Was just wondering if anyone else had this idea pop up. Combining all of the cart projects into 1 super cart. You know the game and utility selection of Megacart, reset switch, full expansion capability, switchable bank RAM, SD card reader, SID chip, maybe even an Eprom slot and (add your ideas here).
I know I know, wishful thinking. Its late and the mind starts to wander.
Is it possible to use megacart and the ultimate expander cart in a Hesscard 20 at the same time?
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With Final Expansion you have nearly all things on your list:
+ the game and utility selection of Megacart
you can simply configure this yourself
it would be possible to port MegaCart firmware so FE3 look like it
+ reset switch
FE3 has two reset switch
+ full expansion capability
yes
+ switchable bank RAM
yes
+ SD card reader
yes
+ SID chip
no
+ maybe even an Eprom slot
you have 512KB flash on the FE3 and could write every Eprom to it
+ the game and utility selection of Megacart
you can simply configure this yourself
it would be possible to port MegaCart firmware so FE3 look like it
+ reset switch
FE3 has two reset switch
+ full expansion capability
yes
+ switchable bank RAM
yes
+ SD card reader
yes
+ SID chip
no
+ maybe even an Eprom slot
you have 512KB flash on the FE3 and could write every Eprom to it
Agreed... the FC3 has just about everything that is needed. The only thing that I think could be added is perhaps an ethernet port. My cart project with the ethernet chip has floundered since summer 09 sadly.Diddl wrote:With Final Expansion you have nearly all things on your list:
Perhaps the FC4 will add a little more?
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You can now use C64 Ethernet carts (FB-Net, 64NIC, etc) on your VIC with brain's "MasC=uerade" converter:amramsey wrote:Agreed... the FC3 has just about everything that is needed. The only thing that I think could be added is perhaps an ethernet port. My cart project with the ethernet chip has floundered since summer 09 sadly.
http://www.jbrain.com/projects/converter/
That would be quite a happy surprise for the guys at the Plus4 forum.Diddl wrote:Maybe sometimes I'll make a FE3 for 264 devices (Plus-4, C16, C116)
Truly,
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Don't expect too much from this adapter.sjgray wrote:Perhaps Jim Brain can make an adapter to use C64 cartridges on the Plus4....I'm rapidly becoming a JB fan!
The Adapter is a good idea, but it only connects wires of same meaning.
Only simple hardware can work on a different system. And normally software doesn't run. So maybe some piece of hardware could use it, if someone chnages the firmware for it.
Usually development is a bit of a chicken and egg problem. As long as there is no hardware to develop for, software developers do something different. As long as there is no software support, hardware developers see no reason to implement the hardware. Schema mentioned the MasC=uerade will work with some C64 Ethernet cartridges, which means those who already made TCP/IP routines on the C64 are within reach to make them work on the VIC-20 too. Once such routines are made, other application programmers may utilize them.
Anders Carlsson
This sounds a lot like a MegaCart with menu driven SD Card reader capability.Diddl wrote:With Final Expansion you have nearly all things on your list:
+ the game and utility selection of Megacart
you can simply configure this yourself
it would be possible to port MegaCart firmware so FE3 look like it
+ reset switch
FE3 has two reset switch
+ full expansion capability
yes
+ switchable bank RAM
yes
+ SD card reader
yes
Maybe this already exits
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