ndary Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hi All... In my last visit to the US i was asked several times if this wonderful cartridge is still for sale or if there is going to be another production for the Ultimate SD cart. i spoke with SANTOSP the person i bought mine from and he said that if there will be 20 people interested he will make another batch. for those of you who do not know what it is... The Ultimate Cart is an SD-card based multicart for the Atari 8-bit, designed by electrotrains and It allows you to browse the SD card on the atari and launch cartridge images from ROM and CAR files from the menu, it can emulate any existing Atari Cartridge image (XEGS, MegaCart, OSS, AtariMax, SpartaDos, Geos, BountyBob, Williams and many more..). the latest loader also allow runnig XEX files from the SD cart as well.. so if there are 20 people who are interested SANTOSP will make them. here are pictures of my cart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji-Man Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Put me down for one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) is the price $75? Edited August 3, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Based on price and time for payment - I would be interested in a second unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Me. One. Talk him in to putting an ethernet chip on it, cs8900a or W5500, such as http://www.wiznet.co.kr/product-item/wiz850io/. Super cheap and easy to integrate. Edited August 3, 2016 by danwinslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Hello Nir - What brenski asked! (Price) - This is just the populated cartridge, without a shell? - What do we need the big, ugly connector for? Can it be left off/replaced by something smaller (so we don't need the big hole in the cartridge shell)? Sincerely Mathy Edited August 3, 2016 by Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabone Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm interested in one. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuel Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'd like one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hello Nir - What brenski asked! (Price) - This is just the populated cartridge, without a shell? - What do we need the big, ugly connector for? Can it be left off/replaced by something smaller (so we don't need the big hole in the cartridge shell)? Sincerely Mathy Connector is in case you need to flash the chip for updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 The Price that he is asking is 80$ + Shipping... (this is the price i paid for mine few months ago) Money need to be sent to him directly... he is here on AtarAge. and it will take 4 weeks to make them once we reach 20 people that are interested in that cartridge... i would suggest to keep the connector on the back to be able and flash the cartridge we new ATARI bank-switched cartridge scheme that are found... i recently sent electrotrain info on the Polish ATRAX cartridge to be added along with some 8k turbo-tape switchable cart i have from poland as well.. Nir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm good for one! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hello Nir - What brenski asked! (Price) - This is just the populated cartridge, without a shell? - What do we need the big, ugly connector for? Can it be left off/replaced by something smaller (so we don't need the big hole in the cartridge shell)? Sincerely Mathy Hi Mathy 1. 80$ + 8$ Shipping cost. 2. Yes. Is the latest version as seen on Nir pictures. 3. This big ugly connector, is the only one who supported by Altera corp. Isn't problem for me to design and fit the smaller one like Xilinx corp, but after, every buyer must have the skills and find parts to make a special cable for the programmer. However, if you have some better idea, I will glad to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Hello Panos ... every buyer must have the skills and find parts to make a special cable for the programmer. However, if you have some better idea, I will glad to hear it. I do, I do (have a better idea): You put a (much?) smaller connector on the PCB and include a small adaptor cable with it. The plug that would go into the big ugly connector plugs into one end of the adaptor cable while the other end goes into the nice small connector. Sincerely Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I don't see the connector as problematic, having built a couple of cases for these things. The "big ugly connector" fits flush with the top of the casing, which smaller pitch connectors would not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umberto Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I want one please, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkindig Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I would be interested in one. Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FULS Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 One for me please. Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Panos also sent info how to build a Case for his PCB see i images below 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Here is a picture of the PCB inside the shell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Project + santosp involved=order for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Is this basically the same thing as the harmony cart for the 2600? If so I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 I'll have to look around here, but anyone who has flashed a v2 Candle Ultimate has a Xilinx cable, don't they? Pretty sure I bougt mine on ebay. Would it be a big deal to open the shell when you have to flash it? I'm presuming that reflashing is not needed often? Pretty sure that I've got one of those xegs blank shells aroud here. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) I'll have to look around here, but anyone who has flashed a v2 Candle Ultimate has a Xilinx cable, don't they? Pretty sure I bougt mine on ebay. Would it be a big deal to open the shell when you have to flash it? I'm presuming that reflashing is not needed often? Pretty sure that I've got one of those xegs blank shells aroud here. -Larry This cart uses an Altera USB Blaster cable which is totally different to the Xilinx cable for the U1MB. As for opening the cart shell up: although firmware updates are rarely required, opening up one of those XEGS cart shells a second time after the struggle of getting the thing open once in order to actually mod it is not something for the faint of heart. The large aperture for the connector need not be an eyesore and is completely invisible most of the time anyway, since it's on the underside of the cart: Edited August 6, 2016 by flashjazzcat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Is this basically the same thing as the harmony cart for the 2600? If so I'm interested.Yes Alan.The only limitation is it doesn't load floppy disks images with multi-load software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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