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Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:49 am
by Erm
Hello. I have a 'Your Computer' box that contains a Power 3000 (or whatever you want to call it, there is no name on it). I also have original printed German instructions.
Has any one got any picture of the original packaging and content? Or even a list of what was originally included?
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:00 am
by mrtinb
There are many versions of this clone. I only have 2 computers without any box, wires or power supply. I use a universal power supply with mine.
On eBay however I have seen these computers for sale in a box named ‘Your Computer’.
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:10 am
by Erm
I have 3 of them now and also 3 16k RAM packs! All are the green type with no writing on. I wanted a decent one to house in the box, so will keep the best and sell the other 2. I also have 2 power supplies and a couple of aerial leads, which are probably also original - but no cassette leads. I wondered if the Chinese booklet would have been supplied with the German booklet in the same box.
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 10:29 am
by mrtinb
What is the voltage and amps on the power supply?
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:11 pm
by Erm
Both 12v and 0.7A branded Ablex and look like this.
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:28 pm
by mrtinb
Thank you:)
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:41 pm
by Erm
I found some decent pics of the packaging here:
https://www.nightfallcrew.com/02/06/201 ... ule-boxed/
Think I'm just missing the red and black cassette leads.
I need to power all 3 up and see if they work!
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:50 pm
by mrtinb
Also know they come with two different ROMs. Software for one ROM is not compatible with the other if they use machine code. The second ROM has commands for Lambda Colour Pack. The second ROM is restructured because of the lawsuit from Sinclair.
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:03 pm
by Erm
Do they have anything different written on the ROM chips externally? If not, what are they compatible with and I'll read them with my MiniPro? I did notice that one had a chip in it (I think the ULA) with a manufacture date in 1985, which I thought must be quite late.
I just fired all 3 of them up. One seemed absolutely fine, the other 2 had weirdness in the lower screen area, as shown here. The top 'READY' was ok on all of them. Also, the background is black and the characters are white, is that normal?
Re: Lambda 8300/Power 3000 box content?
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:10 pm
by Erm
(I have since discovered that the black/white video is normal).