TrekMD Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 LOL, I still don't hear any whistles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Techno chicken! My favorite :-) You can never unerestimate GroovyBee!! I just snuck into GroovyBee's Double Secret Volcanic Lair and saw his nearly-complete upcoming release title for the 7800 expansion module! Have a look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Okay, just got great news, just received an email from the PCB shop, the 7800 Expansion module Proto bus boards have shipped and are coming 2 day express, so they'll be here on Wednesday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Okay, just got great news, just received an email from the PCB shop, the 7800 Expansion module Proto bus boards have shipped and are coming 2 day express, so they'll be here on Wednesday! You gotta tease with a video or something! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Holy crap! I was reading the thread and opened the link in a new tab, having my speakers way up, scared the beejeezuz out of me! I loves me some chicken, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 sounds like this 7800 upgrade is going to be the 'be all and end all' of console upgrades.....will it walk the dog or make the sunday lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 sounds like this 7800 upgrade is going to be the 'be all and end all' of console upgrades.....will it walk the dog or make the sunday lunch Carmel you may have triggered something-- Virtual Pet and Cooking Sprite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 nice idea there NA, i was also think more of...automatic games player...i.e if you've got an itch or the phone goes just press the magic button on the upgrade and let the upgrade take your place (kind of nifty eh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 PC Boards arrived! They're "purdy"!!! I'll snap some photo's later tonight once I get some free time to sit down and set things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 PC Boards arrived! They're "purdy"!!! I'll snap some photo's later tonight once I get some free time to sit down and set things up. Sweet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorf Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 PC Boards arrived! They're "purdy"!!! I'll snap some photo's later tonight once I get some free time to sit down and set things up. Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Boy I can't wait to get my hands on that piece of bakelite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Awesome. Been wanting one of these for ages. Can't wait to see the pics :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 24, 2010 Author Share Posted June 24, 2010 OKay, here is one of the boards. I just began populating it, don't mistake that its resting ontop of an open 7800 to mean that it is an internal board. No, its just that I'm always doing stuff on my 7800 that I don't even bother keeping the cover on this unit on anymore, so I just positioned the board to show basically where it will sit ONTOP of a completely closed case 7800 and piggyback onto the system... the eventual final Exp Module will be in its own plastic case. Now, as for the 7800 cart connectors, the good news is the Atari 5200 36 pin cart connectors work fine, just snip off the unneeded pins off of it, the slightly bad news - they are not keyed like the 7800 cart connectors, but it doesn't matter as the carts will plug into them no matter way. So Best Electronics has tons of them so sourcing those is not a problem at all. Okay, been a really long and overly stressful day for me today - lots of problems with plumbing in the house and the HVAC giving me nothing but issues, so time to call it a day and take it easy tomorrow, I think even with the blood pressure med's I'm running a little too high today, so I need to calm it down a bit. Good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Nice to see a real prototype board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Two thumbs way up, Mr. Vendel!! Thank you for your labor of love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Neat! THanks for sharing, Curt! And good luck with everything ... joys of home ownership ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorf Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 OKay, here is one of the boards. I just began populating it, don't mistake that its resting ontop of an open 7800 to mean that it is an internal board. No, its just that I'm always doing stuff on my 7800 that I don't even bother keeping the cover on this unit on anymore, so I just positioned the board to show basically where it will sit ONTOP of a completely closed case 7800 and piggyback onto the system... the eventual final Exp Module will be in its own plastic case. Now, as for the 7800 cart connectors, the good news is the Atari 5200 36 pin cart connectors work fine, just snip off the unneeded pins off of it, the slightly bad news - they are not keyed like the 7800 cart connectors, but it doesn't matter as the carts will plug into them no matter way. So Best Electronics has tons of them so sourcing those is not a problem at all. Okay, been a really long and overly stressful day for me today - lots of problems with plumbing in the house and the HVAC giving me nothing but issues, so time to call it a day and take it easy tomorrow, I think even with the blood pressure med's I'm running a little too high today, so I need to calm it down a bit. Good night. Yeah Curt....I think you need to relax...you know there are several of us you can trust to carry on with the project to relieve you of the burden. I being one of them. Just ask if you thin I can be of any assistance. I can do all the shipping and soldering and things like that if you need me to. See PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Oh the wonders of home ownership! Believe me, I know. Wish I could say that I can help with the module but that's not something I know how to do. It looks as though there are other cool guys here to support you, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 OKay, here is one of the boards. Woohoo! Go Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 A couple of people have emailed me asking about the power button on my 7800... That is actually a switch out of a dead Atari ST mouse, I just chopped off the top of it so it would work in the 7800, nothing else different or special about it... you guys are a little crazy looking over every square inch of the 7800 I mess around with... Curt OKay, here is one of the boards. I just began populating it, don't mistake that its resting ontop of an open 7800 to mean that it is an internal board. No, its just that I'm always doing stuff on my 7800 that I don't even bother keeping the cover on this unit on anymore, so I just positioned the board to show basically where it will sit ONTOP of a completely closed case 7800 and piggyback onto the system... the eventual final Exp Module will be in its own plastic case. Now, as for the 7800 cart connectors, the good news is the Atari 5200 36 pin cart connectors work fine, just snip off the unneeded pins off of it, the slightly bad news - they are not keyed like the 7800 cart connectors, but it doesn't matter as the carts will plug into them no matter way. So Best Electronics has tons of them so sourcing those is not a problem at all. Okay, been a really long and overly stressful day for me today - lots of problems with plumbing in the house and the HVAC giving me nothing but issues, so time to call it a day and take it easy tomorrow, I think even with the blood pressure med's I'm running a little too high today, so I need to calm it down a bit. Good night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 yeah crazy like starring at a picaso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 It's actually a rare prototype 7800 power button. Quite valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Sounds like a first class mod if you ask me. And that you took it from an ST mouse, that's something a purist would do, definitely! Would another switch have worked? Probably, but no, it has to be from an Atari something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Sounds like a first class mod if you ask me. And that you took it from an ST mouse, that's something a purist would do, definitely! Would another switch have worked? Probably, but no, it has to be from an Atari something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Nah... Just used what was on hand laying around in the spare parts draw :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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