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Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:07 am
by vanpeebles
QJumpJon wrote:Can't promise I can remember much about it! But it's worth a go...

Cheers

Jonathan
Welcome to the forum! :)

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:16 am
by mk79
QJumpJon wrote:Can't promise I can remember much about it! But it's worth a go...

Cheers

Jonathan
Oh wow, yes please! I've been the main maintainer of the PE after Tony left, nudging it into the exciting world of 65536 colours, alpha blending and windows that still refresh in the background :-D And I've read your name sooooo often in the source code :-)
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Cheers, Marcel

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:19 am
by mk79
QJumpJon wrote:Well, I originally drew it, but then TF took Minerva over so technically I guess it's Tony's shout these days. Is he still about?
Still going strong, yes. He even resuscitated his mailbox QL recently for me to look for the Hermes source codes, but alas no luck. They seem to be confined to Lau's vault.

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:52 am
by Pr0f
mk79 wrote:
QJumpJon wrote:Well, I originally drew it, but then TF took Minerva over so technically I guess it's Tony's shout these days. Is he still about?
Still going strong, yes. He even resuscitated his mailbox QL recently for me to look for the Hermes source codes, but alas no luck. They seem to be confined to Lau's vault.
Would that be for SuperHermes as well ?

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:00 pm
by mk79
Pr0f wrote:
mk79 wrote:
QJumpJon wrote:Well, I originally drew it, but then TF took Minerva over so technically I guess it's Tony's shout these days. Is he still about?
Still going strong, yes. He even resuscitated his mailbox QL recently for me to look for the Hermes source codes, but alas no luck. They seem to be confined to Lau's vault.
Would that be for SuperHermes as well ?
Same guy, soooo... maybe? As long as the vault remains closed it could contain the original bible scrolls for all it matters, we still don't get them ;)

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:02 pm
by XorA
mk79 wrote:
Pr0f wrote:
mk79 wrote:Still going strong, yes. He even resuscitated his mailbox QL recently for me to look for the Hermes source codes, but alas no luck. They seem to be confined to Lau's vault.
Would that be for SuperHermes as well ?
Same guy, soooo... maybe? As long as the vault remains closed it could contain the original bible scrolls for all it matters, we still don't get them ;)
*buys Marcel an Indiana Jones hat and whip*

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:07 pm
by mk79
QJumpJon wrote:
Derek_Stewart wrote:There is a way to not have the Eprom legs bent out, just needs the PCB altered to suit.
Really? Pretty sure we "wouldn't do it just just for fun"... (points for getting the quote there)
Only if you separate the outgoing pins from the Eprom pins like Chr$ did here https://www.ebay.de/itm/203613323341... and that only works if you have enough space, for QL-SD for example it wasn't an option.

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:52 pm
by mk79
XorA wrote:*buys Marcel an Indiana Jones hat and whip*
I'm not going to fight Minerva Jesus :-D

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:58 pm
by tofro
mk79 wrote:separate the outgoing pins from the Eprom pins like Chr$ did here https://www.ebay.de/itm/203613323341...
That picture BTW triggers my "dodgy solder joint" alert.

Re: Still possible to get Minerva ROM

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:04 pm
by Pr0f
you can use those right angle pin headers on the underside, and surface solder the socket on the top of the board or displace it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192214611566 ... Sw1~JZPeEe

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143201813106 ... SwaXRcplig