed one for a bit more than I wished to pay, but it's a lovely machine and I've been having great fun re-living the old days.Lardo Boffin wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 2:57 pm Sorry!
In my defence it was an auction and nobody else bid!
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Its going to end up as a fully refurbished one (16K internal RAM, new keyboard, caps, voltage regulator, ZX8-CCB) at some point. This takes a few hours and does cost a few pounds - typically just over £30 of parts plus the zeddy itself (and ebay taking just over 10% of the sale). More if there are missing feet or screws etc.Ravenger wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 3:30 pmYou're lucky, every one I bid on had loads of other bidders. I eventually managed to get a fully refurbed one for a bit more than I wished to pay, but it's a lovely machine and I've been having great fun re-living the old days.Lardo Boffin wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 2:57 pm Sorry!
In my defence it was an auction and nobody else bid!
I don’t know about others but I rarely make much on refurbs. I do enjoy doing it though!
Its only really worth bidding on ones that finish in the middle of a week day.
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
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
Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
Meanwhile back at one of Lardo's smaller ZX81 renovation plants....
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Mark
ZX81 Variations
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
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Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
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Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
A toilet break?!!! Norma is fired!
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
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
Re: Lardo buys another zeddy
OY Norma's my wife you mean sod!!