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exxos wrote: 24 Jul 2022 12:37 Just got shipment notification for the birdseed boards. That was faster than I thought :o

Wow, that was fast!

2x for me to Slovakia fully assembled

The rev5 birdseed boards are out for delivery. I will inspect them when I get home tonight and put them on stock. Shipping to customers won't start until next week though.

Birdseed boards back in stock.

https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0220

:goodpost: :dualthumbup:

Interested in one board, can even send some money in advance. Just a one question as I'm a new on Atari ST - is there a way to switch it easily to 68000 mode?... or rather - will I need it, let's say, often? ;-)

arti040 wrote: 24 Aug 2022 07:25 Interested in one board, can even send some money in advance. Just a one question as I'm a new on Atari ST - is there a way to switch it easily to 68000 mode?... or rather - will I need it, let's say, often? ;-)

It is not switchable no. This is why you need several machines at least ;)

I believe @stephen_usher And some others were working on a switchable solution but I think it was only for the STM machines. I have not tried it myself and not sure the status of the project as I have been away a lot recently.

I created a board which allowed both a 68000 and an accelerator (along with TOS 2.06 ROM and address decoding) to be fitted to a common version of the STFM motherboard:

Github page.

Here it is with two 68000 processors. The left-hand socket can be used for the TF536.

stephen_usher wrote: 24 Aug 2022 22:40 I created a board which allowed both a 68000 and an accelerator (along with TOS 2.06 ROM and address decoding) to be fitted to a common version of the STFM motherboard

Cool! What about STe?

stephen_usher wrote: 24 Aug 2022 22:40 Here it is with two 68000 processors.

that sounds crazy but have you tried to run it concurrently?