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loopy wrote:I'd just get a famicom AV.

Easier said than done, depending on where you live. I did get a Famicom AV a few months ago, but it ended up costing me almost US$200 because of shipping and taxes.

Now I'm looking at a RAM adapter, but before I get one: loopy, are you really planning on selling these? How much do you think they're gonna go for?

Yes, I'd like to sell them. I expect somewhere in the $20 range...

loopy wrote:I expect somewhere in the $20 range...

Sounds very reasonable.

Consider me in, too. And I'd buy a couple of 'em.

...and I just bought a RAM adapter on ebay. Impulsive? Maybe. Guess I'll have to trust loopy and hope this purchase wasn't be in vain!

Since this thing will probably be coming from Japan by ship (which I expect will take 3 months or so), I wouldn't be surprised if loopy was already selling his little device before my RAM adapter even gets here!

This is starting to sound like a literal toolchain.

So...which elements are in it, exactly? Famicom-[FDS?]-FDS RAM adaptor-Loopy's thing?

Myask wrote:This is starting to sound like a literal toolchain.

So...which elements are in it, exactly? Famicom-[FDS?]-FDS RAM adaptor-Loopy's thing?

Yes, you need your own Famicom or Famicom AV a RAM adapter (FDS system not needed), and loppy's adapter...which I vote be named "RAM Adapter, Adapter"

One other question, does it need special software to preload disk images or is it all drag and drop?

It's not drag and drop, you need software to transfer files.

Will this software be made available for Windows, OS X, and X11/Linux? Or will users of OS X and X11/Linux* have to install VirtualBox and buy a copy of Windows?


* If you dislike this term and have a better term for "Linux with a GUI that is not Android", let me know.

Right now, it's a console app using HIDAPI that should be easy to port. I'll make a Windows GUI at some point.

loopy wrote:... and if it's not a top-loading NES, you'll need one of those too.

While I think it would be fun to rig up adapters to plug it into a toaster, I'm sure it would be much easier to just use my top loader.

Looks pretty awesome. I also bought an FDS RAM cartridge in anticipation, they're cheaper than I expected.

About cases, it's not as ideal a solution as your custom one, but one thing I've been considering using with some of my projects are boxes by Bud Industries or Hammond, with end panels. Like these. It would be really cheap to replace those panels with laser-cut plexiglass of the right thickness.

I'm getting some test cases printed from Shapeways for about $7 each. Cheaper than I expected. I may go that route for now, make it an optional add-on cost.