Clay Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Doh, it looks like I missed this run!? That was a great price too. Still available as of about 30 minutes ago. Try the direct link: http://www.goatstore.com/Products/Atari/Jaguar/152925/Skunkboard_Rev_3_Ghost/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheath Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Awesome, the other link said the item was sold out. Ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n5x Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3-rg Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Finally got the three skunk IIIs today: There they are, frolicking with their older siblings. Think I solved the mystery of the USB cables at least. Looks like some charge-only cables got mixed up with the data cables as all those received here were the type used for charging phones, ps3 pads etc., not for data transfer. So the cables received are not defective, just not the correct spec. of cable to make the GoodThings™ happen. So once I've charged my skunk, how long will it run before I have to plug the Jaguar back in? Sorry, daft joke, over the moon with my new goodies, thanks to everyone involved in making these! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandor Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Doh, it looks like I missed this run!? That was a great price too. Still available as of about 30 minutes ago. Try the direct link: http://www.goatstore...rd_Rev_3_Ghost/ Thanks for the link, always wanted one of these but never was able to find one. Now I've got one on order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) GoodThings™... LMAO! Edited November 25, 2011 by save2600 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I've spotted a ghost everyone! http://www.goatstorepublishing.com If you want one, please go order one ASAP. If you do in the next 24 hours, you get a free copy of Cool Herders. We've also pre-sold more than 60% of the entire run, and we don't expect these to last long! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I ordered one as well! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush6432 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) Anyone else happen to have this happen out of the blue??? Edited December 20, 2011 by rush6432 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 It still seems odd to me that would just fall off, it would take at least some tension to tug the pads off the board. But I'd like to know if anyone else had it just fall off too.It's definite that none were shipped loose, we would not have been able to test them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 This is strange... the four big pads have been scraped from the board, so the connector must have had some force applied on it, but the five small pads look intact... Anyways, it looks like it's possible to resolder the connector (you should add some strong glue as well, as it will no longer be held in place by the big pads). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rush6432 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 This is strange... the four big pads have been scraped from the board, so the connector must have had some force applied on it, but the five small pads look intact... Anyways, it looks like it's possible to resolder the connector (you should add some strong glue as well, as it will no longer be held in place by the big pads). Thats the thing... had it setup nicely with a lengthly cord out of harms way. Never tugged on it. had the jag and laptop on same surface not more than a half a foot to a foot away from each other. What throws me (like zerosquare stated) is that the main pins on the connector are intact. if they were bent i would obviously think right away it must have been tugged on somehow. It was perfectly fine when it arrived and worked without a hitch. Not bashing by any means, Was just curious if anyone else had it happen at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheath Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Wait, what's this? The GOAT Store says my board shipped! Who-hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Yep, I just got an "on the way" notification as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym00 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Apparently mine is desperate to spend Christmas with me as well (null) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheath Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 And a merry Christmas (or soon thereafter) it will be. I am still a little bit unclear as to what I am getting. Am I getting the one with the nice box and cart casing or just the board itself? I guess I will find out later unless somebody tells me sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3-rg Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 And a merry Christmas (or soon thereafter) it will be. I am still a little bit unclear as to what I am getting. Am I getting the one with the nice box and cart casing or just the board itself? I guess I will find out later unless somebody tells me sooner. The skunk is a bare board. The skunk III ghost comes with a box & manual. It's simple (and advisable) to fit the skunk into a cart case... there are a few ways to go about it, you can tinker with the insides & squeeze it in (not done that myself, others have) or cut a couple of holes in the back to give the large USB ports some room. Loop a cable around inside so it can't be tugged on and damage the skunk and have it wherever suits your setup best (I prefer out of an end of the 'handle' part of the cart case). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheath Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Okay cool, I have modified cart casings to fit flashcarts before. I just need to find a trashed cheapo Jag cart to sacrifice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 And a merry Christmas (or soon thereafter) it will be. I am still a little bit unclear as to what I am getting. Am I getting the one with the nice box and cart casing or just the board itself? I guess I will find out later unless somebody tells me sooner. Every order shipped to this point comes with: Rev 3 Ghost Skunkboard Skunkboard Box Skunkboard Instructions USB Cable (that actually carries data!) And, for pre-ordering, a copy of Cool Herders. We have a few Skunkboards left, but they will no longer come with Skunkboards. We're hoping to keep these in stock for a decent period of time, but we'll see... Gary and I stayed up past midnight last night putting together all the packages. We wanted to surprise people, as the boards came in far faster than was originally anticipated! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoquickcapri Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) We have a few Skunkboards left, but they will no longer come with Skunkboards. We're hoping to keep these in stock for a decent period of time, but we'll see... So if you buy a skunkboard you don't get a skunkboard? Edited December 21, 2011 by twoquickcapri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheath Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Awesome! Thank you goatdan, this is a very pleasant surprise. Now I have a duplicate Checkered Flag cart to resell though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 We have a few Skunkboards left, but they will no longer come with Skunkboards. We're hoping to keep these in stock for a decent period of time, but we'll see... So if you buy a skunkboard you don't get a skunkboard? Oh geez, sorry. Late night coupled with early morning means Dan doesn't make any sense today... If you buy a Skunkboard, you don't get Cool Herders any more. You would still get a Skunkboard. Now where's my Mountain Dew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Anyone else happen to have this happen out of the blue??? Yep this happened to me, but not out of the blue. I foolishly pulled the usb cable from my skunkv2 a bit too harsher than usual and off it came, along with some of the green motherboard paint (err, dunno how it's called ). So, what I did (or rather, a friend of mine) was to chop off the usb cable, strip the wires and solder them directly on the skunkboard. Then we trimmed the JTAG pins a bit so it can fit to a bog standard cart shell with very little trimming of the shell itself. Next up we drilled a hole in one of the round shell sides of the cart, passed the cable from there and hotglued it to keep it in place. It's working like a champ ever since 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrTypo Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That's great news! I wasn't expected the boards so early! Thank you Dan & Gary for working so hard putting together all the packages. You can take some vacation now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Thanks for the people who've noted that they had the same or similar issue... best I can do is update the FAQ to warn about it. Of course I can repair most such issues too, if you don't have anyone handy nearby, and ship the board to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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