Ultimate-II+ Cartridge (Beige)

Complete set:

• Ultimate-II+ Cartridge (Basal Beige)
• Short IEC cable (35 cm)

Ultimate II+ Features:

• Full, cycle accurate emulation of two real Commodore 1541 diskdrives.
  • Uses .D64 and .G64 files stored on USB stick
  • Supports .G64 files as well (Read/Write)
  • Configurable IDs
  • Configurable ROM (1541/1541C/1541II or custom)
  • RAMBOard memory expansion (up to 40K)
• Built-in Speaker; outputs drive and floppy sounds
• Support for USB storage devices (stick, card reader, and even HD)
  
• 100 Mbps Ethernet port (for use with Telnet or FTP)
• FAT/FAT32 support, with sub-directories and long filenames
• ISO9660 support with Joliet, for reading .ISO files and access external CD/DVD drives through USB
• Battery backed up Real Time Clock
• Command Interface module with UltimateDOS
  • Accessible module through I/O space that allows direct commands to Ultimate-II
  • Ultimate-DOS, I/O space driven direct file access to SD/USB
• Dual SID implementation, optionally 8 voices each
• Ultimate Audio module
• Up to 7 voices of sampled audio simultaneously
• Accessible through I/O space
• 8- or 16-bit samples
• up to 48 kHz sample rate
• Built-in SID player; plays SID files on either 'real' SID or emulated SID.
• C64 cartridge emulation:
• • Final Cartridge III
  • Action Replay
  • Retro Replay
  • Super Snapshot
  • Turbo Assembler w/ Codenet
  • Epyx Fastloader
  • Custom 8K/16K carts
  • Custom Ocean / System3 carts (up to 512K)
• Commodore 1750/1764 REU
  • REU Compatible
  • Size selectable from 128K up to 16 MB
  • Can be combined with Retro Replay and SuperSnapshot compatible roms
• Flexible freezer menu
  • select, mount, create D64 images, browse disk images
  • create new directories, delete files
  • Ultra fast DMA load of single file programs (.PRG files on USB, inside .D64 or .T64)
• Configuration screen, with resident settings
• Tape emulation, through special USB3.0 cable to tape port of C64*
  • Load .TAP files to C64
  • Capture tape data from C64 to .TAP file
  • Capture tape data from a datasette and store it as .TAP file
  • Write .TAP files back to tape, using a Commodore tape deck
• Totally rewritten firmware, for easier expansion and maintenance
  

 

* Tape emulator cable is an accessory, which is needed to work with tap files.

 

Hardware Specifications:

• Board size: 62 x 90 mm
• Sturdy ABS plastic case
• 1M-gate FPGA
• Full size 6-pin DIN connector (IEC)
• 5 MB Flash ROM
• 64 MB DDR2 SDRAM
• Three USB host ports
• One 100 Mbps Ethernet port
• Stereo audio output
• Stereo audio input (currently not yet used)
• Specialty USB 3.0 port with USB 2.0 signals for storage device OR cable to tape adapter board (for C2N emulation), or other future features.

Ordering Info

The Ultimate products for the Commodore computers presented on this website are made by a one-man company. This means dedication and passion, but it also introduces "small scale" effects. Orders are processed in spare time. Please do not expect overnight delivery as is often seen with large mail order companies.

Pre-orders and Back-orders

• Pre-orders are used for products that generally have a long lead time, caused by production that is just starting or scaling up. The delivery time is not certain and may shift. The Ultimate-64 falls into this category.
• Back orders When a product is in back-order, it means that the product is temporarily out of stock, but is expected to be filled within some weeks. Production stabilized and more stock is expected than current open orders.

Preordering procedure:

• Simply place your order through the webshop system. Make sure your shipping address is correct!
• It has been decided (and implemented in the webshop) that pre-orders do not need to be paid anymore in advance, per se. You can, but you don't have to.
• First come, first serve. Products will be dispatched in the same sequence as in which the orders were placed.
• Orders are internally labeled with production / shipping batch number. (May become visible in the order status, t.b.d.)
• General information about the production and shipping batch numbers will be made available on the website. (Location: t.b.d)
• When a production schedule is known for your order, you will receive an e-mail with an estimated shipping date.
• Your order needs to be paid before the scheduled shipping date. About 2 weeks before your order is scheduled for shipping, you will be reminded to pay for your order.
• Unpaid orders may be re-allocated after the payment reminder, or even canceled after a second reminder.
• Invoices are automatically issued after payment. You can use the order confirmation as a proforma invoice.

Shipping

The final assembly stage for the products takes place in the Netherlands. There are only a few feasible low-volume shipping options available that operate worldwide:

• PostNL
• Deutsche Post

The prices of PostNL went skyrocket a few years ago. Deutsche Post allows small packages to be sent as letters worldwide, which is a great option! The downside is that these packages can only be sent from a post office in Germany. I am willing to take a drive to Germany if there are many packages to send. This is usually the case after a new production batch arrives. So, whenever a product is on back order (or pre-order), you can select Deutsche Post; it won't cause any delays. For products that are on stock, you may choose between:

• PostNL
  • your package will be shipped whenever possible, but not at the lowest possible cost
• Deutsche Post
  • your package will be shipped in a batch shipping at an attractive rate.

Stock

Stock is usually limited. Products are produced in reasonable batch sizes, that balance between risk and cost. I tend to be conservative and like to keep risks small. I believe that only with this strategy I can continue this project and provide the 'ultimate' Commodore products for you.

Thank you for your understanding and patience!

Gideon