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Just placed an order with Antonio Villena, and he responded to my email question within 20 minutes

daggen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:59 am Just placed an order with Antonio Villena, and he responded to my email question within 20 minutes

I think you jumped the gun too early. Antonio Villena's addons are sui generis so to speak, so they're not guaranteed to go along with the framework's evolutions (particularly his SDRAM modules).

Ricardo on the other hand, is the worldwide "official" implementer of Sorg's designs, with the 2.9 revision of the 128MB SDRAM board being the most recent example.

PS: Some time ago I queried Antonio regarding the compatibility of his VGA to SCART cable with the standard 6.1 analog I/O board, but he never replied either through here, or through his own store contact form/e-mail, so there's that. I guess he deemed my question stupid, since he specifies on his store that anything he sells is meant for "his products only".

> I think you jumped the gun too early. Antonio Villena's addons are sui generis so to speak, so they're not guaranteed to go along with the framework's evolutions (particularly his SDRAM modules)

Indeed I did, i now see that a package was posted in Portugal just a couple of hours after I ordered from Antonio. I guess i will be kitted with both... so will be able to compare.

lamarax wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:02 pm

daggen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 6:59 am Just placed an order with Antonio Villena, and he responded to my email question within 20 minutes

I think you jumped the gun too early. Antonio Villena's addons are sui generis so to speak, so they're not guaranteed to go along with the framework's evolutions (particularly his SDRAM modules).

Ricardo on the other hand, is the worldwide "official" implementer of Sorg's designs, with the 2.9 revision of the 128MB SDRAM board being the most recent example.

PS: Some time ago I queried Antonio regarding the compatibility of his VGA to SCART cable with the standard 6.1 analog I/O board, but he never replied either through here, or through his own store contact form/e-mail, so there's that. I guess he deemed my question stupid, since he specifies on his store that anything he sells is meant for "his products only".

Sorry but my addons are guaranteed to work with official cores. My 128MB SDRAM module is more compatible with all cores and tests.

daggen wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:17 pm > I think you jumped the gun too early. Antonio Villena's addons are sui generis so to speak, so they're not guaranteed to go along with the framework's evolutions (particularly his SDRAM modules)

Indeed I did, i now see that a package was posted in Portugal just a couple of hours after I ordered from Antonio. I guess i will be kitted with both... so will be able to compare.

I will gift you the I2S so you can compare which IO board offers better sound

Thank you Antonio, that's cool of you. Looking forward to testing it:)

antoniovillena wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 9:20 pm Sorry but my addons are guaranteed to work with official cores. My 128MB SDRAM module is more compatible with all cores and tests.

Never said it wasn't. Please read the post you're replying to carefully.

Seems that you're pretty up on your toes to whatever mention of yours might drop by in these forums, yet you seem too busy to monitor and reply to potential customer queries in here otherwise.

Godspeed

PS: This is Ricardo's thread you've snooped in. Please keep your interactions in your own thread, which you've let to become derelict.

lamarax wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 9:46 pm PS: This is Ricardo's thread you've snooped in. Please keep your interactions in your own thread, which you've let to become derelict.

Sorry but I don't started the offtopic. I just wanted to clarify some points that were not true and you started

Hi guys, no stress ok? I'm Antonio's friend for long time and love is products too. I have lots of them for my personal colletion and we use it in gaming shows we do (Lisboa Games Week and Moche XL - good times, all stopped now, hope come back soon)

Would like to add my thanks to Ricardo too - absolutely loving the Mister and very impressed with the quality of the kit!

rickdangerous wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 3:15 pm NEW XS-SD 2.9 SDRAM BOARD AVAILABLE NOW.

I just placed an order today for the Pro version - will it come with the newer ram? Thanks!

Hi ! I don't want to add more noise to this topic, I just wanted to state that Antonio always replies to my numerous and annoying questions when I email him. [/offtopic]

Hi Ricardo,

Are bliss-box SNES cables in stock?*

I've placed an order for one on 16/6 (along with a 2.9 SDRAM board) and it went through alright (got charged), but still no sign of it shipping.

*@ulao mentioned on Discord these are actually nowhere to be found anymore (including your shop), so what's up?

We are now receiving them from factory. In 1 week we start shipping cables. If customs don't hold the box, we have got them sooner than expected.

Nice! Looking forward to it.

Finger on the trigger!

10 spinners will be on stock next friday

will the spinners work with the Pong core or just everything else?

@rickdangerous: I'm having trouble with a MiSTer Kit I ordered from you earlier this year.

Can you have a look at the following topic: Trouble with USB Hub v2.1 in MiSTer case

Thx!

djsquare wrote: ↑Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:42 pm will the spinners work with the Pong core or just everything else?

Rysha is adding support to the 7800 core and there is some others like Arkanoid.
Also Jotego is receiving a new Spinner to add support in some games.

PQR wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 7:51 am @rickdangerous: I'm having trouble with a MiSTer Kit I ordered from you earlier this year.

Can you have a look at the following topic: Trouble with USB Hub v2.1 in MiSTer case

Thx!

I send you a new hub and you compare to check where is the prob.
We give lifetime warranty to all our products (except DE10nano).

Thanks
Ricardo

any update on more in stock?

Spinners on Stock. 10 units.

rickdangerous wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 10:14 am Spinners on Stock. 10 units.

All spinners sold now, will have 10 more units next week.
Including full stock of all products.

New batch of SNACS USB will be introduced for 14,90€ and add-ons for 4,90€.

New batch of ZX Spectrum Next boards available.

New hardware introduced today: BlisSTer APC 15 Ports Limited Edition (Advanced Port Replicator).

rickdangerous wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:51 pm <New hardware BlisSTer APC 15 Ports Limited Edition (Advanced Port Replicator) was introduced today.

wot wot?!

Needs more details! I've been following @ulao, but I got the impression nothing new was in the oven BlisSTer-wise (except for "the bridge", but that has nought to do with the MiSTer).

Speak up man!

lamarax wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:29 pm

rickdangerous wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 5:51 pm <New hardware BlisSTer APC 15 Ports Limited Edition (Advanced Port Replicator) was introduced today.

wot wot?!

Needs more details! I've been following @ulao, but I got the impression nothing new was in the oven BlisSTer-wise (except for "the bridge", but that has nought to do with the MiSTer).

Speak up man!

We are doing a restyle on site and new products will be introduced. More APC details come soon.

All items in stock today

Exactly one week ago I ordered my first FPGA (Blisster Edition) from ultimatemister.com/Ricardo.

It arrived today (from Portugal to Austria, so this was superfast!) and works like a charm! I had some questions before getting into the wonderful world of owning and using a MiSTer and Ricardo helped me through the whole process, replying quickly and detailed to my questions and helped me find the proper Ultimate Mister for my needs. You hardly get such good customer support in this day and age, so if anyone is still thinking about where to get a Mister and which version suits you best - hit up Ricardo and Ultimate Mister, you won't regret your decision!

On a personal note - Ricardo also included some freebies to make it even more enjoyable and sweet, so big kudos!