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Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 12:33 pm
by akicus
virtuali wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 11:43 am
akicus wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 9:49 amThe cassette will hold the mt32-pi, correct.
Please be sure it will fit both RPI A and B models. While it's likely most mt32-pi users have the A model, I had a spare B model I didn't used, so perhaps others are in the same situation, it would be nice if the case could fit both.
The idea is to make it as universal as possible so we know people use different boards.

Milspex wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 11:52 am I think it's gonna be a little bit expensive but then again I do believe there surely is a big market for a more premium mister case.
We will see what happens. If there is no market for it then me and Mikael will at least have a conversation piece if people come over :lol: .

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 4:37 pm
by akicus
Bits n Stuff wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 3:09 pm
akicus wrote: Wed May 26, 2021 9:40 pm What do people think about using a e-ink color display instead of OLED? It is just a question, not saying we will use it.
Interesting, what would the advantages be in using one rather than the other?
I mean, I know the strengths and weaknesses of both types of display it's more that I'm not really sure if there's a benefit of one over the other in this particular situation.
For me, either is fine. ;)
I mostly thought about it not emitting light like a OLED display does, some people like it more "toned down". The mt32-pi cassette will have a OLED because it needs to display the animated bars properly.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 6:41 pm
by venice
At first I was thinking about using an e-ink for my project
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But no animation possible.
The 3-Color e-ink (with yellow) needs about 25secs for the picture to be shown completely.
That was too long for me.
Red‘s are a bit faster but I like the yellow color.

Btw, the Picture was written to the Display about three months before :)

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 11:34 am
by akicus
venice wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:41 pm At first I was thinking about using an e-ink for my project

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But no animation possible.
The 3-Color e-ink (with yellow) needs about 25secs for the picture to be shown completely.
That was too long for me.
Red‘s are a bit faster but I like the yellow color.

Btw, the Picture was written to the Display about three months before :)
Yeah the lack of animation is a problem for sure, if it had that I would consider it for everything.
Being able to hold the image on the display is a great feature of e-ink.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:42 pm
by ash2fpga
venice wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:41 pm At first I was thinking about using an e-ink for my project
Nice. E-ink is one of those areas I am "watching this space". Right now e-ink kind of reminds me of the first laptop with a color LCD I tried out in the 90s, though (a blurry mess :lol:).

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 6:03 pm
by akicus
Sorry for the lack of updates!
More will come this month...

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2021 2:40 am
by mr-box
can't wait for your next update not buying any mister case into you shows yours

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:57 am
by robotnoise
Update?

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:51 am
by Milspex
robotnoise wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:57 amUpdate?
See 2 posts above

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:01 am
by robotnoise
Milspex wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:51 am
robotnoise wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:57 amUpdate?
See 2 posts above
Awesome, cant wait.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:30 pm
by repente
Hi guys! Are the project still alive?

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 6:03 am
by mr-box
question will this work with 2 ram modules or does this become junk if that happens there might be cores in the future that might use 2 ram modules .

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 7:20 am
by akicus
Sorry for the late reply folks, project is still alive.
We are ordering some parts and fixing a couple of issues (pcb design) so the time frame is a little off compared to what we first wanted. Update regarding OLED and fixes should come later this month so we will update you accordingly.

Again, sorry for the lack of updates.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:35 pm
by grizzly
repente wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:30 pm Hi guys! Are the project still alive?
I thought everyone know that if any project does not release any news for over an hour it's dead :lol:
Disclamier!!!
This post may cointain some traces of irony! :mrgreen:

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 9:48 am
by dennis808
Hello everyone, new to the MiSTer scene (DE10 arrived yesterday) and just registered to post what an awesome case/pcb design this is!
I was wondering what, apart from the aesthetics and the display, the main difference is between this design and RMCretro's MiSTer Multisystem. This seem to cover the same ground, no?

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:34 pm
by ericcannon
There are actually months in between some of the replies so I think it is time to knock off the "Irony" posts when people are just trying to see if the poject is still moving forward.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:16 pm
by ericcannon
Bits n Stuff wrote: Wed May 12, 2021 1:20 am I think with projects like MiSTer it's worth remembering that the vast majority of work done for the project is sone in people's own time rather than being their day to day job. It may be a little more complex with hardware projects too as there's always going to be a lead time when having anything produced and everything seems to run a little slower these days.
Also, people may just want to take a little time off from working on something.
It's a very different thing if you've bought a product from somebody but that's not what this is, it's a project that seems to have progressed steadily over the past few months and I think we get updates and photos pretty steadily.
I'm sure it will have been worth the wait when people eventually get their hands on this. ;)
This is true but there is nothing wrong with asking of the status of the project as well.

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:58 am
by Tandy
This has to be one of the best case designs for the Mister. I would happily wait to purchase this case and I'm sure there are a lot of others who will do the same. It's always exciting to see new updates on this thread but we know how life goes sometimes, especially on hobbies like this. Also hope everyone is doing well and let's keep this place a positive one!

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 4:19 pm
by annette
I really like the cps2 style and vibe from your case design i am interested in this setup do you have a project website yet?

Re: The MSTR Case

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:10 am
by mr-box
Update on this