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Re: [Techtoolslist] Fluke on Mario Bros.
by David Shoemaker 20 Apr '18

20 Apr '18

Looking at the manual for the Z80QT pod and the schematic I think I am getting an expected result. I hooked up the pod and hit BUS to run the bus test. I immediately get back CTL ERR showing 00000010 this is the HALT line. Looking at the schematic it appears HALT and INT are both tied together and pulled high. So the fluke can't exercise that line. Any way to ignore that error and verify the rest of the bus test? Oh and according the manual maximum clock frequency is 8.0 mhz. Does that mean this pod support Z80A/B/C ? From: David Shoemaker [mailto:davids@oz.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:38 PM To: 'Technical Tools Mail List' Subject: Fluke on Mario Bros. Anyone know if you can use either the base z80 pod or the z80qt pod on Mario bros? I know it uses the Z80A but I don't know what the pod is rated at. Thanks, David _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fluke 9000A mystery adapter (for me at least ;-)
by John Robertson 20 Feb '18

20 Feb '18

I have a pod module here called "Z8 I/F ADAPTER" Fluke #9000-200/AB. It has no cable to the base, just a 40 pin CPU cable. Inside is a couple of RAM chips, and some Fluke hybrid interface ICs. Any guesses? John :-#)#

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Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?
by James Marous 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

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FLUKE 9100A SCSI to CF Adapter - Success with Stratos CF AZTECMONSTER
by techtools-steve 04 Mar '13

04 Mar '13

I received a couple emails inquiring about the SCSI to CF adapter I used so here are the details. Everything you need is currently available at a reasonable price and the physical installation was rather painless. The adapter I used is the Stratos CF AZTECMONSTER and you can buy one direct from Japan http://www.artmix.com/CF_AztecMonster.html but I found it easier and with significantly cheaper shipping to pick one up on ebay. There were multiple listings for the board on ebay yesterday but it appears each had multiple bidders and closed above the starting price. My FLUKE 9100A has the V6 roms installed and was configured using Service Disk 1.4. I have successfully loaded the v4-1b software with the v6.1 update pending availability of new disks (hint-hint Andre)! http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_02.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_03.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_04.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_05.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> I hope this info helps someone else unbrick their Fluke 9100 after a fatal hard disk failure. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Re: Cracking the 9010A ROM signature generator
by Kev 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

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Samdisk looks very promising...
by Andre Huijts 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

I just deinstalled the special drivers for Omniflop and rebooted my PC, this automatically reinstalled the default windows drivers for the floppy drive. Then installed the fdrawcmd.sys file and copied Samdisk to my C: root. Started a command box and fiddled around with some of the commands. I got this info when doing the scan command: 83 Cyls, 2 heads: 250Kbps MFM, 16 sectors, 256 bytes/'sector Then it started a list of what looks like info per track: 0.0 0 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 1.0 0 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 The first digit is the tracknr., the second the headnr. The other nrs are the sector numbers. All tracks show the same info. For tracks 80,81,82 it reports <blank> So it looks like the format is 80 tracks. Also did a "view" command and to my amazement I got to see all the bytes in hex and ASCII per sector.....I could read some info that makes sense so I guess at least Samdisk is reading the discs correctly. Now making images... Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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MPSU07 and MPSU57 for sale
by Rodger Boots 29 Dec '12

29 Dec '12

Ebay is probably the wrong place for selling these, but I put up a listing for MPSU57 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110994634461 and MPSU07 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110994639904 If anything it will give an idea of pricing. Though it may be better to just contact me directly. I have 500 of each. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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9100 set for sale in Belgium....
by Andre Huijts 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

http://www.2dehands.be/elektronische-apparatuur/overig-apparatuur/elektroni… André Huijts andre.huijts(a)upcmail.nl _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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6800 to 6502 pod conversion...
by Andre Huijts 16 Dec '12

16 Dec '12

Decided to convert my 6800 to a 6502 pod tonight. I was lucky as both pos are the "jumper type" so it was merely copying the jumper set-up from the 6502 and replacing the 6800 with the 6502 of the defective pod. Hooked it up to the 9100A and it went through self-test without any problem :) Just for fun, I replaced the 6502 with a CM630P (bought 5 from Bulgaria on e-bay) and sure enough it went through self-test fine again. André Huijts andre.huijts(a)upcmail.nl _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Max message size is now 1mb.
by John Robertson 15 Dec '12

15 Dec '12

Hearing no complaints I have decided to make the maximum message size 1mb so folks can now share files with the group if they wish. If the file is interesting I'll put a copy up on the ftp site. Please treat the new size with discretion, and always trim messages if they are getting too long. Thanks! John :-#)# _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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