At 06:59 pm 29/07/2001 +0100, Tony Firshman wrote:
>>
>>Unfortunately, I am unable to determine the ROM version, nor whether the
>>odd keys do in fact print the characters embossed on them, as the membrane
>>is cracked (at the place where it emerges from under the keyboard,
>>unfortunately, so a cut'n'shut job won't work).
>Use a wire to manually connect between the two sockets (8-)#
Actually, I'm quite tempted to do that - well, something similar at any
rate...
It should be possible to de-solder the connectors from the mainboard, chop
the membrane right back to the edge of the keyboard, then solder a ribbon
cable to the mainboard and the connectors, and re-connect just by the kb
backing plate. With no bent bits, the membrane should then just about last
forever (shame Sinclair didn't do something like that...).
However, as my soldering talents are not sufficiently good to rule out
damaging the mainboard, I shall probably purchase a pre-fried machine to
obtain the edge connectors, and solder the ribbon cable directly to the
existing edge connectors.
Or something.... :)
>
>ahha (a bit later) - put a boot program on mdv1 :
>10 print ver$
>
>.. or just report what is printed on the ROM(s)
Hmm. Unfortunately, I don't have a working QL here - the nearest one is
250miles away... Good idea though... but, as mentioned, the ROMs have JM
printed on them. Which is odd...
>
>If there are no 'foreign' letters, then my guess is US.
>
Definitely no foreign or accented letters, and its the standard QWERTY
layout. Just the odd shift symbols.
[Kit lester]
> I reckon he deserves bouncing off the group
>temporarily, and politely told to re-register via an email that doesn't
>send holday msgs.
I agree - auto holiday messages on mailing lists are considered the height
of rudeness (at least one mailing list I used to be on would chuck people
off the list for *one* auto-message, let alone a gamut of them.
Cheers!
Ade.
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