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Yes, but only through-hole components...

Finally, found the time to start to take care of my A3000, which in the meantime has started failing again...

First, since I want to avoid buying new parts as much as possible, I started by scavenging those from the failing motherboard:


Next step will be to transplant them on the new A3000 motherboard.

Good luck!

Thanks !

Slowly but surely, the transplantation is beginning to take shape:


And I forgot to tell my Archie will be endowed with 8MB RAM from now on !


8-)

A little progress since yesterday:


Getting closer step by step...

:)

Looking good 😁

At some point it'd be nice to upgrade my A5000 to 8Mb, 4 just isn't enough, but options are limited at the moment.

Thanks !

Yes, 4MB is too low...

The only option is Evilbay, but prices are often pure madness.

HigashiJun wrote: 05 May 2026 13:47 Thanks !

Yes, 4MB is too low...

The only option is Evilbay, but prices are often pure madness.

Somebody is working on a solution over on Stardot, but how long it'll be I don't know.

Prices on Evilbay and CJE are just eye watering.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 05 May 2026 14:29 Somebody is working on a solution over on Stardot, but how long it'll be I don't know.

Depending on which MEMC1a it will use, I guess it won't be cheap either...

And since MEMC1a @ 12MHz seem to be unobtainium now, you will be limited to the more common 10MHz one.

@rubber_jonnie

Oops, spoke too fast...

Here is a chance to get a 12MHz MEMC1a:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/227203114315?_ ... R-7errK_Zw

This guy sells good priced stuff for ACORN computers.