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by Tezz
Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:26 am
Forum: SALES
Topic: ZX81 ULA
Replies: 77
Views: 65849

Re: ZX81 ULA

Moggy wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:54 amThere's a whisper going around that the company who took over Ferranti have put in an order for 15,000 units! :lol:
My dad worked at Ferranti in the 70's so at least a few will be ordered here :mrgreen:
by Tezz
Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:23 am
Forum: SALES
Topic: ZX81 ULA
Replies: 77
Views: 65849

Re: ZX81 ULA

1024MAK wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:23 pmIt's worthwhile checking the 'Active Topics' screen when you browse the site ;)
It's in the dropdown quick links...
Mark
Thanks for the tip Mark, I'll make sure to do that in future :D With this ongoing heatwave I've just been quickly checking in on my phone.
by Tezz
Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:06 am
Forum: SALES
Topic: ZX81 ULA
Replies: 77
Views: 65849

Re: ZX81 ULA

I totally missed this thread in sales, I was checking regularily back in the development post for the announcement that they were up for sale :lol: Hopefully I'll catch the next batch.
by Tezz
Wed Jun 06, 2018 1:00 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX81 ULA-in-a-CPLD
Replies: 238
Views: 123510

Re: ZX81 ULA-in-a-CPLD

Could I reserve a couple from the first batch please :)
by Tezz
Mon May 28, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX81 ULA-in-a-CPLD
Replies: 238
Views: 123510

Re: ZX81 ULA-in-a-CPLD

I've just been catching back up, this is fantastic Andy. I certainly want to buy a few when you have them ready :)
by Tezz
Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:07 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New find zx81 and updates
Replies: 12
Views: 4891

Re: New find zx81 and updates

craftsman1234 wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:09 pmI really want to use my Commodore monitors but I need to be able to load the ZX via OLTA and space wont allow for a big monitor.
I'm in the same boat there, my Amiga multisync monitor has been in storage for many years.
by Tezz
Tue Aug 08, 2017 10:42 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New find zx81 and updates
Replies: 12
Views: 4891

Re: New find zx81 and updates

Indeed and the wonderful digital scaling :cry: I usually do correctly refer to modern CCFL/LED TVs as LCDs. For a quiet life I stopped bothering as people seem these days to prefer calling CCFL backlit screens LCDs and LED backlit screens simply as LEDs to differentiate between them.
by Tezz
Tue Aug 08, 2017 2:58 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New find zx81 and updates
Replies: 12
Views: 4891

Re: New find zx81 and updates

Thanks, I've only tried mine on a 1999 CRT TV that I have in the back room which gave a very good output. I should take a look on the modern LED TVs that I have in the house too to see how it fairs.
by Tezz
Mon Aug 07, 2017 10:27 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New find zx81 and updates
Replies: 12
Views: 4891

Re: New find zx81 and updates

The 555 design came from JoulesperCoulomb YouTube videos. On his design there are 4 resisters. I replaced the 68 and 56 ohm resisters with 100 ohm pots. For me R4 the 56 ohm did the more adjustment to the output. The POTs do cause some issues with it fitting in the RF shield. I don't really know wh...
by Tezz
Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:43 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: New find zx81 and updates
Replies: 12
Views: 4891

Re: New find zx81 and updates

Good stuff, I've made a few of the 555 based Composite video boards too, do you have a details of adding the turn based pots? That was something that I wanted to get around to asking advice on here :)