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| Filename: | L/Borer1 |
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| File size: | 1606 bytes |
| Load address: | 42204556 |
| Exec address: | 7265726F |
File contents
LETTER 7
A.C.Boarer
214 Dunraven Drive
Derriford
Plymouth PL6 6AZ
01752 771276
26th.March,1992
Dear Gus,
Thank you for your comments about my computer letter
repeating problem. I have also had a letter from Tom
Boustead about using *FX commands. For the possible
benefit of other members I will outline the results of
trials. *FX11,0 will stop the problem but makes copying
programme lines moretedious (this I have to do when I am
adding DATA to my financial files). *FX11,100 or even
*FX11,150 eases the problem a lot but does not stop the
letter duplication completely. However, this latter is now
history for my main computer has now "gone bananas". As
soon as I switch on I get RESTORE plastered on the screen
up to the maximum for a line - all a CTRL/BREAK does is to
clear the screen only for the process to be repeated.
Sometimes this will go on to the extent that the computer
is unusable and sometimes after up to 10 minutes it revert
to normal use. Sometimes I have managed to to clear the
problem by power off, detaching the computer from and the
ROMBOX+ and the PLUS2, reassembling and switching on
again. Even then I sometimes get the odd RESTORE coming in
when typing something else. Sometimes I get other command
words, mainly ELSE and LOCAL - all with no input from me!
Any significance that these are adjacent keys?
This leads on (and maybe the problems are connected) to a
telephone call I received from Ray Thomas about the
suspected problem I outlined with the PEGASUS 400
interface. He told me that he had replaced his with an AP4
which has gold plated contacts the same as ACORN products.
All SLOGGER contacts are the silvered printed circuit
type. Presumably these will tarnish with time and wear
more easily. This the reason I do not like to have to take
ADDONS on and off frequently.
Recently I had the opportunity to buy another 64K Electron
with a single 51/4" disk drive and fitted with the AP4,
JAFA ROMPLUS-144, PLUS1 and the MODE7 Simulator ROM,
together with other software, etc. So I have taken my
original Electron temporarily out of service and have
coupled my 64K JAFA MODE7 Electron (mentioned when I
outlined my setup in an earlier letter) to the ROMBOX+
through the PLUS2 and with the AP4 interface in place of
the PEGASUS 400 interface. I am typing this letter with
this setup but I am still getting the occasional character
repeating with the default *FX setting - so the fault is
not just in the computer itself perhaps.
As I am getting a little concerned with the "safety" of my
financial databank which goes back to 1983, and in some
graphs to 1981, I have also invested in a BBC B as further
backup and also as a continuation of my hobby to expand
the latter with the 6502 and Z80 2nd. Processors and 512
and the APTL ROMBOARD - not all at the same time of course!
I also intend to link my original Electron (when sorted
out) and the BBC B to the monitor through one of Derek
Walker's (yes I'm still alive Derek) RGB switches, the
same as the two Electrons I have on line now. Perhaps
Derek can devise a switchable 7 DIN connector for the back
of the monitor - I have not asked him yet. I have obtained
lots of other items recently and am sorting out how I am
going to link them into overall system. What I am aiming
at is differing ADDON setups to avoid pulling these apart
for different uses as I am sure this is not not a good
electronics practice.
More of the saga in LETTER 8. Tell me if you are getting
bored. Finally though,with EUG 18, Gus, I cannot call up
DISK 2 as instructed. Going to DISK 3 - no problems. With
all the DISK 2 subjects I get "File not found"I have tried
READing into *WORD but it is corrupted.
Thanks to Tom Boustead and Ray Thomas through EUG.
THE PROBLEM OF CONTACTS BECOMMING CORRODED IS A RELATIVELY
COMMON AND WELL DOCUMENTED ONE. AS I SUGGESTED TO ALLEN
ECCLES YOU COULD TRY MOVING ANY CHIPS WHICH ARE IN SOCKETS
GENTLY UP AND DOWN. CONTACT CLEANER IS ALSO AVAILABLE AND IS
VERY GOOD. FOR YOUR CHIP SOCKETS AND OTHER ELECTONICS TRY
TO FIND A LOW RESIDUE CLEANER, MAPLIN SELL ONE.
COME TO THINK OF IT WD40 IS JUST AS GOOD FOR THE EDGE
CONNECTORS, BUT KEEP IT AND ANY OTHER CLEANERS AWAY FROM
YOUR KEYBOARD AT ALL COSTS, THE NYLON BECOMES STICKY WHEN
EXPOSED TO ANY SORT OF LUBRICANT INCLUDING SO CALLED
SWITCH CLEANERS. I HAVE A KEYBOARD WHICH WHILE IT WORKS WELL
REQUIRES AN UNCOMFORTABLE EFFORT TO PRESS ANY KEYS.
