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AGeerdes81 
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 Topic: AmstradPosted: 20 January 2011 at 9:41pm |
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I am looking for an old Amstrad PCW 8256/8512, preferably the latter. These are next to impossible to find it seems.
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terrapindundee
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Posted: 07 September 2011 at 9:46am |
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Hi,
I have one, a PCW 8512, it was a 8256 but was expanded to a 8512 by adding the extra drive and memory. I have owned it from new and still have all the bits (monitor, keyboard, printer, several printer ribbons, software, Maxam CPM assembler, and some blank floppies). It has not been switched on for at least 15 years, and I do know one of the floppy drives needed a new drive belt, it was playing up so a temporary repair got it going with a rubber band !. It was fully working when I retired it. UK model so 230Vac, not 110V. I'm open to offers, shipping - the last time I shipped a system to the US continent it cost £99 and that was another 240V AC Amstrad shipped to Canada. Edited by terrapindundee - 22 September 2011 at 9:34am |
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AGeerdes81
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Posted: 07 September 2011 at 8:15pm |
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Are the power supplies switchable between 120-240 or would I need a converter?
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terrapindundee
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Posted: 08 September 2011 at 4:29am |
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Hi,
From it's age I would assume that it would need a converter, I doubt it has a universal input power supply, that's a bit too recent technology. A step up transformer would do it 110-230. A bit more difficult might be to connect it across one phase of a US three phase supply, I believe that is 220V if I remember correctly. I'll dig out the monitor tonight and see if it has any tappings for other supply voltages. Mike. |
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Looking for a PDP7 / some hope, but I'm still looking.
Soemtron.org - one of the earliest electronic calculators. |
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terrapindundee
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Posted: 14 September 2011 at 9:58am |
It looks like its a dedicated 230/240V AC unit. Mike. |
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Looking for a PDP7 / some hope, but I'm still looking.
Soemtron.org - one of the earliest electronic calculators. |
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Mike Newcomb
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Posted: 15 September 2011 at 1:51pm |
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Here in the UK, these appear regularly on ebay/computing/vintage. Also their consumables etc.
Could the same be true in the US? As a matter of interest, where are you based? I am in Hammersmith, West London. Good Luck - Mike |
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terrapindundee
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Posted: 22 September 2011 at 9:30am |
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Hi,
I've dug out the service manual I got for the PCW, it is a dedicated 240V AC input directly coupled switching supply producing +24V, +12V, +5V supplies, so a step up transformer would be the easiest thing to do, although someone with enough resources could disable the old psu and add a new universal 24V switcher with +12V and +5V sub regulators. Edited by terrapindundee - 22 September 2011 at 9:36am |
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Looking for a PDP7 / some hope, but I'm still looking.
Soemtron.org - one of the earliest electronic calculators. |
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