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Hello all, A quick question please I placed some 64k cartridges onto a PicoCart. A few of them give an error when you attempt to run them. "ERROR: CAR file is wrong size" The size of the files is 65,552 bytes, for both the ones that work and the ones that error. I tried the error files in altirra, and they all worked. I also tried a file from two different archives, with the same result. An example is thrust.car Am I missing something obvious? Thanks in advance.

Good advice with checking the 4051's. I had a 600XL that lost a row of keys...swapping the 4051's and the fault moved to another row. 4051's are still easy to find too.

Locomotive BASIC on the Amstrad CPC and Plus series.

I had exactly the same failure a while back. Check out the link for a couple of pictures. If you read further down in the post you can see the VRAM chip that was replaced to resolve (as per the info/link provided by the good people above). http://atariage.com/forums/topic/254749-greasy-cartridge-port/?do=findComment&comment=3553078 Cheers, Shane

Hello, Sorry, I only just noticed this...you may have the info already. I built a few FlashROM99's...2 years ago...where did that time go. Anyway, I just remembered that I screen captured my TL866 settings for the 8515. Attaching them here for reference. I have circled (red) a couple of things to note. The first screen on the TL866 software is called the 'Code Memo' screen. The 'Fuse Bits' need to be setup on via the 'config screen (my second screenshot). Hope this helps. Cheers, Shane

Hello Ralph, I was thinking even a small update to the FR99 file limit would be awesome. My thought was instead of pages 1 through to 9, maybe go from 1 through to 0 (or zero to nine depending on how you want to say it). I understand startup times would increase, but For a single page (19 more entries) I don't think it would be much. And 19 more entries is still a great increase (bringing the total to 190). I understand something like this would probably be very low on your priority list (probably does not even make the list ), so just a thought. Cheers, Shane

Forgot to mention...I'm not using External power on either.

Hello all, I have 2 of the 32k Sidecar Rev.3 boards (Rev 3 boards: no jumper, it has been revised into the pcboard layout, and 74HCT245 with Cypress 62256 SRAM. These use about 25ma.) I always use them in conjunction with a FlashROM99 board. I have tried on two different TI's and also with 2 different Flashrom99 boards, without issue. Cheers, Shane.

Yeh, I really lucked into this one. Postage was $10.40 Australian Dollars...so you can see how much I actually paid for the TI stuff ($4.99 Australian...Approx. $3.62 US dollars) It was untested, but regardless I knew I could not go wrong at that price...worst case was the TI would be a spare parts machine....but it works just fine. Cheers, Shane

On Wednesday just gone, I had a great win (well I consider it great, as TI's do not come up for sale in Australia anywhere near like they do in the US...from what I have seen). The Beige TI-99/4A (PAL) is not the most pristine you will see, and the 'CTRL' button is missing, but otherwise it cleaned up OK and is fully functional. It came with the computer power supply, 5 boxed cartridge games, 2 original TI joysticks with the dual joystick adapter cable. The computer was boxed with the polystyrene insert for the computer. The only thing missing was the RF modulator. Total cost including postage was AUD $15.39...this is roughly USD $11.24 at the current exchange rate. Here is a quick pic when I was testing it with a FlashROM99 and 32K sidecar expansion. All worked like a charm. Cheers, Shane

Oh yeh, I'm loving it with the FlashROM99...perfect pair

Ouch, that's nasty. £16.14 on such a cheap item seems crazy. At least the Australian (current) laws allow $1000 before any duties, taxes or charges apply... I have heard whispers that they may be looking into this... Cheers, Shane

My 2 boards arrived safely today , Pretty quick turnaround to Australia. They work great and I can at last experience all that is available for the FlashROM99. Big thanks to jedimatt42 & arcadeshopper for bring these to the community. And an extra big Thank You to Sinphaltimus for jumping in to help a member in need. Sinphaltimus jumped in without hesitation and offered his help...true community spirit. Cheers, Shane

Very, very nice. Great job. When mod's or additions look like they came from the factory that way.... you know you've nailed it. :thumbsup: Cheers, Shane

Thank you. Good fun, and was educated in the process... Cheers, Shane