Mclaneinc Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 That's what put me off getting a SIO plug from Lotharek, 5.67 for the plug, 13.80 for the shipping....Thankfully I've been offered one elsewhere..All this postage madness needs to end... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Mclaneinc said: That's what put me off getting a SIO plug from Lotharek, 5.67 for the plug, 13.80 for the shipping....Thankfully I've been offered one elsewhere..All this postage madness needs to end... ...and appears he limits only 2 SIO plug's per order. ;-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, NISMOPC said: ...and appears he limits only 2 SIO plug's per order. ;-( Never noticed that, they do look very well made with a custom molding setup...I caught the corner of my SD-Max 3D printed plug and its started to almost unravel...Strands coming off it...I presume its the layers unravelling Edited July 27, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I'd suggest looking for SIO plugs on ebay or even looking for sdrive-max sellers (who obviously have a 3d printer) and sending them a message asking if they would sell the SIO plugs, I doubt anyone would say no. Try the guy you got your SDM from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebiguy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Mclaneinc said: All this postage madness needs to end... No offense but I have a very ambivalent feeling about this. I don't want to start a polemic but just to put it into perspective. Of course, paying 13.80 for an object worth 5.67 is comparatively very expensive. But if you take a step back, buying an object thousands of miles away and receiving it a few days later has a cost. Not to mention the carbon cost and maybe the underpaid labor for handling. What would a much lower cost mean? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) I was able to put my cable together using a black Cat-5 cable. Also added a 3min video showing it working through my P:R:Connection. Sorry if boring video, but an exciting moment for me. It also worked perfectly with Bobterm ATR loaded via AVGCart and the WiModem232. ? Cheers! VID_20200727_182102795.mp4 Edited July 27, 2020 by NISMOPC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, ebiguy said: No offense but I have a very ambivalent feeling about this. I don't want to start a polemic but just to put it into perspective. Of course, paying 13.80 for an object worth 5.67 is comparatively very expensive. But if you take a step back, buying an object thousands of miles away and receiving it a few days later has a cost. Not to mention the carbon cost and maybe the underpaid labor for handling. What would a much lower cost mean? Thank you for not being polemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 14 hours ago, NISMOPC said: Did you ever confirm if the resistor is required? I was thinking of just connecting the two wires at the connector (maybe 1/4" from connector) end and not running them all the way to the SIO connector end. Two less wires to worry about. Would that be OK or would I still require a resistor? Using a resistor actually will cause problems, just link them together and it works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, ebiguy said: No offense but I have a very ambivalent feeling about this. I don't want to start a polemic but just to put it into perspective. Of course, paying 13.80 for an object worth 5.67 is comparatively very expensive. But if you take a step back, buying an object thousands of miles away and receiving it a few days later has a cost. Not to mention the carbon cost and maybe the underpaid labor for handling. What would a much lower cost mean? It's about the way you look at it, if I was to factor in all that with every purchase I'd probably never buy stuff. Life often leaves us with rotten choices in the way of things but I also have to live by the rules of what I have in my pocket. For me that's too expensive to purchase so if you look at it I'm actually not doing the things you brought forward as reasons because of that. Sorry, but cost matters, not just to me but everyone, until we manage to create Utopia these choices will still be made, it's the major corporations you need to target in all honesty.. As I said, it's the way you look at it... Certainly not worth getting upset about in the context of how it is.. Back to Atari... Edited July 28, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Please put the latest AVG firmware on the startpage (post #1) of this topic, thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmp Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 i will, when it's not beta anymore (which could be in a few days unless someone comes with some bug report) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmp Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 6/15/2020 at 6:06 PM, Mr Robot said: April 26 to June 15... Finally! may 28 to july 30, i won 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I have a feeling my desoldering gun is going to beat the both of you, been awaiting customs clearance since longer than I can remember.... Its going to have a beard by the time I get it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder666 Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Got some PCBs last week from JLCPLB in 10 days to UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I got some UV leds (cheap) via Speedpak, ordered 19th, here today..Not bad...Just that blooming tool....Its the oldest order I have.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Non worker XEX...Fails on Sideloader as well as AVG menu but ok in Altirra.. 23D.xex Edited July 30, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmp Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 seems load to load fine here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, tmp said: seems load to load fine here Does not like Altirra BASIC to be your basic (didn't think that would affect it)..One thing I didn't try...Apologies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Worley Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I went ahead and installed the connector and cable the other day, but don't know how to enable the actual SIO. There doesn't appear to be an option for it and many .atr files work anyway, cable or no cable. So how do I force SIO function to test? Best, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) What firmware are you using.. Unless its a beta firmware from the beta thread you won't see the SIO difference.. Edited July 30, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 21 minutes ago, Jeffrey Worley said: I went ahead and installed the connector and cable the other day, but don't know how to enable the actual SIO. It just started working immediately for me, regardless of any settings. The only thing I explicitly had to enable was high-speed SIO (CTRL+SHIFT+H in the menu). As Mclaneinc implies: you need to update to the latest beta firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Worley Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: It just started working immediately for me, regardless of any settings. The only thing I explicitly had to enable was high-speed SIO (CTRL+SHIFT+H in the menu). As Mclaneinc implies: you need to update to the latest beta firmware. I did update, but the CTRL+SHIFT+H was unknown to me so THANK YOU!!! :-))) Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Obviously the HSIO needs a Hiass patched OS to kick in..Normal SIO will be fine..But yes, the newer the firmware the less you have to do to see it working, the latest version checks for the cable and uses it as default where you used to have to hold Shift while choosing.. Still can't get over how having Altirra BAsic (which I love) borked that xex.. Edited July 30, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Just now, Mclaneinc said: Obviously the HSIO needs a Hiass patched OS to kick in..Normal SIO will be fine Or HSIO enabled in the U1MB for anyone who has that. Normal SIO is SLOW. In fact all SIO seems slow, but HSIO is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) Oh, so I don't need to waste a slot on a hiass rom on the U1mb? Is that only for the SIDE loader or will it also work for the AVG menu Jon...I have not read the manual 100% Edit: Read the manual...Jeepers that HSIO is super fast.... Sort of think I'm doing it right, if I turn the HDD of I get the AVG menu back but I still get the HSIO from the U1mb but it seems slower than the sideloader..is it? To answer that myself, yes its slower, via the Sideloader with HDD on its blistering... Edited July 30, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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