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@PhilC , @rubber_jonnie , just ran across this falcon board. Never been built so if one of you gents would like to build it and see if its a good board the rest of would be appreiative. It is quite pricey but I believe its designed some where in Europe. :sarcasm:

[url]https://www.retromeganl.com/atari_falco ... 9.aspx/url]

I think I might pass at that price Paul.

PaulJ wrote: 25 Jan 2020 00:28 @PhilC , @rubber_jonnie , just ran across this falcon board. Never been built so if one of you gents would like to build it and see if its a good board the rest of would be appreiative. It is quite pricey but I believe its designed some where in Europe. :sarcasm:

[url]https://www.retromeganl.com/atari_falco ... 9.aspx/url]

Not in stock. Not at that price :o

PaulJ wrote: 25 Jan 2020 00:28 @PhilC , @rubber_jonnie , just ran across this falcon board. Never been built so if one of you gents would like to build it and see if its a good board the

Looks to me like someone took the Falcon Gerber files available for everyone on dev-docs.org and just ordered some PCBs. Problem, though: This isn't the final layout. If you look closely you can spot unrouted airwires in the preview image shown in that online shop. Thus, I'm fairly certain this would be just a € 159 decorative object, not a functional PCB. (I have the presumed final Falcon Gerbers for comparison; but these aren't publicly available.)

Don't best sell blank boards ? They have STFM ones....

PhilC wrote: 25 Jan 2020 07:34 I think I might pass at that price Paul.

Ya, I thought you would get a kick out of it. An untested board at that price is a "NO THANK YOU!!!" Not to mention a donor board might be hard to come by.

exxos wrote: 25 Jan 2020 11:02 Don't best sell blank boards ? They have STFM ones....

Best does sell replacement boards but I would doubt they have the Falcon. They are pretty strange in that they advertise things they don't have. They also have posted hours of 1-5 pm but a lot of the time no ones there. They have become a last resort for me.

czietz wrote: 25 Jan 2020 09:57 I'm fairly certain this would be just a € 159 decorative object, not a functional PCB.

Thats pretty much what I figured but it looks like someone purchased it. :signhere:
Can you imagine going through the trouble building it to end up with a un-fixable mess. :mad:

rubber_jonnie wrote: 25 Jan 2020 09:51 Not in stock. Not at that price :o

If it were free and known good its still a big job removing all the huge SMT chips from the donor board so they may be reused would S%$K. :pullhair:

PaulJ wrote: 25 Jan 2020 16:13

rubber_jonnie wrote: 25 Jan 2020 09:51 Not in stock. Not at that price :o

If it were free and known good its still a big job removing all the huge SMT chips from the donor board so they may be reused would S%$K. :pullhair:

Not a road I'd particularly like to travel for sure.