What did you buy today. - Page 60

Predseda · 19 March 2010, 09:38

Soldering station plus other equipment, that finally allow me to fix cables, old half-working joystick and other electronic stuff.

Supamax · 19 March 2010, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Predseda

Soldering station plus other equipment, that finally allow me to fix cables, old half-working joystick and other electronic stuff.

Soldering only, or even desoldering?

alexh · 19 March 2010, 23:32

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Originally Posted by asm1

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Originally Posted by alexh

2 x Atari Falcon SIMM adapter cards from DJBase

Off to get mine sorted tomorrow

I would recommend that if you buy one you pay extra for one with a known working SIMM as I have been unable to get mine to work with any 16Mbyte SIMMS that I own.

You should also know that DJBase's card uses angled SIMM connectors which when fitted prevents the floppy disk drive metal sheilding being replaced.

alexh · 20 March 2010, 02:12

Turns out that the 16Mbyte SIMM must have 8 * 4Mx4 chips to work and _not_ 8 * 2Mx8. Unfortunately the vast majority of mine are 2Mx8.

I've found one compatible one... now I need to find another

Dimlow · 20 March 2010, 08:26

Well yesterday a bought a 100Mhz Rigol Scope, Well no i didnt, really i have only got the 50Mhz version the DS1052E , but i hacked the scopes serial number and model number and now it runs just like the more expensive ds1102E. Its now has the full bandwidth of 100Mhz. Very simple to do.

If you want a cheep 100Mhz scope id say grab a DS1052E now before Rigol get wise to this and modify the firmware or hardware to stop this. The boards for both scopes are the same, it was just the software that was holding it back. If you want more info on this, check out the EEVBlog forums. Hack a day also posted this but they were a little too fast to publish. As the hardware hack they show, only opens the bandwidth of the scope, so software is still limited by the mod shown there. If you do the soft mod it changes everything. ie the bandwidth is now open and the time base can now go down to 2nS.

Buying this scope saved me a lot of dosh.

If you like i will post a how to.

@ZETRO, NOW ITS TIME FOR YOU TO BUY THAT SCOPE!!!!

alexh · 20 March 2010, 09:51

Nice but did you pay anywhere near the RRP of $550? 1Mbyte capture RAM sounds awfully small. My logic analyser has some oscilloscope functions but it is not particularly good.

My old analog Tektronix 465b 100MHz 2-channel scope (cost £10 at a car boot) was pretty good and work used to recalibrated it for me if I took it in when they were doing all the others. Not seen it since the last house move

It must be underneath something.

PowerPie5000 · 24 March 2010, 04:00

I bought a few Xbox 360 games for just £5 each from my local Blockbuster store:

Resident Evil 5
Gears of War 2
Afro Samurai

Dimlow · 24 March 2010, 09:23

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Originally Posted by alexh

Nice but did you pay anywhere near the RRP of $550? 1Mbyte capture RAM sounds awfully small. My logic analyser has some oscilloscope functions but it is not particularly good.

My old analog Tektronix 465b 100MHz 2-channel scope (cost £10 at a car boot) was pretty good and work used to recalibrated it for me if I took it in when they were doing all the others. Not seen it since the last house move

It must be underneath something.

Well i paid around £230 inc postage, i posted in the thread some time ago, can't remember exactly when, but i gave the price then. I still have a 400Mhz HP scope but its just not as portable as the Rigol, Thats one of its benefits the rigol is only 2.5kg as opposed to 10.5 kg for the tek you have. I use the scope as a scope and the LA as the LA it works better that way and i dont have to worry too much about the Memory of the scope. in fact 1Mb is ample for the scope.

26 March 2010, 13:05

This for 12 quid at my local Gamestation. It's minty (never ignore the window displays).

I now have both Ltd Ed Fallout 3 packs.

Predseda · 26 March 2010, 13:37

Mr Blobby and Arabian nights.

dlfrsilver · 26 March 2010, 21:10

Bought lately Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting and Undercover Cops, the legendary beatem'up from IREM engineering :P the whole lot for 170 bucks shipping included

prowler · 26 March 2010, 23:05

I've just won this Power Computing XL external floppy drive to give my Amiga 1200s compatibility with 1.76MB floppy disks at last!

