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BBC Master 128 Restoration

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I’ve been donated a couple of BBC Micros from a friend who is in the process of clearing out his late uncle’s house. The first, a BBC Model B, is in need of significant repair – I tested it after recapping the power supply and got the dreaded beep of death and no video. The second, a BBC Master 128, is in much better condition. Cosmetics The machine had been used in a special needs …

Fixing a poorly ZX-Spectrum (Part 9)

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I was rather hoping that my long-winded series on fixing a 48K Spectrum had concluded with Part 8, but it turns out this Spectrum had one more surprise in store for me. Last month, I borrowed its keyboard whilst testing a new ROM image in my Harlequin. I tested it afterwards and it decided to fail with garbage on screen. This is symptomatic of lower RAM failure, so I quickly unplugged it, got my multimeter …

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