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I have a A5000 board that won't boot with battery damage and also what looks like electrolytic cap damage from the SMT ones, looking at the pic looks like a sort of trickily substance there not quite battery damage. Have a look at the cap's.

I would be interested in one, what would be realy useful too would be the addition of the RTC clock chip with a 2032 coin cell on as most A7000's are ravaged with battery acid, which usually takes out this and the IDE data lines, floppy usually survives as routed a different away from the zone of do...

What is the "Lee Smith" case? He is a new youtuber, has a army of 3D printers, retro computer nerd, fixer of machines, smart cookie, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4343777 , a modular case design which can be printed in chunks that fit a 205x205 bed size without supports and bolted tog...

The Lee Smith Case would be one way to provide a modular case for those that want a case and have a 3D Printer, which could fit different keyboards with the look and size of the Atom. I've had a Acorn Electron 3D scanned by a local company as do CAD work for them and they have a scanner, could ask t...

Hi All I was wondering is there a list that shows which Acorn Electron games that support the Slogger/Atari Joystick Adapter?. So far all i have found is:- MicroPower - Gauntlet. Which after nearly 35 years after playing it the orginally, I have managed to get onto the high score table, mind you usi...

Hi all The power supply in one of my RiscPC's seems to have died, was using it and the supply just died, well stopped working, been a bit temperamental, not opened it yet to have a look, just wondering if anyone else has had the same issue?. From reading the stardot forums, to look at the bridge rec...

Hi Ian

I would like to purchase another 3 RGBtoHDMI board kits.

Thanks

Mark

I wasted several hours with my 3D printer but I couldn't get anything printed. It managed twice to start printing but after 5-10 minutes there was no filament coming out of the nozzle so printing failed. Even manual extrude of filament didn't work. So I guess my printer is ready for the garbage bin...

This is a very good start, looks great already =D> Well the frist working prototype of the case is here. With Logo and holes for LED's. Stl file attached. Printed in Cream PLA. The case doesn't have any clips to keep it together, but is a slight interfereance fit on the pegs inside. Need to buy a d...

[quote=mr-macrisc post_id=297361 time=1606062597 user_id=11310] Do we know if anyone on here can print a case for these boards? Happy to pay as have no way to make a case myself. Thanks [/quote] Working on it, started on the back part, a few gotchas on the way so far but enjoying the design, using F...

Hi Roland

Put me down for one.

Thanks Mark

From my recent experiments in getting 32bit Acorn kit online is the level of expectation in what you are trying achieve. I got my A5000 online using a Wifi modem, from Simultant was the company, found it on ebay, pretends to be a modem as such and uses a Hayes command set, so basically you can telne...

thecellartroll wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:51 pm

Is it serial to WiFi?

It is a Serial to WiFi, from Simultant works ok.

Hi All Just something as an experiment on getting the A5000 on wifi, of sorts, Bought a Wifi Dongle on Ebay, connected it up and it worked!, see picture below. Connected to a few BBS's, using Hearsay2, one thing could only get the max baud rate to 19200, can the A5000 do higher 115200?. Next steps s...

Hi Roland

I would like one as well, saw the talk, if you have any left.

Thanks

Mark

Holding a numeric keypad key during power-up changes the monitor type to that value - a quick and easy way to get an Arc to deal with a monitor when you can't see what's going on. I expect you'll want monitor type 0, 3 or 4. https://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/Monitor%20Types Hi Ian ...

Thanks for the tip, bought a BL702A from Amazon for 94.99, works a treat on the A420/1 and the RiscPC, 1280x1024 for the the latter really nice picture too. Mark Brilliant - thanks for reporting back! Great little monitors those. Hi Daniel A quick question about this monitor, a good monitor, works ...

Hi Ian

Can you put me down for:-

2 x RGBtoHDMI kit
1 x Analog board kit

Thanks

Mark

I can buzz out the missing links if people are interested, I would like to learn KiCad but the day job limits my time. The Sound Expansion v3 cartridge maps the ROM to bank 13, using the OE2 line. Could you let me know which bank(s) the v2 ROM is mapped to? Same as V3 13, screen shot using the plus...

The best start is indeed minimum configuration. Then take out the IC's one by one and clean the IC legs and socket before putting it back. Next step is to check if the +5V is available on the IC's and eg pin 1 and 31 op PL6/7. Also switching the 2114's will help if one is broken. Is your Atom still...

Maybe you can get some inspiration from another topic with similar problems: https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=18020&start=150 Especially focus on the power supply (do all the IC's get their 5V (+/- 5%) and the behaviour of the CPU. What equipment do you have for measuring ...

If you've the patience (?) perhaps replace all the white sockets! They seem to be of very poor quality! Dave H. Hi Dave The machine looks in a very clean original situation, no wires on the other side, i have a feeling that the CPU was from another machine but dated from 1980 i think, need to check...

Hi All Looking for some advice on bringing my Atom back to life, i had another go last night, took the Atom back to minimum spec, from looking at the forums here. Still now joy same pattern on screen, one thing i did notice if i touched the 8255 IC i would get some noise as if there was a bad connec...

Hi All I was asked today for some info on the Project Expansions Sound Cartridge for the Acorn Electron, as i have one from when i bought it new in the late 80's, for future posterity and for those who want to replicate this. Here are some pictures and information that i have. Attached are some imag...

I would like to also attend

Mark

marcusjambler wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:23 pm

Press the Break key

I did, nothing happened, other than some noise sometimes, CTRL G tried that nothing, will investigate keyboard contacts.

Well, fitted the two links and put a new power socket in, powered the old girl up and no beep, but got a randon assortment of characters on the screen, see below, any ideas to look for?. Seems to be the exact randomness everytime it re-boots... Next steps pop out the IC's and de-ox the sockets and t...

Hi nice Atom... =D> Yes I do have a Seikosha GP-80M printer... :D But sadly I never did manage to get suitable/fitting paper for it... :( Greetings, Wim... :-) I've got one of those that I received as part of a job lot. It uses eight-inch fan-fold paper, as opposed to the more common ten-inch varie...

Recomendations for power supplys?, none came with it so look to fit LK6/7 and use a 5V Regulated one. Congrats on your new Atom! I couldn't find a power supply with the right connector for my Atom - so I replaced the connector and used one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-4A-AC-DC-Switching-...

Hi All Just acquired an Atom to add to the other Acorn kit and wonder what you could tell me about it and what to check before seeing if it works. Case looks in good nick, needs a good wash not too much yellowing, came in the orginal Poly, with the manuals and some other pamplets anyone have a Acorn...