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cpu question interchangeable?
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:20 pm
by sleepy9090
1. are all nes toaster cpus interchangeable? assuming north american models only, i've noticed a couple different revisions on the nes board and differences on the cpu number, I'm using a cpu from a different model in my board and it works somewhat but could be error in cic im still messing around with. thanks
Re: cpu question interchangeable?
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:41 pm
by Guido Anchovy
sleepy9090 wrote:1. are all nes toaster cpus interchangeable? assuming north american models only, i've noticed a couple different revisions on the nes board and differences on the cpu number, I'm using a cpu from a different model in my board and it works somewhat but could be error in cic im still messing around with. thanks
I think they're interchangeable. I know I replaced all the chips on my old Famicom with ones from a toaster NES (with a Rev G cpu). I accidentally toasted the ones on the famicom, so I had to improvise.
http://home.comcast.net/~jerryatrick/fr ... amicom.jpg
Works like a charm even though its as ugly as sin!
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:14 am
by sleepy9090
haha nice
that looks like some of my projects =)
I put an newer revision cpu in an older board.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:05 am
by clueless
What is a "toaster cpu" ? I've never heard of this before.
Is this like replacing the 6502 in an Apple IIe with a faster one (ie, 1.79 Mhz -> 4 MHz conversion), but for the NES? I assume not, as that would seriously fubar all of the timed code paths.
edit: OMFG...
http://zedomax.com/blog/2008/09/11/diy- ... perfectly/ Is this what you guys are doing?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:31 am
by Dwedit
"Toaster NES" is the nickname assigned to the US side-loading NES, even though the top loader looks more like a toaster.
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:07 am
by loopy
Dwedit wrote:the top loader looks more like a toaster.
Please post a pic of your toaster, I am dying of curiosity

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:42 am
by tepples
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons:
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:55 pm
by clueless