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  1. Posted

    On 8/23/2020 at 7:43 PM, flashjazzcat said:

    Does it make the XBox 360 have jailbars? :D

     

     

    so, let me add sth... those are indeed xbox 360 cables i have bought approx 250 kgs in a bunch ( yes, 30x10 kg parcels i have received with packing)

     

    i use them with scart adapter where all 4 plugs are connected. i suggest connect svideo and audio cables to receiver to eliminate problems.

     

    what i think: if they were sutiable for next gen consoles, they must be OK for 30old year hardware. and shielding has actually nothing to do here..only can introduce some noice from power supplies.

     

    MYTEK - simple test - set svideo as source and check picture.. then connect audio 2 audio rca`s. picture will improve significantly. 

     

    and it is true, that some monitors will display better picture than others, but...as assumed by FJC - xbox do not make jailbars, so why blame cable when atari does ?

  5. Posted · Edited by lotharek

    9 minutes ago, Stephen said:

    Same for me - I chose the "cheapest" option of $77.  Not sure why UPS "saver" costs $20 more, but I was not going to enter $375 for Fed-Ex.  It would be awesome if we could actually get $30 for Fed-Ex!!!

    WTF ??????

     

    please, await till monday... fedex is nonsence. i ship to USA for 30-40USD depends on service and location

     

    I CONFIRM: FEDEX SERVER GIVES SHIT in reposnse for querry

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  6. Posted · Edited by lotharek

    1 hour ago, DrVenkman said:

    Uh, $77+ to ship UPS to the US? I'm gonna have to pass for the next few months it looks like. No way can I justify almost double the price just due to shipping. :( 

    FEDEX is much less 

    if You do not get fedex offer (30 usd?) You must have entered wrong postal code.

     

    what is login at my shop ?  please, use simple tool to estimate postage https://lotharek.pl/postageCalculator.php

     

     

  8. Posted

    Many years have passed since SIDE was created... then came side2.. and it was good :-)...

    and again many years have passed...and i can FINALLY inform You about SIDE3 and it`s preorder that starts today

     

    Deliveries are planned in SEPTEMBER unless i break second leg or have to move again 😞

    There is still sth to do, but main hardware/software core is ready. 

     

     

    of course, i will try to add more and more info at my www, but generally in pill:

     

    Some technicals:

    • 8MB ROM 
    • 2MB SRAM INFO
    • Lattice FPGA  INFO
    • heavy duty Hirose SD CARD SLOT INFO
    • Real time clock based on MCP79520  INFO

     

     

    Please, do not forget, buying SIDE3, You support our talented forum friends:

    • FJC (SIDE 3 firmware, PBI routine) https://atari8.co.uk/
    • Candle`O`Sin (hardware, being pain in neck for last 5 years)

     

    and of course me ; guy behind production/postages/etc..

     

    Interested ?

     

    also, check videos:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    You may ask how to preorder ?

     

    just visit my www --> https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=143  and for gosh sake, DO NOT CHOOSE POLISH POST DELIVERIES - ONLY UPS/FEDEX.

     

     

     

    ps2.  please, read FAQ: https://lotharek.pl/faq.php  ( especially POSTAL CODES selection)

     

     

     

     

     

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  9. Posted · Edited by lotharek

    44 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said:

    burn in, just leave it running live in a machine for some hours make sure the clock is working, tapping in and around the crystal when initially done setting up.

    I'm not the first to encounter it, as it looks like FJC, manterola and myself have had an occurrence. Having been mentioned by at least 3 others over time and manged to deal with one other. I'm glad for the heads up.

     

    My thought was if you didn't observe a problem during burn in, maybe the crystal was intermittently working and during shipping would fail further. So it's definitely something to check. Parts aren't always the freshest or best these days... depending on where they originate.

    i really appretaiate that suggestion "just leave it running live in a machine for some hours make sure the clock is working" will not work for me.. making batch of 100 ultimates would take 100X2 hours--> 200 work hours -> over a month. sorry, cannot be done. clock set, config set, power off and after few seocnds power on... unless ultimate price will 5 times higher.. sorry -not possible..

