Recent content by phunguss

Not sure if os9 will see that dongle without some kind of driver.

The A1016 is Bluetooth 1.1 (5.1 should be backward compatible), so it should work in theory, as long as MacOS can see that Bluetooth dongle. What versions of MacOS will you be running?

Seems like a lot of flux on the back of that board (namely the back of the sockets). Please clean with some IPA, as flux can be corrosive and attract dust/dirt/debris that could impact electrical signals.

I found this an interesting read. https://pcbcool.com/technical-guides/pcb-trace-length-matching-guide/

Use a piece of rubber hose, a couple of straws taped together, or a cardboard tube from a paper towel roll (cut it lengthwise and roll it smaller then tape). All non-conductive.

Those drives are identical, those are only labels to help you identify them to the computer. Much like early DOS machines had drive A: and B:.

You could probably get a Double-Pole-Double-Throw switch and wire it so you could switch from original PAL to NTSC and back (one pole-throw for the pin1, and one pole-throw for the 4.433 or 3.58 crystals).

I would replace both the inverters and the CCFL with LED units. Please see this thread.

Nice find! I don't have one myself, so I can't give any advice.

Worked for me. I just received mine with the X print as well as a smaller actual Apple knockoff. I wish they would have tucked it inside the cardboard instructions instead of just mashing it into the carton. Regardless, I will take it.

Sorry, I have no experience with FloppyEMU.

The CF interface? YES, CF is still used in many retro adapters because it is primarily the same as IDE with extra pins. I use CF to IDE adapters in lots of laptops, some desktops, and even in some iPods. I still have many Canon EOS DSLR cameras that use the CF format.

I think you would be better sticking with the CF card. I see from the mfr website, they don't have an v2.0 card info. They dropped the IDE interface on the CFFA3000 board, so hold on to it in case you want to go that route some day. You can always use the IDE with an IDE SSD as well.

I can't tell from the photos, if it is light reflection or jpeg artifacts, but the lower half of the board seems to be covered in a lot of flux. Some flux is conductive and corrosive. From the CPU down to the external connectors looks pretty covered to me. Get some IPA and a toothbrush or...

Dang! That is really honey glazed. Pink Flyod would be aghast. I usually just use a long needle-nose pliers to pull at it little by little. I guess it depends on how hard the stuff is. I have seen soft silicone stuff and super hard cement stuff.