+DarkLord Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Hey gang. I've been talking to Jookie about an internal cable for the Ultrasatan that will work with the Mega STe, or the STacy. These machines use an internal SCSI card. The cable will replace the internal card, connecting directly between the internal ACSI connector and the Ultrasatan itself. Jookie says he needs at least 5 orders to have it done and make it look professional. I'm in for one - can we find 4 other Mega STe and/or STacy owners who would be interested? Thanks much! PS Started this at Atari-Forums - have 3 interested so far - need 2 more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'd go for one, possibly two depending on price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 20, 2010 Author Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'd go for one, possibly two depending on price. Alright, that'll do it - I actually put down for 2 as well, since I have both a STacy and a Mega STe. I'll contact Jookie and let him know. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Okay, it seems between AtariForums and here at AtariAge, we now have 5 orders. We need to know if anyone besides me is ordering this cable for a STacy or just Mega STe's. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLund1 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'll take 1 for my MSTE. Many Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'll take 1 for my MSTE. Many Thanks Okay thanks! I'll put you on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Was the price figured out yet? If it's not too high I'd probably want one for an MSTE and one for a STacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Was the price figured out yet? If it's not too high I'd probably want one for an MSTE and one for a STacy. Not yet - I just forwarded the list to Jookie - as soon as he gives a price I'll post it asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Okay, here is what Jookie has sent me about this. Pricing: "The expected price of passive Mega STE cable would be 10 Euro + 5 Euro shipping (and I still need to ask if they can make 6 pieces of PCB instead of one (I will try to use some special PCB manufacturing service used for prototyping to lower the PCB cost)." and this is for a "passive" cable: "(don't want to connect anything on the external DMA connector?)" So is everyone still in for this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Okay, more on the "passive" and "active" cables. The Passive cable goes straight from the internal ACSI connector on the Mega STe or STacy to the Ultrasatan. It does not allow for use of the external DMA connector. The Active cable goes straight from the internal ACSI connector on the Mega STe or STacy to the UltraSatan, but will allow for use of the external DMA connector. It will have more electronics involved, and require more testing, and an additional 2-3 weeks according to Jookie. So we need to know if anyone needs the *Active* cables. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 I e-mailed Jookie this week and he said he was going to try hard to get these done soon... "Hello, I hadn't any spare time for the last few weeks or months, but I will work on it this week, I promise. Will keep you informed. Jookie" Here is the current list: Internal UltraSatan cable List: DarkLord - 2 (one of each type) ------------------------------------------------- AtariAge: Remowilliams - 1 (possibly 2, depending on price) Klund - 1 -------------------------------------------------- AtariForum: wthorbjo - 1 tpic - 1 Chris Blaylok - 1 passive AtariMega125 - possibly 1 active (not confirmed yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Almost forgot about this I'd say I'm definitely up for one passive, and possibly an active depending on price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 Almost forgot about this I'd say I'm definitely up for one passive, and possibly an active depending on price. Yeah, he's (Jookie) been really busy it seems. I get the feeling that now that he's quit making the Ultrasatans, that he's working on some other project for our Atari's. With a track record like Satandisk, and Ultrasatan - I'm looking forward to whatever it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Almost forgot about this I'd say I'm definitely up for one passive, and possibly an active depending on price. Yeah, he's (Jookie) been really busy it seems. I get the feeling that now that he's quit making the Ultrasatans, that he's working on some other project for our Atari's. With a track record like Satandisk, and Ultrasatan - I'm looking forward to whatever it is... It would be nice to have one for a Mega ST Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 Just wanted to update this as to where we are so far. Latest reply from Jookie: Postby Jookie » Sun May 30, 2010 5:44 pm "I'm so sorry I've been busy for the last weeks and months, unable to do anything at home... I hopefully will start to make at least these cables..." Here is the current list: Internal UltraSatan cable List: DarkLord - 2 (one of each type) ------------------------------------------------- AtariAge: Remowilliams - 1 (possibly 2, depending