Learn vintage electronic / computer engineering at 2019.

For experts to discuss very technical stuff and newbies to ask why the Spectrum they bought off ebay doesn't work.
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Thank you for the treasure!

You have an opinion about the “Electronic Principles” book, by Albert Malvino?
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in terms of general computing, which includes how home computers work, there is also the part work magazine “The Home Computer Course” which was followed by the “The Home Computer Advanced Course”. They covered the mainstream U.K. home computers, which of course included the ZX Spectrum :D

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Muttley Black wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:36 pm Thank you for the treasure!

You have an opinion about the “Electronic Principles” book, by Albert Malvino?
Yes, as I understand it, it is a very good book. I don’t have a copy myself. But I think I did see a copy in my local library back in the 1980s.

You don’t need to spend money on the latest edition though, not for understanding a 1982 computer :lol:

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1024MAK wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:37 am in terms of general computing, which includes how home computers work, there is also the part work magazine “The Home Computer Course” which was followed by the “The Home Computer Advanced Course”. They covered the mainstream U.K. home computers, which of course included the ZX Spectrum :D

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I use this interesting topic to ask, as a novice that I am, if you know some video tutorials to learn how to use the oscilloscope applied to these vintage computers (zx spectrum, commodre 64, etc.). I would like to buy one, but I would also like to learn how to use it well.
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