New ICD R-Time 8 Case for MacRorie's Drop-in Replacement

[COREi64]

Hi...

 

Having received MacRorie's drop-in R-Time 8 replacement cartridge late last week, I got busy putting together a case for it. There were a few differences in the cartridge construction that caused me to need to re-examine the SpartaDOS X design. As a result, many of the changes that I had to apply in the design of this cartridge shell were also applied to the SpartaDOSX case.

 

Reason for these changes were height of board components, type of connector used on the end of the cartridge, and additional allowance was given for the possibility of the connector being soldered on slightly askew. Both cases now are much more forgiving with regards to board construction and component height.

 

In the end, I came up with this final design. I searched for an example of the original logo/text that came on the cartridge. Alas, I couldn't find anything that I could directly translate into an SVG. In the end I simply re-drew the design on my model. I'm thinking it turned out alright.

 

Here are some photos of the board I received from MacRorie.

 

Here's some photos of the case with the cartridge installed. I've tried it on all of my various machines including the 1200XL, and it still fits fine.

And some without the cartridge in the case.

If anyone has a use for one of these you can let me know. I think next case I'll put together is for MacRorie's long R-Time 8.

 

Thomas

COREi64

[_The Doctor__]

You have no Idea the number of years we have all waited for such nice replacement shells!

What colors and shades can we get? This is completely awesome!

Edited January 21, 2018 by _The Doctor__

[COREi64]

Thanks!

 

This light grey that you see is actually "glow in the dark blue", so anyone that picks this "light grey" will be surprised when they turn the lights off in their computer room and glance back to see an eerie glow by their machine!

 

As for other available colors, here's the list of filaments that I have in stock.

 

Red

White

Blue (translucent dark)

Blue (powder/baby blue)

Blue (Glow in the dark) - appears grey in natural light

Green (translucent dark)

Green (peak)

Green (pine)

Brown (dark)

Black

Gold

Magenta

Natural (translucent)

Orange

Pink

Purple

Yellow

Grey

People can mix and match if they want too... If you want a different top color than the bottom? Sure. If you want a different colored hat/shield than the rest of the case... I can do that too.

Thomas

COREi64

[_The Doctor__]

Cool! It just keeps getting better.

Now that's what I call custom!

Lot's of color choices, mix and match top hats and bottoms.

You can color code your carts! Yessss

Edited January 21, 2018 by _The Doctor__

[Islandstumbler]

Hi,

 

The images are all broken. Where can I find STL files so I can print shells for my r-time 8 carts?