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by prolog
Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +2a double vision
Replies: 6
Views: 76435

Re: +2a double vision

Just to complete the picture...the Klingon alphabet above is with +2a via SCART to CRT contrasts bizarrely with the attached which the the same machine plugged into another CRT via RF which gives the alphabet I want!

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Jeff
by prolog
Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +2a double vision
Replies: 6
Views: 76435

Re: +2a double vision

WOW OMG

so this is with +2a and scart (not rf) into a CRT!
by prolog
Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:48 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +2a double vision
Replies: 6
Views: 76435

Re: +2a double vision

Hi again, yes the normal rf output is fine, no issues - I'll add heatsink to the list though! Actually, Rich, as an aside you've got me worried about scart cables now though not in connection to the 2a On WoS there is a whole Science of Scart going on and controversy over the loading on pin 16 etc. ...
by prolog
Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +2a double vision
Replies: 6
Views: 76435

Re: +2a double vision

Ah hello, and cheers Rich - and for showing the pics to Ian, whom I also thank. Well, so I have an uncommon issue with my retro then. I think I twiddled a toko once before and discovered that it was a bit random in that twiddling it back to where I found it didn't necessarily bring me back to my sta...
by prolog
Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:03 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +2a double vision
Replies: 6
Views: 76435

+2a double vision

Hello This may be a job for another forum, but I've had good adv here before. Halloween horrors on the +2 rgb display. I've attached some pics which show any mono screen data in double vision- all the colour stuff is fine. It looks like a tiny screw twiddle should resolve it, but this may be wishful...
by prolog
Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:05 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: currah speech synth
Replies: 1
Views: 91531

currah speech synth

Hi
Does anyone know if the currah microspeech synthesizer would initialise directly with a +128 or +2? Obviously there's no opportunity to select 48k before switching on!
cheers
by prolog
Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:27 am
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +128 here comes trouble
Replies: 2
Views: 112293

Re: +128 here comes trouble

Hi Rich, Yes this does seem most likely. I had a quick look last night - the tails seem good (sinewy as opposed to brittle) and securely attached to the connectors, though the outer layer of plastic on the tails has come away a bit from the cable itself. I can't see any cracking, but then I guess it...
by prolog
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: +128 here comes trouble
Replies: 2
Views: 112293

+128 here comes trouble

Hi, I wonder if there are any simple solutions to this - I actually have a technical problem! I got the new toastrack out tonight as, having played with it only twice for a total of 20 minutes, I decided to wait until my new scart lead arrived. So, having set up I loaded a few tapes fine and tried a...
by prolog
Fri Dec 16, 2011 5:50 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: spectrum menu query
Replies: 3
Views: 315099

Re: spectrum menu query

Ah! cheers Rich that's useful. And also for the scart/rgb info yesterday - looks like the leads are still available.

I hope I'm not distracting you too much from meeting the publication deadline for the AY manual! ;)

all the best
by prolog
Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Common Issues with Retro Computers
Topic: spectrum menu query
Replies: 3
Views: 315099

spectrum menu query

Hello! I am a zx81 person and have annoyed people on that forum, so I thought I'd come and spread my ignorance here. I've also been bothering Moggy too much and he needs a rest. Unlike the 81 I never had a spectrum in the 80s so the world of colour is all new to me. I've now acquired a couple of spe...