Faith time! Boot it up!dml wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 10:47 am Have inserted a LC060 for now with some shims added below in the hope of being able to remove it again after some tests.
What, like, stick in an ISA video card, hook up the mouse & keyboard, load the TOS rom and just.... fire it up?
I can't find my null modem USB cable so its a valid plan B.Tempered steel!!!sety wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:30 pm 68060 is easy to remove, no need to shim. Just get some of those electronic picks and temper them so they aren't so butter soft. Put them on an open flame until they glow and then dunk them into ice cubes, water and salt.
Hopefully nothing actually flies off the board, it would be upsetting at this point.
It is like jumping into cold water. You're going to have to punch in sooner or later, the more you hesitate the worse it feels.dml wrote: Sat Jul 05, 2025 2:46 pm What, like, stick in an ISA video card, hook up the mouse & keyboard, load the TOS rom and just.... fire it up?
Not an excuse, here's mineOk, I guess why not?
I did actually try it (above, but not the water part) and saw absolutely nothing happening.sety wrote: Sun Jul 06, 2025 3:25 pm It is like jumping into cold water. You're going to have to punch in sooner or later, the more you hesitate the worse it feels.
Well I dug around for D-type serial connectors and it took so long that the USB serial cable showed up. :p but after everything else I got mixed up in today, it's too late now to play with it. Will see what happens tomorrow.Not an excuse, here's mine
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