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WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 21 Nov 2021 21:28
by arkadiusz.makarenko
I have elk with flaky rom chip, I know it is very long shot, but does maybe have spare/dead elk which would want to break for parts by any chance?
Technically it should be possible just to use 27c256, but neither M27c256 not M27c512 work as expected (init section passes, but when BASIC loads it crashes elk). I suspect some kind of timing issue. with ST chips.
I have ordered AMD and Hitachi 27c256, maybe this would solve the issue, but if by any chance someone had original chip this would work 100%.
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 08:44
by arkadiusz.makarenko
I got offered replacement chip by daveejhitchins from stardot forum. So I will need to just clean this elk and it will be ready to use again. Time to spend some time playing Citadel again.
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 09:07
by rubber_jonnie
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 22 Nov 2021 08:44
I got offered replacement chip by daveejhitchins from stardot forum. So I will need to just clean this elk and it will be ready to use again. Time to spend some time playing Citadel again.
Dave is mega helpful, he's been trying to help me get my ULA replacement board built, but the lack of CPLD has proved a bit of an obstacle!
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 10:28
by arkadiusz.makarenko
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Nov 2021 09:07
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 22 Nov 2021 08:44
I got offered replacement chip by daveejhitchins from stardot forum. So I will need to just clean this elk and it will be ready to use again. Time to spend some time playing Citadel again.
Dave is mega helpful, he's been trying to help me get my ULA replacement board built, but the lack of CPLD has proved a bit of an obstacle!
Is there ULA replacement projekt? Is it open source?
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 10:33
by rubber_jonnie
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 22 Nov 2021 10:28
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Nov 2021 09:07
Dave is mega helpful, he's been trying to help me get my ULA replacement board built, but the lack of CPLD has proved a bit of an obstacle!
Is there ULA replacement projekt? Is it open source?
I believe it is open source, but I managed to get a PCB from Dave a while back, but just can't find the chip I need due to the shortages. Let me see if I can find the link for you, I think it's on GitHub.
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 10:36
by rubber_jonnie
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 12:04
by arkadiusz.makarenko
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 13:39
by rubber_jonnie
Would be great if I could get the parts.
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 17:36
by arkadiusz.makarenko
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Nov 2021 13:39
Would be great if I could get the parts.
Sooner or later this madness will end.
Re: WANTED: Acorn Electron ROM chip
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 18:44
by rubber_jonnie
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 22 Nov 2021 17:36
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Nov 2021 13:39
Would be great if I could get the parts.
Sooner or later this madness will end.
I do hope so!