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rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:23 Eeek!


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The insides of my Amiga A1200 looked worse when I got it. Should work fine once you clean the contacts on the cartridge slot.

Going to get all the peripherals to upgrade it to the full Coleco Adam? ;-)
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rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:35 Not so bad under the RF shield:


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From the chip dates it looks like it was manufactured in the last third of 1983.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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Re: I've been Coleco'd

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stephen_usher wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:37
rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:23 Eeek!


IMG20240928132207.jpg
The insides of my Amiga A1200 looked worse when I got it. Should work fine once you clean the contacts on the cartridge slot.

Going to get all the peripherals to upgrade it to the full Coleco Adam? ;-)
Probably not...
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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stephen_usher wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:39
rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:35 Not so bad under the RF shield:


IMG20240928133058.jpg
From the chip dates it looks like it was manufactured in the last third of 1983.
Hadn't looked at dates yet, but I will later.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:53 Hadn't looked at dates yet, but I will later.
The newest I saw in your pictures was the 31st week of 1983.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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Re: I've been Coleco'd

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stephen_usher wrote: 28 Sep 2024 15:16
rubber_jonnie wrote: 28 Sep 2024 13:53 Hadn't looked at dates yet, but I will later.
The newest I saw in your pictures was the 31st week of 1983.
Just had a look and that was the latest I could see too.

Lucky lucky, this thing has 4116 RAM in it...

All cleaned up nice bar the RF shield which I need to do later in the garage, don't want rust particles all over the workshop!
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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So, I found a USB PSU here: ColUSB so I have one on order and in the meantime I'll see if I can get things moving with an ATX PSU.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: I've been Coleco'd

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Nice find !
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Re: I've been Coleco'd

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How annoying. I just pulled an ATX PSU from a spare machine and it doesn't have -5v :mad:

Time to pull the other PSU from the other spare machine...
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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