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Originally Posted by desiv
I should be picking up my first Sinclair machines today..
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Got em last night!
1 ZX81, 1 TS1000, 1 Sinclair 16k RAM Pack, 2 printers (1 Sinclair and 1 Timex Sinclair), 1 original power supply, and several rolls of paper.
I checked the power supply and then hooked them up.
Both power up and have a display on my TV (color CRT) downstairs.
The TS1000 has a pretty good display, but numbers 1-5 on the keyboard don't work. (I expected keyboard issues, so not too worried.)
The ZX81, the power connection is really bad. That power jack needs to be tightened or replaced. When I got it to make enough contact, I did see a picture and could tell it was working, but it wasn't a great picture. I am guessing it is just the earlier ULA that doesn't work as well with more modern TVs.
As I plan on composite modding them, I am not too worried about that.
I did test the keyboard, and at least the keys I tried worked, but it was a pretty bad image so I didn't test all the keys.
All in all, I am really happy as they are in great looking shape.
I'll see if I can repair the keyboard (cutting the ribbon down a bit). I think I'll also buy a new keyboard (or 2?) as the new ones are pretty cheap.
Can't wait to get into them some more, but I have to wait a bit, as my next project is to try to fix the audio on my Amiga 1000.
Darn too many projects!! ;-)