chris_lynx1989

Source: Where is Eric Delee ?

Uh oh.Wow. A politically incorrect agitater on AA? How can that be possible.LOL

Source: Worth of "released" protos

I wasn't familiar with there being an issue,either.Live and learn.

I'll take a picture of these when I get back home later this week. Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Yes, cause the PCB design was used from Lynx-Supporter after the commercial. It was created from Lars Baumstark and Bastian Schick. Carl Forhan does already use them and also Telegames used cards from that people. Eotb Full Game with Save feature is only produced by Atari and ericdelee, cause for an reproduction the code must be hacked. The chips for the savefeature that Atari used are not available in the wild -so the code must be changed to a new eeprom conform code. The Original Atari Boards are Original Protos! Source: Worth of "released" protos

That's my belief as well. Some of the 'protos' that I acquired from Video 61 have a PCB board that are marked "Lynx proto-cart"...but have a copyright date of 2001 ('Ryland designs"), so it's clear that they aren't. Other games, though, appear to have been put on Atari-era PCB boards. All of my B&C proto games are on boards that are clearly marked with the B&C logo, so you can't misidentify them as anything but repro-protos. I wish all repros were released with some type of distinguishing mark on the boards! I still think that there's lots of uncertainty with respect to the status of most protos. The AA cartridge list suggests that Othello was the only game to be put on Green PCB style 1, but here's what I have on that type of circuit board: EotB -- (Video 61 eBay sale -- full game with save feature) Fat Bobby (full game with "God Mode" and level skip) Hyperdrome (eBay sale from the former Atari employee) Lode Runner (Video 61 likely origin -- game is the version with sound) Othello (I acquired this directly from Harry) Pounce (Video 61 probable origin) Mr. Bland's Diagnostic Cart is on the same style of board. Othello was released in '99, after the commercial life of the Lynx, but at least two of my games (Fat Bobby, Hyperdrome) appear to be actual protos. Does this mean that Green PCB style 1 was around in '94 and '95, or that someone mounted real chips on after-age boards sometime in the latter half of the '90s? The mysteries continue! Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

If you are just looking for nonvolatile memory, you can get 1MB ROM + Max 512KB FRAM with no additional components aside from an inverter and some coupling caps. Connect ROM CE and OE to /CART0, and the highest address bit to AUDIN (if 1MB, otherwise not needed). FRAM CE is on /CART1, OE is connected to AUDIN, WR is connected to AUDIN through an inverter. It's very nice and simple for layout. But if you are looking for more scratchpad memory, the cartridge is not practical at all. Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Do you mind sharing how you can be so sure? Between Best Electronics, Video 61 and B&C all having access to original Atari prototype parts and frankly all three of them having no concerns about building their own protos and selling them, I can't see how anyone can be sure. Similarly, that seller on Ebay, Misfit Toys had a lot of Video 61 stuff mixed in with his other items, so it's clear he at least bought some items from them and perhaps other vendors. He also never really explained what he did in the 15 years he claimed he worked at Atari. In any event, unless you find something that comes directly from the programmer or someone else that can establish a chain of custody back to Atari, I would be very skeptical of any Lynx protos out there. Source: Worth of "released" protos

Glad to hear that. It looked like that to me, but my experiance is a bit limited It looks like the chips fit into but are not soildered to the board, the type of thing I would expect of a proto being developed. Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos

Source: Worth of "released" protos