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Still using the same old version FileMaker database, hosted on MacUSA (nobody is cheaper than they are for FM database hosting, BTW!).

It's what we call KAIZEN (改善) here in Japan. It's not simply a "business philosophy" either, and it extends to engineering and just about anything else you want to "improve." 頑張ってくださいね、Zane! (y)(y)(y)

I bought this 5W 47Ω resistor as an RL62 replacement... https://www.digikey.jp/en/products/detail/koa-speer-electronics-inc/MOS5C470J/15276085 I also bought a Uni-T brand UTi260B thermal camera from Banggood (I also bought their UTZ002 macro lens for it) and am waiting for it to arrive. That...

We need to consider demand from people outside the US too because, well, I am among those folks. :-) If shipping to destinations outside the US costs as much as the item itself, then you'd probably only get demand within the US, except for a rare sale here and there to folks who don't really...

My SE has a pristine and problem-free "SE Reloaded" motherboard which currently has a Levco SuperMac Speedcard (16MHz 68000) installed in the PDS slot. I also have a stock SE motherboard. 4MB of RAM. I have the OLD ROMs & IWM chip. Don't have the new ROMs, unfortunately.

Absolutely incredible, Zane. SE owners worldwide would be nuts NOT to buy the WarpSE, even if they already have another accelerator, mainly because you have address the distorted sound problem! I'm definitely going to make a video about it once they are released. This is ground-breaking work...

I'm afraid I am of no help here. I'm still not fully straight on the technical aspects of how vintage RAM refresh works. I only know the historical tidbits such as the SE being up to 15% faster than the older Mac Plus because the SE video circuits don't use as much processor time for RAM...

@Zane Kaminski That kind of flashing is perfect! Anyone can easily do it, and as you said, you don't need to break apart the Mac at all. WarpSE is turning out to be one THE monumental upgrade board to have! My goodness, this will be amazing. Zane, you're absolutely brilliant!

@Zane Kaminski With my stock SE, I love the old ROMs because I love running the oldest System Software at times. I would never upgrade the ROMs if it meant I would lose that capability. And although I could swap out the two ROM chips and change the IWM to SWIM (a change of 3 chips is required...

With that said, I don't want our "talk about the future" to discourage people from buying what is available right now. "Innovation" is all about 改善 KAIZEN, which is the quest to make something better. That can and should take place. But if we always wait for the future, we will never cease...

Ooooooooooh! Please post some photos, Kay. There are so few on the internet now. Honestly, if a future BlueSCSI v2 could be made smaller with a more expensive 4-layer PCB, and if someone could make a 3D-printable clone of that HitchHiker plastic case so that a smaller BSv2 would fit inside...

The really neat thing about the SpeedCard is the same for Zane's forthcoming accelerator — either can be disabled at cold boot, allowing you to use the SE with its stock 8MHz 68000 processor. The SE/30 is in many ways a better Mac than the SE, so most people with one of those may wonder why...

@Kai Robinson When I first powered on my board, I guess I was blessed or lucky because it bonged and worked fine on the first try. But I do know you had issues getting your board to work initially. Did you ever get the symptoms @iPhil64 is describing — no bong and hissing from the speaker?

A truly lovely build, Philippe! I can't wait to hear the result of your first power-on test! Fingers crossed! 🤞

@YMK Thanks for the detailed info. I have the aforementioned parts on order to upgrade my own CC Analog Board. Just to confirm, how long did you have your CC switch on before you took the Flir temperature measurements? And were you running anything processor intensive or just letting it sit...

Much better than the Levco SuperMac SpeedCard I am using right now, which has the sound problem and doesn't have a fix, and which has a more bothersome method to disable the accelerator. Absolutely fantastic, Zane!

I don't know about everybody else, but I'm extremely excited by this update, Zane! Amazing work!

For CC owners who want to upgrade their own Analog Boards... Replacement Parts List RL62: 47Ω 5W 5% Axial Metal Oxide Resistor — DigiKey | Mouser DL21/22: Remove 2 stock parts and replace with 1pc of 1N5355B 5W 18V Zener — DigiKey | Mouser RL22: 100Ω 5W 5% Axial Metal Oxide Resistor — DigiKey...