We now have some samples of the new Sinclair ZX Spectrum faceplates - see teh RWAP Software forums for more details and pictures

New AY Sound Interface for 48K ZX Spectrum

We can now supply Zaxon's Ay-Magic interface which plugs into a standard ZX Spectrum or the ZX Spectrum+ to allow them to play AY sound files. :D

The interface connects to standard PC speakers and has a through connector.

For more details and ordering please see our RWAP Software website

We all know how difficult it can be when searching in Google to find which are live sites and which sites can actually sell you equipment, let alone finding that elusive bit of rare hardware or software.

We have therefore decided to launch SellMyRetro.com which will help to bring buyers and traders together, by incorporating a dedicated auction website and a wiki to hold background information on the retro computer scene.

Anyone can list items in the dedicated categories, and traders can decide to open a webstore. Webstores form a place for traders to advertise their services and to form a web-presence, as well as developing their brand.

Traders have two options for advertising their wares / services:

• They can open a webstore on SellMyRetro.com for free and use it just to link back to their site, so it forms a free advert. Any items which they choose to list on SellMyRetro.com will be subject to the normal listing and final value fees.
  
• They can pay a monthly subscription for a webstore (£5 per month), which entitles them to 50% off all listing and final value fees.

This allows even small user groups, magazines or public domain sites to advertise their own sites free of charge. The only thing we ask is that your content is relevant to retro computers and games consoles.

SellMyRetro.com is currently in development and will be launched in June 2009, so keep your eyes open for news.

This is to let people know that we can now offer a range of spares from our website (www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/sinclairql.html) and have a small stock of external disk drives for use with your QL. Spares range from replacement chips and Minerva ROMs to replacement QL top casings (unused) and power supplies.

Second Hand items for sale:

Amongst other things, our star buys have to be

· 2 x Super Gold Cards,

· an Aurora Motherboard

· an internal eZ-Drive (135MB removal hard disk) for use with QubIDE

We will also be listing some special rare items on ebay over the next few weeks – see: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?type=4&campid=5335864886&toolid=10001&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%2Fmerchant%2Frwap_services

At the moment, we currently have listed (amongst other things):

- an Issue 2 Sinclair QL motherboard

- an Issue 5 Sinclair QL motherboard, still uncut, as though it is straight from the production line

- an external keyboard interface which plugs into the ROM port (or at least that is what it appears to be!)

- a set of One per Desk microdrives

- Internal 256K memory expansion board

- Quest Expansion 256K Memory Card (probably one of the most expensive QL add-ons ever made!)

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Don’t forget the QL’s 25^th Anniversary workshop and show being held by Quanta on 18^th – 19^th April, in Coventry - http://www.quanta.org.uk/news/index.asp#25thworkshop

See us at Byte-Back 2009, at Stoke-on-Trent (7^th-8^th March) - http://www.byte-back.info/

Any questions, please ask.

Rich Mellor

www.rwapsoftware.co.uk

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On the Sinclair front, we can now offer replacement Sinclair ZX81 Keyboard Membranes (with the keyboard as part of the membrane as on the original). Cost is only £10 plus post and packing - see replacement keyboard membranes on our website. This will also fit the Timex Sinclair TS-1000 ZX81 clone.

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Spectrum Parts etc

We now have the following parts for sale for a Sinclair ZX Spectrum home computer:

• 2 x boxed Currah U-Slots (enable you to connect two devices to the Spectrum's expansion port). Cost £6 each plus p&p
• A boxed microdrive expansion kit (ZX Interface 1, ZX Microdrive unit, network lead, connector and manual) - box is in poor condition unfortunately - £55 for the set (plus p&p of course)
• Several new and unused Sinclair ZX Microdrive units complete with sellophane wrapper on the top £25 each
• Sinclair ZX Microdrive connectors (fly leads and hard connectors) £10 each
• 2 x boxed RAM Turbo Spectrum Joystick interfaces (with ROM slot, through connector, reset switch and two joystick ports) £8 each
• A SPRINT tape recorder for the ZX Spectrum, manufactured by Challenge Research - it enables tapes to load at higher speed - plugs into the standard expansion port and is rare. Offers please.

Also in stock:

• 100 x 3.5" 720K DSDD Floppy disks (new, unopened) - ideal for retro computers. £10 for a set of 10 disks plus post and packing.
• The Original Xerox 6R90268 Black Toner for the Xerox 8825 / 9930 A0 Laser Engineering Drawing Printers.
• 2 x Epson Stylus Colour 850 inkjet printers
• 1 x HP Deskjet 720c Colour inkjet printer
• 1 x HP Laserjet 4 Laser Printer
• 1 x Tecktronix Phaser 850DP Solid Ink Printer
• 1 x OKI C9500 A3 colour Laser printer with duplexing unit
• 4 x Paper support trays for the Epson Stylus Colour inkjet printers (£5 each)

For more details on the printers etc - view our Second Hand Printers Page