It was not until converting to SLOGGER RX that I realised that I could drive both double-sided disk drives off one transformer and that the 3.5" only needed a 5volt supply (This was after building a 12 and 5volt regulator board).

You will recall that I wrote in April stating I had purchased an Electron for £3. I have now bought one for £1 (again at a Car Boot Fair) and it works perfectly. However, the machine is labelled with the word "Merlin" and inside it are two small PCBs. I would like to know whether any EUG readers know the purpose of these additional boards. One is above the ULA and the other at the end of the keyboard connector. [They are likely to be necessary to interface with the MERLIN expansion this particular machine should be attached to! - Will]

I also have a SOLIDISK INTERFACE which has a Hard Disk connector and I am seeking information as to the type and size of Hard Disk the Electron will run. Again, can anyone out there help please?

Dennis Parker, Kent

Perhaps the best people to ask about connecting a hard drive to an Elk via a Solidisk interface would be the members of the Solinet User Group. Please see the info elsewhere this issue.

I wonder if this MERLIN thingy has anything to do with the Interflora machine mentioned by Chris Chadwick in SAY IT WITH AN ELK?

Will Watts, EUG #6