ScuzzBlog: Diaries November 2018 Entry 12th November 2018: Post 01: Spectrum 128 - Hot toast Spectrum 128 - Hot toast So how did I get on ? Very good it seems. I not only got a Spectrum128 working but also the Spectrum+. Some days are like that. I pulled a tape machine and a fist full of games plus a tape of mine to test and the computer just did everything I asked of it. The screen was relatively sharp and the games loaded without issue. I was so amazed I have to say. At the end of play the heatsink was doing it's job and warming the room quite nicely. I show two of the other three units that I have yet to clean and try and get working. I have to get a couple of membranes first. I also have this Spectrum+ which I managed to kick into action. The unit has a very strange paint spot pattern over the case and keyboard. Either it was a deliberate attempt to decorate the thing or it had been used in a workshop. Interesting that the bottom two right keys were caked with dirt and took an age to clean. Well there you have it... two down and three to go. The 128 is actually a first rate computer and I loved mucking around with the games and such. The keyboard is very easy to use and I guess reflecting on it now I should have upgraded my 48K to one of these instead of struggling with the rubber keys. The Spectrum+ is actually just the 48K with the QL style keyboard. That was a good couple of days. I have spent further time with the units cleaning further and now have put them to bed. Sweet dreams. Spectrum 128 - Hot Toast I have two others to work on. Managed to get this Spectrum+ to work. The computer has an odd white paint spot finish. Still in the process of cleaning.

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