garycimera1968 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 9:43 PM, batari said: HOKEY has not been released yet. I have begun to set up order pages for HOKEY, though, and if you found these, it's possible they say "sold out" simply because the stock is set at zero right now. Don't worry, I have enough parts to make thousands of HOKEYs so I am fairly sure everyone who wants one (or 10, or 100) can get them. Thank you for the update AND all the wonderful work you do!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealOC Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Apologies if this question has already been answered - but what's the procedure going to be for ordering a HOKEY, if I already have a production version of the Concerto cart with no sound chip installed? Should I mail it back for installation? Thanks! Edited November 28, 2021 by TheRealOC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 When do you expect (even approximatively) plan to add the Hokey option on your shopping page? I'm in Europe and this is costly, quite complex with customs & taxes ? and so long to get goods from USA, so I would group the cartridge and the chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottz29 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 3:49 PM, TheRealOC said: Should I mail it back for installation? Thanks! I don’t think mailing it back will be necessary. Installing a Hokey will be as simple as pushing a chip into a socket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tengugurl Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hi! Super excited about this, tried to buy one said it was in stock but can’t also couldn’t see the sign up list on the site. may I reserve one for a future batch please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Hello all, I added some inventory of Concertos. I have also added an intentory-controlled Paypal order page for those wishing to use Paypal rather than Square. Since Square offers me a better rate than Paypal, I slightly discounted the shipping rates for Square. You can save $1 on shipping by using Square. There is no simple way to share inventory control between the two sites, so each currently has its own allocated inventory. Hopefully as production eventually ramps up and demand stabilizes, I will eventually be able to remove the inventory controls. https://concerto.atariage.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fille1976 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 i have a pre production special edition @batari,is there any difference with the version sold now?,i had a pokey ic lying here around,so i putted that in a socket and soldered on the board,with what games i can test it to see if it works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 6 hours ago, fille1976 said: i have a pre production special edition @batari,is there any difference with the version sold now?,i had a pokey ic lying here around,so i putted that in a socket and soldered on the board,with what games i can test it to see if it works? The 7800 versions of Commando and Ballblazer are the go-to games for POKEY testing. No POKEY, no (or very limited) sound. FWIW, those were the only two games sold at retail with a POKEY installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 7 hours ago, fille1976 said: i have a pre production special edition @batari,is there any difference with the version sold now?,i had a pokey ic lying here around,so i putted that in a socket and soldered on the board,with what games i can test it to see if it works? Your pre-production Concerto didn’t have a POKEY socket already? Just a set of bare through-holes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Your pre-production Concerto didn’t have a POKEY socket already? Just a set of bare through-holes? I have a vague recollection that some of the super-early pre-production boards didn't have the socket. Mine does, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelx74 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Who is selling these direct from erstwhile-technologies' site? I placed my "Concerto Reservation" 12.23.20 for $10. And now I see the site shows there is actual inventory? There is no contact listed for support on the site whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, michaelx74 said: Who is selling these direct from erstwhile-technologies' site? I placed my "Concerto Reservation" 12.23.20 for $10. And now I see the site shows there is actual inventory? There is no contact listed for support on the site whatsoever. That's Fred's site. Way back in the Feb - May timeframe, he posted in this very thread with updates on the status of reservations and which dates he was working up to. He also noted at least once or twice that he'd emailed people but never heard back. There's a good chance yours went into a spam folder or the like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 10 hours ago, michaelx74 said: Who is selling these direct from erstwhile-technologies' site? I placed my "Concerto Reservation" 12.23.20 for $10. And now I see the site shows there is actual inventory? There is no contact listed for support on the site whatsoever. Everyone who placed a reservation was sent an email by March. If you placed yours on 12.23.20, I sent your email around the first of February. I admit, using email was a mistake, as security policies are so strict these days, I never heard back from some and I had no other way of contacting them. Please send me a PM and you can order your Concerto. Anyone else who placed a reservation can do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 hours ago, batari said: I admit, using email was a mistake, as security policies are so strict these days, I never heard back from some and I had no other way of contacting them. I feel your pain. As someone who runs a couple small domains for small family businesses, I've had to request whitelisting with large mail hosting services (microsoft, different telcos, etc) because they blacklisted entire ranges of IPs due to spammers having an address within. This is even with all of the good-mailhost practice (domain keys, spf, etc.) setup on my end. Worse yet, often these hosting companies will just spambox your mail for no obvious reason, and not formally reject it, so you don't even know there's a problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fille1976 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/12/2021 at 4:56 PM, DrVenkman said: Your pre-production Concerto didn’t have a POKEY socket already? Just a set of bare through-holes? No,buyed it from someone here at the board,so i soldered a socket in and put pokey in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 hours ago, fille1976 said: No,buyed it from someone here at the board,so i soldered a socket in and put pokey in. Weird, I don't recall ever selling a Concerto without a socket already soldered on. I am curious, can you post up a picture of the board? That might help jog my memory. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fille1976 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, batari said: Weird, I don't recall ever selling a Concerto without a socket already soldered on. I am curious, can you post up a picture of the board? That might help jog my memory. Maybe i'm wrong batari,long time ago,but could be like you said it came with a socket and i just putted in the pokey. Edited December 15, 2021 by fille1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 9 hours ago, fille1976 said: Maybe i'm wrong batari,long time ago,but could be like you said it came with a socket and i just putted in the pokey. Thanks for posting! That socket does not match any of the ones I have on hand. That's not to say 100% I didn't install it, but you may very well be right. If you did get one without a socket, that was an accident and was not intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fille1976 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) @batari I ordered the pokey and socket years ago,just before you announced the concerto,i buyed the harmony encore and short after that i buyed the 7800 console,after that i readed about the concerto,so decided to buy a socket and pokey cause i didn't know if it was coming with or without pokey. There was support for it,but without including the pokey,thats why i decided to buy it separately. So it was long in my drawer,till i buyed the concerto from someone here on the board. Edited December 17, 2021 by fille1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealOC Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) Apologies if this has already been asked recently, but does anyone know when people who already got the Concerto cart will be able to purchase a HOKEY chip? Thanks! edit: I’d forgotten I’ve already asked this a few weeks ago, apologies. #brainfart Edited December 18, 2021 by TheRealOC Brain fart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolo Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 When do you expect (even approximatively) plan to add the Hokey option on your shopping page??? I'm in Europe and this is costly, quite complex with customs & taxes ? and so long to get goods from USA, so I would group the cartridge and the chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas3120 Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Hello, I'm interested in purchasing Concerto SD-card multicart with empty socket for pokey. Are there any available atm? thanks, T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 20 hours ago, thomas3120 said: Hello, I'm interested in purchasing Concerto SD-card multicart with empty socket for pokey. Are there any available atm? thanks, T Check the sales website 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycimera1968 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Any news on the release of HOKEY? Still looking to stuff one in my Concerto Cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Green Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 All, My Concerto arrived today but its DOA. If I put it into the console I get nothing, if I plug it in via USB cable also nothing. Its a standard PAL 7800. What am I doing wrong? Is there a consolidated place to get all the newest firmware and tools? They seem to be sprayed over a number of forum posts Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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