Fixing a poorly ZX-Spectrum (Intro)
I inherited a boxed 48K Spectrum from my father-in-law a couple of years ago. Much to my delight it was in mint condition. It looked like it had hardly being used. You can imagine my disappointment when I plugged it into the TV and it booted up with the familiar flashing corruption on screen rather than the expected “© 1982 Sinclair Research” waiting expectedly at the bottom of the screen. I say familiar, because I know what’s …