This just arrived :)
Fingers crossed I can find time at the weekend to get it installed and have a play :)
Stuff and Things.
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rubber_jonnie
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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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stephen_usher
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:girldance: :yay2: :cheer:
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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Yay !
Don't forget to solder the power pins near the VME connector if you want to later upgrade the CPLD firmware (very rare but who knows...).
Don't forget to solder the power pins near the VME connector if you want to later upgrade the CPLD firmware (very rare but who knows...).
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rubber_jonnie
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I'll be content to just get it working to begin with!!!HigashiJun wrote: 28 May 2026 23:19 Yay !
Don't forget to solder the power pins near the VME connector if you want to later upgrade the CPLD firmware (very rare but who knows...).
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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It won't be hard...
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rubber_jonnie
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I'm sure it won't, the manual looks amazing.
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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rubber_jonnie
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OK, so I decided to update the firmware on my 2600+ and 7800+ today as it had been a while since I'd done so.
Both updated fine and I wondered if it had fixed anything around the video touchpad required for Star Raiders.
So for the 2600+ it's a no. The difficulty switches do still turn off the flight computer and shield correctly, but if both are set off, then you can't turn them on with the video touchpad, nor can you open the galactic map, select hyperspace or jump back to the front view. OK then, lets try the 7800+
And it works just fine now. If I turn off the computer and shield using the difficulty switches then I am able to re-enable them using the video touchpad and also all the other buttons, so fore view, galactic map and hyperspace, do exactly what they're supposed to do.
:girldance: :girldance: :girldance:
Whilst it is good news it does suggest that the 2600+ may lack some of the 7800+'s capabilities despite being able to run much the same software catalogue. Also annoying since I would like to plat Star Raiders on the 2600+.
I'll be able to live with it, and if I want the full on nostalgia I can always use my light sixer or 2600jr for Star Raiders.
I'll take the progress though.
Both updated fine and I wondered if it had fixed anything around the video touchpad required for Star Raiders.
So for the 2600+ it's a no. The difficulty switches do still turn off the flight computer and shield correctly, but if both are set off, then you can't turn them on with the video touchpad, nor can you open the galactic map, select hyperspace or jump back to the front view. OK then, lets try the 7800+
And it works just fine now. If I turn off the computer and shield using the difficulty switches then I am able to re-enable them using the video touchpad and also all the other buttons, so fore view, galactic map and hyperspace, do exactly what they're supposed to do.
:girldance: :girldance: :girldance:
Whilst it is good news it does suggest that the 2600+ may lack some of the 7800+'s capabilities despite being able to run much the same software catalogue. Also annoying since I would like to plat Star Raiders on the 2600+.
I'll be able to live with it, and if I want the full on nostalgia I can always use my light sixer or 2600jr for Star Raiders.
I'll take the progress though.
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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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Stuff and Things.
So it seems that Commodore just launched a new phone:
The Callback
It claims to be somewhere between a smartphone and a dumb phone...
The Callback
It claims to be somewhere between a smartphone and a dumb phone...
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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stephen_usher
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And it's a dumb idea.
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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Have they lost the plot?rubber_jonnie wrote: 16 Jun 2026 11:40 So it seems that Commodore just launched a new phone:
The Callback
It claims to be somewhere between a smartphone and a dumb phone...
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