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rph wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:00 pm

Hi, thanks for that the ROM I've got someone found and it was Exmon I, as for Mark any idea how much something like that would cost?
Ta

Just found the email receipt and it was less than a tenner in 2015.

Mark at Retroclinic did a new Exmon II boxed set with ROM and manual etc. He may still be able to.

I've got two Model Bs and one Master. I've never played with Econet (wouldn't know where to start) but one day I'd like to have a small Econet set up with the three machines connected. Only snag is that both Model Bs do not have the Econet chips and support components installed, nor do I have any c...

Keep both. But them I am the wrong person to give advice on such things. My name is Lardo and I am an 8 bit hoarder.

Found a PSU by searching for Atari 1050 PSU on eBay. Turns out they are (apparently, guess I will find out) compatible.

Thanks!

RobC wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:21 pm

There's a post here with some info.

Thanks Rob.

Hello all

I have just won an Atari 800 (the original one, not a later 800XL) on eBay but it has no PSU. Does anyone have one they can sell or know if there is a modern equivalent that can be used?

Many thanks

Lardo

I contacted Jim Bagley .... Greetings Kees Sorry to jump in but I have been trying to locate a copy of Dragons Lair for the ZX81 for a couple of years. They used to be for sale on an SD card on Sell my Retro but I missed out sadly. Any chance you can contact Jim (assuming it is the same person) and...

There you go.

Was this from the era when IBM paid for software development by k’loc (££££ per thousand lines of code)? I seem to remember being offered the choice of installing ‘warp or Windows when buying a PC a long time ago only to find it didn’t have enough RAM to run OS/2 Warp. Windows was fine. Which is say...

A 3d printer ash tray cover. Not perfect but much better than a gaping hole.

Possibly been in a fire?

10 out of 10 for effort in trying to sell though!

Good luck!!!!

I could do with a disc interface kit for a tape only beeb. Any idea how much? Thanks!

I guess you've tried selecting Mathematics in the BBC Archive section of John/flaxcottage's website (which I can't seem to deep-link to)? You cannot easily make a direct link to maths programs since the display page makes extensive use of database queries to extract the required software and the pa...

I am looking for some maths games / educational software for the beeb (model B or Master) for a 5 year old who is pretty good at maths Five is possibly a bit too young for L — A Mathemagical Adventure , which is my stock answer to this question! I guess you've tried selecting Mathematics in the BBC...

Hi all

I am looking for some maths games / educational software for the beeb (model B or Master) for a 5 year old who is pretty good at maths (although we have no idea why!).

Any suggestions?

Many thanks

Lardo

A bundle of stuff from my parent’s loft. 4902B079-16CC-4042-B5A8-6EEC9457DBD0.jpeg A very nice and complete Mega CD2 (belonging to my younger brother on long term loan) and some related /unrelated games. But most importantly the family ZX81. This is the first computer I ever saw / touched / used and...

Scorchio!

Going off topic slightly I did my six switch woody a while back (http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=36629) with very mixed results. I since found that if I waggle the wires into the perfect position I get a perfect picture. To be fair though the visual artefacts are not really present o...

My Atom cost £180. Still not cheap but it is rare to see them for much less on auction sites. Certain infamous sellers do tend to ask crazy prices for things and unfortunately people who dig them out of the loft look at those ads and ask similar. At auction they don’t tend to fetch anything like £500.

My issue one is paperback.

I have the physical book but only 1st edition.

Hi Simon. Do you have any Acorn Language related stuff you are going to get rid of?

Thanks

Lardo

A nice bit of reading:


Probably not that relevant with a YAARB fitted bit nice to have anyway.

Nice image!

Sorry. Should have pm’d the Amstrad question.

Colday wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:14 pm

If you need any help with the Amstrad, let me know.

Thanks! I refurb Sinclair's of the era to help subsidise my retro habit but don’t know much about the Amstrads.

Are there any standard fixes / improvements to be done on the 6128? Or anything to prolong its life?

I have one of these. Its certainly good for the money! I ended up using one of these - costs more but I personally found it easier to use. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/silicone-tip-SOLDER-SUCKER-PUMP-remover-desoldering-tool-Japanese-Engineer-SS-02/252020536679?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED...

Hi Col A lot of these boards have sideways RAM on them - mine has a single 16K bank (well, it did until I removed it and replaced it with boobip EEPROM and Sideways RAM chips). They tend to have a write protect switch on the board to prevent accidental erasure of data on the board. Maybe its that? I...