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Archie A3000 inbound
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HigashiJun
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
I've been quite busy (daily job and administrative formalities) and also sick since yesterday, so I couldn't spend much time on the A3000.
However, here's the last progress:
Have to buy some sockets, ceramic capacitors and other stuff in order to finish this tedious work.
However, here's the last progress:
Have to buy some sockets, ceramic capacitors and other stuff in order to finish this tedious work.
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
You're getting there, fairly big project.HigashiJun wrote: 11 May 2026 11:15 I've been quite busy (daily job and administrative formalities) and also sick since yesterday, so I couldn't spend much time on the A3000.
However, here's the last progress:
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Have to buy some sockets, ceramic capacitors and other stuff in order to finish this tedious work.
Hope you feel better soon.
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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HigashiJun
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
Thanks.
I wanted to call in sick today, but there's too much work pending after a 2-week vacation...
:(
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
I work from home 4 days a week, so I'm lucky in that if I feel ill it's still not too awful as there is no commute to the office. Some days though you're just too ill.HigashiJun wrote: 11 May 2026 12:09Thanks.
I wanted to call in sick today, but there's too much work pending after a 2-week vacation...
:(
Don't over-do it and feel better soon.
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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HigashiJun
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
Almost there...
Still missing:
- 4 axial capacitors
- 4 ceramic capacitors (my bad, since I didn't order the right quantity) :(
- 8 RAM chips (I have to scavenge) for a total onboard memory of 4MB.
Hope to finish this project next week.
Still missing:
- 4 axial capacitors
- 4 ceramic capacitors (my bad, since I didn't order the right quantity) :(
- 8 RAM chips (I have to scavenge) for a total onboard memory of 4MB.
Hope to finish this project next week.
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
Looking good, when will the big power on happen.HigashiJun wrote: 21 May 2026 11:38 Almost there...
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Still missing:
- 4 axial capacitors
- 4 ceramic capacitors (my bad, since I didn't order the right quantity) :(
- 8 RAM chips (I have to scavenge) for a total onboard memory of 4MB.
Hope to finish this project next week.
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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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
I wanted to get one of these PCBs but I couldn't find a reasonably priced donor. Something has happened to the price of A3000s in the UK and they have gone for sub £100 for a non-working but complete and in good cosmetic condition to over £300.
I think people have started to understand that the A3010 / A3020 cannot be upgraded because they have ARM250 where A3000 can have 33MHz ARM3
I think people have started to understand that the A3010 / A3020 cannot be upgraded because they have ARM250 where A3000 can have 33MHz ARM3
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Thalion Webshrine - http://thalion.atari.org
ST,STf,STfm,STe,MegaST,MegaSTe,Falcon060
A500+,A600,A4000/060,CD32,CDTV
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HigashiJun
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
Completely agree with your last statement.
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
The A3010/A3020/A4000 are all quite crippled by design really.
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.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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HigashiJun
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Re: Archie A3000 inbound
And the A3000 allows 4 expansions with a simple trick...
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