OSI 600D Superboard Build

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mrbombermillzy wrote: 13 Sep 2025 17:33 It all turned out good in the end then. :D
Seems to have, yes :)
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Good news !
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HigashiJun wrote: 14 Sep 2025 01:25 Good news !
Indeed it is.
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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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Yay!
Intro retro computers since before they were retro...
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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Well, my OSI is the gift that keeps on giving...

I had it out last week to check it before Cyber Legends 4.

It was all good, ran like a champ, worked fine from the Gotek.

As soon as I set it up when i arrived, I'm just getting a screen full of random characters...

No amount of tinkering brought it back to life.

It'll be back on the bench this week, bloody annoying.

At least I know some stuff is working, I have a good character ROM, good screen RAM and likely the main RAM is fine. My money is on the monitor ROM again.

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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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:o
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HigashiJun wrote: 12 Oct 2025 13:31:o
Yeah, that's about the top and bottom of it.

Not had much time to do anything with it today. I swapped RAM about, no different, swapped CPU, no different, gave the SYN ROM socket and CPU socket a spray with contact cleaner, no different and it does the same with the CPU removed, so looking like no code is running. Same with the SYN ROM removed.

Not much time to look today and will be busy this week as on holiday next week.


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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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It's quite annoying to have a working machine suddenly having issues.

Just hope you'll fix it up quickly.
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HigashiJun wrote: 13 Oct 2025 08:13 It's quite annoying to have a working machine suddenly having issues.

Just hope you'll fix it up quickly.
Thanks, though I think I may park it and look at it when I'm less annoyed!!!

It's much like before, I just don't think the ROM code is getting to the CPU so nothing gets initialised. Could be something I haven't looked at yet as there are multiplexers in the mix that could be bad.
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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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rubber_jonnie wrote: 13 Oct 2025 09:10 Thanks, though I think I may park it and look at it when I'm less annoyed!!!
Yeah, better to cool down before attempting something...

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