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Re: Oops, my obsession with computers from my childhood strikes again!

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Nice workaround, and the button looks totally integrated.
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HigashiJun wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:54 am Nice workaround, and the button looks totally integrated.
Thanks.

The machine had some little plastic backplates, so I borrowed one. I'd like to replace the screws with something smaller though at some point, and I need to get my label printer going to label all the ports and the switch positions.

Pretty happy with it, but clearly the CP/M software expects to see a standard FDD controller which is why CP/M won't work in Yellowstone mode.

At least I can leave the lid on now and flip to either as necessary.
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You can replace the current screws with black (and smaller) ones, and the result should be perfect.
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HigashiJun wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:43 am You can replace the current screws with black (and smaller) ones, and the result should be perfect.
Yeah, I was thinking the same, I just need to find something suitable.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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8-)
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Well, I've been having some issues with the Yellowstone and the Total Replay disk image, basically it freezes during boot.

However, it seems this was a known issue, and there was a firmware update to resolve it, so now both my Yellowstone and FloppyEMU are both fully updated and I can boot the Total Replay image:

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Little wins are always good :)
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:dualthumbup:
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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:yay2:
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