Today is a great day...

[Kris]

Hi all,


I'd like to share this great day with you: I'm like a kid on Xmas morning !
Few days ago, I have been in contact with an "old" computer seller and this guy told me that he still own a CPC6128 totally new and not used at all in his attic. He agreed to sell it for 100€ and not below .
So this morning, I had a chance to view this machine and in front of this immaculate German CPC, I could not resist. There is not any scratches or traces of use, keys are clear, not dust inside...a real museum piece.


and here is the machine after a drive belt change, running Symbos 3.0, 4Mb of RAM & HxC...I really feel like in 1985 but with modern add-on.

[ervin]

That's absolutely fantastic!

I'm so jealous.
My 6128's keyboard no longer works properly.

[mr_lou]

Lucky bastard! 

[||C|-|E||]

You have been so lucky! There are not many of those around! 

[Gryzor]

Oh wow. I'm envious!

[Kris]

I had to rework 100% of the welding point on the centronics connectors (my M4 didn't work correctly); but now it is fixed.
Don't know if it is due to the "non activity at all)...

[Bryce]

The centronics connector on your CPC or the M4 connector?

Bryce.

[Kris]

On the CPC side...centronic connector are crimped on the M4 side.

[Bryce]

The CPC side joints tend to be prone to dry joints on most CPCs. It's always good to give them a reflow
(and clean the contacts) before you start connecting new hardware, especially if the expansion got very
little use up to now.

Bryce.