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A full Spectrum of emotions

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rubber_jonnie wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:20 am Interesting you mention background music machines, as I had one of these as my main cassette deck for ages:
What a wonderful piece of kit :thumbup:

I only remember servicing the actual tape player mechanisms and I think they were called "TOA" tape players. Though I never, to my recollection, saw the complete unit. I guess there was little point removing the entire unit when they could just take out the mechanism and send it to us for repair.

I serviced those on work experience back in ~1994. Though I think they "went out of fashion" not long after. While there was jukeboxes and stuff for the public to choose songs, I think mostly they moved to Denon multi-CD players. One which I think held 5 CDs on a huge spinning tray.. My God those things were built like total garbage! I used to like Denon equipment until I started servicing their stuff!!
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Icky wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 9:45 am That's is one cool piece of machinery @rubber_jonnie
It really is!
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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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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All this spectrum talk reminds me I still need to fit a vLA82S+ I have sitting on my desk https://vdrivezx.com/vla82s-a-spectrum- ... -ay-sound/ to my old speccy.
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Icky wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 11:34 am All this spectrum talk reminds me I still need to fit a vLA82S+ I have sitting on my desk https://vdrivezx.com/vla82s-a-spectrum- ... -ay-sound/ to my old speccy.
You know you want to :)

In the meantime, here's some Speccy stuff for you to help move you along.

First off the Datacorder mechanism has been cleaned and lubricated, heads cleaned and a new belt installed:

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And it now fast forwards & rewinds perfectly, and playback seems to be much smoother and quieter.

Then the SCART cable for the +2 arrived and the picture quality is excellent, but then it is from CoolNovelties and they make great cables.

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This is via my OSSC, nice and sharp compared to the modulator :)

Last, but by no means least is the spares board that also arrived this morning:

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It needs some attention, which I already knew it would, but may get kelp me get the + up and running again
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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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Some good news at least.

Have you ever thought about running a museum, @rubber_jonnie ? You really have a lot of nice stuff.

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He's got no-where near enough for a museum. :-)
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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stephen_usher wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:01 pm He's got no-where near enough for a museum. :-)
Hmm, perhaps you underestimate my collection ;)

Sadly I don't have the time to run even a small museum, stupid work...
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: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:22 pm Sadly I don't have the time to run even a small museum, stupid work...
:lol:

For sure, but thanks to my stupid work, I can at least fulfil my childhood's dreams.
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HigashiJun wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:48 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Tue Sep 19, 2023 1:22 pm Sadly I don't have the time to run even a small museum, stupid work...
:lol:

For sure, but thanks to my stupid work, I can at least fulfil my childhood's dreams.
Agreed, work pays for all this lovely stuff, and maybe a museum on retirement :)
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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The Museum of rubber johnnies equipment...

Somehow think that could attract a whole new level of weirdo :lol:
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