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by e5frog
Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 186759

Re: Mega-Cart

They put a copyright notice on it so - as with other copyrighted stuff there's a risk involved if going at it without asking for permission. Found images of the 2009 edition online (don't know if PCB was updated but I know the data was - I asked to get the files to update two new otp roms but... nop...
by e5frog
Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:32 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 186759

Re: Mega-Cart

It's not that simple.

A functional Mega-Cart is more than just eproms.

I'm still selling mine, I was thinking $90, original package and instructions... will see about that overlay as well...
by e5frog
Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:10 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Mega-Cart
Replies: 695
Views: 186759

Re: Mega-Cart

I've got one, and I'm about to sell it. I had a nice keyboard overlay printed professionally as well... if I can find it somewhere or I'll sell it without it. Let me know if it's interesting, it's Serial No: 0123 I might put an ad in for it unless I have any positive reply from a few other places. (...
by e5frog
Fri Jul 20, 2018 10:29 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Best display for Vic20?
Replies: 11
Views: 7789

Re: Best display for Vic20?

Just wondering about the adjustment procedure, what's the optimal setting?
by e5frog
Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:06 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: FE3 Loader Menu..What am I doing wrong?? Megacart Rom conv.
Replies: 38
Views: 17919

Re: FE3 Loader Menu..What am I doing wrong?? Megacart Rom conv.

Thanks srowe, SkyDivinGirl helped me figure it out in a few days... as the notification of your reply has ended up in the gmail spam folder. :-( The detail I had missed was that it's supposed to be a .prg file, saved as an actual BASIC file that is. I solved it with copy and paste into WinVICE, a &q...
by e5frog
Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:02 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: FE3 Loader Menu..What am I doing wrong?? Megacart Rom conv.
Replies: 38
Views: 17919

Re: FE3 Loader Menu..What am I doing wrong?? Megacart Rom conv.

Hey there... it shouldn't be this hard... (EDIT: Final Expansion v3.2, r022d is used) I was going to try and run a cartridge file on the FE3, I have read the "VIC-20 Final Expansion User Manual.pdf" (where most links are dead). (Yes... I know I helped Heather making the latest released EF3...
by e5frog
Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:51 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Imagine if Commodore
Replies: 47
Views: 10315

Re: Imagine if Commodore

Hey boys, are you at it again? You two are like a living, breathing soap opera, hate those - unless it's actually the tv show "SOAP", like that one. I checked the zip, wonderful documentation, loved the pdf. One must really admire the work done if documenting it that well. "Anyone&quo...
by e5frog
Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments
Replies: 17
Views: 7563

Re: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments

Makes you wonder where the voltage drops that much.

Have you measured the on/off button, maybe it's oxidized.
by e5frog
Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments
Replies: 17
Views: 7563

Re: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments

I'd guess he means an AC-DC adapter, giving 12VDC...?

3628 bytes memory is a bit odd... maybe there are more than one problem on this one.
by e5frog
Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:03 am
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments
Replies: 17
Views: 7563

Re: My 2-prong DC PSU experiments

Maybe you have bad capacitor(s) that cause too much ripple...
by e5frog
Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:11 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: VIC20 9v PSU
Replies: 3
Views: 1952

Re: VIC20 9v PSU

Boray had a suggestion, take molex connector for your PC and strip two of them, needs to be widened a little before they fit:
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I wonder if some silicon could be used to make a complete connector.
by e5frog
Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:06 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: Alternative 2 prong PSU
Replies: 23
Views: 4362

Re: Alternative 2 prong PSU

I already saw them in another thread, but here we are still waiting. ;-) Just happened to stumble upon this thread as it was linked to in another discussion. Doesn't seem like a good idea to power from that end, mostly because of the thin traces between edge connector and cable and maybe the contact...
by e5frog
Thu Jul 20, 2017 7:48 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Yleisurheilu Amersoft Finnish Vic20 game
Replies: 12
Views: 5739

Re: Yleisurheilu Amersoft Finnish Vic20 game

Nice to see, maybe I'll try a round now that there's some help.
by e5frog
Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, and Trade
Topic: Sold: Final Expansion 3 Rev 11
Replies: 47
Views: 11179

Re: Sold: Final Expansion 3 Rev 11

Thanks for the reminder, Eslapion noted it on page 1 IIRC.
My mistake, I had drawn the port wrong in my CAD-program - it's since then solved. Don't think SkyDivingirl shipped any with the error intact. Wonder why they didn't make use if it as +5V...
by e5frog
Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:16 pm
Forum: Hardware and Tech
Topic: repairs for vicist
Replies: 37
Views: 5791

Re: repairs for vicist

I have been swapping soldered chips on my quirky computer. Resoldered the cartridge port, remove old solder and resoldered - no change. The '245:s at UD8, UE8 and UF8 had been swapped recently, don't remember if it was me so I just resoldered those - no change. Reseated and check sockets of VIC chip...