Can This Rare Cartridge Be Recovered?

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This episode is sponsored by PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com This rare cartridge claims to convert an SVI-328 into an MSX-compatible computer... or close to it. There are two problems though: 1) The cartridge doesn't work and 2) There's no information about it on the Internet. So this is our chance to recover some early computer history, restore the device, and get as much information as we can about it for the future. Support Noel's Retro Lab on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NoelsRetroLab You can also support Noel's Retro Lab on YouTube by joining this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-SP1bYi3ueKlVU7I75wFw/join Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:52 MSX 02:47 Test and teardown 04:57 Approach 1 06:13 Approach 2 07:30 Approach 3 08:24 Approach 4 09:47 The real problem 11:47 Comparing ROMs 13:31 Reprogramming in place 15:31 New EPROM 17:40 Soldering problem 20:06 Conclusion Links: ROMs and docs https://download.file-hunter.com/Archive/SVI-328%20to%20MSX%20Converter%20by%20CCG%20(ROM%20%26%20Manual).zip FX project page http://msxfx.blogspot.com/ Music tracks: Funky Stars by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/funky-stars-amstrad-cpc-true-8bit-version Battro OST by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/battro-ost More awesome music by McKlain: https://www.mcklain.com 🛠 Tools I use ➤ https://noelsretrolab.com/tools.html Connect with Noel's Retro Lab: Discord ➤ https://discord.gg/ETcCh6J Facebook ➤ https://www.facebook.com/NoelsRetroLab Twitter ➤ https://twitter.com/NoelsRetroLab Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/NoelsRetroLab Mailing list ➤ https://noelsretrolab.com