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It was late, and I was tired....exxos wrote: 11 Nov 2018 23:52 Sanity has left the building :thumbup:
You don't have to be mad to be here, but it helps! :lol:
But I'm down to the 1K, 10K and 33R resistors now, so getting closer.
Revenge of the Diodes will soon be here, from the team that brought you "Soldering Iron Terror".....
Collector of many retro things!
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Well you had the burning melting flesh last installment, so interesting to see what the next brings...rubber_jonnie wrote: 12 Nov 2018 09:37 Revenge of the Diodes will soon be here, from the team that brought you "Soldering Iron Terror".....
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Indeed I did! Wondering if I watched waaay too much sci-fi/horror when I was a youngster.exxos wrote: 12 Nov 2018 10:47
Well you had the burning melting flesh last installment, so interesting to see what the next brings...
Collector of many retro things!
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Jon's a pretty sharp guy.. he'll figure out the business end of a soldering iron before the sequel's over!! :D :D :Dexxos wrote: 12 Nov 2018 10:47Well you had the burning melting flesh last installment, so interesting to see what the next brings...rubber_jonnie wrote: 12 Nov 2018 09:37 Revenge of the Diodes will soon be here, from the team that brought you "Soldering Iron Terror".....
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I can imagine it now... rubber jonnie in a martial arts film.. where his choice of weapon isn't a samurai sword, but a password protected soldering iron...PaulJ wrote: 12 Nov 2018 14:21 Jon's a pretty sharp guy.. he'll figure out the business end of a soldering iron before the sequel's over!! :D :D :D
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Don't forget a whip made entirely out of braided de-soldering wick!exxos wrote: 12 Nov 2018 14:29I can imagine it now... rubber jonnie in a martial arts film.. where his choice of weapon isn't a samurai sword, but a password protected soldering iron...PaulJ wrote: 12 Nov 2018 14:21 Jon's a pretty sharp guy.. he'll figure out the business end of a soldering iron before the sequel's over!! :D :D :D
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Collector of many retro things!
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Ok, so the final ICs are here, hopefully will get the build finished tonight :)
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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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Good luck for the switch on event. Which celebrity are you shipping in to flick the switch as it’s near Christmas lights turn on season.rubber_jonnie wrote: 14 Nov 2018 09:22 Ok, so the final ICs are here, hopefully will get the build finished tonight :)
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:bravo:
I can see it now.. ST is turned on.. lights dim in the house.. all the bulbs explode as the monitor slowly comes into focus... but wait, there is a eerie red glow filling the room and a faint cry of burning resistors which are looking for their next kill...
I can see it now.. ST is turned on.. lights dim in the house.. all the bulbs explode as the monitor slowly comes into focus... but wait, there is a eerie red glow filling the room and a faint cry of burning resistors which are looking for their next kill...
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