WITHOUT WISHING TO CONTRADICT YOUR LOGIC REMOVING AND
REPLACING YOUR ADDONS MAY BE JUST THE THING TO GET RID OF
ANY TARNISHING. IT'S REALLY JUST A COATING OF OXIDIZIED
METAL. THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH ALL ELECTRONICS BE IT A TV
REMOTE CONTROL OR A MULTI MILLION MAINFRAME IS AIRBORNE.
AVOID DAMP OR DUSTY ENVIRONMENTS. THIS IS WHY THOSE RESEARCH
LABS HAVE SUCH STRINGENT CLEANLINESS. DISCS ARE ESPECIALLY
PRONE TO THIS. IF DAMP DOES OCCUR ALLOW EVERYTHING TO DRY A
ROOM TEMPRATURE FOR A FEW DAYS.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE LEAST OF ALL ME IS BORED WITH YOUR
LETTERS SERIES.
PLEASE SEND BACK ANY FAULTY DISCS. EUG18 WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD
SO YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT. AND AFTER ALL WHAT'S THE POINT
OF YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE MAKING ALL THIS EFFORT TO PRODUCE
EUG IF SOME PEOPLE CANT SEE IT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY DISC.
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I .hav| 000001e0 65 20 61 6c 73 6f 20 68 61 64 20 61 20 6c 65 74 |e also had a let| 000001f0 74 65 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 54 6f 6d 20 0d 42 6f |ter from Tom .Bo| 00000200 75 73 74 65 61 64 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 75 73 69 |ustead about usi| 00000210 6e 67 20 2a 46 58 20 63 6f 6d 6d 61 6e 64 73 2e |ng *FX commands.| 00000220 20 46 6f 72 20 10 74 68 65 20 70 6f 73 73 69 62 | For .the possib| 00000230 6c 65 20 0d 62 65 6e 65 66 69 74 20 6f 66 20 6f |le .benefit of o| 00000240 74 68 65 72 20 6d 65 6d 62 65 72 73 20 49 20 77 |ther members I w| 00000250 69 6c 6c 20 6f 75 74 6c 69 6e 65 20 74 68 65 20 |ill outline the | 00000260 72 65 73 75 6c 74 73 20 6f 66 20 10 0d 74 72 69 |results of ..tri| 00000270 61 6c 73 2e 20 2a 46 58 31 31 2c 30 20 77 69 6c |als. *FX11,0 wil| 00000280 6c 20 73 74 6f 70 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f 62 6c |l stop the probl| 00000290 65 6d 20 62 75 74 20 6d 61 6b 65 73 20 63 6f 70 |em but makes cop| 000002a0 79 69 6e 67 20 0d 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 6d 65 20 |ying .programme | 000002b0 6c 69 6e 65 73 20 10 6d 6f 72 65 74 65 64 69 6f |lines .moretedio| 000002c0 75 73 20 28 74 68 69 73 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 |us (this I have | 000002d0 74 6f 20 64 6f 20 77 68 65 6e 20 49 20 61 6d 20 |to do when I am | 000002e0 0d 61 64 64 69 6e 67 20 44 41 54 41 20 74 6f 20 |.adding DATA to | 000002f0 6d 79 20 66 69 6e 61 6e 63 69 61 6c 20 10 66 69 |my financial .fi| 00000300 6c 65 73 29 2e 20 2a 46 58 31 31 2c 31 30 30 20 |les). *FX11,100 | 00000310 6f 72 20 65 76 65 6e 20 0d 2a 46 58 31 31 2c 31 |or even .*FX11,1| 00000320 35 30 20 65 61 73 65 73 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 6f |50 eases the pro| 00000330 62 6c 65 6d 20 61 20 6c 6f 74 20 62 75 74 20 64 |blem a lot but d| 00000340 6f 65 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 10 73 74 6f 70 20 74 68 |oes not .stop th| 00000350 65 20 0d 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 64 75 70 6c 69 63 |e .letter duplic| 00000360 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 |ation completely| 00000370 2e 20 48 6f 77 65 76 65 72 2c 20 74 68 69 73 20 |. However, this | 00000380 6c 61 74 74 65 72 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 77 20 10 0d |latter is now ..