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  • jlopez

    Reacted with Like to gpospi’s post in the thread Yet another one....
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    Actually my original Alphatronic/Sanyo monitor also sometimes "flashes", i.e. shows green background. It seems to have contact problems on the brightness control knob. Maybe Shiri could try the computer with another monitor/TV (any regular composite…

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    Two days ago the board arrived as expected and, when I had some time just before lunch I made some tests.


    (Top board, my Italian video system; Bottom board, Shiri 's Spanish video card)

    First I checked (again) if there was no…

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    Greetings,

    The board is in transit and may arrive as soon as tomorrow. Meanwhile I have checked again the SKS schematics. From the description and pictures, and if there isn't another problem with power supply (such as failing -12V on Shiri 's side or…

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    Hello jlopez and Shiri,

    is the CRT chip a VTAC 5027 or a really compatible chip?
    The first screenshots showed a few characters - but distorted.
    Perhaps Shiri or Jaume could see something on the screen (with the new CHIP) as it appears after switching…

  • jlopez

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    Hello helwie44,

    After the replacement, image seems stable, at least from what I've seen. It is a perfect blank, but inverted screen.


    Picture courtesy of Shiri

    The replacement is a legit VTAC, otherwise we wouldn't see the cursor (or anything at all). This…

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    Greetings,

    It's been some time. Last week the VTACs arrived and the one in the card was replaced by one of the Polish units. The image was stable, cursor moved but there was no character at all! The invert signal was also activated, so the screen was…

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    Reacted with Like to mikemcbike’s post in the thread Mein neuestes Etwas.
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    Nix Großes, aber... geil... :love:

  • jlopez

    Replied to the thread Mein neuestes Etwas.
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    (Quote from Holger)

    Yeah, I know. :)
    But it resembles one.;)

  • jlopez

    Replied to the thread Mein neuestes Etwas.
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    Greetings,

    I have some new things and others that aren't that fresh but also worthy to report.



    With this I regain the ability to repair hardware!



    I found one of the rare tax-evading Amstrad computer!



    I found many interesting things in dump piles near my…

  • jlopez

    Posted the thread A word from Spain.
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    Greetings,

    A few months ago I was delighted when I learned the Deutsch word "Hamsterkauf".:hamster:
    It is my turn to expose a word from the country where I was born: "Estraperlo".
    ::money::
    "Estraperlo" comes from the name of an electrical roulette made by two Dutch men…