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I'm not afraid of bodge wires. :)

exxos wrote: 06 Jun 2021 13:16

Steve wrote: 06 Jun 2021 13:12 Wait, Trudie has onboard tos decoding? :D (I just bought a Trudie) so I don't need my tos decoder when using tf536 now?

https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... =81&t=3730

Yeah I already read the guide & did a search for the word 'decode' and nothing came up. I did read the bit where it says it controls the H5 boot, but wasn't sure whether I could 'assume' decoding from that.

Steve wrote: 06 Jun 2021 13:12 Wait, Trudie has onboard tos decoding? :D (I just bought a Trudie) so I don't need my tos decoder when using tf536 now?

Steve why would you use Trudie with your 536 which has a working IDE interface? Just querulous.

derkom wrote: 06 Jun 2021 13:24 I'm not afraid of bodge wires. :)

You should have been around for the remake board. Plenty of bodge wires there.

PaulJ wrote: 06 Jun 2021 14:48 You should have been around for the remake board. Plenty of bodge wires there.

Oh I was, although late in the game. I inherited @Atarian Computing's alpha board, and even tried to do the monitor port fix with nothing but bodge wires. I didn't get that board working before H4 came along, so I jumped ship and built the H4 instead, eventually successfully.

Steve wrote: 06 Jun 2021 13:41 Yeah I already read the guide & did a search for the word 'decode' and nothing came up. I did read the bit where it says it controls the H5 boot, but wasn't sure whether I could 'assume' decoding from that.

Mentions 206 here https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 730#p54885

@exxos Well, when the H5C boards arrive, I'll have 2x H4 plus 2x H5 boards but only the two older TF536 boards.

So, fully understand the lack of alt ram for now but maybe in the (distant) future...?

I can also take the "bodge wire board". But I'm also planning on getting some other parts from the shop so I hope that is doable?

@exxos I'd be interested in one with ram..

I will see if I can build up what I have soon. Mostly its pending me sorting out my Voltera nozzles next.