| 00000390 68 69 73 74 6f 72 79 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 79 20 6d |history for my m| 000003a0 61 69 6e 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 20 68 61 73 |ain computer has| 000003b0 20 6e 6f 77 20 22 67 6f 6e 65 20 62 61 6e 61 6e | now "gone banan| 000003c0 61 73 22 2e 20 41 73 20 0d 73 6f 6f 6e 20 61 73 |as". As .soon as| 000003d0 20 49 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 10 6f 6e 20 49 20 | I switch .on I | 000003e0 67 65 74 20 52 45 53 54 4f 52 45 20 70 6c 61 73 |get RESTORE plas| 000003f0 74 65 72 65 64 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 |tered on the scr| 00000400 65 65 6e 20 0d 75 70 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 6d |een .up to the m| 00000410 61 78 69 6d 75 6d 20 66 6f 72 20 61 20 6c 69 6e |aximum for a lin| 00000420 65 20 2d 20 10 61 6c 6c 20 61 20 43 54 52 4c 2f |e - .all a CTRL/| 00000430 42 52 45 41 4b 20 64 6f 65 73 20 69 73 20 74 6f |BREAK does is to| 00000440 20 0d 63 6c 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 20 73 63 72 65 | .clear the scre| 00000450 65 6e 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 |en only for the | 00000460 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 10 72 |process to be .r| 00000470 65 70 65 61 74 65 64 2e 20 0d 53 6f 6d 65 74 69 |epeated. .Someti| 00000480 6d 65 73 20 74 68 69 73 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 67 6f |mes this will go| 00000490 20 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 65 78 74 65 6e | on to the exten| 000004a0 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 |t that the compu| 000004b0 74 65 72 20 0d 69 73 20 10 75 6e 75 73 61 62 6c |ter .is .unusabl| 000004c0 65 20 61 6e 64 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 69 6d 65 73 20 |e and sometimes | 000004d0 61 66 74 65 72 20 75 70 20 74 6f 20 31 30 20 6d |after up to 10 m| 000004e0 69 6e 75 74 65 73 20 69 74 20 72 65 76 65 72 74 |inutes it revert| 000004f0 20 0d 74 6f 20 6e 6f 72 6d 61 6c 20 75 73 65 2e | .to normal use.| 00000500 20 10 53 6f 6d 65 74 69 6d 65 73 20 49 20 68 61 | .Sometimes I ha| 00000510 76 65 20 6d 61 6e 61 67 65 64 20 74 6f 20 74 6f |ve managed to to| 00000520 20 63 6c 65 61 72 20 74 68 65 20 0d 70 72 6f 62 | clear the .prob| 00000530 6c 65 6d 20 62 79 20 70 6f 77 65 72 20 6f 66 66 |lem by power off| 00000540 2c 20 64 65 74 61 63 68 69 6e 67 20 10 74 68 65 |, detaching .the| 00000550 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 61 | computer from a| 00000560 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 0d 52 4f 4d 42 4f 58 2b 20 |nd the .ROMBOX+ | 00000570 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 50 4c 55 53 32 2c 20 72 |and the PLUS2, r| 00000580 65 61 73 73 65 6d 62 6c 69 6e 67 20 61 6e 64 20 |eassembling and | 00000590 10 73 77 69 74 63 68 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 0d 61 |.switching on .a| 000005a0 67 61 69 6e 2e 20 45 76 65 6e 20 74 68 65 6e 20 |gain. 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He told me t| 00000740 68 61 74 20 68 65 20 68 61 64 20 72 65 70 6c 61 |hat he had repla| 00000750 63 65 64 20 68 69 73 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 6e 20 |ced his with an | 00000760 10 41 50 34 20 0d 77 68 69 63 68 20 68 61 73 20 |.AP4 .which has | 00000770 67 6f 6c 64 20 70 6c 61 74 65 64 20 63 6f 6e 74 |gold plated cont| 00000780 61 63 74 73 20 74 68 65 20 73 61 6d 65 20 61 73 |acts the same as| 00000790 20 41 43 4f 52 4e 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 74 73 2e | ACORN products.| 000007a0 20 0d 41 6c 6c 20 10 53 4c 4f 47 47 45 52 20 63 | .All .SLOGGER c| 000007b0 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 73 20 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 |ontacts are the | 000007c0 73 69 6c 76 65 72 65 64 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 64 |silvered printed| 000007d0 20 63 69 72 63 75 69 74 20 0d 74 79 70 65 2e 20 | circuit .type. | 000007e0 50 72 65 73 75 6d 61 62 6c 79 20 74 68 65 73 65 |Presumably these| 000007f0 20 10 77 69 6c 6c 20 74 61 72 6e 69 73 68 20 77 | .will tarnish w| 00000800 69 74 68 20 74 69 6d 65 20 61 6e 64 20 77 65 61 |ith time and wea| 00000810 72 20 0d 6d 6f 72 65 20 65 61 73 69 6c 79 2e 20 |r .more easily. | 00000820 54 68 69 73 20 74 68 65 20 72 65 61 73 6f 6e 20 |This the reason | 00000830 49 20 64 6f 20 6e 6f 74 20 10 6c 69 6b 65 20 74 |I do not .like t| 00000840 6f 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 74 61 6b 65 20 0d |o have to take .