My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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Aaaah, thanks a lot.
I will surely check it out, probably tomorrow.
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Y

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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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Hi,

if anybody would be interested in supporting me in my quest for new ZX81 fans:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/s ... 867&page=2

I actually don't know what to answer and I don't want to say anything stupid.
(I mean - more stupid than usually).

Well, seems like 32K is enough but maybe there are some other reasons.
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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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OK guyz, my question is:

is it safe to remove and insert the SD card into ZXpand when ZX81 is ON?
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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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Yes, this is OK.

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Ah, great. It will be much safer than constant turning the computer on and off. With a cable. ;)
Thx!
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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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I have a little switch in the 220V lead ;)
And it is wise to make shure the red led isn't active.
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Paul wrote:I have a little switch in the 220V lead ;)
Yyyyyyeeeah, but You know me: I touch anything = I break it.
So rule number 1: no soldering. ;)



PS: Is it me or is the above text sex-matters-suggesting, in a really creepy way?
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Re: My shopping in RWAP: connecting AY to ZXpand

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yerzmyey wrote:So rule number 1: no soldering. ;)
Actually these inline switches are supplied with screws. You only need a knife to cut the lead (that is not in the plug :twisted: ) and screw the switch to the lead, close it's case with two screws and that's it. I know two types:
One type where you cut both lines and screw them together inside the switch
and a cheaper version where you only cut one line and the second has to remain untouched. Then you will have to shorten the cut line about the length of the swich itself....
No heat neccessary. Have a look at cheap reading lamps...
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Heh, I found it by an accident. :)
http://vimeo.com/41667665
So people do use our activity's fruits ;) like new programs using ZXpand's possibilities or joystick-cracks of games! ;)
Good to know! ;)




_________EDIT____________
Hmm, seems like the guy lost one channels of his ZXpand-AY.




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IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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