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Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 20 Jun 2022 17:54
by stephen_usher
:yay: :yay2: :cheer: :girldance:
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 20 Jun 2022 18:23
by rubber_jonnie
alexh wrote: 20 Jun 2022 17:43
The Wisso5 ROM binary is in that thread together with instructions to use a 27C512 EPROM. There should be an empty 5th ROM socket. Just pop it in. Well that's my thinking. Obviously but tried it yet. But I want to.
Well, I have plenty of spare 27C512's, I just haven't read the thread properly :)
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 13:14
by rubber_jonnie
I've now figured out some of the basic stuff and the machine is built with all of the default software for this machine from riscos.com including universal !boot, and I've figured out how to save the desktop so I get the same each boot.
PXL_20220622_114752926.jpg
Need to sort out some software to play with now.
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 14:40
by Steve
Saved an important piece of history there m8, nice one!
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 14:49
by rubber_jonnie
Steve wrote: 22 Jun 2022 14:40
Saved an important piece of history there m8, nice one!
Thank you sir :)
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 16:24
by mrbombermillzy
Well done Jon! :cheers:
I'm glad it went to a good home and is being looked after.
Although I had to look twice at the photo...you seem to have the same monitor on top of Mega ST setup that I do. :lol:
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 16:30
by alexh
You'll be trying StarFighter3000 before you know it.
Or comparing games from other platforms, like Twin Worlds.
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 16:46
by rubber_jonnie
mrbombermillzy wrote: 22 Jun 2022 16:24
Well done Jon! :cheers:
I'm glad it went to a good home and is being looked after.
Although I had to look twice at the photo...you seem to have the same monitor on top of Mega ST setup that I do. :lol:
The monitor is an LCD, an NEC 1990Fxp, great monitor and I also have an NEC 1970NX which is equally good.
Trust me, it will be well looked after :)
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 16:47
by rubber_jonnie
alexh wrote: 22 Jun 2022 16:30
You'll be trying StarFighter3000 before you know it.
Or comparing games from other platforms, like Twin Worlds.
I'm sure I will!!
BTW, you suggested Wizzo for IDE and I have the files, and I'm told it can be softloaded, do you know how to do this by any chance?
Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: 22 Jun 2022 20:31
by mrbombermillzy
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Jun 2022 16:46
The monitor is an LCD, an NEC 1990Fxp, great monitor and I also have an NEC 1970NX which is equally good.
I have two 1990Fxp's (one has what I believe to be a shot PSU where a postman decided it wasn't his job to be careful and broke it). :(
I always thought that the 1970NX had better/more adjustment options (like a v-size at least!)
EDIT: Games? If I had of got this machine working, the first game to have run would have been David Braben's original masterpiece, Elite! :)
The Archie version is meant to be among the very best.