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Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 02 Jul 2021 20:51
by stephen_usher
And... The adapter works!
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Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 02 Jul 2021 21:03
by JezC
@stephen_usher Great result!
Almost makes it worth all the waiting...
Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 02 Jul 2021 22:01
by stephen_usher
And two Goteks work as drives A and B.
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Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 02 Jul 2021 22:13
by sporniket
Bravo ! :coolpics:
Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 03 Jul 2021 08:28
by stephen_usher
Hmm... Getting some corruption when copying from one drive to another, strangely it seems to be at track 40. I'm going to have to tweak the FlashFloppy settings to see if that's the issue. If not then.. *shrug* who knows?!
Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 03 Jul 2021 09:16
by rubber_jonnie
Good job sir!
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Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 03 Jul 2021 16:10
by stephen_usher
stephen_usher wrote: 03 Jul 2021 08:28
Hmm... Getting some corruption when copying from one drive to another, strangely it seems to be at track 40. I'm going to have to tweak the FlashFloppy settings to see if that's the issue. If not then.. *shrug* who knows?!
Well, create a different virtual floppy and everything works. I wonder if the USB drive has a bad memory location which just happenes to be at track 40 in that disk image. That would be spooky if it were true.
Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 04 Jul 2021 11:52
by stephen_usher
I replaced the MC1488P RS232 line driver chip this morning and so far the serial port has stayed alive...
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Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 04 Jul 2021 11:56
by stephen_usher
OK. Spoke too soon!
After working for ages as soon as I posted on here the thing fell over again! Aargh!
Re: New project: An ACT Apricot F1 "barn find"
Posted: 04 Jul 2021 12:02
by stephen_usher
Power cycled, no change.
Pulled the chip out of the socket, powered on to test and the signals I expected not to be there weren't. Switched off.
Popped the chip back in, powered on and happy again!!!
What?!