I have two spares and I bought four yesterday- I have three MTXs, an Einstein and an MSX.
Should be covered. But still, I guess the 6502 won out in the end...
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- 23 Apr 2024 14:07
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
- Topic: Sad times - Zilog announce Z80 EOL
- Replies: 3
- Views: 38
- 21 Apr 2024 22:00
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
- Topic: Sad times - Zilog announce Z80 EOL
- Replies: 3
- Views: 38
Sad times - Zilog announce Z80 EOL
Saw this today, Zilog have finally brought the Z80 line, in dip packages at least, to a halt from 14th June 2024. https://www.hackster.io/news/zilog-calls-time-on-the-venerable-z80-discontinues-the-standalone-z84c00-cpu-family-723594464754 I have a few new CMOS spares for my Z80 machines, but I gues...
- 24 Mar 2024 23:30
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
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Re: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
That's totally fine with me, Dave.
It's an honour, TBH!
It's an honour, TBH!
- 06 Mar 2024 21:46
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
- Replies: 18
- Views: 621
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...
- 06 Mar 2024 11:08
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
- Replies: 18
- Views: 621
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...
- 06 Mar 2024 10:54
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
- Replies: 18
- Views: 621
- 06 Mar 2024 06:25
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
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- 05 Mar 2024 15:54
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
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- 05 Mar 2024 10:39
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
- Replies: 18
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Re: MFX with a difference
So.... larger FPGA with more on-board RAM leading to a full TMS99xx emulation in the FPGA?
- 05 Mar 2024 06:47
- Forum: MFX
- Topic: MFX with a difference
- Replies: 18
- Views: 621
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.
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.