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Post by e5frog »

Maybe I should ask here as this is the Mega Cart thread...

If you supply the binary files for the latest version, I program these myself on a pair of 27C801, will it work on my current Mega Cart or has there been any changes to the hardware lately?
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Spectrum wrote:
nbla000 wrote:Brian is working on june 2011 orders.
Oh my!
I pre-ordered the Mega Cart on October 13, 2011...
I wonder when I'll put my hands on MY PRECIOUSSSS.... :roll:
Any news?
I'm craving for the Mega-Cart... :twisted:
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About 15 orders before you, prepare yourself :wink:
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nbla000 wrote:About 15 orders before you, prepare yourself :wink:
YAY!
Thank you.
Perhaps I'll get it before Christmas!! :lol:
...and it would be GREAT! :P
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Post by fsporsche »

What revision of the Mega cart are we on if i decide to order another mega-cart?
Also what would be my Mega-cart number on the cart?
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fsporsche wrote:What revision of the Mega cart are we on if i decide to order another mega-cart?
Current revision is 21 maybe I will update it for CBM-Filebrowser 1.5 update.
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Post by dabone »

Ok, so after a wait of over a year. (Which quite a bit was MY fault).. :)

I have my megacart, and the one thing I've got to say about it is, that while the cart is nice (understatement), the care you put into the presentation and box are the best parts. I love it. Great work, and well worth the wait.

I guess I can sell my FE3 and get a stand alone sd2iec device now.

Thanks, and keep up the great work.

Later,
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Post by brain »

Is there a link for the the final version's schematic?
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Post by 6502dude »

brain wrote:Is there a link for the the final version's schematic?
Sorry, no.
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How many versions is there of Mega Cart these days? There was v1 and v2 last time. I think I have serials #27 and #28.


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Any idea when a new version will be out? I'm on the list and curious.
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For some reason my MegaCart behaved strangely today. I first noticed the integrated SJLOAD08 would not work, then I noticed I wasn't hearing the startup-music as usual. I resetted the Prefs through the Service-Menu and re-installed SJLOAD08 and now all seems to work again. What could be the cause of the Mega-Cart "forgetting" this? I had my VIC in the car overnight, temperatures were around 7-10 degrees celsius, but could this really be it?

Another thing I noticed: I had installed SJLOAD08 Basic for PAL before but was running the MegaCart on an NTSC-machine and never had problems with SJLOAD this way. What is the exact difference between SJLOAD08 PAL and NTSC and how come the PAL-version would work on NTSC anyway?
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I had a similar thing happen to mine. Vic is kept in the garage where it can get quite cold in winter.

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e5frog wrote:Maybe I should ask here as this is the Mega Cart thread...

If you supply the binary files for the latest version, I program these myself on a pair of 27C801, will it work on my current Mega Cart or has there been any changes to the hardware lately?
I'm similarly wondering if there is a way to update my v19 to a v21.
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Can someone check the Scott Adams adventures? Last night I could not get past "Use a Saved Game" with the usual "N"
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