Badwolf wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 3:53 pm PiStorm

sporniket wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 2:25 pm ... and PLD limited size of gateware (as "all logic element used")

Have you been reading my posts again

Badwolf wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 12:42 pm ...and then you have to consider DMA.

..and PLD delays

In which case, how about your older 16MHz accelerators (v1 or v1.5 etc.)? And I was trying to avoid that discussion as well :lol: But it is a similar problem. Is there any use in spending time on that series making it work with flashy when there is the DSTB1 in active development for people which i...

The one booster which is guaranteed to work with those will be the SEC booster? If so, that's fine too! I think any booster can be made to work, but its getting into multiple variations of similar stuff. When the market is sub 10pcs sold on any one project, it's not really worth doing everything. I...

As to with/without RAM, that basically depends on what it would work with (I mean if there was a TF536 installed, would they both work...or if it has the TOS 2.06 decoder/accelerator or even a DSTB1 etc.) Kinda a whole bucket of problems for another day those.. Problem is the TF536 isn't a official...

stephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 8:52 pm I don't know of any retail electronic component shops any more, with both Maplin and Tandy gone.

I think there's a few like rapid, ESR, Cricklewood etc...dotted about but only odd shops.

troed wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 7:30 pm I do believe it will take a lot of time for you to save the same amount on electricity costs

Yeah, cheaper to leave the TV on

Maybe someone can video the event for all us slackers ?

I have seen that problem many times. I think the bottom line is that heads are likely out of alignment on the drive. I don't think this is really fixable though unfortunately.

I kind of got tired of those problems. So these days I use a MPF920 on my PC and ST to ensure things actually work.