It lives !
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I just fit the battery in its holder and connected it to the motherboard, reset the RTC and set the monitor.
Can all registered uses please login, even just for a few minutes..
It helps build a picture where our "good traffic" is coming from..
Thanks :)
It helps build a picture where our "good traffic" is coming from..
Thanks :)
ACORN A5000 inbound
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HigashiJun
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Guess what..
It lives !
I just fit the battery in its holder and connected it to the motherboard, reset the RTC and set the monitor.
It lives !
I just fit the battery in its holder and connected it to the motherboard, reset the RTC and set the monitor.
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
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.
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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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Woo-hoo!!!
Collector of many retro things!
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...
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...
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Awesome. Does the IDE work?
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HigashiJun
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Thanks.
The IDE is not tested yet, as 3 or 4 tracks are still to be repaired before I can fit the second buffer.
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Don't forget the IDE supports a limited number of drives unless you use something like Wizzo, mine is just a 128MB IDE flash drive, I use SCSI for most stuff.HigashiJun wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:15 amThanks.
The IDE is not tested yet, as 3 or 4 tracks are still to repair before I can fit the second buffer.
You'll need !hform IIRC to prep any IDE drives you want to use.
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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...
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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HigashiJun
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Just one pic for today:
These two tracks were to close to have a bare wire fitted, so I preferred an insulated one.
Anyway, it will be barely visible once the IDE and FDD connectors fitted.
As stated in the previous post, some tracks are still to be repaired and a buffer is still to be soldered.
I don't know why, but I feel motivated.
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These two tracks were to close to have a bare wire fitted, so I preferred an insulated one.
Anyway, it will be barely visible once the IDE and FDD connectors fitted.
As stated in the previous post, some tracks are still to be repaired and a buffer is still to be soldered.
I don't know why, but I feel motivated.
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HigashiJun
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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Yes, the onboard IDE is somehow limited...rubber_jonnie wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2023 10:23 am Don't forget the IDE supports a limited number of drives unless you use something like Wizzo, mine is just a 128MB IDE flash drive, I use SCSI for most stuff.
You'll need !hform IIRC to prep any IDE drives you want to use.
I plan to get myself a ZIDEFS IDE, and I already have the special !hform.