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by fletch
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

PM sent
by fletch
Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

My aim is to build a replica and I have lots of Futaba switches.
by fletch
Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:32 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

I wonder if you can 3D print those?
by fletch
Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

Which issue of the board do you have? Issue 5 boards use Futaba switches like the BBC Micro and those are still available NOS.
by fletch
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:26 am
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

The plan is to create a reproduction board along the lines of the OSIwebs Superboard II PCBs. I'm trying to duplicate the original layout using a program called Sprint-Layout. This will allow someone with the right chips to make a replica Atom just as if they had ordered a board back in 1980. Once ...
by fletch
Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:59 am
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

I was saving up for a kit back in 1980 so I've always wanted to build one.

I found some scans of the Atom PCB on the net and have been trying to reproduce the PCB. However, the scans just aren't clear enough and I made a lot of mistakes that I had to correct by hand.

I am having problems getting ...
by fletch
Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:09 am
Forum: Nostalgia
Topic: Acorn Atom PCB
Replies: 18
Views: 10385

Re: Acorn Atom PCB

Hi Pete,
I sent you a PM. I am working on a redraw of the Atom PCB and would be interested in scans or the board itself.

Fletch