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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9308 |
I'm very pleased to hear you got it sorted. I expect I was not the only one scratching their head - besides you - trying to understand why something that does work, won't work. As you are happy with the soldering, all I can think of is that perhaps the contacts on the original SD card socket were dirty or otherwise not making contact somehow, someway, as once you replaced it.... Good work, and congrats on not giving up. We see many newcomers just give up and say it doesn't work or something, and won't bother to persevere as you have. Well done.   Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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Strider Newbie  Joined: 13/03/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 15 |
I don't give up easily. I love building retro and "homebrew" projects, like the last big one I did, my own Z80-MBC2. Just a tiny bit more complicated and involved, but a pure joy to do and use! Warning, it's a 4 part post.   Anyway, now I can start on my DIY "proto board"PicoMite version, inspired by the "Explaining Computers" version on YouTube.  Again, THANK YOU! A classic geek! Expert at nothing, professional hobbyist! My Projects My Social |
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nbrok Regular Member  Joined: 13/02/2023 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 60 |
Pleased to hear that you solved it... and sorry for the confusing answer I gave, but I didn't know that the VGA version is different than the normal version. I've learned something also  Off topic: I see you've build the sbc2, it's a nice thing and coming from Italy. The seller and the maker are nice guys they give good support. I develop my (retro) computers by my self and sometimes I buy kits from others to support their work. Here my latest creation (6809 computer):  Edited 2023-03-15 17:28 by nbrok Greetings, Nick de pe1goo |
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Mixtel90 Guru  Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 6814 |
I built the original Z80-MBC 4-chip CP/M computer some time ago - using Vero Wire. It has two "drives". :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| Strider Newbie Joined: 13/03/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 15 |
That's awesome! I've was tinkering with the idea of designing my own Z80 homebrew when I discovered the MBC2 and it was everything, and more, that I wanted to do. The projects creator is indeed a nice guy, I reached out to him for help getting Catchum and Ladder working correctly on his "Uterm", and he was kind enough to send me the files he used with the custom config to work on it! I really enjoyed building/modifying the MBC2 to fit my design ideas. I got into computing in 1981 and missed out on much of the earlier computers like the Altair and SWTP, so I wanted to build a CP/M machine to play around with for my own enjoyment. The end result is a MBC2/Uterm combo modified to fit in a retro inspired enclosure that I can play around on. The image below is what is inside the case pictured above. I designed and printed supports to fit the case, came up with a front/rear panel layout, designed and printed the vinyl front panel cover, and moved the LED's and buttons to it. I really like how it turned out.  A classic geek! Expert at nothing, professional hobbyist! My Projects My Social |
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| Strider Newbie Joined: 13/03/2023 Location: United StatesPosts: 15 |
Since you were all so helpful, I had to post the final result of my PicoMite VGA build #1. Thanks again for all the help!    A classic geek! Expert at nothing, professional hobbyist! My Projects My Social |
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