You are right re xcode, it's probably that Daniele cannot test on Catalina I suspect. Or that the code is not 64 bit clean. There are quite a few m68k emulators which fail when compiled 64 bit as the original programmers assumed the size of ints, longs and pointers. I wonder how long it will be unt...

It's a pity but Daniele's own Mac is not supported by the new OS and so he cannot build a compatible 64 bit executable :cry: But Xcode has been able to build 64 bit executables for many years. I seem to remember that the 64 bit macOS kernel arrived with Snow Leopard, 10 years ago, and 64 bit only (...

So, no model of a C5 in game then? What a swiz!

Well, a package from the USA cleared in 3 days last week (plus another day for ParcelFarce to pass it on to the delivery office, then another day to pay for the fee). It spend more time in Coventry than it did for the rest of the journey from California.

Does anyone know how long the shipping from New Zeeland to the UK for a vDriveQL might be?

Well, there was no other way to back-up the data from the Microdrives. With the degree of bit rot over the last few years I'm not sure how much longer MDV carts are going to last.

The ones I had were VERY sticky. It was difficult to stop them sticking to the wrong places and not coming off again.

I Anyone tried these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-TRACK-CARTRIDGE-TAPE-FELT-PADS-SELF-ADHESIVE-10-PAIRS/123772003964 Yes. I've successfully re-felted all of my Microdrives using these. The felt is nice high density stuff and holds together well. The blocks are approximately 8mm wide, which is idea...

Well, the ROMs work! But I now need a new keyboard membrane. Oh well.

Order placed with RWAP.

A pair of JS ROMs... stuck in normal expanded polystyrene (no foil), in a polythene bag... in a plastic "Jiffy" bag.

I wonder if the eBay seller could find anything more to generate static electricity to zap them. (A Van-der-Graf generator won't fit in the bag.)

Wish me luck!