"Spellbound" Prototype CD32 Photos!

illy5603 · 25 October 2010, 04:11

I purchased the "Spellbound" CD32 prototype board from Carl and Cynthia Sassenrath at AmiWest 2010 this weekend. I wanted to share some photos with you all.

"Spellbound" CD32 Prototype Board and Debug Card

There are no other photos or records of this device on any of the CDTV and CD32 wiki pages or history web pages. It works too, and gives a warning "Prototype not for distribution" in a guru error red square when loading discs.

Enjoy!

Zetr0 · 25 October 2010, 04:33

@illy

thats AWESOME!!!! - thanks for sharing!!!

btw - can you tell me what designation those memory chips are on the back of the debug board?

gulliver · 25 October 2010, 05:45

Congratulations!!!!!!

Thank you for the pictures. But could you please take one of that "Prototype not for distribution" message? What kickstart version does it use? Could you please check?

Thanks for sharing.

Jope · 25 October 2010, 05:50

Looks neat. :-)

ChrisUnionNJ · 25 October 2010, 06:24

Now thats a unit to have..

Chris

Jope · 25 October 2010, 06:40

A ROM dump would also be cool. :-)

Anemos · 25 October 2010, 08:19

Wood-base of the motherboard needs support in the middle to keep straight the motherboard without risk of breaking!
keep the good work..

Paul_s · 25 October 2010, 10:08

I'd stick that in a case, looks a bit lonely on the wood!

FOL · 25 October 2010, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@illy

thats AWESOME!!!! - thanks for sharing!!!

btw - can you tell me what designation those memory chips are on the back of the debug board?

Lots of cool prototypes were there, Illy bought lots of stuff from Carl.
It has been an awesome Amiwest. The highlights have been meeting carl and dale.

I think the best for me personally was having pizza with chris huelsbeck.
We even had a little concert of his next work in the car outside his house. Very cool.
Again a massive thankyou to Jens for setting that up,

.

Zetr0 · 25 October 2010, 17:48

clearly Jens forgot to mail me my airplane ticket =(

.... agian .....

lol

FOL · 25 October 2010, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

clearly Jens forgot to mail me my airplane ticket =(

.... agian .....

lol

Forgot to mention, Chris gave me a copy of his "Music for Games Vol. 1" and even signed it.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop, lol.

illy5603 · 25 October 2010, 19:10

I didn't even know Chris was there... Shoot... I was more of a Rob Hubbard fan but still.

Paul_s · 25 October 2010, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Forgot to mention, Chris gave me a copy of his "Music for Games Vol. 1" and even signed it.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop, lol.

Do you have to rub it in?! Anyway, the original 'Lorraine' prototype MUST be with Dale Luck and a few others.. now that would be awesome! I'd remortage the folks house for it

illy, sure, you were just dribbling over your CD32 proto to notice

(I would be too!)

FOL · 25 October 2010, 20:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by illy5603

I didn't even know Chris was there... Shoot... I was more of a Rob Hubbard fan but still.

No, this was something special that jens arranged on the way back to our hotel, and as I said I was very grateful for it,

.

illy5603 · 29 October 2010, 03:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@illy

thats AWESOME!!!! - thanks for sharing!!!

btw - can you tell me what designation those memory chips are on the back of the debug board?

Sorry for the delay. It looks like this is a CD/Game Console Debug Board Rev1

The 4 chips that I assume are memory are labeled

Sony Japan
CXK581000M-10L
225D01EW

Zetr0 · 29 October 2010, 03:50

so those chips are

131072 * 8 High Speed CMOS static RAM -

this means each chip has 1048576 bits thus (*4) = 4194304 (4MB) of 32bit RAM

Nice!

bitman · 02 May 2016, 13:16

I've added your nice photos to Bigbookofamigahardware.com. I hope it's ok?

xArtx · 11 May 2016, 12:49

Nice

Can you try this from the language selection screen? (if they wrote it yet).

Start from language other than English with joystick in port 0
where FWD and REV are the shoulder buttons, not pad directions.
FWD,FWD,REV,FWD,FWD,FWD,REV,REV,FWD,FWD,RED FIRE.

For a test revision there’s supposed to be more personal messages rather than credits.

xArtx · 11 May 2016, 12:52

Also, is there any unusual access for a 3 or 4 pin test port on the CD drive?
I’m still looking for where the CD Error counter board connected.

Nibbler · 11 May 2016, 15:44

Great Stuff , Thank you for the Photos

25 October 2010, 04:11	#1
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	"Spellbound" Prototype CD32 Photos! I purchased the "Spellbound" CD32 prototype board from Carl and Cynthia Sassenrath at AmiWest 2010 this weekend. I wanted to share some photos with you all. "Spellbound" CD32 Prototype Board and Debug Card There are no other photos or records of this device on any of the CDTV and CD32 wiki pages or history web pages. It works too, and gives a warning "Prototype not for distribution" in a guru error red square when loading discs. Enjoy!

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25 October 2010, 04:33	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@illy thats AWESOME!!!! - thanks for sharing!!! btw - can you tell me what designation those memory chips are on the back of the debug board?

25 October 2010, 05:45	#3
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	Congratulations!!!!!! Thank you for the pictures. But could you please take one of that "Prototype not for distribution" message? What kickstart version does it use? Could you please check? Thanks for sharing.

25 October 2010, 05:50	#4
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	Looks neat. :-)

25 October 2010, 06:24	#5
ChrisUnionNJ Amibay Mod/Staff Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Union NJ Age: 61 Posts: 194	Now thats a unit to have.. Chris

25 October 2010, 06:40	#6
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	A ROM dump would also be cool. :-)

25 October 2010, 08:19	#7
Anemos 70X7 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ἑλλάς Posts: 1,078	Wood-base of the motherboard needs support in the middle to keep straight the motherboard without risk of breaking! keep the good work..

25 October 2010, 10:08	#8
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	I'd stick that in a case, looks a bit lonely on the wood!

25 October 2010, 17:48	#10
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	clearly Jens forgot to mail me my airplane ticket =( .... agian ..... lol

25 October 2010, 19:10	#12
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	I didn't even know Chris was there... Shoot... I was more of a Rob Hubbard fan but still.

29 October 2010, 03:50	#16
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	so those chips are 131072 * 8 High Speed CMOS static RAM - this means each chip has 1048576 bits thus (*4) = 4194304 (4MB) of 32bit RAM Nice!

02 May 2016, 13:16	#17
bitman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fredericia, Denmark Posts: 48	I've added your nice photos to Bigbookofamigahardware.com. I hope it's ok?

11 May 2016, 12:49	#18
xArtx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Nice Can you try this from the language selection screen? (if they wrote it yet). Start from language other than English with joystick in port 0 where FWD and REV are the shoulder buttons, not pad directions. FWD,FWD,REV,FWD,FWD,FWD,REV,REV,FWD,FWD,RED FIRE. For a test revision there’s supposed to be more personal messages rather than credits.

11 May 2016, 12:52	#19
xArtx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Australia Posts: 685	Also, is there any unusual access for a 3 or 4 pin test port on the CD drive? I’m still looking for where the CD Error counter board connected.

11 May 2016, 15:44	#20
Nibbler namm namm AMIGA Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Austria Age: 44 Posts: 734	Great Stuff , Thank you for the Photos

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