| 00000850 41 44 44 4f 4e 53 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 6f 66 |ADDONS on and of| 00000860 66 20 66 72 65 71 75 65 6e 74 6c 79 2e 0d 0d 52 |f frequently...R| 00000870 65 63 65 6e 74 6c 79 20 49 20 68 61 64 20 74 68 |ecently I had th| 00000880 65 20 6f 70 70 6f 72 74 75 6e 69 74 79 20 74 6f |e opportunity to| 00000890 20 62 75 79 20 61 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 36 34 4b | buy another 64K| 000008a0 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 0d 77 69 74 68 20 | Electron .with | 000008b0 61 20 73 69 6e 67 6c 65 20 10 35 31 2f 34 22 20 |a single .51/4" | 000008c0 64 69 73 6b 20 64 72 69 76 65 20 61 6e 64 20 66 |disk drive and f| 000008d0 69 74 74 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 41 |itted with the A| 000008e0 50 34 2c 20 0d 4a 41 46 41 20 52 4f 4d 50 4c 55 |P4, .JAFA ROMPLU| 000008f0 53 2d 31 34 34 2c 20 50 4c 55 53 31 20 61 6e 64 |S-144, PLUS1 and| 00000900 20 10 74 68 65 20 4d 4f 44 45 37 20 53 69 6d 75 | .the MODE7 Simu| 00000910 6c 61 74 6f 72 20 52 4f 4d 2c 20 0d 74 6f 67 65 |lator ROM, .toge| 00000920 74 68 65 72 20 77 69 74 68 20 6f 74 68 65 72 20 |ther with other | 00000930 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 2c 20 65 74 63 2e 20 53 |software, etc. S| 00000940 6f 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 10 74 61 6b 65 6e 20 |o I have .taken | 00000950 6d 79 20 0d 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 45 6c 65 |my .original Ele| 00000960 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 74 65 6d 70 6f 72 61 72 69 6c |ctron temporaril| 00000970 79 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 73 65 72 76 69 63 65 |y out of service| 00000980 20 61 6e 64 20 68 61 76 65 20 0d 63 6f 75 70 6c | and have .coupl| 00000990 65 64 20 6d 79 20 10 36 34 4b 20 4a 41 46 41 20 |ed my .64K JAFA | 000009a0 4d 4f 44 45 37 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 28 |MODE7 Electron (| 000009b0 6d 65 6e 74 69 6f 6e 65 64 20 77 68 65 6e 20 49 |mentioned when I| 000009c0 20 0d 6f 75 74 6c 69 6e 65 64 20 6d 79 20 73 65 | .outlined my se| 000009d0 74 75 70 20 69 6e 20 61 6e 20 65 61 72 6c 69 65 |tup in an earlie| 000009e0 72 20 10 6c 65 74 74 65 72 29 20 74 6f 20 74 68 |r .letter) to th| 000009f0 65 20 52 4f 4d 42 4f 58 2b 20 0d 74 68 72 6f 75 |e ROMBOX+ .throu| 00000a00 67 68 20 74 68 65 20 50 4c 55 53 32 20 61 6e 64 |gh the PLUS2 and| 00000a10 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 41 50 34 20 69 6e | with the AP4 in| 00000a20 74 65 72 66 61 63 65 20 69 6e 20 10 70 6c 61 63 |terface in .plac| 00000a30 65 20 6f 66 20 0d 74 68 65 20 50 45 47 41 53 55 |e of .the PEGASU| 00000a40 53 20 34 30 30 20 69 6e 74 65 72 66 61 63 65 2e |S 400 interface.| 00000a50 20 49 20 61 6d 20 74 79 70 69 6e 67 20 74 68 69 | I am typing thi| 00000a60 73 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 77 69 74 68 20 0d 74 |s letter with .t| 00000a70 68 69 73 20 10 73 65 74 75 70 20 62 75 74 20 49 |his .setup but I| 00000a80 20 61 6d 20 73 74 69 6c 6c 20 67 65 74 74 69 6e | am still gettin| 00000a90 67 20 74 68 65 20 6f 63 63 61 73 69 6f 6e 61 6c |g the occasional| 00000aa0 20 63 68 61 72 61 63 74 65 72 20 0d 72 65 70 65 | character .repe| 00000ab0 61 74 69 6e 67 20 77 69 74 68 20 74 68 65 20 10 |ating with the .| 00000ac0 64 65 66 61 75 6c 74 20 2a 46 58 20 73 65 74 74 |default *FX sett| 00000ad0 69 6e 67 20 2d 20 73 6f 20 74 68 65 20 66 61 75 |ing - 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