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Well now my workshop is getting back into shape, it's time to have a think about my outstanding projects.

AFAIK this is what I have outstanding:

1. Mac Classic- Get an RGB2HDMI and try setting up the logic board I have from my own Classic plus the one from @Tomswork (Thanks again Tom :))
2. 2x H4s to build!! This is why I don't
3. Apple ][ - replace RIFAs in PSU and checkout the video out as the signal is a bit fuzzy. Get a FloppyEMU.
4. Finish case repairs for Mega ST keyboard.
5. Work out what's wrong with my Spectrum.
6. Reassemble my retro area to include more machines!
7. Scour previous posts for other projects I may have half abandoned and probably should resurrect!

There's no order to these, and the Mac stuff may be delayed if I can't get my hands on an RGB2HDMI easily. What Adrian Black did was very cool and would certainly help with troubleshooting the Classic. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjsXbz1xlk&t=803s

More workshop furniture coming tomorrow, so fingers crossed I can get number 6 going!

Busy times ahead!

8) My cosmosex :lol: :hide:

@rubber_jonnie , I think we should start a competition with prizes to see who can add the most items to your list. Let’s see.. I think you still need to get your remake board running… finish the grease weasel, hmmm.. still thinking…

In all seriousness Jon please finish the grease weasel, it would be nice to know how useful it is. :) :)

@rubber_jonnie
9) Fix that alpha board
:poke:

Looks like@PaulJ best me to it

10) There were some more BBC & Elk-related projects too

Ahh, there was that mega that you were going to add memory to on the board… the chips that have the legs that curl under.. I don’t remember that project finishing..

Just goes to show ya Jon were following all your exploits….

exxos wrote: 15 Aug 2021 12:40 8) My cosmosex :lol: :hide:

Yep, send it over :)

PaulJ wrote: 15 Aug 2021 13:28 @rubber_jonnie , I think we should start a competition with prizes to see who can add the most items to your list. Let’s see.. I think you still need to get your remake board running… finish the grease weasel, hmmm.. still thinking…

In all seriousness Jon please finish the grease weasel, it would be nice to know how useful it is. :) :)

GeaseWeazel is actually working fine (Well the 2nd one I bought is, 1st not so much), but it's having the time to tinker. It was however really easy to image an ST floppy disk.

PaulJ wrote: 15 Aug 2021 13:35 Ahh, there was that mega that you were going to add memory to on the board… the chips that have the legs that curl under.. I don’t remember that project finishing..

Just goes to show ya Jon were following all your exploits….

That Mega was finished a while back, I disabled the onboard RAM and fitted a Marpet style upgrade with 4MB worth of SIMMs and an upgraded version of TOS 1.04 that is patched so it will boot from the Megabus IDE adapter it has :)

JezC wrote: 15 Aug 2021 13:30 @rubber_jonnie
9) Fix that alpha board
:poke:

Looks like@PaulJ best me to it

10) There were some more BBC & Elk-related projects too

Alpha board. Ok, OK!!

Updated list (Thanks everybody!!)

1. Mac Classic- Get an RGB2HDMI and try setting up the logic board I have from my own Classic plus the one from @Tomswork (Thanks again Tom :))
2. 2x H4s to build!! This is why I don't have an H5 yet.
3. Apple ][ - replace RIFAs in PSU and checkout the video out as the signal is a bit fuzzy. Get a FloppyEMU.
4. Finish case repairs for Mega ST keyboard.
5. Work out what's wrong with my Spectrum.
6. Reassemble my retro area to include more machines!
7. Scour previous posts for other projects I may have half abandoned and probably should resurrect!
8. @exxos CosmosEx (when he sends it over!!)
9. GeaseWeazel stuff....
10. See if I can get the Apha board running.
11. Build Electron ULA replacement(I have the PCB, just need the BOM)
12. BBC B ROM and other related stuff.
13. Do any stuff in the BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING section that I have either forgotten or couldn't do because my stuff was in storage!

Are you lot happy now.....