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  1. Given the positive experience with the 386 #adapter, why not leverage the same process for something slightly different?

    TheByteAttic designed a #W65C02 -> 6502 adapter that buffers the data bus with an 'HCT245, this is a variant of the same design (with another '245 for inbound control lines too), but, instead of having the transceivers on the side, it uses #SMD pins to occupy the exact same space as an original 6502, allowing a #QFP CPU to sit on top of the adapter.

    I'd like to use for repairs on #VIC20 units.

    So I can do the Shatner. All day long.

    Over and over.

  2. Pretty busy these days: had some more unexpected Amiga recapping, PCB drawing for a friend's project, bbq... But now I can finally go back to test my #PGA to #QFP adapter (and, at the same time, test the repair of this 386 motherboard).
    Seems stable for now, and it is running a 386DX@40Mhz. If everything goes well, I'll release the project so other people can make use of it. #repair

  3. Last friday I received the shorter pins I bought on aliexpress, to experiment with my #QFP -> #PGA #adapters.
    I'm quite satisfied how it turned out: easier to insert and extract from a socket, and less vertical space wasted.

    Next step (probably by the end of the month, maybe grouped with other things) is sending the new revision out to print: I optimized a few traces, added pin numbers to the silkscreen and cut the corner for easier PGA orientation. I'll build one, solder another 386 to it, and if it turns out to be stable, I'll release everything.

  4. Woohoo success! Look who's alive!
    The #AM386 i soldered in my #QFP to #PGA socket seems fine, and also this #repaired motherboard is giving good signs of life!

  5. @mmu_man
    Well, it worked!
    #qfp to #pga adapter for my 386DX! Now I just hope I got the pinout right!

  6. Nifty Chip Adapter Does The Impossible - The semiconductor shortage has curtailed the choices available to designers and ca... - hackaday.com/2021/10/09/nifty- #techhacks #soldering #qfn #qfp