Amstrad NC100 - No power repair

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stephen_usher wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:18 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:13 pm

I had intended to go for a Z88, but the prices were daft, not so for the NC 100. I'm quite impressed for an Amstrad product.
Prices for most things are daft. I was looking through all the retro "spares or repair" listings and many of them are asking for more than a working system or just wacky prices in general. (e.g. £150 for an Apricot monitor and keyboard, no actual machine, and they looked in quite poor condition.)
I think Covid has sparked a lot of retro activity and it's caused prices to go up, with certain n'er do wells trying to sell any crap they can to people who don't fully understand what they are buying and paying through the nose for it.

Fingers crossed once things get back to some kind of normalcy retro will be out of favour and prices will become more sensible.
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:28 pm I think Covid has sparked a lot of retro activity and it's caused prices to go up, with certain n'er do wells trying to sell any crap they can to people who don't fully understand what they are buying and paying through the nose for it.

Fingers crossed once things get back to some kind of normalcy retro will be out of favour and prices will become more sensible.
It's been going on since well before the COVID thing. I was wondering if the bottom would fall out of the market due to people being financially challenged by the situation, but no.
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Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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stephen_usher wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:46 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:28 pm I think Covid has sparked a lot of retro activity and it's caused prices to go up, with certain n'er do wells trying to sell any crap they can to people who don't fully understand what they are buying and paying through the nose for it.

Fingers crossed once things get back to some kind of normalcy retro will be out of favour and prices will become more sensible.
It's been going on since well before the COVID thing. I was wondering if the bottom would fall out of the market due to people being financially challenged by the situation, but no.
Well yes it has, but I think covid, with furlough and lots of people at home waiting to go back to work has accelerated it somewhat faster. I've been seeing 8bit Atari's going for the same as I paid for my MSTE last year.

It's not a great time to buy, though it is still possible to get a bargain here and there.
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:15 pm [Well yes it has, butI think covid, with furlough and lots of people at home waiting to go back to work has accelerated it somewhat faster. I've been seeing 8bit Atari's going for the same as I paid for my MSTE last year.

It's not a great time to buy, though it is still possible to get a bargain here and there.
Well, I was looking at a "barn find" Apricot F1, which looked crushed and really rusty. For a pound plus shipping it looked interesting but it's now up to £10 with a couple of days to go, which is way over priced for something that badly beaten up and likely complete scrap.
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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stephen_usher wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:24 pm
rubber_jonnie wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:15 pm [Well yes it has, butI think covid, with furlough and lots of people at home waiting to go back to work has accelerated it somewhat faster. I've been seeing 8bit Atari's going for the same as I paid for my MSTE last year.

It's not a great time to buy, though it is still possible to get a bargain here and there.
Well, I was looking at a "barn find" Apricot F1, which looked crushed and really rusty. For a pound plus shipping it looked interesting but it's now up to £10 with a couple of days to go, which is way over priced for something that badly beaten up and likely complete scrap.
Yeah, that's getting silly.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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PhilC wrote: Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:17 am There's an nc200 on ebay this morning, slightly tempted.
Well, great, people have started bidding on it and pushed up the price already!! The auction doesn't finish until Saturday, bloody annoying.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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@rubber_jonnie so I see, they seem pretty rare too
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PhilC wrote: Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:28 pm @rubber_jonnie so I see, they seem pretty rare too
Yep,I get that impression too.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Erm.... You know that Apricot F1 I talked about earlier being a bit too expensive... Well... erm... I got it for £20 (plus postage). :oops:

I happen to have found a full schematic too... 99% 74LS logic + (6164) RAM + 8086, so whatever state it's in it should be fixable.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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stephen_usher wrote: Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:18 pm Erm.... You know that Apricot F1 I talked about earlier being a bit too expensive... Well... erm... I got it for £20 (plus postage). :oops:

I happen to have found a full schematic too... 99% 74LS logic + (6164) RAM + 8086, so whatever state it's in it should be fixable.
I think I saw it on ebay earlier! Let us know how you get on.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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