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A new arrival - Amstrad PPC512

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rubber_jonnie wrote: 11 Jul 2026 16:26 Hopefully won't be too long coming and I can crack on with things. Might even bring it up to CL5 and I can show off the display and also the ISA expansion board :)
Definitely would like to see this at CL5. I have the PPC640 I prefer the darker case :)
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Icky wrote: 14 Jul 2026 21:48
rubber_jonnie wrote: 11 Jul 2026 16:26 Hopefully won't be too long coming and I can crack on with things. Might even bring it up to CL5 and I can show off the display and also the ISA expansion board :)
Definitely would like to see this at CL5. I have the PPC640 I prefer the darker case :)
The RGB2HDMI should be here tomorrow, so providing my cough goes away and I can stay awake more then 5 minutes I may be able to make a start on it :)

Now where did I put that spare RPi...
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RGB2HDMI is here:

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And I found my spare RPi.

So hopefully I can get the PPC show on the road :)
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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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RGB2HDMI is working, so I just need to figure out the install now:

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Happy days :)
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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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