WTB: VIC-20 Cartridge Expander

matsondawson · Post by **matsondawson** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:58 pm

There's an expander up for sale in Japan

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_ur ... =Translate

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:59 pm

Jeff-20 wrote:Two Heathers from different locations.

Weird. What do you suppose the chances of that are? If another Golan shows up I'll eat* my VIC-20.

* And by eat I mean not eat.

SkydivinGirl · Post by **SkydivinGirl** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 4:18 pm

English Invader wrote:As far as I'm concerned, it's all yours for the cost of shipping. All I ask in return is a small favour.

Sending a PM to discuss this.

Thanks!

Heather

English Invader · Post by **English Invader** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:41 pm

Just tested the expander and all I get is a blank screen like you get with a faulty 6561 chip. When I turned the VIC on without the expander, I got the standard VIC screen as usual.

Does this indicate a faulty expander or is it more likely down to something I'm not doing properly?

SkydivinGirl · Post by **SkydivinGirl** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:42 pm

Hmm... I wish I knew... I don't know much about VIC-20 hardware.

Heather

English Invader · Post by **English Invader** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:17 am

The question was aimed more at Denial members in general. Anyone know what the problem might be?

6502dude · Post by **6502dude** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:58 am

English Invader wrote:Just tested the expander and all I get is a blank screen like you get with a faulty 6561 chip. When I turned the VIC on without the expander, I got the standard VIC screen as usual.

Does this indicate a faulty expander or is it more likely down to something I'm not doing properly?

Check to make sure there is not a short between any of the address bus or data bus pins of expander.

Vic20-Ian · Post by **Vic20-Ian** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:35 am

put a cartridge in the expander?

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:04 am

I was just browsing through eBay.com and came across this expander:

http://tinyurl.com/y858n8k

It's a little expensive but it seems to be new so maybe it's worth a try...

SkydivinGirl · Post by **SkydivinGirl** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:37 am

Hi Pedro,

Thank you for the link.

I saw that on eBay the other day and looked up information on the CardBoard 3. Unfortunately, it simply allows you to plug in multiple cartridges and tries using all the cartridges that are plugged in at the same time. I actually need to switch from one cartridge to another. From the sounds of it, I may just be out of luck.

Maybe I'll just have to have two VIC-20s setup. One for each cartridge.

Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for my Final Expansion 3 to show up.

Heather

RobertBe · Post by **RobertBe** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:48 am

Pedro Lambrini wrote:I was just browsing through eBay.com and came across this expander:

http://tinyurl.com/y858n8k

Hey... that's the one I have! It came bare when I picked it up in another person's collection, and so, I didn't have any information on it. Now I have more info... Thanks, Pedro!

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
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Diddl · Post by **Diddl** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:59 pm

I also have the same.

Not for using more than one cartridge but for measurement purposes. A cartridge within a VIC hides all pins.