Amstrad 6128 PLUS

arnoldemu · 10:34, 23 March 11

http://www.tradeinpost.com/6128.txt

Perhaps this may help?
The cost seems high for some of them.
But then some are specialist (e.g. membranes).
But may help to repair some computers?

Bryce · 10:36, 23 March 11

I'll gladly take that Qwerty off your hands, for a few schillings, but I don't have an Awerty I can give you at the moment. What's wrong with "some of the keys" ? Membrane ripped, or just haven't bothered cleaning it?

Bryce.

arnoldemu · 10:45, 23 March 11

Quote from: Bryce on 10:36, 23 March 11
I'll gladly take that Qwerty off your hands, for a few schillings, but I don't have an Awerty I can give you at the moment. What's wrong with "some of the keys" ? Membrane ripped, or just haven't bothered cleaning it?

Bryce.

I have cleaned the membrane and keyboard but some keys do not work

Next I need to use some wire and verify that it is actually the keyboard that is stuffed. (Can I just short out the pins between the two keyboard connectors and it will result in a key press?)

Bryce · 10:53, 23 March 11

Yes, as long as you don't short two pins within the same connector, only short from one connector to the other. ie: start with the first pin on the top connector and short it with each pin in the bottom connector one after another, then continue like this with the second pin in the top connector. When you get to the end, you should have tested every key.

there may be cracks in the membrane...not good.

Bryce.

Gryzor · 16:59, 23 March 11

I think that swapping keys around is not an optimal solution - isn't the inclination different?

scooby1970 · 20:01, 23 March 11

I sadly binned mine a few years ago when I was going through a period of tidying up the house! What a fool I was... Monitor in the bin too with all the games! What was I thinking?

Mark

Devilmarkus · 21:57, 23 March 11

Quote from: scooby1970 on 20:01, 23 March 11
I sadly binned mine a few years ago when I was going through a period of tidying up the house! What a fool I was... Monitor in the bin too with all the games! What was I thinking?

Mark

redbox · 21:58, 23 March 11

Quote from: Gryzor on 16:59, 23 March 11
I think that swapping keys around is not an optimal solution - isn't the inclination different?

I have often wondered this whilst staring at my Plus when I should be working, but unbelievably have never got around to actually working out if it is... does anyone else know?

sigh · 22:04, 23 March 11

Quote from: redbox on 21:58, 23 March 11

I have often wondered this whilst staring at my Plus when I should be working, but unbelievably have never got around to actually working out if it is... does anyone else know?

I think the sticker idea sounds far safer and easier.

It it's not about looking good that counts - it's what you do with it!!! HELL YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!

Quote from: Devilmarkus on 21:57, 23 March 11

That cracked me up!

..also, your keyboard mod looks fantastic!

Devilmarkus · 23:01, 23 March 11

Quote from: sigh on 22:04, 23 March 11
That cracked me up!

Check me out! (CPC inside!)

Or check me (The same but cool Digiblaster)

sigh · 00:15, 24 March 11

that's insane!:)

Bryce · 10:08, 24 March 11

Getting back to the subject (Sorry all you lol-cat / Killer-cat fans out there), the answer is no, you can't really swap the entire key, well physically you can, but they are a different shape, so it looks really crap. Stickers seem to be the best solution.

Bryce.

sigh · 11:34, 24 March 11

Quote from: Bryce on 10:08, 24 March 11
Getting back to the subject (Sorry all you lol-cat / Killer-cat fans out there), the answer is no, you can't really swap the entire key, well physically you can, but they are a different shape, so it looks really crap. Stickers seem to be the best solution.

Bryce.

Regarding the stickers, it would be nice to have the actual correct fonts to make it consistent (rather than just scribbling with a biro!). I may at somepoint create a font list that people can print out and use.

Bryce · 11:51, 24 March 11

How about a PDF File with the required characters in the correct size and font and cut-out lines, then people could just download it, print it to a sticker and cut it out?

Bryce.

sigh · 14:17, 24 March 11

Yes- that's what I'm thinking (not just for the UK but for other regions as well as it's only a few letters/symbols like pound signs "A" "Q" etc).

Need to get a plus first though!

Bryce · 14:18, 24 March 11

Well, once you have the stickers finished, then you only need the bit that goes under them !

Bryce.

sigh · 14:39, 24 March 11

Heh! Well having never seen a plus model I would want to try it out on mine to make sure that the cream key colour, font size and style is correct (unless there's an actual size photo lying about).

Regarding the cream key colour , it would be interesting to exchange the cream for one of the PLUS palette colours for the whole font:)

Bryce · 15:58, 26 March 11

Will this do?

Bryce.

sigh · 16:19, 26 March 11

Cool.

I'll work on it.

dragon · 19:19, 16 April 11

http://cgi.ebay.es/VINTAGE-AMSTRAD-CPC-6128-PLUS-RARE-/250802864456?pt=Retrocomputer&hash=item3a65040148

Gryzor · 11:40, 17 April 11

Quote from: dragon on 19:19, 16 April 11
http://cgi.ebay.es/VINTAGE-AMSTRAD-CPC-6128-PLUS-RARE-/250802864456?pt=Retrocomputer&hash=item3a65040148

Nice, but keyboard not working...

steve · 13:05, 17 April 11

Don't know if you would think it is overpriced, but the seller (not me) will send it to Europe.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amstrad-CPC-464-Plus-Colour-w-pad-games-and-books-/320683299772?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4aaa36d3bc

Edit: sorry it's not a 6128, but with HXC who needs a disk drive now anyway.

dragon · 14:26, 17 April 11

wow,I thinking tastiera=fdd

Bryce · 22:44, 17 April 11

@Steve: The HxC still needs the CPC to have an FDC, which the 464+ doesn't have, so it wouldn't work without additional hardware.

Bryce.

steve · 22:48, 17 April 11

Right, I forgot that.

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