Got DTV! How about a cartridge port?

Got DTV! So far my review is: Excellent construction. Design feels like it'll hold up over time. Despite what few have said, the game lineup is not bad. Infact, the amount of good games vs OK games is greater then any of these units out yet. (Paradroid, Jumpman Jr, Summer/Winter Games are all classics in my book) The hidden mini games are pretty good for mini games too. That said, I have came up with an idea. How hard would it be to make a cartridge port? Is enough of the bus available? If that's not possible, is enough of the ROM available so that you could solder in a ROM socket or, maybe make a DTV-only cartridge port that's based on the pins of the ROM? Or better yet, just make something we can download programs into a RAM Drive via serial port! :)

>>>>> "TW" == Tommy Watt <tom@startwebhost.com> writes: TW> That said, I have came up with an idea. How hard would it be to TW> make a cartridge port? Is enough of the bus available? Nope, doesn't look like it. TW> If that's not possible, is enough of the ROM available so that you TW> could solder in a ROM socket or, maybe make a DTV-only cartridge TW> port that's based on the pins of the ROM? The ROM is just a bare chip under a blob of epoxy. -- ___ . . . . . + . . o _|___|_ + . + . + . Per Olofsson, arkadspelare o-o . . . o + MagerValp@cling.gu.se - + + . http://www.cling.gu.se/~cl3polof/

How do you get access to the mini-games? I don't have mine yet, should be arriving any day now.... and I want to know how to get to BASIC and how to get at the mini-games. Mostly, however, I can't wait to get into Impossible Mission again! Sean. "Tommy Watt" <tom@startwebhost.com> wrote in message news:9a1ddb1b.0412031855.456b3133@posting.google.com... > Got DTV! So far my review is: > > Excellent construction. Design feels like it'll hold up over time. > > Despite what few have said, the game lineup is not bad. Infact, the > amount of good games vs OK games is greater then any of these units > out yet. (Paradroid, Jumpman Jr, Summer/Winter Games are all classics > in my book) > > The hidden mini games are pretty good for mini games too. > > That said, I have came up with an idea. How hard would it be to make > a cartridge port? Is enough of the bus available? If that's not > possible, is enough of the ROM available so that you could solder in a > ROM socket or, maybe make a DTV-only cartridge port that's based on > the pins of the ROM? Or better yet, just make something we can > download programs into a RAM Drive via serial port! :)

"Tommy Watt" <tom@startwebhost.com> wrote in message news:9a1ddb1b.0412031855.456b3133@posting.google.com... <snip> > That said, I have came up with an idea. How hard would it be to make > a cartridge port? Is enough of the bus available? If that's not > possible, is enough of the ROM available so that you could solder in a > ROM socket or, maybe make a DTV-only cartridge port that's based on > the pins of the ROM? Already working on it. Scott

> TW> If that's not possible, is enough of the ROM available so that you > TW> could solder in a ROM socket or, maybe make a DTV-only cartridge > TW> port that's based on the pins of the ROM? > > The ROM is just a bare chip under a blob of epoxy. What I mean is, are the traces to this ROM chip accessible? Would it be possible to solder on wires to those traces and then solder a different rom chip to those wires? Or expanded further like I suggested?

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Tommy Watt wrote: > Got DTV! So far my review is... [snip] At 5:50 p.m. today I left for therapy on my arm, and when I returned at 8:30 p.m., a huge box from QVC was at my front door, holding the nine C64 DTV's I had ordered. Paraphrasing Scotty from Star Trek IV, "Captain, there be DTV's!" :-D The fun continues, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug P.S. Like I was joking with Jeri back at Thanksgiving, that pyramidal packaging of the C64 DTV is conducive to the collection and release of power (if you believe in that mystical stuff). ;-)

Robert Bernardo <rbernardo@iglou.com> writes: > At 5:50 p.m. today I left for therapy on my arm, and when I > returned at 8:30 p.m., a huge box from QVC was at my front door, > holding the nine C64 DTV's I had ordered. Paraphrasing Scotty from > Star Trek IV, "Captain, there be DTV's!" :-D The question is - would playing video games be helpful or harmful to your therapy? :-) --Bill. -- William R Ward bill@wards.net http://bill.wards.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help save the San Jose Earthquakes - http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/

"Robert Bernardo" <rbernardo@iglou.com> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.61.0412070106190.7387@shell1... > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Tommy Watt wrote: > > > Got DTV! So far my review is... > > [snip] > > At 5:50 p.m. today I left for therapy on my arm, and when I > returned at 8:30 p.m., a huge box from QVC was at my front door, holding > the nine C64 DTV's I had ordered. Paraphrasing Scotty from Star Trek IV, > "Captain, there be DTV's!" :-D > <nitpick> Woulden't that be "Admiral, there be DTVs here!" </nitpick> -- "I'm programmed to never perform any extraneous tasks." Please change 'nospam' to jcom to reply. ----- http://jcom.shorturl.com ----

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Bill Ward wrote: > The question is - would playing video games be helpful or harmful to > your therapy? :-) Helpful to my therapy! Just as long as I don't put more than 15 pounds of pressure on the DTV stick! ;-) Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug

"Robert Bernardo" wrote ... > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Bill Ward wrote: > >> The question is - would playing video games be helpful or harmful to >> your therapy? :-) > > Helpful to my therapy! Just as long as I don't put more than 15 > pounds of pressure on the DTV stick! ;-) Sounds like your restrictions might be helpful to the continued health of the DTV also. ;-) -- Best regards, Sam Gillett Change is inevitable, except from vending machines!

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, John Moore wrote: > Wouldn't that be "Admiral, there be DTVs here!" Ah, very true! Just throw me in the Enterprise's "inescapable" brig of Star Trek V. ;-) Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug

"Robert Bernardo" <rbernardo@iglou.com> wrote in message news:Pine.GSO.4.61.0412082320590.18875@shell1... > On Tue, 7 Dec 2004, John Moore wrote: > > > Wouldn't that be "Admiral, there be DTVs here!" > > Ah, very true! Just throw me in the Enterprise's "inescapable" > brig of Star Trek V. ;-) However it isn't protected against morse code! Nah, Il just throw yuo in a rusty cargo container and dump you on a planen in the Ceti Alpha system. (Just don't get me qupting from that particualr film, Ive seen it so many times I can watch it in widescreen inside my head!) -- "I'm programmed to never perform any extraneous tasks." Please change 'nospam' to jcom to reply. ----- http://jcom.shorturl.com ----

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, John Moore wrote: > Nah, Il just throw you in a rusty cargo container and dump you on a > planet in the Ceti Alpha system. (Just don't get me quoting from that > particular film, Ive seen it so many times I can watch it in widescreen > inside my head!) Khaaaannnnn! ;-D Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://videocam.net.au/fcug