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Yeah, submitted the QL benchmark results. :-)
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
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stephen_usher wrote: 28 Mar 2026 23:40 Yeah, submitted the QL benchmark results. :-)
Nice :)
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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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Small addon on for my Evercade EXP-R arrived yesterday @Icky

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Of course if you have an older model without tate mode it's a bit irrelevant, but it is surprisingly comfortable to hold.
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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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Since I had the SACK PC-Speed board on my workbench and my soldering iron was out, I got going on that as well as the Cosmac ELF II:

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Very fast to build, I just need to get the missing sockets installed when they arrive and then I can see what parts I'm missing for the rest of the build.
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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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Those are looking good @rubber_jonnie!

I was always wanting a h/w PC emulator BITD as PC-DITTO was soooo slow...

Maybe I should try PC-DITTO on a fast PC (emulate an ST emulating a PC.... because I can ;) ) or the DFB1X even...
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JezC wrote: 31 Mar 2026 12:48 Those are looking good @rubber_jonnie!
Thanks :)
JezC wrote: 31 Mar 2026 12:48 I was always wanting a h/w PC emulator BITD as PC-DITTO was soooo slow...
I do have 4 spare boards for the PC-Speed build so if anyone is interested then give me a shout.
JezC wrote: 31 Mar 2026 12:48 Maybe I should try PC-DITTO on a fast PC (emulate an ST emulating a PC.... because I can ;) ) or the DFB1X even...
Going for Inception there :)

My daily driver is a Macbook Pro, on which I also run Windows 11 under Parallels Desktop and under that I have run emulators like Hatari etc, so the concept is not unknown to me :)
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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: 31 Mar 2026 09:28 Small addon on for my Evercade EXP-R arrived yesterday @Icky

Of course if you have an older model without tate mode it's a bit irrelevant, but it is surprisingly comfortable to hold.
Oooh, must have a look at that.

Have you seen the new Evercade Nexus - https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/
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rubber_jonnie wrote: 31 Mar 2026 13:06 My daily driver is a Macbook Pro, on which I also run Windows 11 under Parallels Desktop and under that I have run emulators like Hatari etc, so the concept is not unknown to me :)
Similar MacBook Pro with VMWare Fusion to run Linux Mint running Hatari

I have recently been porting my VMWare images over to Proxmox PVE, I built a machine from a X99 motherboard to run all manner of VMs from OS/2 to BeOS etc.
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Also I know you have a Evercade-VS as well have you seen these - https://funstock.co.uk/products/evercad ... controller
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Icky wrote: 31 Mar 2026 20:13
rubber_jonnie wrote: 31 Mar 2026 09:28 Small addon on for my Evercade EXP-R arrived yesterday @Icky

Of course if you have an older model without tate mode it's a bit irrelevant, but it is surprisingly comfortable to hold.
Oooh, must have a look at that.

Have you seen the new Evercade Nexus - https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/
As it goes I hadn't, wish I'd known that was coming out 6 months ago!!!
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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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