Nicestephen_usher wrote: 30 Sep 2025 13:52 I think that I'll just bring my "stunt" Sinclair QL and Raspberry Pi 400 to show off my diag ROM and the Pico based keyboard matrix emulator board, which should be able to emulate any keyboard matrix up to 8x12.
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Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
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Re: Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
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...
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Re: Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
Great stuff @stephen_usher :)
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Re: Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
@stephen_usher I loved your exhibit from last year, the telex/teletext using a Pi to create pages from the internet for an ancient telex machine via a soft modem ?stephen_usher wrote: 30 Sep 2025 13:52 I think that I'll just bring my "stunt" Sinclair QL and Raspberry Pi 400 to show off my diag ROM and the Pico based keyboard matrix emulator board, which should be able to emulate any keyboard matrix up to 8x12.
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A perfect fusion of really old obsolete equipment, still able to be used is it was intended, with some modern help and interfacing - superb.
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That'll be a good one @stephen_usher, wondering if the keyboard matrix emulator could be used in my Atom.
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Ticket and raffle entry bought and paid for :yay:
Now the wait. . . . .
Now the wait. . . . .
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Quite probably. Technically it's just a 8 line in and 12 line out level shifter for the Pico with an RS232 port, so it Just(tm) needs software on the Pico.PhilC wrote: 30 Sep 2025 16:08 That'll be a good one @stephen_usher, wondering if the keyboard matrix emulator could be used in my Atom.
I'm looking at re-writing the QL specific firmware to be more generic anyway.
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: Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
Just over one week to go now! :girldance:
Remember folks...
It would be easier if people could buy their tickets in advance, rather than on the door (especially exhibitors, as we have to sort out tables/locations before we start).
Thanks for your understanding. :D
Remember folks...
It would be easier if people could buy their tickets in advance, rather than on the door (especially exhibitors, as we have to sort out tables/locations before we start).
Thanks for your understanding. :D
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Re: Cyber Legends 2025 Questions and discussion
Video posted along with a Promotion code for the raffle!!
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:bravo: :thanksyellow:
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Great! Nice one. Thank you @coonsgm ! :cheers:
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