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Someone actually paid the asking on this one...

OK - the majority of people who opined went for option 1, so things will stay as they are - those who don't want to see the edit messages (it doesn't mean anything's substantively changed, it's probably just fixing of typos or the like!) - as above, in your control panel there's a "style" you can se...

I, for one, am impressed

Soldered. If you ever remove a chip, and there's space, always stick in a socket - it makes life easier in the future if it goes pop again

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Ahah! If you get under it with a stanley knife it should just peel up (go from the edge of the board, not the middle of the screw).

Just under 5 hours left to opine in this poll!

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Pictures of what you're talking about will really help - can you upload a couple?

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There's no such thing - it's only available as a download, as it was only ported to the Master in the last year

That's an official extension - I'm happy to add it if people want it?

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The only reason to change any caps in the atom is if the video is looking a bit shonky. Or it's broken and a capacitor is the root of the problem :D I will dispel this myth that all old computers must be recapped... :D I think it's put about by people who want to make a quick buck much like roofers ...

I had sticky pads and the lid seemed a better place for it to be louder? I bloody hate hot glue. Sticky pads are a bit less permanent. It was simply an arbitrary decision. Don't read anything into it.

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(See how I get away without edits by making two posts in a row? )

Probably worth having a look at this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15076

I run through commstar, and using the NodeMCU - the basic principles are exactly the same though

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MartinB wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 21, 2018 8:26 pm

Edited at least 6 times because that’s how I’ve always tuned posts for the last 10+ years on here...

Big hugs Martin - every time you're posting at the moment all I can see is rocking Stewie!

For drag soldering I use one that's the BC shape from hakko - I'm sure there's equivalent for your iron: https://www.hakko.com/english/tip_selec ... _bc_c.html

Trichloroethane

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I'm pretty sure TheCorfiot has some SmallyMouse 2's still?

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It looks thoroughly beautiful you're a bit of a wizard (but I've said that before, I'm quite sure)!

Check the voltages coming out of the PSU. And the fuse in the plug. don't fret the mains stuff, just don't touch it whilst it's on, and use a screwdriver with a nice rubber handle to discharge the mains caps after you turn it off...

Weeelll - I don't think it's going to work for you. You definitely need something to convert the signal.


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How exactly are those cables wired? I don't know of any VGA monitors that will accept a composite signal on their inputs, especially not one with a horizontal frequency of 15KHz like the beeb puts out? You need something to actually electrically convert the signal from composite to VGA, e.g.: https:...

I have done the sth one before converting to hfe, but I *think* the latest firmware should auto-pad trunkated SSDs/DSDs? I'm assuming you've spotted: https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13718&start=30#p190521 d. Edit: - Yes, since 0.9.20a https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/releases

Yeah, they're a bit quiet- you can up the volume in the ff.cfg. In so far as the USB configuration, there's very little to know - just drop ssd/dsd/adf files onto the usb stick, and ensure the line host = acorn is in the ff.cfg file :) You can arrange by directory or however you like, and use a FAT ...

The https flash YouTube links work on my phone in chrome, none of the others do.

Yup - you need to use https on those - it's not going to like mixing insecure scripts with secure web pages. Stardot is enforcing https now as it means you can't send your password in plain text, which means that it's less likely to get intercepted and therefore less likely that your personal inform...

tricky wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:11 pm

I've just noticed that all my embedded videos have disappeared since it doesn't seem possible to access our pages with http, only https - I guess I have some editing to do!

Can you link to an example one?

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Wow - good work

The cheapest option is probably the Electron "Elk", and can have most of the beeb add-ons, but I don't really know much about it or the Archimedes range. The elk is "BBC Like" but it really is its own machine - with expansions it can do many similar things, but the hardware is fundamentally differe...

There's a metal plate attached to the drive head by a small piece of foam. The foam deteriorates and the head cover falls off and jams the mechanism. The covers add weight to the heads and it will perform better with them in place. You'll need to work out a replacement for the foam and re-fix ideally.

We don't know if it works yet!

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Not with the setup we've got (believe me, we'd have put it into action and saved the hassle if it did). Also, posts are viewed pretty much instantly by the various feeds that come out of the forum software. The above really are the only two options on offer. To mitigate though, there's an improved d...