+Ksarul Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Many thanks for the great example code. May I add this to the cartridge board manual, Gazoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Many thanks for the great example code. May I add this to the cartridge board manual, Gazoo? As long as you understand that it falls under the Beerware license. Gazoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Always! I need a good beer night out now and again. . . :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Here's Game Cart #3. Binary file for burning and backwards file for running in Classic99 are attached in the zip file. Have fun! Gamecart3.zip Gazoo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Here's Game Cart #4. It's probably the last one as I've only got a few EA5 games left, not worthwhile making into a cart. Anyone who wants to send me some games that I don't have in order to get enough for another cart is welcome to do so. Binary file for burning and backwards file for running in Classic99 are attached in the zip file. Have fun! Gazoo Gamecart4.zip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Finally got a chance to put all my cart images together. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 That last board (with the 1M EPROM and switch) is a doozy... I get dizzy just looking at all the jumper choices on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Nobody else has seen one of those yet, Acadiel--Your package was the first with those in it. . .as one of the testers I still have to send one to Rasmus, Gazoo, and Matthew, as they were all involved in the design. . . Edited July 3, 2014 by Ksarul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopClicking Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Damn! You guys have been busy! Got caught up with family stuff so I'm just checking in and I've got a lot of catching up to do. I'm excited! I bought a new PLCC puller and OMG it works a million times better than my old one. But, will have to wait til tomorrow to try anything out. Cheers! -Dano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Finally got a chance to put all my cart images together. Wow neat! So are most of the cartridge games on those two carts now? Any plans to sell copies the two games carts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I have the cartridge boards to put them into, Tempest. I believe Gazoo has put the ROM images up so that you can have Atrax burn them into an EPROM for you--then you just unite board, EPROM, and case to make your own beautiful multigame cart. I just got about 100 of the bare boards that will support the 1M variant he used for the two game carts with the switches--and that don't require hacking the regular 512K board (an easy hack, but the newest board variant makes it even easier). I'm still waiting for the 32-pin sockets I need to finish assembling the boards to arrive--but it will be about six weeks before I build any of them as I plan to spend a lot of quality time with my kids this summer--and my hobby activities will be temporarily suspended while I do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I have the cartridge boards to put them into, Tempest. I believe Gazoo has put the ROM images up so that you can have Atrax burn them into an EPROM for you--then you just unite board, EPROM, and case to make your own beautiful multigame cart. I just got about 100 of the bare boards that will support the 1M variant he used for the two game carts with the switches--and that don't require hacking the regular 512K board (an easy hack, but the newest board variant makes it even easier). I'm still waiting for the 32-pin sockets I need to finish assembling the boards to arrive--but it will be about six weeks before I build any of them as I plan to spend a lot of quality time with my kids this summer--and my hobby activities will be temporarily suspended while I do that. Any idea on the cost of the boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 An assembled board without the EPROM would be $16, shipped to a US address, Tempest. Atrax has reasonable fees for his EPROMs, and his service is fast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 An assembled board without the EPROM would be $16, shipped to a US address, Tempest. Atrax has reasonable fees for his EPROMs, and his service is fast. That sounds more than reasonable. I'll have to look into this when you've got the boards ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 This whole Mega Game Cart project is interesting. I wonder if all these games would function properly (speed wise) with the 32K on the 16 Bit Buss modification? If so, I might be tempted to convert a spare console, add an F18A and have a 'modern-retro' all-in-one dedicated gaming console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 While going through all my disks looking for something I never did find , I came across 3 disks of Educational carts converted to EA5 format. These could be compiled into another 512k cart Rom image. Is there interest in this? Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopClicking Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 While going through all my disks looking for something I never did find , I came across 3 disks of Educational carts converted to EA5 format. These could be compiled into another 512k cart Rom image. Is there interest in this? Gazoo Sure, why not! Do you mind sharing both the ROM image and disks? Having carts in EA5 format is pretty handy. -Dano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Definitely do the educational cart, Gazoo! The more useful images we have for it, the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopClicking Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Use a good PLCC extractor, not screwdrivers. I second that. Tried it once, broke my PLCC socket, that was the last time. Unfortunately, I thought I had a good puller but, I just bought another one and the action is much smoother. I think my previous one was broken to begin with. It required an extreme amount of effort. The new one still bends the pins though, errr.... I use a sharp dental pick (one end straight the other has a 45 degree bend). I use that tool every time I touch electronics, super handy, tiny, and fairly strong. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 I just got about 100 of the bare boards that will support the 1M variant he used for the two game carts with the switches--and that don't require hacking the regular 512K board (an easy hack, but the newest board variant makes it even easier). A note on flipping the switch on the double game carts. Be on one of the game menu screens (the ones with all the letters for the game choices), then flip the switch, then press fctn9 to quit. That will insure that the 378 is set to the first bank, and you'll actually get the other menu. Otherwise you may have to power off and back on to bring up the menu. Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Had nothing to do for a few hours and decided the 512k Utility cart was missing something, Editor/Assembler. So I hot glued an EA Grom to the bottom of the 512k cart board and soldered the jumper wires to make it work. Now I get the EA cart on the menu in addition to the utilities menu. It's not that difficult to do if anyone wants to add it to their cart. Pic of bottom of cart board is included. Comments regarding my soldering skills are NOT allowed. Seems there's room on that side of the board for a Grom socket. Gazoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Had nothing to do for a few hours and decided the 512k Utility cart was missing something, Editor/Assembler. So I hot glued an EA Grom to the bottom of the 512k cart board and soldered the jumper wires to make it work. Now I get the EA cart on the menu in addition to the utilities menu. It's not that difficult to do if anyone wants to add it to their cart. Looks like a fun little addition! A step that has helped me solder chips like this is to clip the narrow portion of each lead so that you are soldering wires to the remaining, wider pieces. I started clipping legs when adding 384K to Geneves. Primarily to reduce the risk of shorting a pin below, later as a way to simplify the solder job. Your soldering iron will need a moderately smaller tip to avoid bridging the leads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Forgot to add in my last post that I updated the Utilities cart. Myarc Disk Manager 5 will now work with any disk controller, not 100% sure about Corcomp as I don't have one to test. Gazoo 512kUtilities.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudaSales Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) I am waiting on some 512K ROM Chips as Bob will be programming/burning some for us. As soon as those are received I will test it with the CorComp FDC and let you know. Thanks for putting these together Edited July 10, 2014 by CudaSales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazoo Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 While going through all my disks looking for something I never did find , I came across 3 disks of Educational carts converted to EA5 format. These could be compiled into another 512k cart Rom image. Is there interest in this? Gazoo Finally getting around to this. Here's the first draft menu. I tried to pick the best out of the working ones. Disk images attached for Dano. Some Carts don't work. EDU1.dsk EDU2.dsk EDU3.dsk Gazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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