penultimate WTF !??

[dimebag]

Hello

i have ordered a Penultimate directly from thefuturwas8bits.com

i have received the cartridge two days ago, and it do not work at all.... tested on two working Vic, one was arrived from revision the same days !

the two button are only doing a reset, the memory count is still 3.5kb.

so i have send a mail to the seller, two days ago, no answer......

is Thefuturwas8bits is a serious stuff ??

i start to have doubt

Cheers

Laurent

[taborj]

Did you contact them? Perhaps you just got a dud. It happens, I'm sure.

[dimebag]

yes i have contact them two timer since two days... no reply

Cheers

Laurent

[srowe]

Do other cartridges work? Sometimes corrosion or dirt on the cartridge socket can make an unreliable contact.

[dimebag]

hi

yes i have a 16kb vixen cart who work fineon both my vic

the PU havework one time in two hours of connector cleaning

think the PU is deffect

cheers

Laurent

[cbmeeks]

Well, remember that these hobby projects are usually run by one person and not some large company. So "customer support" has to take a back seat to things like family duties, work, etc.

I'm not defending the guy, just saying. Two days may not be enough time. I would give him a few more days and make sure you have his email correct or the correct way to contact him.

Now, having said that, I've been reading things like this for a long time. Not just VIC-20 stuff, but lots of places. For example, I bought an SGM at AtariAge and paid a little more than $100 USD. Took almost a YEAR for me to get it. I expected 3-4 months but not a year.

Anyway, I understand your frustration. The makers/sellers do this for the passion. Not the profit. I do wish, however, that the ones selling >$50 devices would be more transparent and responsive at times. It's hard for me to shell out $100 for something and not get any feedback.

[amigo-mexicano]

Did they answer you yet?

[dimebag]

i have returned the cart, it 'll be tested

but i have already done a lots of test, i have test all continuity between cartridge PCB and expansion port soldering on the motherboard
so, i do not have any connector issue....


to be continue

cheers

Laurent

[dimebag]

Hi

I have received my cart, repaired, seem the prom was fryed....

So , i plug it in my vic20, power up and, nothing.... start on a 3.5k config without any menu......

I have tryed it on 6 Vic20 !!!! nothing

Sent a mail to the seller (TFW8bits), and told me

"your Vic20 have fryed the cart again"

How can it be possible ? i use a 32K expansion without any trouble !!!

I have check my PSU voltages, it's ok, the internal voltage, and it's ok again

I do not understand.....

any idea ?

Cheers

Laurent

[norm8332]

If EPROMs are X-Rayed during shipment it can cause issues with them. But that is a long shot.

[dimebag]

Hi

it's exactly the issue of my PU, the prom was fryed.

i 'll ask if they can ship me another prom

Cheers

Laurent

[dimebag]

i have sent back the PU, i'll be refunded without hope to use a PU a day....

sad.....

Cheers

Laurent