+Lee Stewart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I see that almost 2 years ago I said I would post pictures of both sides of my Navarone Widgit [sic]. If anyone is interested in those pictures, I really will post them! ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Black unboxed = $36.31 + Shipping 13.04 (unpackaged so no import fees)...total $49.35 Silver boxed = $51.94 + Shipping 29.25 ($13.95 Import fee (what happened to "free trade"???))...total $95.14 (!) I have the boxed one with the Silver Picture... i have three of these and all with the Silver model on the front of the box... but into the boxes there are the classic black versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I have the boxed one with the Silver Picture... i have three of these and all with the Silver model on the front of the box... but into the boxes there are the classic black versions. Good to know! Guess I'll save myself $45 then! Thanks for the heads up. I wonder if the ever made the silver one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I see that almost 2 years ago I said I would post pictures of both sides of my Navarone Widgit [sic]. If anyone is interested in those pictures, I really will post them! ...lee Would be nice to see it before I buy one... although I'll still buy one...way too many bad GROM port memories. (funny how I can remember things from the early 80's like they happened yesterday, but if you ask me what I was doing 15 minutes ago, I couldn't tell you!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Would be nice to see it before I buy one... although I'll still buy one...way too many bad GROM port memories. (funny how I can remember things from the early 80's like they happened yesterday, but if you ask me what I was doing 15 minutes ago, I couldn't tell you!) Here ya go— ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Geez, for the price of parts it would probably be easier (and WAY cheaper) just to build one...it would just be missing the case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Geez, for the price of parts it would probably be easier (and WAY cheaper) just to build one...it would just be missing the case! Actually, this was the original design (or close to it) and only had a plastic cover hot-glued to the bottom of the board. The top was entirely exposed. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 They only made a small number of those, Lee--I have one as well. By the time they went out of prototype stage, they were building the ones everyone else is used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I just used a Granulator and Gram Cracker. They were extremely reliable and with a SCSI card much more convenient than attempting to find a cart in a box. I liked my PGRAM but it is so buggy in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregallenwarner Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What's intriguing to me is the multi-base mod for the cart expander, the schematics for which can be found on Thierry's (newly restored) site. I'd love to build one of those someday, and perhaps build one entirely from scratch so I can have even more carts pluged in, and all accessible through the TI's menu! Has anyone built the multi-base cart expander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I just used a Granulator and Gram Cracker. They were extremely reliable and with a SCSI card much more convenient than attempting to find a cart in a box. I liked my PGRAM but it is so buggy in comparison. I had 2 Pgram+ cards for over 20 years, they were both rock solid and the simplest of all the Gram devices for GPL programming. I had a GramKracker for about a month, and then sold it for $50 at a Chicago Faire, it was difficult to use with all the switch flipping and was equally difficult to do any programming with. The HSGPL card has been the most useful of all the Gram devices I've had, although not for novice programmers. Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 There was an 8-port cartridge expander announced by Mechatronic in Germany, but I've only ever seen one of them in the wild. It was sold as part of the mass of stuff Mechatronic sold at one of the TI Treffs after they pulled out of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregallenwarner Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 There was an 8-port cartridge expander announced by Mechatronic in Germany, but I've only ever seen one of them in the wild. It was sold as part of the mass of stuff Mechatronic sold at one of the TI Treffs after they pulled out of the market. 8 ports?!?! I imagine it probably had to have some buffer chips to avoid hitting the TTL fanout limit. Did it require an external power supply to power up all those carts? Or can the TI cart slot source that much power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 This beat is... this beat is... this beat is Mechatronic. (For those who remember. Sorry, had to do it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinphaltimus Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 So. I recall reading about these Navarone Widgets not working with flashROM and assumed that meant finalGROM as well. Perhaps i am mistaken? I've also read things like PARSEC not working with this widget.Is there a comprehensive list someplace on what doesn't work with it?I was looking at the nanPEB 3D printed topic today and noticed an FR99 plugged into a wdiget and got a little confused by that - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/276310-working-on-a-nano-peb-3d-case/?p=3980786So wondering if a *cartridges known not to work with Navarone Widget* list existed anywhere. Or will they work if the carts are in the slot closest to he TI GROM port like in the photos above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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