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Hi. Is there anyone here who has Pistorm?

I was curious to know how it performs with a Pi3 or 4. Apparently, they're working on the PPC part, and maybe it's time to put the PPC 603 away.
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Hi Tanausu,

On Tuesday November 18 2025, Tanausu M. said to All:

Hi. Is there anyone here who has Pistorm?

Yes.

I was curious to know how it performs with a Pi3 or 4. Apparently,
they're working on the PPC part, and maybe it's time to put the PPC 603 away.

I would go with a Pi4 2Gb ram unit. With the recent emu86 improvements it's become a great product. Using the emu68 image software makes it even better, and takes away the manual work.

Mine is a CM4 unit (have also used a standard pi), and it's on a carrier
board. That board then has a expansion connection to USB/HDMI/Network
(HDMI works), havn't gotten the network side to work yet.

Seeing my A1200 with 1.8gb of fast ram is wild for a machine from it's time period.


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Re: Re: PiStorm
By: Stephen Walsh to Tanausu M. on Wed Nov 19 2025 08:48:23

Hi Tanausu,

On Tuesday November 18 2025, Tanausu M. said to All:

Hi. Is there anyone here who has Pistorm?

Yes.

I was curious to know how it performs with a Pi3 or 4. Apparently, they're working on the PPC part, and maybe it's time to put the PPC
603 away.

I would go with a Pi4 2Gb ram unit. With the recent emu86 improvements i become a great product. Using the emu68 image software makes it even
better, and takes away the manual work.

Mine is a CM4 unit (have also used a standard pi), and it's on a carrier board. That board then has a expansion connection to USB/HDMI/Network
(HDMI works), havn't gotten the network side to work yet.

Seeing my A1200 with 1.8gb of fast ram is wild for a machine from it's t period.

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Hi.

I need to look into it. A Pistorm32 Lite with a Pi4 adapter, I suppose that should work. I have a Pi3b lying around. My Christmas present, besides
building a meshtastic network, is...

We'll have to take a closer look.
An A4000 for a BB server. I already have mine, ready to play some games and from time to time, I'll still do some programming.
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Hi Tanausu,

On Wednesday November 19 2025, Tanausu M. said to Stephen Walsh:

Mine is a CM4 unit (have also used a standard pi), and it's on a carrier
board. That board then has a expansion connection to USB/HDMI/Network
(HDMI works), havn't gotten the network side to work yet.

I need to look into it. A Pistorm32 Lite with a Pi4 adapter, I suppose that should work. I have a Pi3b lying around. My Christmas present, besides building a meshtastic network, is...

The main reason for going with the one I did, was to save space and allow cooling. It also allows the moving of the ports that do get used to a better location via the ribbion cables. I've now tried the new imager tool, and
both the HDMI and network now work.

This is what I got from this ebay listing (366015435713):
CM4 Adapter Board
Breakout I/O Board

I already had the CM4 Board its self, and you should be able to find it
closer or cheaper..


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El Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:19:02 +0000
"Stephen Walsh" (39:901/281) <Stephen.Walsh@f281.n901.z39.fidonet> escribió:

The main reason for going with the one I did, was to save space and allow cooling. It also allows the moving of the ports that do get used to a better location via the ribbion cables. I've now tried the new imager tool, and
both the HDMI and network now work.

This is what I got from this ebay listing (366015435713):
CM4 Adapter Board
Breakout I/O Board

I already had the CM4 Board its self, and you should be able to find it closer or cheaper..

Hi.
I bought a Pi3 from amigastore.eu, since I already have a different model here,
and
I'm missing the adapter for the Pi4. I'll check that link you sent me, because I haven't been able to find a CM4.
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Hi Tanausu,

On Sunday November 30 2025, Tanausu M. said to Stephen Walsh:

This is what I got from this ebay listing (366015435713):
CM4 Adapter Board
Breakout I/O Board

Hi. I bought a Pi3 from amigastore.eu, since I already have a different model here, and I'm missing the adapter for the Pi4. I'll check that
link you sent me, because I haven't been able to find a CM4.

I just did a google search, and the first link that came up to the raspberry
pi site let me choose many different countries to purchase from. They also
have a link (https://www.raspberrypi.com/resellers/?q=) to find a reseller.

These guys in Europe have the PiStorm32 CM4 adapter and I/O board https://www.retrobuddys.com



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I just did a google search, and the first link that came up to the raspberry pi site let me choose many different countries to purchase
from. They also have a link
(https://www.raspberrypi.com/resellers/?q=) to find a reseller.

These guys in Europe have the PiStorm32 CM4 adapter and I/O board https://www.retrobuddys.com

While they do exist, the problem is that many don't ship to the Canary Islands or charge exorbitant customs fees.

This is a treat for myself, so I'm taking my time :D

Thanks for the links.

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Hi Tanausu,

On Tuesday December 02 2025, Tanausu M. said to Stephen Walsh:

These guys in Europe have the PiStorm32 CM4 adapter and I/O board
https://www.retrobuddys.com

While they do exist, the problem is that many don't ship to the Canary Islands or charge exorbitant customs fees.

This is a treat for myself, so I'm taking my time :D

OK. That's one of the anoying though about purchasing online.. Getting
hammerd by the postage and import fee's...



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