Add photo galleries to MonSTerBoard, Gotek, Eiffel and STPSU pages

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 <h2>My Setup</h2>
 <p>In my Mega ST 4 "High" machine the Eiffel connects the PS/2 keyboard and mouse, keeping the workstation fully usable alongside the <a href="/retro/monsterboard/">MonSTerBoard</a>, <a href="/retro/et4000-experiment/">ET4000</a> and <a href="/retro/netusb/">NetUSBee</a>. The original Atari keyboard is now used with the "Low" machine, which pairs it with a <a href="/retro/mouster/">mouSTer</a> and a USB mouse.</p>

+<h2>Gallery</h2>
+<img src="eiffel-ps2.jpg" alt="The Eiffel PS/2 adapter without its case" width="480" height="640">
+<p class="caption">The Eiffel PS/2 adapter, shown here without its case.</p>
+
 <h2>Sources</h2>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="https://klydes-korner.site/en/product/ps2-to-atari-eiffel-adapter-with-joysticks/" target="_blank">PS/2 Atari Eiffel adapter with joystick ports - Klyde's Korner (product)</a></li>
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 <p>One of the Gotek emulators is installed internally in my Mega ST 4 "Low" machine, giving it reliable disk-image storage on a USB stick alongside the <a href="/retro/storm-cloudy/">Cloudy/Storm ST combo</a>, the <a href="/retro/sidecartridge/">SidecarTridge</a> and the <a href="/retro/atari-networking-bbs/">Wi-Fi modem</a>. The second Gotek is still unbuilt, waiting to go into another machine or to serve as a spare.</p>
 <p>For the internal mount I printed a <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2664753" target="_blank">Gotek case from Thingiverse</a> that fits in the floppy bay. I used this to relocate the Storm/Cloudy TOS switcher: the 2-way switch is mounted in a slot at the front of the printed case, right where the floppy opening is. So the TOS switcher now sits at the front of the floppy bay, which meant no drilling into the case at all, and there was already space there for it.</p>

+<h2>Gallery</h2>
+<img src="gotek-switch.jpg" alt="Gotek with the relocated TOS switcher in the printed case" width="640" height="480">
+<p class="caption">The Gotek in the 3D-printed case, with the relocated TOS switcher visible at the front.</p>
+<img src="gotek-back.jpg" alt="Gotek floppy emulator rear view" width="640" height="480">
+<p class="caption">The Gotek rear view.</p>
+
 <h2>Sources</h2>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="https://www.chzsoft.de/site/hardware/usb-stick-floppy-emulator-am-atari-st/" target="_blank">USB-Stick-Floppy-Emulator am Atari ST - CHZ-Soft (installation guide)</a></li>
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 <p>Alan provides three programs for the MonSTerBoard: M_FLASH.ZIP to write the onboard flash, M_ALTRAM.ZIP to configure the RAM (2, 4, 6 or 8 MB, then placed in the auto-start folder), and M_RTC.ZIP for the Dallas RTC module. In total you can install four TOS versions: two 192 KB and two 256 KB images.</p>

 <h2>My Setup</h2>
-<p>In my Mega ST 4 "High" machine the MonSTerBoard provides the 8 MB of TT-RAM that TOS 2.06 and Geneva use for real multitasking. For storage I use the dual IDE interface, with a CompactFlash card attached and booting the system directly from it. There's no ACSI hard drive connected in this machine; the IDE boot is noticeably faster than an ACSI drive would be. Combined with the <a href="/retro/et4000-experiment/">ET4000 graphics card</a> and its dedicated monitor, it's the most capable machine in the fleet.</p>
+<p>In my Mega ST 4 "High" machine the MonSTerBoard provides the 8 MB of TT-RAM that TOS 2.06 and Geneva use for real multitasking. For storage I use the dual IDE interface, with a 4 GB CompactFlash card attached and booting the system directly from it. There's no ACSI hard drive connected in this machine; the IDE boot is noticeably faster than an ACSI drive would be. Combined with the <a href="/retro/et4000-experiment/">ET4000 graphics card</a> and its dedicated monitor, it's the most capable machine in the fleet.</p>
+
+<h2>Gallery</h2>
+<img src="monster-ide.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with 4 GB CompactFlash card" width="640" height="480">
+<p class="caption">The MonSTerBoard IDE adapter with the 4 GB CompactFlash card attached.</p>
+<img src="monster-pins.jpg" alt="MonSTerBoard pins and jumper block" width="640" height="480">
+<p class="caption">The MonSTerBoard pins and jumper block.</p>

 <h2>Sources</h2>
 <ul>
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 <p class="caption">The STPSU board detail.</p>
 <img src="centurion-3.png" alt="STPSU power supply installation" width="600" height="600">
 <p class="caption">The STPSU ready for installation.</p>
+<img src="stpsu-installed-1.jpg" alt="The STPSU installed in the Mega ST" width="480" height="640">
+<p class="caption">The STPSU installed in my Mega ST 4 "High" machine.</p>
+<img src="stpsu-installed-2.jpg" alt="STPSU installation detail" width="640" height="480">
+<p class="caption">A closer look at the installed STPSU.</p>

 <h2>Manual and documentation</h2>
 <p>CenturionTech provide a <a href="https://centuriontech.eu/download/STPSU%20User%20manual%201.01.pdf" target="_blank">user manual PDF</a>. Since such documents can disappear from the web, I've also kept a local copy of the manual (version 1.01) in this project:</p>