Why make a Retr0Bright if you have a 130XE (mint) to sacrifice to replace the yellowed case and keyboard of an Atari 800XE ?
If we talk about collecting an atari 800XE is more important than a 130XE, especially if you have more than one.
I have replaced only the upper side of the case, the keyboard and the plastic piece of the led which in the 800XE is white and not red, the back side with the adhesive fortunately was in perfect condition.
I didn’t have to do any repairs except to calibrate the XC12 cassette recorder motor speed using an old but still valid speed calibration system, a music cassette, obviously only if you have a “good ear” and you know the music track perfectly.
NOTES: i have never seen the XC12 in a white box and miss it in my Atari collection.
NOTES 2: How did i listen the Billy Idol cassette? the Atari SIO connector supports Analog audio with a dedicated pin to this purpose.
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The new version of the PenUltimate+ cartridge even if apparently it seems identical to the previous version, is not, because the new version has some modifications and a software update made to support the DeadTest+ Diagnostic software.
All cartridges produced since December 2018 supports the DeadTest+ diagnostic software.
The DeadTest+ Diagnostic software can be lauched via the menu or by holding Reset button down for 10seconds at power on.
Compared to the first version this new one brings even more ROMs (70+) and a brand new user interface.
Some tfw8b games have been included (The Future Was 8Bit) including Cheese & Onion, RodMan, Pentagorat (Easier edition) and many others.
And of course, it’s still the best ram pack you’ll ever stuff into your VIC20. 3-35k expansion ram can be selected direct from the menu.
Many thanks to Dave Curran of Tynemouth Software and tfw8b (The Future Was 8Bit)
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My name is “jaundice” and my last name is “lucky”. :-)
Why “lucky”? because the battery used in this Amiga was not VARTA but GP, these batteries resist slightly to aging and release less acid.
The only defect of this Amiga 500 Plus was the Floppy Drive which did not read any Floppy Disk, the motor running slower than normal, it was enough replace a 4.7uF electrolytic capacitor to make it work again.
I thank my friend Igor for the donation.
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Everything seems to work perfectly including Hard Disk and Floppy Drive.
I must thank my friend Ralf Schmitz for this gift.
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This Monitor was usually sold in combination with the ZX Spectrum 128 (models with RGB output) or Sinclair QL but it works with any RGB source.
I have already an identical model in my collection but is rebranded PRISM QL14 and without protection glass.
My friend Gerben wanted to give me this model in good condition with the protection glass intact. Thanks Gerben for the excellent packaging, as you can see the glass has not broken :D
The operation test was performed with a Ultimate-64 with a RGB cable. I have also performed a video image calibration and i share the trimmer positions on the motherboard.
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source: worldofspectrum.org
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