Another Egyptian Enterprise 64

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Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64

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:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: An unexpected but good result nonetheless.

I'll have to send you a ram and floppy pcb soon then.
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PhilC wrote: 06 Aug 2026 12:15 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: An unexpected but good result nonetheless.

I'll have to send you a ram and floppy pcb soon then.
Bit of a shocker for sure. Will likely order a membrane this afternoon.

Appreciate the offer of the PCB 👍

Am I correct in saying that to run BASIC I need a cartridge for that?

What's weird is that the second replacement tr2 worked just fine, I can only assume that something that was shorting was dislodged during the replacement?

Not overly concerned since it works now.
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Re: Another Egyptian Enterprise 64

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A better replacement for the BASIC cartridge is replacing the ROM with a WD27C512, a bodge wire and the newer ROM version with BASIC baked in.

The best way to get these is to install the "ep128emu" emulator and find the ROM images.
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That's the rom upgrade that I did, really simple to do and leaves the cartridge port open.
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Indeed. It just needs pin 1 of the 27C512 lifting and a bodge wire soldered on to it and pin 17 of U6.
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Hmm interesting :)
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