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excerpt: "August/September editorial covering a grounding problem that damaged the editor's Timex/Sinclair 2068 when connected to a VCR for video digitizing; describes diagnosing and replacing a faulty Z-80 CPU chip and discusses Oliger expansion board repair. Also includes sample screen captures from the video digitizer and an introduction to FIDO NET."
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# Editorial

August/September editorial covering a grounding problem that damaged the editor’s Timex/Sinclair 2068 when connected to a VCR for video digitizing; describes diagnosing and replacing a faulty Z-80 CPU chip and discusses Oliger expansion board repair. Also includes sample screen captures from the video digitizer and an introduction to FIDO NET.