Sinclair ZX81 ULA Fix

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Sinclair ZX81 ULA Fix

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Many Sinclair ZX81 home computers suffer with a problem when trying to use them on a modern TV - namely a black cursor on a very dark grey screen, making it next to impossible to view the ZX81's output. This was fixed on the later version of the ZX81 ULA chip, but it is rare to find ZX81s with that updated ULA, and if you can find a spare ULA, they are normally soldered directly onto the ZX81 motherboard, making it difficult to replace.

We are currently working on producing a small board which will fit within the Sinclair ZX81 case, and provide the missing latch - the board will need to be connected to two wires on the ZX81 motherboard, making it quite a straight forward matter of installation.
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Re: Sinclair ZX81 ULA Fix

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We have now released this fix as the ZXvid - see http://rwapadventures.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=69 for more details
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