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Electronics Engineer. IGS PGM Tech Specialist. "The-PGM-Guy". Professional Arcade / JAMMA Engineer. PGM Web site. PGM Discord. Technical YouTube Channel.

Brisbane , AU.
Joined January 2020
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UPDATED an important "Cheat Sheet" on what chips are / do what. Very handy for repair work! igspgm.com/repairs/rev14ics2…
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For the last month or so I have been repairing / testing more PGM motherboards. For 2 main reasons. So I have stock to send out And so I have a wide range of revisions to test James' PGM Flash Cart Game Drive (GD) Beta cart. I can't wait!
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Working on more Cave PCBs. Its slow.. but I'm getting there. Thank you for everyone's understanding. It means a lot :-)
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Thanks "vectrex" I now have a REV 2 PGM Motherboard on my page! All I need to find now is a REV 4, 6 and 7! igspgm.com/mother/index.htm
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It would appear my ISP has "Lost" my emails for the past 7 to 14 days. If you have sent me mail in that time. PLEASE re-send it. I'm not ignoring you! :-) T.
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WANTED: OLD PCI-e Gaming Nvidia graphics cards. Like older than the GTX 1080 TI. Like the GTX 560, GTX 980, etc. I will pay postage if you want to "Donate" any cards to me. Thanks for your help! T.
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If anyone is doing work on the PGM2 and anything Post / Pre PGM. This Eprom Burner adaptor might be handy to read and program some of the EON 16mbit and 64mbit custom chips. (upto the DIP48 versions). github.com/buffis/igs_rom_ad…
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Hello All, I would like to thank everyone who has donated to Ko-Fi. If you want to check it out. ko-fi.com/igspgm. I understand that the "Cost of Living" is going up. Which makes donating very difficult. Thats why every donation are so special to me. Thanks again. Tim.
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Hello all, Looks like I have setup Ko-Fi for anyone that wants to donate (Its like pateron) Here is the link: ko-fi.com/igspgm
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Medical update: Went to Doctor / got the results on my neck MRI. Disc C3 to C6 are all damaged and bulging out pressing on the nerve fibres from my Spine. This is why i have been having head aches and issues with my fingers / hands. I'm glad we are finally getting some answers!
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WOW!! We just passed 39,000 Views on my YouTube channel! Thanks to everyone for helping to make this site great :-) Hopeing to do more videos soon... I'm way behind doing a monthly video as I was hopeing to do... I really enjoy making YouTube videos :-)
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OK, Looks like "FarCry 7 is likely going to be revealed in NOV 2026.... This is NOT a release date of the fill game!
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Quick Medical Update: Been to the Doc today about lots of head aches / migranes / neck pain. Need to get a CT scan of my Neck. Have new medication to try. Got blood tests. I'm hopeing maybe i have just been overdoing PGM work. I guess we will see! Thanks for your support everyone
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Ages ago i was told that i think its a Japanese web site that sells used test equipment. Sorta like YAJ. Does anyone know what its called? Thanks, Tim.
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Quick Medical update: My Neck surgery has healed the best it will be. I have returned to soldering stuff. My neck gives me pain, So i have to take brakes in-between soldering sessions. At least i can manage it. Thanks to everyone for there well wishes.
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Quick Medical update: My neck continues to heal. Still can't get it wet. Pain has been on and off depending on how active i am during the day. I hope it won't be to long and it will be fully healed and no more pain!
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Quick Medical Update: Went to the hospital yesterday for a check up on how the operation site is healing. The Doctor was happy with it. Its not fully healed yet.. but its going in the right direction.
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Does anyone know of a 3 TX / 3 RX Port OR 4 TX and 4 RX port TTL to RS232 converter chip?? It must run on 3.3V to 5V VCC. Like the Max3232 ?? BUT with 3 or 4 ports , (Not just 2 for TX and 2 for RX)
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Quick Medical Update: Its been 3 weeks since my Surgery at Hospital on my Neck / Spine. I still need Strong pain relief. BUT trying to keep them to a minimum. Can't wait till I'm fully recovered. Thanks again to everyone for your support!
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Small Medical Update: Well its been a week since Surgery and recovery is going slowly. Still in ALOT of pain. Lucky i have strong pain killers that help. Thanks to everyone for there Support, Understanding and Well Wishers! I really appreciate it!
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