Well, I just left it turned on for about an hour then reset it and it works
now. Perhaps it was just through lack of use.

Something that is annoying is that I can't plug my laptop into the +2A and
load WAV files (like I do with my +3). Is the tape/sound socket different on
a +2A?

Thanks,

Alex

I'd go in if I were you and check the seating of the two rom chips. Both the
+3 and 2A had a problem where these worked loose or had oxidised pins, but
reseating them cured most of the start up problems.There were some timing
problems with some makes of chip, but this manifested itself as a kind of
large size checkerboard in stippled magenta.

The tape socket is different yes, its crap. It has some kind of clipping on
it and it never was a s good as the grey plus 2, even from the tape recorder
socket inside.

A pain in the rear.

Brian

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"Alex Toft" wrote in message
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> Well, I just left it turned on for about an hour then reset it and it
> works now. Perhaps it was just through lack of use.
>
> Something that is annoying is that I can't plug my laptop into the +2A and
> load WAV files (like I do with my +3). Is the tape/sound socket different
> on a +2A?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
>

On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:07:54 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

>The tape socket is different yes, its crap. It has some kind of clipping on
>it and it never was a s good as the grey plus 2, even from the tape recorder
>socket inside.

The grey +2 has no external tape input, and I believe the +2A is the
same in this respect. I don't own a +2A, but everything I have heard
suggests that the socket is still a stereo one, but the input is not
connected up internally, so you can't use an external tape player for
loading :-(

Of course, these limitations can be bypassed using a screwdriver and a
soldering iron :-)
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The socket on the +2A is labelled tape/sound exactly the same as the +3, so
I just assumed it would be the same.

alex

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:45:13 GMT, "Alex Toft"
wrote:

>The socket on the +2A is labelled tape/sound exactly the same as the +3, so
>I just assumed it would be the same.

A perfectly reasonable assumption, but unfortunately it is not true
:-( Apparently, there isn't even a track on the PCB going to the
relevant pin on the Sound socket.

(All this is hearsay, though - if anyone can confirm it would be
appreciated.)
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Tim Fardell escreveu:
> On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:45:13 GMT, "Alex Toft"
> wrote:
>
>> The socket on the +2A is labelled tape/sound exactly the same as the +3, so
>> I just assumed it would be the same.
>
> A perfectly reasonable assumption, but unfortunately it is not true
> :-( Apparently, there isn't even a track on the PCB going to the
> relevant pin on the Sound socket.
>
> (All this is hearsay, though - if anyone can confirm it would be
> appreciated.)

I have a few +2As, and I'm quite sure you can connect an external player
to the tape/sound and use it to load, not just save.

(Disclaimer: my memory is going fast, so the above statement could be
completely false)

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On Feb 8, 10:45 am, KLP2 wrote:
> Tim Fardell escreveu:
>
> > On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:45:13 GMT, "Alex Toft"
> > wrote:
>
> >> The socket on the +2A is labelled tape/sound exactly the same as the +3, so
> >> I just assumed it would be the same.
>
> > A perfectly reasonable assumption, but unfortunately it is not true
> > :-( Apparently, there isn't even a track on the PCB going to the
> > relevant pin on the Sound socket.
>
> > (All this is hearsay, though - if anyone can confirm it would be
> > appreciated.)
>
> I have a few +2As, and I'm quite sure you can connect an external player
> to the tape/sound and use it to load, not just save.
>
> (Disclaimer: my memory is going fast, so the above statement could be
> completely false)
>

I am not sure where I read it, but I remember seeing somewhere that
the early +2a boards had the same TAPE/SOUND socket of the +3 (that
is, you can load AND save), but they were changed afterwards. Could
anyone confirm this?

utopian

mine looks externally exactly the same as the +3, but I can't get my +2A to
recognise an external tape at all.

alex

Alex Toft escreveu:
> mine looks externally exactly the same as the +3, but I can't get my +2A to
> recognise an external tape at all.
>
> alex
>
>
I guess you can solder a wire from the socket to the tape input
connector on the board.

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