     

    since 2012 i have produced much more than 100 ultimates. if there is issue, i try to get it solved in next batch. but faulty crystal is not design issue - it is part related. no change to design can fix that. shit just happens

     

    tapping around crystal ? ... i will leave that uncommennted.. 

    that gives only finger pain after tappin 100 ulitmates 3 times...

     

     

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  10. Posted

    30 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said:

    With clocks that didn't work yes... with the crystal being bad?  Some people just write it off using it without the clock or ship it back. He took the time to run it down himself, so I thank him, add a note, and when another shows up... this will be one of the first things to check. Although I must admit, I've done as others and touched up solder joints (needed or not) and not checked the heartbeat for the clock. So it's good to have more information and to act on it.

    actually, i rememer only one mail reporting faulty crystal - recently....

    so, if no reports to me in past, no actions were taken..

     

    ps. tap tap in crystal ????? burn in tests of rtc ? lotharik ?

     

     

     

     

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  11. Posted

    On 11/21/2019 at 7:50 PM, lotharek said:

     

    Please, quote especially Your questions and my asnwers HERE 

     

    just for info :

     

    I HAVE RECEIVED 32 mails concerning installation of stereo. 

     

    AFTER I RECEIVE ANSWER:   REAL MAN DO NOT READ MANULS,  i gave up with support of any type

     

    Grzegorz, przykro mi bardzo - JESTES KLAMCA !

     

     

     

    Dear Collegues,

     

    as i just have received official mail from GELO29`s lawyer,  forcing me to remove / correct above post of mine, as being considered by gelo29 very offensive and insultive. Unformatunatelly, this post cannot be edited or removed anymore... 

     

    So, please find below my apologies  ;-)

     

     

    I want to indicate, that GELO29 is NOT LIAR ( klamca=liar)  and want to apologize for that...

     

    IN MY OPINION HIS COMMENT indicating LACK OF MY SUPPORT

     

    WAS NOT TRUE 

     

    ......DESPITE 30 mails being received and answered

     

     

     

     

     

    So:

     

     

    GELO29 -  NIE JESTES KLAMCA !! 

     

    JESTEŚ CZŁOWIEKIEM KTÓRY PISZĄC O BRAKU POMOCY Z MOJEJ STRONY MINĄŁ SIĘ Z PRAWDA 

    PODAJĄC NIEPRAWDZIWE INFORMACJE NA FORUM

     

    I ŻYCZĘ CI DUZO SZCZĘŚCIA i ZDROWIA

     

    Oczywiście ciesze się na spotkanie w sadzie 🙂 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  12. Posted · Edited by lotharek

    17 minutes ago, gelo29 said:

    => mimo:
    Lotharek is very busy man, I asked him many questions , but his answers are either laconic or: ''read the manual, everything is there, why don't You read it first, I know You didn't even read it so I will not waste my time anymore'' etc...
    So NO, no help from Lotharek…
     

     

    Please, quote especially Your questions and my asnwers HERE 

     

    just for info :

     

    I HAVE RECEIVED 32 mails concerning installation of stereo. 

     

    AFTER I RECEIVE ANSWER:   REAL MAN DO NOT READ MANULS,  i gave up with support of any type

     

    Grzegorz, przykro mi bardzo - JESTES KLAMCA !

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  14. Posted

    1 minute ago, Tempest said:

     

    That's really nice of you to do that. :)

    unfortunatelly, those kids in my sick country do not get support from goverment thet deserve. my father is head director of this school, and he spends a lot fo time in serch for supporters... it is sad, but true

     

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  15. Posted

    Gentlemen..please, stop

     

    thank You for supporting me, Candle, FJC. big amount of work ahead me and Candle ;-)

     

    Also, please remeber:  

     

     Thanks to your purchase I can keep on helping kids from Special Needs School in Piekary Slaskie. In addition, I`m one of the supporters of KID`S DAY in my JUDO CLUB, where big party is organised and money collected for kids. Last, but not least, I support almost every retro party I visit and Judo Club CZARNI BYTON as this sport - next to retro gaming -  is my passion. 

