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There's not much point having an stick that's easy to modify if you can't put your choice of mechanism in there, and since the one Hori ships only supports their Hayabusa or Sanwa mechs, I whipped one up that allows the use of Hori's excellent 40mm sticks, like the SELS-70X, the LS-56, etc.

This plate will bring the stick as high as possible, with only the 2mm plate thickness between the mech and top panel.  This is only 0.5mm more than most metal plates.  The overall depth profile is the same as the SNK Neo Candy control panel.

I worried about flex, but I don't notice any.  But be sure to use all 8 screws (4 stick, 4 base) for maximum solidity. 

As a printing tip, on my bed slinger I print it vertically as shown, with the longer edge running along the bed's movement axis, to minimize the risk of it wobbling or falling over during printing.

Hi! I have an FDX68 and an X68000 XVI Compact and need a cable to connect the two via the Compacts External FDD interface. I actually already bought one of these cables off Yahoo Auctions Japan a few years back but it seems to be breaking on me, I get failures when creating a new Aquales User Disk.

Anyway, I would be very grateful if someone here could sell me a cable.

Thanks

@costa

I understand your enthusiasm for this project, but personally, I think it's more satisfying to give new life to original systems, going through all the stages of their restoration.

I find projects that allow us to create replacement parts and further expand the potential of old systems fascinating; it's as if they'd never gone out of style.

Even though they're old, they still survive thanks to our passion.

I'm not surprised it's not funded. The prices are nuts. I could almost buy a real one for that much. I guess that's not for everyone. X68k is also super niche. I was laughing with someone a few weeks about about the 'western community' because it consists mostly of the dozen or two people here plus a few on reddit and discord.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/x68000-z-super-xvi-japan-s-retro-pc-reborn/x/1048713#/

The miniature version of our loved X68000 are funding on Indiegogo, by Zuiki (Japan).

These are not the mini version, but a slightly bigger model, with features that match the real models such as MIDI and SCSI ports.

The full pack are expensive, no questions about it - but there are more adorable and affordable versions for the console-only perks, which you can choose: Super or XVI models.

Surprisingly they are not fully funded 23 days to go. Surprisingly but understandable, due to their high costs.

I really hope the canoeing is successful, as I already choose my perk.

This post is too help bringing more visibility for this campaign among the community, in a hope that more people join and contribute, get their little X68K which is the coolest replica I ever seen - was already with the mini models, and even more now with the new features added.

I would say that for non collectors, this is better than the real thing, get onboard people, shared with those friends that always wanted one but hit the usual barriers. They will love this.

Disclosure: I am not linked in any way to the campaign or with Zuiki, I am only a huge X68000 fan, and my only benefit with a successful campaign would be seeing a community growing around these little cool machines.

Quote from: neko68k on July 07, 2025, 03:00:23 PMI'm just guessing but the only thing that's out of place is IC64. IC65 and IC44 next to it are SRAM.

It's a good guess, thanks.

Hello, the source? Me, I made it follow the tracks on the cz-603 motherboard, maybe some people could recognise the vertical ic with that? For example pin 1 is ground and not match with some vertical ics 7 pin where pin 1 is not ground if im right. I know is difficult recognise the ic anyway, but people with more skills than me maybe could identify which one is the correct ic to try replace it. íf i can i will try identify component values from circuit to add it to diagram.

Dhampird do you mind sharing the source for your image? Also, unless I'm very thick I'm not sure that it 100 percent identifies the IC in question.

I'm just guessing but the only thing that's out of place is IC64. IC65 and IC44 next to it are SRAM.