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Shift838

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  1. I think a new engine with new features and refinements would be very beneficial. Of course, that being said, if there are new features then it would also need to be backwards compatible to run existing TOD games then of course any new TOD games may need a whole new TOD editor.
  2. So, I was thinking today since I got a new laser cutter/engraving device was if I could use it to make a decent single-sided PCB. This was so much easier than the toner transfer method! I wanted to share this experience for all the other DIYers that like to make their own PCB and may have a laser engraver at their disposal. First to let everyone know I purchased the xTool S1 20 watt version diode laser. After some testing I was able to get what looks to be a usable PCB and it passes all continuity test too. Just need to assemble it for a final test. First, I tried to just use a sharpie to color the board and then invert the mirrored image to engrave. But that did not really work that well, so I decided to paint the copper board and use the laser to engrave off the paint that was not going to be traces. Once the paint dried, I put it on bed of my laser engraver, squared it up and got it ready to engrave. I engraved a couple of different mirrored inverted images of a couple of different boards. The laser engraved the paint right off as I wanted it to. See below for the results. I cut the board in 1/2 and put it in the etching solution and left it for probably an hour. Took all the copper off where the paint was engraved off. Using some acetone, I removed the paint from the copper that remained on the board, and I have to say that I am pretty impressed by the results. For anyone that wants to know my engraving settings that I used they are below: xTool S1 20 watt diode laser Selected material 3mm basswood plywood since I was just taking off paint. Power = 60% Speed = 120mm/s Pass = 1 Bitmap mode = grayscale lines per cm = 100 Engraving mode = Bidirectional
  3. if your F18A has normal pins and not tall, which is the case for most for the TI-99 then using a machine socket will not work. This is because the diameter of the normal pins is much smaller than want a machine socket calls for and will not make a proper connection. Your dualwipe socket on the TI could need replaced with a new one if any of the contacts have lost their springy-ness (can't think of the right word).
  4. I have recently puchased a laser engraver/cutter and now offering new items with TI related and custom engraving. RFID Metal Tactical Wallet (shift838.com)
  5. i got rid of Norton and McAfee years ago. I use a Bitdefender box (appliance) to catch all. computer runs so much better without the AV.
  6. let me pull the gbscontrol back out and get it hooked up. I moved it to my ST before I bult a ST2VGA adapter and I changed various settings there to get it to look right. not sure if I have a Geneve setting saved on it or not, if not I will fiddle with it to get the settings and get back to you over this weekend (hopefully)..
  7. can you snap a couple of hi-res photos for me, one of the front of the card (component side) and one of the back of the card please. I'm comparing versions right now.
  8. Which revision of the WHT SCSI do you have?
  9. almost looks like your sync line is not stable and then comes back. I have the same GBSControl device you are using and have used it with no issues on both my Geneve and an Atari ST, wondering if you have an issue with the GBSControl device itself.
  10. I have a working SC1224 RGB Color monitor. $200 PM me if interested, i no longer need this and it is taking up space.
  11. I no longer have an AVPC to do any testing but when I did have the AVPC it was a very simple circuit and produced solid results just with the LM1881. I am using a LM1881 circuit on my Geneve KVM I designed and it works great, but I did have to incorporate a resistor on the CSYNC line heading to the SCART output and 3x220uF electrolytic caps on the RGB lines going to the SCART out to produce a very stable and no screen shake on any colors combinations. csync ---75OHM---output R ----+||----Output G ----+||----Output B ----+||----Output Might want to give that a shot..
  12. I have the V2 boards in stock, they have not been added to the new site yet.
  13. I still have mine too and it still fits!
  14. you did not have to change any wiring, just plugged them in?
  15. correct, I changed it to C and just get a dark blue screen.
  16. I have the F18A enabled on Classic99. Don't see an option for SAMS but if I load the cartridge direct by browsing it works fine.
  17. If I want to put the binary for a standard cartridge (user defined) in the classic99.ini file. what settings do we need to put in? all the ones i have tried do not work yet, but just doing a open does. I tried the below and after selecting it just resets.. [usercart27] ; *** Stevie Editor name="Stevie Editor" rom0=G|6000|2000|mods\stevie2c.bin
  18. There was a mod published years ago and the original owner of the MEGA did it. It works as a keyboard and mouse/joystick controls.
  19. I have updated 3 Geneve 9640s with the WHT Turbo upgrade over the last couple of weeks.
  20. I have updated the IDEV3 manual on my site with the below steps as well. I just loaded a new IDE DSR and set it all up on my Geneve. This is what I did. Ensure your IDE card is set for OFF for SW1 and Gen for SW2. Ensure you have a storage media attached, IDE drive, IDE2CF, IDE2SD, etc. and powered up. Boot Geneve in MDOS 7.42 Put the IDE DSRv15 in DSK1 or DSK2 In MDOS go to the drive that has the DSR disk in it type 'EXEC IDELOAD' Turn the IDE card to the Geneve position (SW1 - center for back switch) After the IDELOAD program loads, press either 1 or 2 for the correct location of the DSRV15 disk. Enter the correct CRU After the DSR loads press option #6 to set the clock and do so, remember the IDE Set clock program accepts military time only. Press Enter Press F9 to exit. Now you must partition your disk before you can save anything. Load up GPL Load up EA module in GPL Press enter for GPL (no need for ROMPAGE) press F7 to execute module Press 5 for Run Program File load up DU2K, should be on the same disk as the IDEDSR v15. After DU2k loads up press '1' to list your devices Press '2' to create partition table. Press '1' for IDE1 (you will see all 4 partition settings now) Press 'C' for change Press '1' for partition #1 Depending on the size of your drive will depend on what you need to put as far as size in hexadecimal format. See below. After inputting your size press Enter If you want more partitions and have the space you can continue by repeating starting at step 2, just change the partition number to 2, 3, or 4. when done press 'S' for save Press '4' for initialize. Press '1' for IDE' Press '1' for IDE1 Enter a volume label and press enter. Press 'Y' when asked to proceed. For additional partitions repeat steps starting at 16 and change to the appropriate IDE device such as IDE2, IDE3, IDE4 (each partition you setup will be a new IDE device #). Partition Table: Sectors HEX Value Number of Sectors Actual Bytes of Storage 00008000 32768 16777216 0000C000 49152 25165824 00010000 65536 33554432 00014000 81920 41943040 00018000 98304 50331648 0001C000 114688 58720256 00020000 131072 67108864 00024000 147456 75497472 00028000 163840 83886080 0002C000 180224 92274688 00030000 196608 100663296 00034000 212992 109051904 00038000 229376 117440512 0003C000 245760 125829120 00040000 262144 134217728 00044000 278528 142606336 00048000 294912 150994944 0004C000 311296 159383552 00050000 327680 167772160 00054000 344064 176160768 00058000 360448 184549376 0005C000 376832 192937984 00060000 393216 201326592 00064000 409600 209715200 00068000 425984 218103808 0006C000 442368 226492416 00070000 458752 234881024 00074000 475136 243269632 00078000 491520 251658240 0007C000 507904 260046848 Loading MDOS You will now need to copy a couple of files to the root of IDE1 to get it to load providing you have MDOS 7.42 and the new Version 2.0 of the Boot EPROM. Copy: LOAD-IDE SYSTEM-SYS These are the bare minimum files you need to boot from the IDE drive. Remember if you have an HFDC in the system it will take about 20-30 seconds to timeout before going to the IDE controller. Congratulations, you now have a bootable IDE on the Geneve!
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