     

    So, feel proud ! Feel happy and enjoy ATARI !!!  .... and judo ;-)

     

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  17. Posted · Edited by lotharek

    Hi everyone,

    just popping in to share some news about new/old devices availabel at my shop:

     

    Atari 8bit:

     

     

    and maybe sb finds some ZX stuff interesting:

     

     

    stay JIL ;-)

     

     

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  18. Posted

    juist for info:

    today after few months i got mail:

     

     

    I will never buy another item from you ever even if it was for free. You have a terrible attitude and your flash reader you sold me with the software hardly any of them work. You don’t even have an instruction manual to help or guide you on how to use the floooy disk emulator. When I want to play castle wolfenstein the fucking thing doesn’t load no matter how many ways you try to boot it. What a waste of my $100. I will warn others about your treatment

  21. Posted

    Hi.. long not written here, but hopefully sb find this small gizmo usefeull..

     

     

    from my www:

     

    SRAM MODULE is my first step to help ATARI owners to repair their computers home, as in most of the cases faulty is dynamic ram
    ( soon coming - SRAM_MODULE compatible FREDDY replacement)
    • replaces base ram of 64KB in all 8bit ATARI
    • upgrades ram in 600XL to 64KB
    • PCB thickness is 0,8mm

     

    More details as always at my www: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=232

     

    stay ATARI ;-)

     

     

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  22. Posted

    just short story:

     

    customer bought sio2sd cased and paid for regular postage - November 2nd (firday night)

     

    Monday, 5th, actually first workday after purchase item was posted to USA from POLAND

     

    https://t.17track.net/pl#nums=LX912370042PL

     

    after one week, i start to receive mails....

     

     

     

    09.11.2018, 21:33

    How much longer do you think it will take till I receive my product? It hasn’t even left your country yet!!!

     

     

    13.11.2018, 22:07

    Can you please tell me what day should I expect delivery by? Thanks

     

    18.11.2018, 21:53

    Hi there can u please give me update on my package as the tracking link tells me nothing? Thanks

     

    Please, be patient.
    I ship from POLAND in Europe. 15000 km away from You !
    it takes time. 10-20 work days with custoims included

     

     

     

     

     

     

    26.11.2018, 01:34

    Still haven’t got it.

     

    It is on route to You - in USA since week. Patience. Christmass rush..cannot help with USPOST

     

     

    and TODAY:

    17:59

     

     

    You’re crazy if you think I’m waiting another day for this stupid device when I had a bunch of other sellers who could have made sure I get it in a week. Fuck this. Refund my money and keep this piece of shit. No fi$$inh way I’m dealing with this headache. Wtf waits a month to get an item on eBay? You failed to ever mention it takes over a month to get this bs. No way no way no way. Keep it. I’m gonna make sure people know it takes over a month to get orders so you can’t trick people.

     

     

     

     

    19:16

    Listen to me and listen good before you will regret the day you wasted one month of my precious time waiting for something that shouldn’t take more than a week to arrive. Next tine ship the item on fedex so you won’t deal with this problem rather than trying to save a few bucks on shipping using a sorry company that takes two months to arrive. Refund my money immediately and nobody has to know that it takes over a month to get this item where there’s 20 people on eBay selling the sane thing.

     

     

     

    19:20

    Tell eBay whatever you like because they will understand the hell you put me through to get a stupid sio device from buttf$$$ poland. Make sure you let people know your orders take over a month to receive, diont lie!! If you don’t refund me or cause me any problems with eBay you will be sorry. One more smart comment back from you and see what happens. I’m ordering the sane thing from a guy in the Uk as we speak. I no longer want this item.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I`m really dissapointed. I have reported the customer to EBAY and considering further reports due to nationalism and not proper language of hate.

    this is first time i encounter such a rude beahviour. Where is this world going to ? what happens to peple now ? sad, and i really SAD TIME has come upon us.

     

     

     

     

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  25. Posted

    There is really nothing unusual about the machine. It's a decent 800XL board (later revision, I guess, since RAM has no sockets) with all cabling kept as short as possible, precision sockets used for your upgrades, NCR CPU. If anything else dawns on me, I will certainly let you know of anything which might help. For now, I'm gonna forget about it for the rest of the evening. ;)

    FJC;

    i really insist on having ATARI here.. i will pay postage of course. please, contact owner fro approval.

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