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Yes, I got the new address. I sent you an e-mail two days ago asking for details regarding your cart... This one: [email protected] etc You're in the small group of people that got the startup-picture version, haven't heard anything about the motif yet as far as I can remember. A link to a picture or a picture sent to my e-mail will be fine. Usually takes 30-60 minutes to edit it so that it fits the Channel F (102x58 pixels, green, blue, red and limited background options). Also, the four fast start options is needed (hold one of buttons 1-4, press reset and game will start immediately) e-mail what you want there or send a PM. If you've changed e-mail addresses, update me on that as well. It's a bit slow to go through the menu each time you want to start one of the favorites, that's the reason I added it. It would be possible to have 16 fast start options if you used all combinations of the buttons - or all entries if you used the controllers as well... but it's faster then to go through the menu perhaps. Maybe I should add a larger step in the menu so that you can jump five entries at the time by moving forward/backward... Newcomers, please wait a bit, want to get the waiting orders done ASAP. If you insist, and don't mind waiting, send a PM and we will arrange payment, price can be found in the initial message in this thread. I finished #24 yesterday (apart form the back and front label) it will be finished up and shipped today.

#21 is on hold until I get an answer from the buyer, cart #22 is ready apart from labels, it will ship this week, maybe already tomorrow. As I'm waiting for reply regarding the same information for #23 as #21 and #24 has changed owners and I'm still waiting for that information I will continue with cart #25. EDIT: Cart #22 is ready and will be shipped tomorrow.

Posted Today, 9:13 PM : Just thought I should update so that it will appear on new messages, all carts before #21 have been shipped, I'm working on the code for the next four carts right now. Posted 0:09 AM : Just finished the alternative menu with the picture dislay instead of name/word screen for the four carts mentioned above. Left me with no unused bytes - had to shorten the signature to fit the last 16 bytes. Good night.

This is the current and exact waiting list, I have spent this week cleaning three awful looking moldy SABA-cartridge shells, even required some light sanding an polishing to get them into normal shape. Three PCBs are partially soldered (all surface mounted circuits except rom) Paid orders #19: Russ, paid: Dec 9th 2009, also Pac-Man which was ready-built January 11th 2011(YYYY-MM-DD) #20: Jose, paid: Jan 11th 2010, Ready-built October 9th, shipped January 11th 2011 (yes that's one year) These four carts need additional programming for startup picture, code is done but not yet compiled, debugged and properly tested. #21: Joe S, paid: Jan 29th 2010, also Pac-Man which was ready built January 11th 2011 (don't have the details about startup-picture). #22: Judith, paid Feb 26th, 2010, (startup picture motif is chosen and done) #23: Brad, paid: May 3rd 2010, (startup picture not yet chosen AFAI can see right now in my list) #24: Laurent, paid: May 18th 2010, (startup picture motif chosen but not yet done) #25: Scott, paid: May 27th 2010 (also Pac-Man cart) #26: Rick, paid: May 31st 2010 #27: Heath, paid: Jul 16th 2010 #28: Kimmo, paid: Feb 1st 2011 (also Pac-Man #42) (end of current paid orders) I think I only have boxes for 50 Pac-Man carts, so I'm considering stopping there. Good thing I went through this properly, I had missed Heath who paid when I was really sick last summer. So for now 28 Multi-Carts sold and 42 Pac-Man. I'll finish #19 this week and then take care of the extra programming of carts 21-24. If anyone would like to help me design the box for the Multi-Cart, it would be appreciated, I have attached some help. Check my gallery for inspiration (click link in my signature below). If there are several examples maybe I can start a new thread and have a vote about it. A small and simple sketch is all that is needed, the attached picture is the size used for the final print. It's a huge picture, scroll down after it has finally opened and you'll find the SAVE-link almost furthest to the left in the window. EDIT: Next cart in line is #21, the others have been shipped.

All single Pac-Man cart orders are shipped.

Hi guys. Just wanted to place a report, I have finished four Pac-Man carts today and one Multi-Cart, one more Pac-Man cart to do and then there's the eight Multi-Carts to finish up, two of them is from batch #2. The first four carts of batch #3 have been promised to get a picture instead of a line of text. That customization will take a little extra time before the final two are done. If anyone is not eager to get theirs and can wait a little longer, please tell and I'll wait with that until last. If I can keep the current pace up I'll have all done before the week is over, see first message in thread for current list. I'll report again as soon as more work has been done, thanks for waiting and thanks for your patience.