on price) Klund - 1 passive -------------------------------------------------- AtariForum: wthorbjo - 1 passive tpic - 1 passive Chris Blaylok - 2 passive AtariMega125 - possibly 1 active (not confirmed yet) Fonz - 1 passive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Here is the current list: Internal UltraSatan cable List: DarkLord - 2 (1 active and 1 passive) ------------------------------------------------- AtariAge: Remowilliams - 1 (possibly 2, depending on price) Klund - 1 passive -------------------------------------------------- AtariForum: wthorbjo - 1 passive tpic - 1 passive Chris Blaylok - 2 passive AtariMega125 - 1 active Fonz - 1 passive Jake/Depression - 1 active Indus - 2 active rian_ata - 2 (1 active and 1 passive) Alanh - 2 active -------------------------------------------------- Total - 17 (approximately) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Latest post by Jookie at AtariForum, to this thread: ------------------------------------------------ Re: Internal Ultrasatan cable for Mega STe/STacy Postby Jookie » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:28 am Guys, I'm sorry but I'm unable to do anything for the next month or so. ------------------------------------------------ So it looks like its gonna be a bit longer gang. I can wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) (deleted) Edited June 23, 2010 by Bill_Loguidice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hey gang - long time for an update on this, but but it looks like AlanH over at AtariForums is going to be making a run of these cables. Follow the message thread below if you are still interested: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18687&p=179590#p179590 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 More movement on this topic, Alan has completed a working cable, but it doesn't work correctly with external ACSI devices plugged in. Follow the link for more details: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18687&p=179590#p179590 Hopefully soon now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Woot! AlanH has the order page *UP*! http://www.freemint.org/ultrasatan/ultrasatan.html Please read the text carefully, some external ACSI devices seem to work when plugged in, and others don't, according to Alan. Big round of applause and a hearty pat on the back for Alan! PS Was that -soon- enough for everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Okay, grabbed the picture of the cable from the thread over at AtariForum: Looks like Alan has included a power supply connecter as well. Have to wait for full details on that. Looking good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLund1 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 WOW hold on here!!!! 20 lbs????@@:!!!! =$33.xx+ U$D, plus shipping. I thought this was just a simple, Atari modified ribbon cable, or some sort, with ports. Effort very good, though long time. A bit more info during development posted here, might of shed some light on the costs. Please double check those cost/shipping numbers one more time. Profit, yes, gouge us, no please..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Well, the price might seem a bit high, but this is a very specialized item. There just aren't that many Mega STe's or STacy's out there. It certainly can't meet the qualifications for a big, bulk production run of any sort. Also, its not anyone's fault that the US dollar is so weak right now. I'm not so sure about the simple part either. I guess it is to some people. If it was so simple though, why has it taken so long for someone to actually produce one? I'm perfectly happy with the price. In fact, I ordered 2. I'd have probably paid a lot more as well, if it had been necessary, simply because there is no other choice (for me) available. Do I wish it had been a $1.99? Sure, but the economics dictate otherwise. I'm just grateful that someone like Alan did step up and meet the demand for this item. Have a great day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 I hadn't seen anyone post any comments or pictures about what they had done with their cable, so I thought I'd post a couple. The first pictures shows Alan's excellent cable plugged into the internal ACSI port of my STacy. The 2nd pictures shows my Ultrasatan, bolted into the drive cage of the STacy. I used the rails from a 3.5" drive adaptor kit (one of those that lets you put some thing like an EZ or Zip drive into a 5 1/4" bay) to mount the Ultrasatan with. It seemed to work fine - very solid. The Ultrasatan now occupies the place that the original 20meg hard drive was. The 3rd picture shows the drive cage, complete with floppy drive and Ultrasatan, sitting in the drive bay, on the right hand side of my STacy. Finally, this pictures shows the original hard drive cover, complete with ventilation holes. I'll need access to the UltraSatan though, so I've got some dremel work ahead of me to make it fit snugly around the Ultrasatan. All in all, its turned out far better than I hoped it would. I'd love to see what everyone else has done with theirs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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