C64 hardware - anyone know what it is?

[Starteck2002]

Obviously it's a cartridge

It has a wire coming off one side with a plunger type switch on it. I suspect it may be some kind of reset cart (action replay) but don't really want to plug it in and find out. Large version here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fto94o2w1djs95d/2013-12-19 18.31.18.jpg

 

[johnim]

hi is there anything on the otherside

 

[Vypr]

Can't see your first image but could it be an Action Replay cartridge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Replay

 

[Starteck2002]

Only tracks... picture on the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qj80dfl8zqkbmto/2013-12-19 18.30.52.jpg

I may clean it up, get a meter on it to make sure there are no breaks and then try it in one of my older c64's..

 

[LTAC]

Pay attention to the two wires at the top left (connected to a button ???), they seem tired. One EPROM: perhaps a prog or a game?!?!

 

[Starteck2002]

I have posted a pic but my posts are being moderated. Anyone know how long that goes on for?

 

[johnim]

hi i just approved the post for you

 

[rcade]

It's most probably a freezer cart clone of some kind. As to which, you'd need to plug it in and see.

 

[Starteck2002]

I have some time tomorrow - i'll plug it in and see if it does anything. It's quite unlikely it will work as those tracks look pretty bad. I have all the gear to repair the tracks etc so could be worth doing....

 

[Starteck2002]

Decided to have a play today - it didn't work at first but after some reworking I got there

Turns out it's a freeze frame... not sure what to do with it now. Might be worth picking up and old cart and ripping it apart to make this into a cart. I am presuming this is a clone....

 

[keropi]

so what does it do? disk copier thingie to help with "backups" ? LOL

 

[Starteck2002]

Yep, that is exactly what it does. more info can be found here: http://rr.c64.org/wiki/Freeze_Frame

Looking at the board on there I really do think mine is a clone.

 

[Macc]

I remember these! I had a fair amount of "backup" games on tape made with one, every game was called FF on loading back, you had no idea until it loaded what the game was!