dphirschler

It’s my understanding that Super Demon Attack in cart form did not have speech (Why? I do not know). The British speech is quite impressive, and really made the game more enjoyable for me. I was very surprised to find the cart did not have the speech included. Is there any interest to make a run of carts with the speech version? I am sure I am not the only one to have this game on disk. Darryl

I’d be curious to know if he plans on improving on the design such that it can be cased. Also, Why CF and not SD? SD is definitely more compact, more universal, cheaper, and maybe even faster. Is the developer of this device on these forums? Darryl

Dude! That's freakin' brilliant! Tell me more about this. Darryl

I am in the act of restoring my system at the moment. My console is taken apart. The keyboard is not working. But here ya go! Darryl

I am pretty sure the disk controller had a battery backed up real-time clock, or was that the memory expansion card. I didn't see any reference to that in the document linked above. Maybe it was the memory expansion card. I honestly expected to see some wikipedia pages listing all of Myarc's cards, the history behind them, some comparisons to Corcomp and TI's cards. I didn't even find info on the mini-expansion box. Part of this is I was curious about the history of the company. For some reason (perhaps it's even true), I was thinking Myarc formed out of Corcomp. Darryl

Come on! Let's see 'em. Take a nice pic of your system and show it off here. I'd love to see what everybody has. Be sure to describe any mods you have done too. Darryl

I have both a Myarc disk controller card and a Myarc 128k memory expansion card. As I was trying to research about them using Google, I was unable to find any information about the 128k memory expansion card... and only limited info about the disk controller. Am I missing something? I know Myarc made other cards too. Isn't this stuff documented online somewhere? Darryl PS. I have a couple of unused Myarc RS232 labels (but not a Myarc RS232 card). Don't know where we got those. If anybody needs them, let me know.

I have a Mitsumi keyboard. Not sure how to clean it, but I am attempting to take it apart to examine it. But I cannot even get to the circuit board to make the Alpha-lock mod, much less clean the keys. The Alpha-lock key is the one key that is holding everything together. All the screws have been removed, but it won't come apart. And I cannot figure out how to get the #@$^%$ alpha-lock key off. Darryl

I freakin' love that game! Worth buying a Playstation for. And NFS HP2 is damn good too. Darryl

Yay! This is good news indeed! Please keep us posted here on the progress of this. I will be wanting one of those boards. Darryl

Guess what? I found the manual! Still no sign of the keyboard overlay. Darryl

Is one better than the other? Are they the same only CF vs SD memory? Can I see some pics of the NanoPEB? Are they just a bare board or is there a case for it? Has anybody mounted one internally? Darryl

The audio out is a line level, so perhaps the 1/8" audio jack might be misleading as that usually indicates amplified audio. hmm... perhaps a small audio amplifier can be installed too. Headphones would be fun to use. Ag, then I need a volume knob or wheel... maybe I should put an RCA there. Darryl

Just ordered mine. Can't wait. Darryl

I was planning on running audio to a 1/8" mono audio connector. And I was also planning on removing the original monitor connection. Possibly put the audio-out connection there. Maybe there is a way to solder an audio connector in that same spot. Darryl

Who here has done the F18A VGA-out mod? I want to do the mod, but I'd like to hear from the others around here about it first. Also, I'd like to know more about the extra parts needed to finish the mod. Ribbon cables, VGA connector, mounting screws, other chips and stuff? Does it come with instructions? Where can I find the socket to put in place of the original chip, and how much is it? Darryl

OK, I took a closer look. The big manual and keyboard overlay are missing. I don't know how I got that wrong unless I was looking at the complete one (missing the cart) the first time. FWIW, I have the manual in pdf form. You still want it? It's $12.95 to ship priority mail. If so, then I need your address (in a PM). Darryl

Well, it's a Mitsumi beige keyboard... :-( There's got to be a way to restore it. Darryl

53102602 - I got nuttin'. two pair... And my keyboard dosen't work either. :-( Darryl

Here is a mod I did as a teenage on my beige console. I haven't seen it documented online anywhere. It's a very simple mod only involving drilling one hole in the case and soldering two connections on the power supply. The power switch is superior on the beige console, but no LED is a bummer. The hole is easy to drill and is marked by a guide inside the case. Drill a pilot hole there with a very small bit. Then drill into the case with the proper sized bit (about the size of the LED). It helps if you have an old black/silver console to look at. Then after your hole is drilled, solder in your LED. There are already two points on the PSU board for the LED. Make sure you solder +/- correctly otherwise the LED won't work. Leave long leads on the LED (just like the black/silver console), so you can bend it to fit into the hole you drilled. Put it all back together and admire your handiwork. I chose green back then. You you agree with my color choice? Later, if I ever install some sort of hdd inside the console, I will put second LED for when it is accessed. Darryl

OK, I took apart my console and verfied it's definitely connected to the keyboard pins. I don't even remember doing this one, although after I saw my handywork I remembered. I was pretty bold as a teenager. Here are some photos. Not a super good soldering job, but not too bad either, especially for an untrained teenager. I've seen worse. Darryl

OK, I will open the case tonight and see what keyboard is in there. Mitsumi = bad. So is there no remedy for the Mitsumi keyboards? Darryl

Any tips for restoring the keyboard. Of the two keyboards I've tried here, niether works. I imagine some contacts need to be cleaned. Has anybody else done this yet? I'd like to know how best to clean the contacts (that is if that is what needs to be done). Is it as easy as contact cleaning spray, or should I use isoprophil, or pencil eraser, business card, sandpaper? Maybe it's not contacts but something else... I don't even know hot to take the keyboard apart. I only know how to remove the entire keyboard unit. ... tips anyone? Darryl

Arrg! I can't play until my keyboard is fixed! I used to OWN this game back in the day... on a pirated copy no less! lol. Darryl

OK, I've read his page and examined his PCB. I have some minor improvements I want to make to the PCB. I'd like to make room for mounting holes, then spread out some of the traces a little. And possibly put a standard header for the PS2 connection. (or is that a standard header there?) Is anybody else interested in doing this mod? It might be cheaper to get multiple boards done at the same time. Darryl