Treasure trove

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Thanks, Tobias, that must be it :)

Do you also happen to know: Does the battery backed clock on the Minerva MkII make the one on the SGC redundant? 'Cause I see Ive removed the one on the SGC.


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tofro wrote:Per,

this looks to me like a Minerva MkII - The version that didn't just replace the ROM, but added I²C, a BOOT device that could hold a small amount of SuperBASIC to divert the BOOT process to the network and a working battery back-up for the real-time clock:

http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/ql/minerva.htm

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Need to be dumped this rom? ;)


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Ranma_Simon wrote:
tofro wrote:Per,

this looks to me like a Minerva MkII - The version that didn't just replace the ROM, but added I²C, a BOOT device that could hold a small amount of SuperBASIC to divert the BOOT process to the network and a working battery back-up for the real-time clock:

http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/ql/minerva.htm

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Tobias
Need to be dumped this rom? ;)
No need, Minerva v1.97 is available for download.

The I²C extensions to Minerva are loaded in at boot time or LRESPRed.

The Clock in the Minerva MKII can work with the SuperGold Card, I removed the Minerva Battery, only because the Supergold Card battery is much neated. BUt in the light of no Super/Gold Card batteries, I went back to the Minerva MKII Battery.


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Derek_Stewart wrote:BUt in the light of no Super/Gold Card batteries, I went back to the Minerva MKII Battery.
I received a lot of battery replacements PCBs this week.
So there are new battery replacements coming soon.
kind regards Paul


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Paul wrote:
Derek_Stewart wrote:BUt in the light of no Super/Gold Card batteries, I went back to the Minerva MKII Battery.
I received a lot of battery replacements PCBs this week.
So there are new battery replacements coming soon.
kind regards Paul
Paul,

a word of thanks: your battery replacement PCB is extremely nice, I'm a very happy user of it!

Kind regards,
Petri


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Derek_Stewart wrote:The Clock in the Minerva MKII can work with the SuperGold Card, I removed the Minerva Battery, only because the Supergold Card battery is much neated. BUt in the light of no Super/Gold Card batteries, I went back to the Minerva MKII Battery.
Thanks Derek. Youre a mine of information :)

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What is missing on minerva mkII is the PAL/GAL equations. If someone can get the full set (the available set is missing the i2c stuff), then I think Dave had a load of mkII PCBs made.


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Hi everyone, especially to OUTSOFT,

Did anyone eventually get a file of the Prospero pascal manual ?

This is badly needed at the moment ...

Regards,
Steve.


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stevepoole wrote:Hi everyone, especially to OUTSOFT,

Did anyone eventually get a file of the Prospero pascal manual ?

This is badly needed at the moment ...
There's something we can do about that:
Pro Pascal Manual.pdf
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Re: Treasure trove

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Hi Tofro,

Many thanks for your rapid reply.

Now my friend and I can get to work examining old pascal listings...

Best wishes,

Steve.


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