BassGuitari Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 This is amazing. this wouldn't make a good name for the multicart. keep trying! Fair enough! How about: Aquaricart Master Software Module Aquarius Multicart ( ) -or- Aquarius Library Cartridge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquare75 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 :thinking aloud: What happens if/when a cart comes along with the cassette games and a converter built in? What do we call that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 :thinking aloud: What happens if/when a cart comes along with the cassette games and a converter built in? What do we call that? Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlVqfC8-UI Ah, I get it now. I don't watch TV, so most pop culture references just go right over my head. I really need to pick a final name and put an end to all this crazy speculation ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Aquaricopia? Aquaripedia? Aquaripendium? Whatever you call it, it will be legend....wait for it...ary!!! Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcfrick2112 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Aquaricopia? Aquaripedia? Aquaripendium? Whatever you call it, it will be legend....wait for it...ary!!! Morgan I rather like 'Aquaricart'.... But hey, whatever it's called, it will ROCK!! Even if it's called 'Fred' ... I pre-ordered mine yesterday.... Soo nice to see some love for this most un-loved system.. (OK, ppl here have some Aquarius love, but ask the average person.... ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlVqfC8-UI Ah, I get it now. I don't watch TV, so most pop culture references just go right over my head. I really need to pick a final name and put an end to all this crazy speculation ... Not that it matters to this discussion, but that famous Looney Tunes bit about the rabbits is a parody of the book "Of Mice and Men." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9UmK5d0Og http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuxVKReKDm4&feature=related Edited October 22, 2010 by Jay Silverheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 How about: Aquaricart I rather like 'Aquaricart'.... Now that you mention it, so do I! "Aquaricart: The Aquarius Album Cartridge." Definitely a name I'll be considering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 How about calling it Aquarimate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 i vote for aquaricart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) How about the "Aquarirom"? (That's a take on aquarium for those who didn't get it) Edited October 23, 2010 by wgungfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 How about the "Aquarirom"? (That's a take on aquarium for those who didn't get it) it isnt as catchy as aquaricart though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Maybe just put a little dry erase board on the cart with "Aquar" printed justified to the left side and pack with a little dry erase maker patterned after the printer pens and everyone can change the name of the cart to suit their mood?? Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I say own that name: Jaybird Multicart. Works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Jay was a little self conscious about my videos showing his naked multi-cart in my Aquarius, thinking it looked ugly... I personally though t it was a work of art. So I made some clothing for it so it looks pretty, I put it in a shell and added a label. Edited October 25, 2010 by the-topdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Jay was a little self conscious about my videos showing his naked multi-cart in my Aquarius, thinking it looked ugly... I personally though t it was a work of art. So I made some clothing for it so it looks pretty, I put it in a shell and added a label. Nice work! Same with the 32k cart. I now have cart envy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Karate Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Are pre-orders being taken for these yet? If yes then what is the procedure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Are pre-orders being taken for these yet? If yes then what is the procedure? I've been asked this by several people, so let me give my answer here. I'm very grateful for your interest, but I decided early on that I was not going to be offering open pre-orders on this project. The main reason is that, in the years I've been watching the classic gaming and computing hobby, I've seen pre-orders go disastrously wrong in too many different ways. I didn't want to create even the possibility of something similar happening with my project, especially given all of the unknowns that were involved: it was my first attempt to design a hardware product of any kind, the first time anyone had implemented a bankswitched cartridge design on the Aquarius, and so on. The project could very easily have failed at any number of points in its evolution. I'm very glad that it didn't, but I'm also glad that I did the whole thing out of my own pocket, so that the risk was mine alone. I hope my reasons for foregoing pre-orders sound reasonable to you, but don't worry: when they're finally ready to ship, there should be plenty of multi-carts available for everyone who wants one. In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that I have extended private pre-order invitations to a few individuals, mostly to people who have been following the project and who expressed interest in it early on. But that was only so I could get enough of my money back to manufacture the boards and to acquire the other components I will need, and as I told them, I was reluctant to take even that small step until I was certain that all the required pieces (hardware and software) were present and working well together, albeit in an incomplete form. Limiting my pre-orders to a small group of people will also make it easier to issue full refunds if I get hit by a truck or if some other unexpected crisis occurs. I'm very close to the end now, and I'm not anticipating any such crisis. At the moment, I'm only aware of one remaining issue that might (but probably won't) affect the success of the project; the rest is just finishing what I've started and making it as polished and as professional as I can make it. I'm still on track to have it done within three or four weeks, but if something happens to change that, I'll let everyone here know about it immediately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 While I'm at it, I should also say that I've thought seriously about the many suggestions that were submitted for a final name for the multi-cart. I've decided on "Aquaricart" as the final name, but I'm very grateful to everyone who contributed their ideas. "Aquaricart" is nice and easy to say, it ties in nicely with "Intellicart" (Chad Schell's earlier multi-cart for the Intellivision), there are presently no other occurrences of that name to be found on Google (outside of this thread), and most important, "Aquaricart" has an even number of letters in it, so I can center it perfectly on the Aquarius's 40-column screen without having more spaces on one side than the other! (I'm keeping "Album Cartridge" as the "subtitle," because I still like it much better than "multi-cart.") Many thanks to BassGuitari, who was (I think) the one who suggested the name first! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyo5050 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel and the amazing improvements from the beginning idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-topdog Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 (edited) amazing improvements from the beginning idea! I agree! I'm sooooo glad that Jay made this... cuz my attempt at a multicart would have been duct taping all of my cartridges to a hula-hoop then just turning the hoop to the game I wanted to play and insert Jay rocks! Edited October 26, 2010 by the-topdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I agree! I'm sooooo glad that Jay made this... cuz my attempt at a multicart would have been duct taping all of my cartridges to a hula-hoop then just turning the hoop to the game I wanted to play and insert Well, I think that's only one or two steps removed from what I started with, so don't feel so bad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 While I'm at it, I should also say that I've thought seriously about the many suggestions that were submitted for a final name for the multi-cart. I've decided on "Aquaricart" as the final name, but I'm very grateful to everyone who contributed their ideas. "Aquaricart" is nice and easy to say, it ties in nicely with "Intellicart" (Chad Schell's earlier multi-cart for the Intellivision), there are presently no other occurrences of that name to be found on Google (outside of this thread), and most important, "Aquaricart" has an even number of letters in it, so I can center it perfectly on the Aquarius's 40-column screen without having more spaces on one side than the other! (I'm keeping "Album Cartridge" as the "subtitle," because I still like it much better than "multi-cart.") Many thanks to BassGuitari, who was (I think) the one who suggested the name first! You're quite welcome! Happy to contribute. (Incidentally, I was also thinking of the Intellicart, and jokingly came up with "Untellicart," since most Aquarius games kind of look like "dumbed-down" versions of Intellivision games...but I didn't think that would fly. Also, I feared it might be misconstrued as trashing the work being done here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 (Incidentally, I was also thinking of the Intellicart, and jokingly came up with "Untellicart," since most Aquarius games kind of look like "dumbed-down" versions of Intellivision games...but I didn't think that would fly. Also, I feared it might be misconstrued as trashing the work being done here.) Hey, no worries ... that's not nearly as bad as suggesting that we aren't a viable community or anything of that sort! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MattelAquarius Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 (Incidentally, I was also thinking of the Intellicart, and jokingly came up with "Untellicart," since most Aquarius games kind of look like "dumbed-down" versions of Intellivision games...but I didn't think that would fly. Also, I feared it might be misconstrued as trashing the work being done here.) Why I ought-ta! Good name. Good job picking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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