18 Jun
2002
18 Jun
'02
7:27 p.m.
From: Gene Buckle <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
Glen, isn't there a company out there somewhere
that is selling unbuilt
kits still? I seem to recall them going for $99.
Yes: Zebra Systems in NYC.
BUT I suggest you exercise caution when dealing with this firm, i.e., only
pay them with a charge card in case they "lose" your order or find they
can't provide the products as advertised. I've had a couple of
unsatisfactory dealings with them. Another gripe of mine is that in the
last three years or so they've bumped the price from $29.95 to $99.95.
If you do a search on eBay for "timex,sinclair" you'll often find Zebra
selling kits there, usually with a starting bid of $49, so you can save a
lot by going that route.
The kits themselves (I've built at least two or three) are great. They're
not exactly identical to the original retail versions (no original Sinclair
BASIC manual, Zebrafied assembly instructions instead of original) but they
work, and one advantage is that the RF modulator (if you care to use it --
I don't) is UHF instead of VHF and provides a much cleaner signal.
Later --
Glen
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