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by stephen_usher
02 Sep 2024 20:56
Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Topic: Hello from Finland
Replies: 20
Views: 4611

Re: Hello from Finland

Even brand new RIFA smoke generators can go pop, so the ones in the FDX will go soon as it's not the number of hours which they run for which is it issue but their age.

You can replace them with modern polythene X2 capacitors and they'll be fine forever.
by stephen_usher
12 Apr 2024 13:19
Forum: MEMU
Topic: MEMU (not only) on Pico
Replies: 25
Views: 50938

Re: MEMU (not only) on Pico

Wayland supports X11, so no need to change. If the emulator interfaces with the standard UNIX/Linux serial ports then I guess you don't need GPIO, unless people want to use the emulator as a systems development platform for external device control instead of using Python. :-) (Or with Atari Joystic...
by stephen_usher
13 Mar 2024 00:13
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Topic: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.
Replies: 8
Views: 8046

Re: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.

Hopefully the new one one expire.
by stephen_usher
14 Feb 2024 14:54
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Topic: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.
Replies: 8
Views: 8046

Re: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.

Yeah, like Facebook the posts are ephemeral, but at least there are different themed "channels" like in IRC, so it's more general chit-chat than reference material, which is what the forum is ideal for.

I've been looking to see if I can add a link to the forum but I've not found one yet.
by stephen_usher
14 Feb 2024 13:04
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Topic: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.
Replies: 8
Views: 8046

Newfangled Discord "server" set up.

Just in case you crazy people want a newfangled chat thingy I've set up a Discord server for you all to join:

https://discord.gg/mXnNM3QN

Other machines have them so why not the Memotech?
by stephen_usher
14 Feb 2024 12:34
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Topic: eBay: It's going nuts again.
Replies: 3
Views: 5266

eBay: It's going nuts again.

I see the prices on eBay are going nuts again.

Who would ever pay £250 for this wreck? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145564031228

And £850 for an admittedly OK looking machine? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296212960863

And I see the Pascal ROMPAK is still on sale for ~£500.

*sigh*
by stephen_usher
14 Feb 2024 12:30
Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Topic: New Memotech user
Replies: 26
Views: 30376

Re: New Memotech user

Thanks for the info Dave. Obviously there were two batches and Fubata did two sets of key moulds.
by stephen_usher
21 Jan 2024 01:59
Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Topic: New Memotech user
Replies: 26
Views: 30376

Re: New Memotech user

I did warn you that as it had the old keyboard that it was probably a 32K machine that had a RAM board. It's 4000-04 which also means it's a relatively early system. I wasn't aware that the keyboard font was an indication it was an earlier machine? I have seen them of 512s2's. Until I had my two sy...
by stephen_usher
20 Jan 2024 10:31
Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
Topic: New Memotech user
Replies: 26
Views: 30376

Re: New Memotech user

I did warn you that as it had the old keyboard that it was probably a 32K machine that had a RAM board.

Easy to fix though. Replace the PAL, swap the memory and change a jumper and it's a true 512.