Yes, as soon as I have shipped the ones already ordered I'll start taking more. I have materials for several more carts.

No there's five or six in total. I'm currently working my way out of a deep depression so I hope to ship all carts before the end of the year - even if I have to sit on New Years Eve and build all of them. I don't care to go into details really because I'm also a bit ashamed, both because of my illness and that it has taken so long. Next time I'll save up the money, buy parts and sell ready made stuff instead, it will perhaps take 2-3 years but at least no one has to wait for 1/2 a year. :-( Very sorry for the delays, life can be a bitch sometimes. Big thanks to all you patient people that are quietly and patiently waiting, I'm not going anywhere, I'm not hiding, just having it slightly worse than I would want to wish my worst enemy. / Fredric

That's the only thing that differs it from the other lamer lightguns - the click. You don't actually have to push the trigger all the way down until it clicks, just a little bit and then release it will work fine - if you mind the click. When I got lightguns for my C64 and Amiga I was a bit disappointed - the triggers were like pushing any button, that click of the Zapper is what makes it more fun - it can be a bit tiring for the shooter finger though...

I have finished a few PCB:s this week, some testing left to do, need to clean shells, print labels, attach plastic film, cut them out and apply them to the carts before I can ship them. I haven't sent anything out yet that hasn't been working properly and I don't intend to do it now either.

I stumbled in on this page from Google, just wanted to check that I have all the Zapper games, I tried Chiller with two Zappers - worked just fine. Not a very fun game though, I'll probably play it with my daughter tomorrow.

Yes, I guess that wasn't a priority for me in this case, I'm still here, I haven't disappeared, and I'd like everyone to know that the production is going about it's usual pace again. Should I get sick again (if it's worse than a common flu, cold or similar) I'll be sure to make a note of it here.

No, I'm not asking everyone that has already bought one for another $25, I'm trying to raise some more money to be able to finish the last ones ordered in reasonable time (because the previous payments didn't cover everything). I can't buy one photo paper at the time, or 0.01 ml of ink to print a certain amount of graphics, they come in packages - a lot larger than is needed for right now but eventually they will be used. Same goes for most other things, they are sold in packages of a certain amount or there's a minimum amount to be able to buy them at a certain price - buying 20 perhaps costs as much as buying 50... Anyway, it's not unusual that things initially cost more, close to the beginning of a manufacturing cycle, is it? You may want to see it as the higher cost is the cost for receiving it earlier than those who pay less. So this is the current price: $100, for a limited period. ... and again I'm sorry for getting sick, I'll try to avoid that in the future.

... I didn't mean THIS week, I meant the following week. My offer stands until September 5th.

I sent an e-mail to you about it 5,5 hours ago or so... and it wasn't really for you, and it wasn't a Multi-Cart either? But yes, it was shipped yesterday (as it is now past midnight here in Sweden).

I'm up and running again, shipped a few carts today, all needed components are in place but I'm running low on other vital materials for labeling and do. So this week I offer Multi-Carts for $100 to get some new cash in the treasure chest. Shipping is included.

Hi guys! I'm better thanks but it seems I'll never be good again - perhaps I never will be - who knows. Anyway... My daughter starts daycare again after the summer break so I will have some more time during the afternoon, I will resume building and inventory this week, I'm pretty sure I need to order parts for the last orders currently in. Wish me good luck and speedy deliveries.

Could also just be that Jerry Lawson ordered it or the name of the rom-file on it. My theory is that it was used to promote the system to buyers - to demonstrate the graphics to buyers like SABA, Luxor, ITT/Ingelen, Nordmende, Barco, Emerson/Dumont and others. Perhaps we should try and forward the question to Jerry somehow.

Perhaps it was a boost just to show Zircon that it wasn't a dead system... I hope Atari2008 can make a re-scan with higher resolution, the pdf is a bit grainy to get a nice, sharp printout.

Nice pictures, but tiny tiny tiny... Didn't you get a higher resolution scan from Jose? Can't find it on your page...

It seems Roy Andersson made the Swedish version of a commercial in 1981: http://web.archive.org/web/20070314063154/http://www.royandersson.com/Rootfolder/English/Html/Filmography/1981to90.htm In todays page www.royandersson.com there is however no information about it.

Yes, seems to work as usual now.

I noticed the same thing, what! Only 21 posts all of a sudden? I'll try and search for that thread I last wrote in...

Köp det nya Pac-Man till ColecoVision om du inte redan har det - verkar vara superbra...