PowerPie5000 · 27 March 2010, 01:19

I bought a big tube of lube

Well it's actually teflon grease for my old fat PS2's DVD drive

Predseda · 27 March 2010, 21:06

Fiat Ritmo car wreck.

cosmicfrog · 27 March 2010, 22:11

so it was you bidding on that prowler LOL & hehehehehheeh

prowler · 27 March 2010, 22:34

Ah, so it was you, Cosmic, who pushed the price up so high!

viddi · 27 March 2010, 22:46

Poor prowler.
I hope you still have money left for "Seedless life".

prowler · 27 March 2010, 22:49

Hi viddi,

Of course!

And I'm eagerly checking every evening for the new samples...

viddi · 27 March 2010, 22:53

Oh! Well, sorry for the delay.
They will be online very soon. But you´ll get the newsletter anyway.

prowler · 27 March 2010, 22:56

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Originally Posted by viddi

They will be online very soon. But you´ll get the newsletter anyway.

Thanks, mate!

20 March 2010, 08:26	#1185
Dimlow Likes to be thought of as Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent,UK Age: 55 Posts: 529	Well yesterday a bought a 100Mhz Rigol Scope, Well no i didnt, really i have only got the 50Mhz version the DS1052E , but i hacked the scopes serial number and model number and now it runs just like the more expensive ds1102E. Its now has the full bandwidth of 100Mhz. Very simple to do. If you want a cheep 100Mhz scope id say grab a DS1052E now before Rigol get wise to this and modify the firmware or hardware to stop this. The boards for both scopes are the same, it was just the software that was holding it back. If you want more info on this, check out the EEVBlog forums. Hack a day also posted this but they were a little too fast to publish. As the hardware hack they show, only opens the bandwidth of the scope, so software is still limited by the mod shown there. If you do the soft mod it changes everything. ie the bandwidth is now open and the time base can now go down to 2nS. Buying this scope saved me a lot of dosh. If you like i will post a how to. @ZETRO, NOW ITS TIME FOR YOU TO BUY THAT SCOPE!!!! Last edited by Dimlow; 20 March 2010 at 08:37.

20 March 2010, 09:51	#1186
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,466	Nice but did you pay anywhere near the RRP of $550? 1Mbyte capture RAM sounds awfully small. My logic analyser has some oscilloscope functions but it is not particularly good. My old analog Tektronix 465b 100MHz 2-channel scope (cost £10 at a car boot) was pretty good and work used to recalibrated it for me if I took it in when they were doing all the others. Not seen it since the last house move It must be underneath something. Last edited by alexh; 20 March 2010 at 09:57.

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19 March 2010, 09:38	#1181
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,577	Soldering station plus other equipment, that finally allow me to fix cables, old half-working joystick and other electronic stuff.

20 March 2010, 02:12	#1184
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,466	Turns out that the 16Mbyte SIMM must have 8 * 4Mx4 chips to work and _not_ 8 * 2Mx8. Unfortunately the vast majority of mine are 2Mx8. I've found one compatible one... now I need to find another

24 March 2010, 04:00	#1187
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	I bought a few Xbox 360 games for just £5 each from my local Blockbuster store: Resident Evil 5 Gears of War 2 Afro Samurai

26 March 2010, 13:05	#1189
mancalledSun Posts: n/a	This for 12 quid at my local Gamestation. It's minty (never ignore the window displays). I now have both Ltd Ed Fallout 3 packs.

26 March 2010, 13:37	#1190
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,577	Mr Blobby and Arabian nights.

26 March 2010, 21:10	#1191
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,511	Bought lately Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting and Undercover Cops, the legendary beatem'up from IREM engineering :P the whole lot for 170 bucks shipping included

26 March 2010, 23:05	#1192
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	I've just won this Power Computing XL external floppy drive to give my Amiga 1200s compatibility with 1.76MB floppy disks at last!

27 March 2010, 01:19	#1193
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	I bought a big tube of lube Well it's actually teflon grease for my old fat PS2's DVD drive

27 March 2010, 21:06	#1194
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,577	Fiat Ritmo car wreck.

27 March 2010, 22:11	#1195
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	so it was you bidding on that prowler LOL & hehehehehheeh

27 March 2010, 22:34	#1196
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Ah, so it was you, Cosmic, who pushed the price up so high!

27 March 2010, 22:46	#1197
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,015	Poor prowler. I hope you still have money left for "Seedless life".

27 March 2010, 22:49	#1198
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	Hi viddi, Of course! And I'm eagerly checking every evening for the new samples...

27 March 2010, 22:53	#1199
viddi Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 4,015	Oh! Well, sorry for the delay. They will be online very soon. But you´ll get the newsletter anyway.

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