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by gunrock
24 Mar 2024 23:30
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 168975

Re: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread

That's totally fine with me, Dave.

It's an honour, TBH!
by gunrock
06 Mar 2024 21:46
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

[has a quick check of the Dev MTX] There's only 6 labled chips: The 3 system ROMs The motherboard PAL replacement, currently the MTX500 GAL is fitted, there's a MTX512 version too. The MFX GAL, that has the 512K standard version fitted, there's a 384K version for Magrom compatibility testing. The M...
by gunrock
06 Mar 2024 11:08
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

And why look at a different FPGA board? Down to me I’m afraid . . . . . I’ve had lots of problems with procuring the Cyclone Ii boards. There were shortages on the back of the Covid thing, but availability is improving. The biggest issue though is the variable quality of the boards from the Chinese...
by gunrock
06 Mar 2024 10:54
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

Martin A wrote: 05 Mar 2024 18:17 The bright yellow labels are a bit subtle I guess ....
True, but you mad tinkerers stick labels on anything and everything :lol:
by gunrock
06 Mar 2024 06:25
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

Dave wrote: 05 Mar 2024 16:00
Did your head grow heavy too?

Did you have to stop for the night ? :lol:
Actually, I was more thinking of the Boy Scout/Army song 'The Quartermaster's Store':
My eyes are dim, I cannot see
I left my specs in the WC
by gunrock
05 Mar 2024 15:54
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

Martin A wrote: 05 Mar 2024 12:21 * did you notce the non standard roms on the MTX ?
I did not. That photo was too indistinct and my eyes grow dim... :lol:
by gunrock
05 Mar 2024 10:39
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

So.... larger FPGA with more on-board RAM leading to a full TMS99xx emulation in the FPGA?
by gunrock
05 Mar 2024 06:47
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

Let's recap the clues:

You have a custom ROM that does away with Retro mode.
There's an FPGA dev board plugged into it that has a ribbon cable coming out of it, but I don't see where it connects.

Going to need more to go on, Martin, as this Sherlock is struggling.
by gunrock
05 Mar 2024 06:34
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX with a difference
Replies: 18
Views: 367

Re: MFX with a difference

You haven't a hope in hell of getting the case back together?
by gunrock
14 Feb 2024 14:36
Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
Topic: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.
Replies: 8
Views: 320

Re: Newfangled Discord "server" set up.

I'm in. Well done.

Not sure I'm a fan of so many channels, but I really dislike Facebook (not the content that is posted in our group, just Facebook's interface, reliability and overall agenda), so maybe Discord will replace that over time.