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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Just realised that the willem software is designed for 64-bit systems and mine is a 32. I'm going to try recompiling it for 32, but I... -
BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.With retrospect you did indeed, but comparing its £100+ price tag I simply cannot afford to spend that much on hardware I'll only use...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Aha, as a matter of fact I was about to do exactly that - unsurprisingly, had some issues with it! I managed to find a windows XP...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.The unit arrived the other day and yes indeed, it seems to have a setting for the needed 25V. However, I foolishly assumed that the USB...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Aha, funnily enough that's exactly the configuration I got as a "shot in the dark" second hand off a marketplace seller the other day...
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Bow, I just noticed said you don't have a programmer to program the 2716 or 2516 which takes a programming voltage of 25V. An old... -
BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Bless you sir that's a very kind offer, but I'm in the UK and shipping would be absolutely extortionate. Nonetheless, I greatly...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.I should mention, I have no clue if they work, but I doubt they've come to any harm in an IC draw stuffed away in the back of a cupboard...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.I managed to find some 2716s in the back of the cupboard, but for the life of me can't find the pinout of the edit rom anywhere online...
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It replaces the EDIT ROM (base address $E000). The reason for this is that this device is generally in a socket - whereas the others...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.That seems sensible. Does the PETTEST fit into one of the empty sockets or does it replace an existing ROM, so I know which socket to...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Oh neat, I thought the pinouts of 27 series was incompatible, glad I was wrong. I'll be back at work on Tuesday, I'll see if any of them...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Alrighty, I assume that'll need some EPROMs then - do you have any advice as to which kind I should look for? Not sure if I said it...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.I just did the above, and found two sockets which weren't making dependable continuity and I didn't trust them. I replaced both sockets...
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BowmakerFox replied to the thread Commodore PET 4008 with strange issues?.Sorry for the massively belated response, been wildly busy at work... I just tested the continuity of the pins on every socketed IC, two...
