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by Floopy
Sat May 04, 2019 8:41 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC prototyping boards
Replies: 18
Views: 8945

Re: VIC prototyping boards

Good point, but they offer chamfered edges for free with ENIG plating. So why not?

I paid 27.19 for ten ENIG plated boards. Although I was under 100x100mm, if you go over they make you pay a little more.
by Floopy
Fri May 03, 2019 9:46 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC prototyping boards
Replies: 18
Views: 8945

Re: VIC prototyping boards

The board looks quite nice. I'm not sure what you mean about the 45 degree edge. Do you mean you wanted a 45 deg corner on your board as the left one seems to have? I suspect that whatever you submitted to them is what you got. They seem to cut the boards exactly as the shape layer dictates. EDIT: ...
by Floopy
Fri May 03, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC prototyping boards
Replies: 18
Views: 8945

Re: VIC prototyping boards

I finally got the boards, The 45 degree edge is a bit of a let down, but it works. The right one is the replica.
by Floopy
Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC prototyping boards
Replies: 18
Views: 8945

Re: VIC prototyping boards

I just got some cartridges manufactured by JLC with ENIG platting, it's not for the VIC-20 though. It's for a tektronix analyzer. I'm curious how it's going to turn out. they shipped it out about 4 days ago and I took the cheaper option, so it might take a while. I didn't think that HASL was that ba...
by Floopy
Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: VIC prototyping boards
Replies: 18
Views: 8945

Re: VIC prototyping boards

Nice, just saying be careful about HASL connectors, I know it's been talked about in many places on this forum, but here is a picture of a cartridge after about 30 or so inserts in a VIC-20.
by Floopy
Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:46 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: which kind of fake? a VIC20 kernal that test the CPU...
Replies: 6
Views: 6082

Re: which kind of fake? a VIC20 kernal that test the CPU...

I still see people telling me "I got a sweet deal on a bunch of 6502s on Ebay". They don't like to admit that they got ripped of until they get them.
by Floopy
Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:54 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: VIC-20 Carrying Case
Replies: 9
Views: 7127

Re: VIC-20 Carrying Case

Could work for the C64 too. Just in case you need to lug around your machine.

Just think about the case for the monitor :P
by Floopy
Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:21 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Auction Price - Why?
Replies: 8
Views: 8145

Re: Auction Price - Why?

Hopefully it won't drive the price of everything else up through the roof. "well look at how much this guy sold it for"
by Floopy
Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: VIC-1001 For Sale
Replies: 8
Views: 7779

Re: VIC-1001 For Sale

It's already climbed higher than the white ceramic 6502 that is currently on there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-MOS-MCS-6502-Date-Code-5076-White-Ceramic-CPU-Apple-1/223263904726?_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131227121020%26meid%3D1b9be28d3d784c46a550c15092223246%26pi...
by Floopy
Tue Dec 04, 2018 12:09 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Power Monitor on eBay
Replies: 5
Views: 6387

Re: Power Monitor on eBay

What's the use? Is it just a few volt meter soldered to a connector? I can get the exact same multimeter on Aliexpress.
If you really wanted to know the voltage just whip out a multimeter. I do find the reset button a bit big,
Maybe for users who are not familiar with the vic-20?
by Floopy
Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:37 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Weird mod on underside of board
Replies: 8
Views: 5661

Re: Weird mod on underside of board

llopis wrote: For comparison, here's the video of my C64 with the same cable and TV:
I don't think it's bad. Looks almost better than mine, although I am using an RF modulator as the small zenith doesn't have composite.
by Floopy
Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:23 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIC 20 serial numbering
Replies: 58
Views: 40216

Re: VIC 20 serial numbering

If you feel like it there is a VIC-20 registry. :wink:
http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bul ... f=4&t=8708
by Floopy
Wed Aug 29, 2018 6:58 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: It's working! Full motion video on a VIC-20 (+3K)
Replies: 21
Views: 17287

Re: It's working! Full motion video on a VIC-20 (+3K)

:shock: Dang, commitment is strong with this one.

Who knows, you could have internet streaming in 1980.
by Floopy
Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Cartridge identity?
Replies: 53
Views: 35557

Re: Cartridge identity?

A bit of a shame. Someone must have thought they could make an easy buck? If you did really want Sargon II that bad I have it sitting above my head right now. :wink:
Still a fun game, but that's my own opinion.
by Floopy
Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:03 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Advice needed on SBC
Replies: 2
Views: 3780

Re: Advice needed on SBC

I will do, I just though I would ask here first. I didn't know they had a forum. I hate to join forums just to a ska question and then never contribute.
Thank!