I didn't mean to sound like I was bitching, I'm really pleased about the news and glad to see common sense has prevailed.
However, I'd be lying if I said my comment wasn't tempered to being less than positive to pander to the moaners
Let’s hope they can get the new membrane produced quickly and without any further hiccups.1024MAK wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 3:26 pm The problem has been and always will be that a purely mechanical membrane keyboard system is never good at making two independent switch contacts at the same time. Even during the days of Sinclair. Far too often on my ZX Spectrum+ keyboards, I get the wrong action unless I press the key squarely.
The better solution would have been to do what Amstrad did with the +2A/+2B/+3/+3B and have a normal two layer membrane and perform the additional switching in a gate array (CPLD or FPGA) chip.
My personal guess is that they went quite far down the original +/128k look route, which in and of itself informs the mechanical design, but also wanted to improve the 'feel' of it therefore making a rod for their own backs in terms of a custom design. I don't really know. Also I was a rubber key and +2 only owner and have never used the +/128k keyboards so never had a horse in the race in terms of feel, and the first thing I'll do is hook up an external anyway to keep it in the best condition I can!
It’s not a silly question.
I got the e:mail and it pleased me to read that manufacturing should get the green light next week, I felt I shouldn’t get too excited about this. I mean I have been reading about all the setbacks until now and not letting them get me too down. So felt I should stick with that, just keep an eye on progress and leave getting exciting when I actually see the mailman coming down the path with a parcel.DouglasReynholm wrote: ↑Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:47 pm *Tumbleweed blows past*
ZX Next Kickstarter Update #49, first really good news in a long time but we're all studiously ignoring it?
*lone cricket*
2hr later edit: Just seems a bit odd is all. I'm quite pleased by the news, maybe others feel they have heard it all before. I don't know, but on the first good news in a long time, I would have thought (hoped even) some fireworks would be allowed.
Well, I'm in agreement with both those quotes/ideals, but I don't think I've ever said that out loud, people's fears are valid and as such the lack of communication is bad. Henrique shouldn't have made a rod for his own back by announcing bi-weekly updates. Trouble is, now the well is poisoned and they are reluctant to say anything as the feedback gets more negative. My personal feeling is that they had the best intentions and found out about manufacturing the hard way, but we will get HW. One day.beanz wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:54 pm Whenever anyone seems to mention that on the facebook group the fanbois start the "it'll be ready when it's done" or "I'm perfectly fine with waiting I want it done right"...which has absolutely nothing to do with the complaint about lack of updates, comprehension boys...