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I'm also interested, I have a bog standard Elk waiting.

Neil

I use a Philips screwdriver for the 3mm holes and one of these for the 4mm and deburring. By hand, not with a drill.

Here’s some quick measurements of my box.

.... or someone could measure their box when they get home from work tonight and post the results here?
(I am volunteering).

Neil.

Good work fella!

Nice work fella

Well hello, fancy seeing you here!

Excellent news. I look forward to some AGD releases for the Elk.

Neil.

oss003 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:47 pm

This Rob Hubbard SID file is the ultimate SID tune ...... download/file.php?id=8067

That is amazing. I wish I had used that on my video!

I finally got around to finishing the AtomSID board that Kees gave me at the Dutch Atomic Techsat in June. I have modified it slightly. I am usung a SwinSID so it runs off 5v making the step-up voltage area of the board redundant, so I cut it off, removed some tracks, made some links, moved some com...

Thanks but I already checked the wiring of the encoder and the switch is working. So I’m thinking it’s either the card setup or actually something wrong with the micro Gotek itself. I was surprised when it turned up in a Jiffy bag. I could try it on a different system and try and rule out the card o...

The little PCB that the encoder sits on is simply for linking the encoder's pins to a 4 pin header. If that helps.

Hi All, I have bought a Micro Gotek by Zaxon from SellMyRetro: https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/micro-gotek-32413 I have dropped a few of Kees' .dsk files on it from the AGD packs for testing but I am not having much luck with it. The connection and jumper details are here http://www.eightb...

Welcome! This is a fantastic forum for info and help.

Your story of abandoning modern gaming and collecting classic 8-bit systems will sound familiar to many here. Although some, like me, may not have tried modern gaming at all. I'm more into the hardware side of things anyway.

anightin wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:20 pm

@Neil did you manage to source a board?

I received one of Kees’ PCBs while at the Dutch Atomic Techsat a few weeks ago.
I’ve almost finished it but I’m on holiday at the moment so everything is on hold and no retro computing of any kind is getting done.

Neil

I paid 33cents each for mine from Reichelt and it was pot luck whether I received, ST, Philips, Fairchild or Samsung.

I received Fairchilds both times and they work fine.

Neil.

It is the one I got and the pcb fits. You need to cut two bits of plastic inside but I think the original one needs that as well. Including the five mounting points, I might add. So it seems to be identical. And I got it from earlier in the thread, so someone already mentioned it there. Excellent! ...

That looks very close. If anyone goes for that, please show us the end result.

Neil.

Tried to order the case but the companies I found thus far charge 15...20 GBP for shipping to NL. Thats 3..4 times the costs of the box. So will look for a "Continental replacement". I saw the same so I ordered from eBay and paid about 2-3 times the value including postage. Not ideal but better tha...

Wow! I haven't checked this thread in a while but I see you've been busy!

...and another one (built for a friend).


Neil.

This sounds great!
I presume we will be able to select the speed?

Neil.

I have been looking at my options for a SID chip and decided not to remove one from a working machine and go for a SwinSID... - It can emulate either 6581 or 8580, selectable with a jumper. - It runs off 5v so does not need a voltage step up circuit/board. - People say it does not sound as good as a...

Thanks Kees,
Checking the connections was my next move but wondered if anyone else had done anything similar.
I didn't ask the last question very well but you knew what I meant and answered perfectly with the address ranges.

Neil.

Hi All, I notice there are two rows of holes for an extra connector on the disk pack PCB. Can I add a connector to this so I can add either my co-pro board or AtomSID inside the disk pack housing and have the other board on PL7? Does the second connector face downwards as we look at it so the extra ...

That disc is covered in mould - I'd recommend not putting in a drive, as it will clog the heads. I found out the hard way. It appears to have damaged the surface, almost pattern like, of two disks so I’ve checked them all and cleaned the heads. When the heads were dirty the disk squeaked while it w...

Looks like an Atom disk pack to the right of your picture :) Well spotted! Yes I got it on Saturday but had to take it to bits yesterday as one of the disks had some dirt on it which transferred to the head and it squeaked and scratched two disks so I had to clean it. F237E0DF-62D2-491B-93E2-D7464D...

Another one lives (building one for a friend).

Thanks Wim for organising another great Atomic Techsat. It was good to see again the people I met last year and also some new faces. Earlier this year I bought an Atom so I was able to contribute and bring it along. However, I spent most of my time talking to other people and looking at the amazing ...

etaoin wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:54 am

Lucky they didn't over-package the CLPD then.

They’ve done the same for me!
I suppose it reduces their waste bill by sending it to customers.


Neil.