Zerosquare Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 (edited) (If you do not know what this is about, read this topic.) At this point of the Catnip Cable development, we'd like to know how many people would be interested in buying one. Although this is not a preorder, note that the results will affect the project's future. Consequently, please vote only if you're reasonably sure of your choice. The price should be very approximately around 30 € (that's US $39). We cannot give a more precise estimate at the time, as the production costs are not fully known yet (they depend on the manufacturer we'll choose, on the number of clients, etc.) The poll has been posted on AtariAge, Jagware, and Yaronet, therefore you can vote if you're a member of one of these sites (if you are a member of several, please vote only on one of these). Edited August 21, 2006 by Zerosquare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Sorry for dumb question, but most of the info on the other forum is in French. You need a Jag CF cart inorder to use this cable correct? These are the current CF carts, not the new ones being developed correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 (edited) Sorry for dumb question, but most of the info on the other forum is in French.Don't be sorry. These posts are the most relevant, and have been translated :http://www.jagware.org/index.php?s=&sh...post&p=3733 http://www.jagware.org/index.php?s=&sh...post&p=3805 http://www.jagware.org/index.php?s=&sh...post&p=5116 You need a Jag CF cart inorder to use this cable correct?No, the JagCF is not required. Although the Catnip Cable can be used to update the JagCF, it is also a standalone USB-based BJL transfer cable. These are the current CF carts, not the new ones being developed correct?Sorry, I don't understand what you mean ? Edited August 18, 2006 by Zerosquare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 GT Turbo and some other folks are developing a brand new CF cart which new games are being developed - this is different than the sealed CF carts which are available today. Your previous answer clarified everything with the cable being able to run standalone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phineasfool Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Not really much of a poll is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 19, 2006 Author Share Posted August 19, 2006 Not really much of a poll is it. Right But since we're only looking for the number of buyers (not the percentage), I didn't see the point of including a "No" answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 20, 2006 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Why are the only options YES, or to abstain from voting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 20, 2006 Author Share Posted August 20, 2006 Why are the only options YES, or to abstain from voting?Did you read the post above ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Why are the only options YES, or to abstain from voting?Did you read the post above ? Actually I hadn't at the time. Just jumped in here and posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Please put me on the list for one! Cheers, JustClaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 I've added more detailed info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 Please put me on the list for one!Cheers, JustClaws. Did you vote on the poll ? We are not taking nominative preorders at the moment, so if you're interested, just vote (it is easier to track than posts... of course, if you already did so, and just wanted to show your support, it's all right ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 The standard BJL will drive uploads via this Catnip cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 The standard BJL will drive uploads via this Catnip cable?Do you mean on the PC side or on the Jaguar side ? No change is needed on the Jag -- the current BJL ROM, BJL CD, and Protector:SE cartridge can be used. On PC, you'll have to use the uploader I posted in the BJL API thread (I've not released the Catnip Cable version yet, but I've made one, and it works fine -- the uploading problems only occur with the parallel-cable version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaFox Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) You need a Jag CF cart inorder to use this cable correct?No, the JagCF is not required. Although the Catnip Cable can be used to update the JagCF, it is also a standalone USB-based BJL transfer cable. Can you use already existing products to update the JagCF, or will the Catnip be required for that? Edited August 22, 2006 by MetaFox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Can you use already existing products to update the JagCF, or will the Catnip be required for that?The Catnip Cable will be required to update the JagCF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) As there is no option I will just say NO .......like the kids from grange hill Gaztee Edited August 22, 2006 by Gaztee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 When the stock hits 35, Sell!! SELL!! SELL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Will it be made out of an old Trevor McFur cartridge and carefully placed in the finest Ziploc® bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdoty Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Would this also work with the Atari Jaguar Flash rom cartridges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belboz Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Are you using a USB to parallel IC or USB to serial? Curious which chip and what kind of support it has for OS X? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Would this also work with the Atari Jaguar Flash rom cartridges?Can you give me a pointer to these, please ? (you don't mean the Alpine Boards, do you ?) I don't know anything about them... Are you using a USB to parallel IC or USB to serial? Curious which chip and what kind of support it has for OS X?The design is based on the FT232R chip from FTDI, which has MacOS X drivers. In fact, I already did the a beta-test port of my software to MacOS X on a friend's iBook, and it works, but there are two problems : * As I don't have any Mac hardware, I need someone proficient in Mac programming to handle the support (producing binaries, fixing platform-specific bugs, etc.). * MacOS X doesn't support speeds higher than 115,200 bauds for serial devices prior to Tiger (10.4). (For the technically-minded, it's a POSIX limitation - a new system call has been introduced in Tiger to work around this). The hardware supports 115,200 bps, but it's slow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belboz Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Interesting. Couple more questions. You are using a USB to 232 chip from what I gather. Are you using this for interfacing to your CF board, and supporting connecting to joypad 2 for BJL transfers? If it does the latter (which I think it does) are you supporting 4 bit transfers or 8 bit transfers? I am not familiar with that FTDI chip (although I have used one of their chips on my OS X machine for a USB to serial interface for a couple devices non-jaguar). Does the FT232R have enough TTL outputs for the BJL interface? Just curious on how you implemented this. Sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Why is there not a NO answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Why is there not a NO answer? Pretty simple - they are looking for demand not popularity. If you dont want one dont vote, hence no demand from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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