Telerophon wrote:

I'm not sure if the service itself is still functional.

Obviously, but if a simple dial-up terminal ROM could be made then you would just need to find an ISP that still offers dial-up Unix shell access, like:

http://sdf.org/?dialup

and maybe use a PS/2 keyboard mod for text input?

or see if any dial-up bulletin board systems still exist in your area? or setup a new one?

or if somebody wanted to act as a host then it's fairly straight forward to setup a dial-in server in Linux to share your internet connection:

http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_dialin_server
http://derrick-caluag.blogspot.com.au/2 … linux.html

and then you could do something really nerdy like use Twitter or Facebook from the command line:

http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/
http://fbcmd.dtompkins.com/

Apparently the cart requires activation before it will do anything making it fairly useless without any modification:

"For those of you considering the purchase of a Shark MX, be advised that since the sale of Gameshark (from Interact to Madcatz), there is no longer any support for this device, nor the proprietary email service (Gameshark BBS). The toll free# on the 30min activation card has been disconnected, and Madcatz has been of little assistance. (Apparently Madcatz only purchased the website and software rights to Gameshark, and not the "technology" portion.)

Without the MX cart first being "activated" with a factory issued REG CODE (via toll free#), the cart will not function at all, rendering it completely useless. I find it odd that Interact would have locked up the entire cart in this manner, as the PDA functions are not in any way linked to the email functions (ie, address book not linked to email composer).

If you're a collector of odds/ends GB carts, it would be a unique buy. It is a cool gizmo. Don't plan on any serious usage of the device though. Good luck with your purchase. 7/2003"

Found some info on the modem cart:

http://www.oocities.org/grinara/

...looks like it is reprogrammable, I think it'd be really neat to have a simple dial-up terminal on it - maybe hook it up to a mobile phone or start some GameBoy bulletin board systems?! Especially since that seller has 4,291 of them for sale at $5.95 each!! big_smile

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There's also FaMI:

http://code.google.com/p/nesserial/wiki/FaMI

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ant1 wrote:

cover art of da year 1991 :\

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meta … _cover.jpg

1982 smile

...is it because you are trying to load 64k into 32k? mGB v1.1.0 is only 32k - maybe see if that works?

Boddah wrote:

I'm still new to the Expansion Audio out mod, but it seems to be necessary when using a PowerPak. I can't test that mod because I don't have a PowerPak (yet), but if it was installed wrong, wouldn't it cause the NES to shut off when a cable is plugged into the jack? I connected pin 3 of the expansion port to the (+) pin of the audio jack, then grounded it to the silver border around the PCB. I only have a few NES games at the moment, but is there a way I could test the expansion audio without a PowerPak?

Boddah wrote:

I just registered on NesDev, I'm sure I can find an answer there. Thanks for informing me on NesDev, Telerophon.

Did you end up finding an answer to this? I've been doing some reading, and it seems like a jack connected to pin 3 would actually be an input - not an output? Apparently the PowerPak audio output is on pin 9:

http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/33011/#p33011

Interested.

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...don't have permission to bump the old thread about the K1 GBA Clone - but there's now a K101 as well! smile

Apeshit wrote:

I've been considering selling it. Mine has all the boxes and games too.

That auction was pretty reassuring of it's value.

The seller didn't seem to have any idea that it was something 'special' - and neither would anyone else unless they happened to take a closer look at that one picture! I reckon if you actually advertised it as what it is then the value could be even higher...

kitsch wrote:

anyone else see the case variant in the auction?

that zig-zag is pretty awesome...  i just now spotted it.

(not to mention all the other changes.  but....  those zig-zags...)

Perhaps a new design feature for your next batch of custom dmg cases? wink

Acid wrote:

I think I've managed to find an interesting DMG ...

Well, somebody definitely thought it was interesting 'cause the auction just ended for $221.50! I bet the seller is dumbstruck that their broken GameBoys sold for so much!! smile

I have a couple of weird carts if they would be of use:

There's a picture of the insides of a similar one here, they replace the Nintendo logo at start-up with one like this.

What would it cost to ship the NES to Australia? and does the regular combined-mono audio out still work on its own as well?

I don't think it was an unreasonable question - eneloop rechargables are supposed to be good:

http://www.eneloop.info/

they come pre-charged, and are meant to keep their charge for much longer - 'usbcell' rechargables also seem handy 'cause you can stick them straight into a USB port to charge!

http://www.usbcell.com/

I have a couple of those old Mad Catz battery clip things if anyone wants them - not sure how much juice would be left in them, or how you're supposed to know when they're fully charged?

I came, I saw, I refreshed... nothing! SOLD OUT - bleurgh... :-(

So earlier when you said EST (-5 GMT) what you actually meant to say was EDT (-4 GMT) because of daylight savings... right?!

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zerolanding wrote:
Theta_Frost wrote:

This is why we need newly produced GB PCB's.

I believe Kitsch is working on that. It was on his thread awhile back...

Yes, I found this tantalising mention of it here:

http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/112683/#p112683

but nothing since... updates, kitsch?!