sloopy #1 Posted September 4, 2011 I started cleaning off my workbench today, and I didnt get very far cleaning, as I wanted to play Crossfire... after 3 hours, workbench is still a mess... but i 'found' this: and turned it around: it has eight 8k roms in it, including crossfire, mountain king (TRBB, HSC? ;'), turmoil, megamania, Starwars ROTJ, centipede (proto), on it... handy thing it is... (orpheuswanking, bet you dont have one of those in your collection ;'P ) sloopy. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rybags #2 Posted September 5, 2011 Now you just have to show us the guts of it. I reckon it'd just about qualify for an "Ass-Rig" award, but it seems so unique and improvised that you have to give it credit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dropcheck #3 Posted September 5, 2011 Holy Mother! Does that even work? How? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #4 Posted September 5, 2011 its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #5 Posted September 5, 2011 Now you just have to show us the guts of it. I reckon it'd just about qualify for an "Ass-Rig" award, but it seems so unique and improvised that you have to give it credit. got an official ruling on this... it doesnt qualify for Ass-rig award... but it is high enough to be 'lame-hack', but it suits my needs for what i made it for, and i prefer to call it a 'cheap hack' as its total cost was $10... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+orpheuswaking #6 Posted September 5, 2011 Ugly ass POS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathanallan #7 Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Nobody said hacking hardware was always pretty business. I like it cause it counts as a mod. Also, I would put a big black knob on the rotary, call it a brag. Black with obvious white marks on it. Hellz yeah. Edited September 5, 2011 by nathanallan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Larry #8 Posted September 5, 2011 Interesting... But the BASIC/ASM-ED pcbs have 2 4K roms. The adapter goes in the right socket only (nothing in the left)? Then the adapter (perhaps one of those Jim Brain/Retro Innovations adapters) is wired to the rotary hex switch? Any mods required to the cart connector contacts? All 8K games, I presume? Very clever use of the adapter, IMO. -Larry its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #9 Posted September 5, 2011 and those two ROM's together are 8k... basically the two sockets are identical, its the two ROMs that go in them are different, they are designed as such so the that one of the two /CS lines (chip select pins 12 and k on cart port) are not the same, one rom will select on high and the other will select on low for the one line (if you take both roms solder them on top of each other, and stick them in one socket, they will still work). so the two sockets are the same, you can put those two chips in either one, and it stick works... so, then all i have to do is just take all the ROM's i want in there, put them in one file, flash it to the chip, and put it in the cart. i also plan on making a 16k cart like this. i also have one in my machine, for both the BASIC ROM and the OS ROM: and yes, i got the parts from Retro Innovations, good guy ;') you may be asking yourself, 'do i need one?' and the answer is no, you need a (E)EPROM or Flash programmer... sloopy. Interesting... But the BASIC/ASM-ED pcbs have 2 4K roms. The adapter goes in the right socket only (nothing in the left)? Then the adapter (perhaps one of those Jim Brain/Retro Innovations adapters) is wired to the rotary hex switch? Any mods required to the cart connector contacts? All 8K games, I presume? Very clever use of the adapter, IMO. -Larry its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brain #10 Posted September 5, 2011 Impressive! Jim, RETRO Innovations Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #11 Posted September 5, 2011 Impressive! Jim, RETRO Innovations oh come on Jim, dont be so modest, you did all the work, i just did a little bit of soldering and playd with my dremel :') sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havok69 #12 Posted September 6, 2011 Put it up on eBay; Fibrewire will buy it to complete his collection of everything ever made for Atari... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #13 Posted September 6, 2011 Put it up on eBay; Fibrewire will buy it to complete his collection of everything ever made for Atari... nah, if he asked, i would give him one for the cost of parts... sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bf2k+ #14 Posted September 6, 2011 Nobody said hacking hardware was always pretty business. I like it cause it counts as a mod. Also, I would put a big black knob on the rotary, call it a brag. Black with obvious white marks on it. Hellz yeah. With a dial indicator that goes to 11... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dropcheck #15 Posted September 6, 2011 Now you just have to show us the guts of it. its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Yes. Must see guts. Me no believe has guts. Must see guts. Old injun proverb say.... him that no show guts...... hmmm sorry wrong century. Must see guts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #16 Posted September 6, 2011 Nobody said hacking hardware was always pretty business. I like it cause it counts as a mod. Also, I would put a big black knob on the rotary, call it a brag. Black with obvious white marks on it. Hellz yeah. With a dial indicator that goes to 11... dude, i am a hardware geek... it goes all the way up to $0F! sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sloopy #17 Posted September 6, 2011 Now you just have to show us the guts of it. its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Yes. Must see guts. Me no believe has guts. Must see guts. Old injun proverb say.... him that no show guts...... hmmm sorry wrong century. Must see guts. OK! here is the guts, and no i am not taking the PCB out, its a RMF getting it in and out... (the rubber band keeps the switch in the hole for it...) sloopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dropcheck #18 Posted September 6, 2011 Now you just have to show us the guts of it. its just the basic PCB with a 2364 -> 2764-27512 adaptor board on it... and a hex rotary switch on the top 3 address lines... sloopy. Yes. Must see guts. Me no believe has guts. Must see guts. Old injun proverb say.... him that no show guts...... hmmm sorry wrong century. Must see guts. OK! here is the guts, and no i am not taking the PCB out, its a RMF getting it in and out... (the rubber band keeps the switch in the hole for it...) sloopy. Okay me now happy. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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