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Re: Z80-MBC2

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That's very annoying.
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stephen_usher wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:30 pm That's very annoying.
Indeed it is.
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Fingers crossed the RAM will arrive by postie today and we can resolve the issue of the Z80 not booting correctly.

It's now 7 days since I ordered, but there is no tracking, so a lot of this is me just hoping...
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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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I wish they'd always send things tracked.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:38 pm I wish they'd always send things tracked.
Me too, the suspense of it is killing me, especially since the new stuff will let me do two things:
  1. Verify the TL866Pro as a good way to test static RAM.
  2. Hopefully fix the Z80-MBC2
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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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Well the RAM arrived just now and the TL866Pro tested it fine and the Z80-MBC now runs!!!

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Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Yay!!!!!
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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stephen_usher wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 3:55 pmYay!!!!!
:)

All the possible OS options work just fine so it's a good result.

Sure it means I have a spare non-cmos Z80, but who doesn't need one of those? It was also £7 for single IC and about £11 for 4, so I have spare RAM now too :)
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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
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Hehe.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
Collection now with added Macs, Amigas, Suns and Acorns.
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Nice!!
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