My Amstrad Notepad Computers: Part 2 (NC100 restoration starts)
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6After discovering I'd left batteries in the NC100, I had to strip it down and give it a clean.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to complete the restoration work today as the FFC connecting the LCD panel to the motherboard had some broken conductors, so I'll need to order a replacement.
The original FFC is labelled: Sumitomo-Y AWM 2896 80C VW-1 (or VW-I?). It has 14 conductors, a length of 13cm, width of 19mm and pitch of 1.25mm (it appears).
I found one match on Element 14 ... backordered to Nov 2022. Yikes. But I found some similar on Aliexpress.
Once I get that, and assuming it's all working, then it'll be time to load ZCN (a CP/M clone designed for the NC machines) ... and answering the question: "Will it run Zork?"