Finally finished building my new test rig!
Hopefully get the rest of the test gear setup again and start fixing some boards.
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PCB order arrived
The postman bought me a package today containing the updated versions of most of the PCBs from the website as well as the new ones for the MiSTer -> Gorf (and others) interface. I need to get soldering and make sure that they actually work. I think I’ll start with the multigame, not had one…
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