MEtalGuy66 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 (edited) Hi. I am producing this board: This is the EXTNDR board, made originally by ICD. It plugs ito your 130xe (or 800xe) ECI slot, and gives you an XL style PBI conector, as well as two vertical cartridge slots. This is also the adaptor board that you need to use an MIO interface on an XE. These boards will be shipped fully assembled/tested and ready to use. Current orders: ------------------ WareRat....................................1 unit Dan Winslow..............................2 units Jay Snellen................................1 unit Goochman.................................1 unit Guitarman.................................1 unit Pontus Oldberg.......................... 2 units RemoWilliams.............................1 unit Dan Olson..................................2 units Paul Summers............................1 unit Allan Bushman............................1 unit JGS Enterprises...........................2 units Ray Paladino...............................2 units Triads.........................................2 units total orders................................19 units ORDERING CLOSED. Edited July 3, 2006 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+warerat Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Put me down for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 I am def interested - however I dont understand how that picture of that board gives you a PBI and 2 vertical cart slots? Could you provide a pic of what a fully assembled one is? I presume you want us to paypal now to count towards an order? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 I am def interested - however I dont understand how that picture of that board gives you a PBI and 2 vertical cart slots? Could you provide a pic of what a fully assembled one is? I presume you want us to paypal now to count towards an order? The side with 2 edge conectors plugs ito the back of your XE, in the ECI bus. The opposite side, is an XL PBI bus which will stick out the back, when the board is plugged in. (XL PBI bus is a "male" card-edge.... XE ECI bus is "female" card edge connectors) The two cart slots are obvious on the board layout (each is a dual row of 15 holes. A cartridge "socket" connector will be installed on each one of these.) Youll be able to put 2 cartridges on the board, vertically (like they would plug into an 800xl). Both of these cart slots are "left cartridges" like the normal XL or XE cart slot. They are wired in paralell. So if you use more than one cartridge at a time, they have to be carts that are compatable with the "passthrough" cart design.. For example: You could put SPartados X in the front cart slot, and an R:time8 in the rear slot... This was a very popular cofiguration for running a BBS. Heres a pic of the board: That's an original ICD board. They liked to paint theirs black. Mine will be identicle, except Im not going to paint it. You'll see the circuit traces on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Ah sweet - ok I want one - Paypal today or later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) Ah sweet - ok I want one - Paypal today or later? You have 2 weeks from today. At that point, (assuming I get at least 12 orders), I will have the boards manufactured (takes about 3 days) and order the parts (also takes a few days).. As soon as I get the boards & parts, Ill assemble, test, and ship them out. Like I said. This board will be a fast turnaround.. The MIO is gonna take a while, due to the extensive assembly (over 1100 solder joints per board), but this EXTNDR is just a matter of putting on 2 connnectors, plugging it in to make sure it works, and shipping it. Just so everyone knows, payment instructions, time-frame, and current order lists are posted and maintained in the TOPIC POST (the first post) of this thread. Same thing on the "New MIO Production Run" Thread. Edited June 9, 2006 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Count me in. I will send payment for the MIO and extender together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacMan Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Put me up for two of those. /P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I'll definitely go for one of these as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 9, 2006 Author Share Posted June 9, 2006 Ok.. Please read the pre-payment instructions in the topic post of this thread if you guys want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 bump - need 5 more folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 bump - need 5 more folks Now we just need 2 more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 What is the point/advantage of the second cart port on this board? Does this work like the 800? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Howdy Allan What is the point/advantage of the second cart port on this board? Does this work like the 800? No it doesn't work like the 800. The 800 has a left and a right cartridge port. The right cartridge port is slightly different from the left one. The XL, XE and this extender only have left cartridge ports. The advantage of having two, is that you don't have to stack cartridges like SpartaDOS, RT8, Diamond-GOS, etc. anymore. Or if you have more then two, not as high anymore. greetings Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Allan. Read the entire thread. Someone already asked that, and I explained it. They are both "Left cart" slots. One use is Spartados X and Rtime 8. Or Spartdos X and Basic XE.... Or Rtime8 and Basic XE... Or.. All 3, by stacking the basic XE on top of one of the others... The main advatage though is that you can run the MIO (or other XL style PBI device), and still have a cartridge slot.. Since the XE's ECI BUS (which is roughly the equivelant of the XL PBI bus) IS the cartridge slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Allan. Read the entire thread. Someone already asked that, and I explained it. They are both "Left cart" slots. One use is Spartados X and Rtime 8.Or Spartdos X and Basic XE.... Or Rtime8 and Basic XE... Or.. All 3, by stacking the basic XE on top of one of the others... The main advatage though is that you can run the MIO (or other XL style PBI device), and still have a cartridge slot.. Since the XE's ECI BUS (which is roughly the equivelant of the XL PBI bus) IS the cartridge slot. Opps, Yup, I got lazy. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Well, that beats me, Allan. I was just plain wrong. Edited June 14, 2006 by danwinslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+warerat Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 (edited) Does this work like the 800? Allan You can, however, wire one of those cart connectors to be a right-cartridge slot if you really wanted to. Edited June 14, 2006 by warerat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 bump bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Ok, Guys I have the required minimum orders for the PBI EXTNDR, so production will proceed as planned. Anyone else who wants one has until July 1st to get their order in on this run. After July 1st, I will order the PCBs, and the cart slot connectors. When I recieve the boards & parts, I should have them assembled and ready to ship within a week's time. REMEMBER: ORDERING ENDS JULY 1ST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triads Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Cant miss the boat on this one.. Sign me up for 2 Triads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted July 2, 2006 Author Share Posted July 2, 2006 (edited) ORDERING IS NOW CLOSED for this board. Thanks for all the orders, guys. The PCBs for the XE EXTNDR are currently in production. I should recieve them no later than July 11th. Stay tuned for updates... Edited July 3, 2006 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) I got the boards in today.. I will be assembling them this week. The board on the left is the original ICD product. The board on the right is the new reproduction board. Edited July 12, 2006 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 They sure look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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