It's already been dumped? (like everything else) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrhqCE58U_k On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 12:23 AM Wil via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
You have a few options, the easiest and most pricey is to get a flash cart:
https://store.go4retro.com/easyflash-3/
King fu flash is a little cheaper, but you have to get it from Europe.
You still have the problem of getting a dump of the rom, if there is one floating out there, then you are all set and the other benefit of this is you can have a loader and multiple carts.
If you don't have a copy of the rom you will need to open it up and see if it is socket or soldered. Again if socketed you can do a dump much easier using a eeprom reader like this https://youtu.be/HcgBOKYNz4A?si=JJ4-h-zfJOmOoQcP
Sometimes you can wire up a soldered ROM and read it but I find that hit or miss. This also assumes that the ROM you want to read is compatible with this writer.
You could also just have the programmer, dump the ROM and then write it back to an eeprom and mount it on a PCB board, lots of diy kits for this but again you need to know how to identify the right eeproms, etc.
Last I know you said you want cart only, but I believe there are freezers that may let you have it and a cart in line, then dump to disk.
I know in my old Atari days you could dump carts to floppy with tricks, can't remember for the c64.
On Dec 7, 2023 23:57, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Does anyone have experience copying Commodore 64 cartridges? I'd like to make copies of a cartridge called "Music Machine". I see some on eBay, but they are untested. I'd rather not buy something that might not work. I need it for VCF when we do the NJ Maker's Day at InfoAge. We found it easier and faster to just pop in a cartridge for children and adults to try out music. We use cartridges because they are faster and easier to switch between programs such as paint, music, and programming.
In any case, if you have the ability to copy them, I would love to talk to you about it. We have one cartridge that works.
Thanks!
Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey@vcfed.org