5 May
2008
5 May
'08
7:49 a.m.
Strange question, but does anyone know how to get a C64 cartridge
case apart without breaking it? I have a bad "Epyx Fast Load"
cartridge, and need a case for my "MMC Replay" w/RR-Net.
I still haven't really had time to do much with the MMC Replay, I
have managed to get a few things to run from it (the C1541 emulation
is pretty bad). I have managed to successfully get a DHCP lease for
the RR-Net, but haven't gotten it to talk to anything. I finally got
some of my floppies back out of storage (put them up on accident just
before I bought the MMC Replay, and I want to see about making and
writing out D64 images.
Zane,
If you heat the cart in the oven at a temperature less than that which will
melt the case, but enough to melt the glue?
I have had considerable adventures with this combo of hardware, here is a
link that spells out the steps I took to interface my C128 (in c64 mode)
using MMC Replay and RR-Net with the second Ethernet card in a PC formatted
with WinXT. I can make a D64 image of a disk in less than 30 seconds. I
prefer the c128 because after each image, I get better performance if I
restart the C128 using the reset button (rather than have to power cycle
the c64). I have a lot of the files you need on my web site, directions
and links for the files you'll need are here:
http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=85
-Bill
5 May
5 May
10:29 a.m.
B. Degnan wrote:
I have to check my FL for sure,
but I seem the remember a screw under
the sticker on the back. Feel around in the middle for an indentation.
If I am correct, you need to remove said screw and the case will pop open.
Jim
Strange question, but does anyone know how to get a C64 cartridge
case apart without breaking it? I have a bad "Epyx Fast Load"
cartridge, and need a case for my "MMC Replay" w/RR-Net.
Zane,
If you heat the cart in the oven at a temperature less than that which
will melt the case, but enough to melt the glue? 
10:47 a.m.
And thusly were the wise words spake by Jim Brain
B. Degnan wrote:
I have to check my FL for sure,
but I seem the remember a screw under
the sticker on the back. Feel around in the middle for an indentation.
If I am correct, you need to remove said screw and the case will pop open.
I just checked a FL cart I have - there is an indentation on the
front, under the label.
Cheers,
Bryan
Strange question, but does anyone know how to get a C64 cartridge
case apart without breaking it? I have a bad "Epyx Fast Load"
cartridge, and need a case for my "MMC Replay" w/RR-Net.
Zane,
If you heat the cart in the oven at a temperature less than that which
will melt the case, but enough to melt the glue? 
11:46 a.m.
At 10:47 AM -0400 5/5/08, Bryan Pope wrote:
I just took a minute, I can feel it on my bad cart as well. I don't
have time at the moment, but I'll look into disassembly later
(hopefully I'll have time this week).
I figured it made sense to mention which cart I was looking to sacrifice. :^)
Zane
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And thusly were the wise words spake by Jim Brain
I have to
check my FL for sure, but I seem the remember a screw under
the sticker on the back. Feel around in the middle for an indentation.
If I am correct, you need to remove said screw and the case will pop open.
I just checked a FL cart I have - there is an indentation on the
front, under the label.
6 May
6 May
1:27 a.m.
At 8:46 AM -0700 5/5/08, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I just took a minute, I can feel it on my bad cart as
well. I don't
have time at the moment, but I'll look into disassembly later
(hopefully I'll have time this week).
I figured it made sense to mention which cart I was looking to sacrifice. :^)
I just thought I'd share the joke of the week. My "bad" cart, seems
to be working now. Something tells me it had dirty contacts when I
tested it initially. Needless to say, I won't be sacrificing it.
Zane
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| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh at aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
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