Re: Reloaded Mk-II compatibility

From: groepaz_at_gmx.net
Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 12:44:17 +0200
Message-ID: <6081158.NgW8haV9DM@rakete>
Am Montag, 28. Mai 2018, 09:50:06 CEST schrieb silverdr@wfmh.org.pl:
> > On 2018-05-26, at 01:47, groepaz@gmx.net wrote:
> >>>> Wondering if anyone has taken Jens's board for a real spin in terms of
> >>>> compatibility testing? Something like really tricky demos or something?
> >>> 
> >>> of course. and its about as compatible as a c64 could be :)
> >> 
> >> The only incompatibility that I’m aware of is with the Wimodem, which
> >> causes video interference only on the reloaded boards.
> > 
> > thats not really an "incompatibility" though... just a bad power
> > consumption issue :) (get the power from 9V rail like BOs wifi modem -
> > and all is fine)
> Is this on the USER PORT? Could you elaborate a bit on that? Doesn't the
> "Reloaded" supply the same power there as the original ones do?

yes, and it does. the problem with that "wimodem" is that it draws excessive 
power in pulses, which the PLL used for the 8701 replacement doesnt like (the 
same problem exists on C64s that just use that PLL replacement).

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Received on 2018-05-28 13:00:47

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