CPU relocator for a Atari?

utri007 · Post by **utri007** » 30 Dec 2019 20:07

Hello

I would like to get CPU relocator for a Atari. There are plenty of them for a Amiga, but most of them are not suitable for Atari and none of them is "best possible".

Atari's CPU is (at least mine) is located vertically to motherboard, when Amiga's CPUs are located horizontally.

Atari STfm would require something like this:

Atari_CPU_relocator.jpg

Do you know relocator like this?

frank.lukas · Post by **frank.lukas** » 30 Dec 2019 20:42

There is the MMU in the way ...

utri007 · Post by **utri007** » 30 Dec 2019 20:42

It would fit under it just fine.

Post by **Icky** » 30 Dec 2019 20:47

@utri007 - Can you post a picture of your CPU location i.e. what revision board do you have and why are you looking to relocate the 68K DIP.

Post by **terriblefire** » 30 Dec 2019 21:14

The kipper relocator is like that but aren’t there 10 different Atari layouts

utri007 · Post by **utri007** » 30 Dec 2019 22:25

Icky wrote: 30 Dec 2019 20:47 @utri007 - Can you post a picture of your CPU location i.e. what revision board do you have and why are you looking to relocate the 68K DIP.

Here you are. CPU is in socket, thing is that with socket there is not enough room under the keyboard to Lightning IDE and Cloudy TOS boards.

The kipper relocator is like that but aren’t there 10 different Atari layouts

Thanks for the info.

atari_stfm_1.jpg

Post by **Icky** » 30 Dec 2019 23:08

@utri007 - this could be possible but am going to caveat this, as by adding this into the mix with the Lightning and Cloudy on a 30+ year old computer may work but you may also find yourself with issues where the boards combined with an extender may introduce other problems. For example the extender board would need to be supported otherwise the weight of the add-ons would put a strain on it. In addition the board would need to be designed to allow the add-on boards to fit around the other components of your revision of the STFM.

utri007 · Post by **utri007** » 31 Dec 2019 06:12

Those might be a problems, but as said these has been used with Amiga for ages and there hasn't been any major problems. Re-locator would lift CPU and other components up, so other components would fit just fine.

TimNaber · Post by **TimNaber** » 31 Dec 2019 15:15

Here is a 68000 CPU relocator. It has two PCBs and you use a ribbon cable between them.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Flexible-CPU-Re ... 3301477068

utri007 · Post by **utri007** » 31 Dec 2019 17:05

TimNaber wrote: 31 Dec 2019 15:15 Here is a 68000 CPU relocator. It has two PCBs and you use a ribbon cable between them.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Flexible-CPU-Re ... 3301477068

It is nice, but I would need to use it upside. Cable is towards front of Atari.

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