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All this talk of PETs and comments like "GRRRRRRREAT!" make me wonder if a honey monster or large animated sugar puff are going to invade the forum

In the unlikely event that I find some free time to play with, sorry scientifically test my REMEMOrizer with the various LCD and CRT VGA monitors that I have available to me. Then I will check the compatibility and list the results. Now, don't get excited, and no holding of breath. The only retro machines that I have found time to power up in the last few weeks have been an Acorn BBC B to test some 6502 CPUs and a Acorn RiscPC700 to recharge its internal back-up battery

Also manuals and specifications are not likely to be forthcoming as (1) a lot are second hand and (2) most of those that I bought new did not have much of a manual, so said document was filed along with all the other useless, err, modern folded papers, err manuals in the loft somewhere (or was it the back of the garage ). Typically I do have a good manual for one, but that is a proper old CRT multi-sync and needs repairing (if I keep it).

The good news is that the MTX replacement PSU development work has made it back to the top of the electronics "to do" list (getting the heating controller repaired has been successful, strange how that knocked everything else down to make it the priority ).

Mark

Hi Dave

PET? What PET?

Surely you mean this beastie...

Is that wishful thinking?

- I thought you were not getting that eyesore yet?

regards
Dave

Hmm... Grumble grumble grumble.. Fair point.. Same VDP.. much more comprehensive hardware.. Z80 micro developer's tool of choice.. Etc etc.. plus I get to see all the lines on its matching monitor, har!

It's at my bro's house right now. All I have to do is go pick it up. But it's a 2 hr drive and I only have access to the car on Sunday.

We'll see if it has a better keyboard than the MTX it's certainly bigger, has a bigger footprint than the PET. Will it even fit on my desk??

I managed to grab a (very rare) SD card interface for it. Like REMemorizer but without 80 columns, sadly.

And did I tell you there is a version of The Source for it? Why, it could be the Memotech's ugly sister!

Dave

I have for another old monitor to try with REMemorizer. It's a Dell E153FPf and it works OK.

I do notice some interference in the middle of the screen; not sure if it's the monitor, cable or REMemorizer but it's good for now.

Cheers

JonB