Ultra Vic-20 Cart Release 2011

[fsporsche]

=== Ultra Vic-20 Cart ===

The Ultra Vic-20 Cart is being created by fsporsche(Fred Santos) It will have every program ever made for the Vic-20 with a plus feature of a SD/Card reader built in.

The Ultra Vic-20 Cart is in Development and is expected to be released in 2011 with a price tag of approx. $99.00

Stay tuned for further news....

[Diddl]

The Ultra Vic-20 Cart is being created by fsporsche(Fred Santos) It will have every program ever made for the Vic-20 with a plus feature of a SD/Card reader built in.

So you will have a very big ROM or Flash on it?

Or do you mean, "every program ever made" are on SD card, like my FE3 card?

[fsporsche]

looking at both options...will try to see what will be more cost effective

[fsporsche]

Also looking at production run and would like to know who would be interested in purchasing this Ultra Vic-20 cart..

[tokra]

While I appreciate and welcome any new stuff for the VIC: Why not consolidate all activities into ONE really great cartridge? I mean right now we have the choice of either a MegaCart or a FinalExpansion. Both have their advantages and drawbacks. I opted for a MegaCart in the end since it's available ready-built and the ease of use. Together with an SD2IEC external drive which I can also use for other Commodores this is all I need right now.

Having a third cartridge with its own advantages leads to a point where an enthusiast will have either all 3 and start switchting cartridges again (which defeats the whole point of getting a multi-cart in the first place) or having to opt for one and missing on the features of the other.

[Kananga]

Having a third cartridge with its own advantages leads to a point where an enthusiast will have either all 3 and start switchting cartridges again...

An enthusiast will buy a bigger desk and put up three Vic-20s. No need to switch cartridges...
But honestly, what does "Ultra Cart" offer that you don't already get from Mega-Cart or FE3?

[Boray]

[But honestly, what does "Ultra Cart" offer that you don't already get from Mega-Cart or FE3?

It will have every program ever made for the Vic-20.

So, make a program before the release and it will be included! The thing is, that if it doesn't say "You are free to redistribute this program in any way" somewhere in the program, then you will break the copyright laws if you don't ask the authors permissions before including anything.

[Unseen]

with a plus feature of a SD/Card reader built in.

Yet another sd2iec-based hardware?

[e5frog]

What would make it different or better than the FE3? Just put "every program ever made for the Vic-20" (how would you know you've found them all?) on the SD card - it hardly fills a 2GB card...

If you start selling readymade FE3:s that would probably be welcomed by those who aren't able to get one built.

[RobertBe]

Also looking at production run and would like to know who would be interested in purchasing this Ultra Vic-20 cart..

I would be interested in purchasing it. Hey, if it is in production before July 23-24, 2011, it could be part of the presentations at CommVEx v7 2011.

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Robert Bernardo
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[Barney]

If your taking names at this time, PUT ME DOWN FOR 2 CARTS. Thanks.

BARNEY

[fsporsche]

I am taking names....production run will be only 100 carts...First come basis..

right now at the stage I am in is trying to get everygame on a huge rom chip. Stay tunes for more updates

[Diddl]

... everygame on a huge rom chip ...

So it will be a thing between MegaCart and FE3?

A MegaCart with SD support, - a FE3 with huge ROM?


Why a huge ROM? It makes no sense in combination with a SD card. A SD card will take much more data and programs as a huge ROM. And it is very very fast with SJLOAD support.

[fsporsche]

The reason why a huge rom is because people have been emailing me specifying to have a huge rom with all programs on it already just in case the SD card get corrupted or formatted also the SD card for future programs that will be released in the future. I will load all the programs on both. Its hard making everyone happy

[e5frog]

I have a Mega-Cart, I have been thinking about getting an FE3 but as I'm in PAL-land I wonder if the built-in games will be PAL-friendly, where possible?