different saturn devkit

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  1. haliway

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    What are the different saturn devkit existing? (give the number of the version also please)
     
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  2. Calpis

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    Seach the board for:

    Psy-Q & PsyQ
    Sophia
    CartDev Rev.B
     
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    Sophia Systems SegaSaturn Programming box (SG4001)
    Sophia Systems SegaSaturn Graphics Box
    Sophia Systems SegaSaturn Sound Box
    Cross CartDev Rev.A
    Cross CartDev Rev.B
    Psygnosis PSyQ
     
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  4. haliway

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    the sophia system is the first version of saturn devkit? 3 boxes? can someone post pictures of all those devkit please
     
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    Search the board there is loads of pictures of saturn dev around...
     
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    what are the main difference between Sophia and CartDev Rev. A ?
     
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  7. haliway

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    i think no diff but i'm not really sure
     
    haliway, May 2, 2005
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    always thought they are the same one?
     
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    Dont forget the e7000 for the sophia programming box:)
     
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    Then don't forget the 2,000 other 68K ICE either.
     
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  11. haliway

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    SO what is the diff between

    Sophia Systems and Cross CartDev Rev.A
     
    haliway, May 3, 2005
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    what's the difference between Psy-Q and Cartdev really?
     
    AntiPasta, May 3, 2005
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  13. Calpis

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    LOL :D
     
    Calpis, May 3, 2005
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  14. haliway

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    nobody wanna answer
     
    haliway, May 4, 2005
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    I typed up a nice long post then hit send and it fucked up so I can't be bothered typing it up again, but basically:

    Sophia = custom hardware
    CartDev = modified retail hadware
    PSYQ = add-on hardware

    They're all different but do the same thing over all, the only major difference being the cost.

    Sophia = mega expensive
    CartDev = cheap as chips

    Sophia Systems SegaSaturn Programming Box
    [​IMG]

    The Graphics box looks pretty much identical except it has no CD-ROM drive.

    Sophia Systems SegaSaturn Sound Box
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    http://assembler.roarvgm.com/Saturn_Japanese_Developer/saturn_japanese_developer.html

    Cross CartDev
    [​IMG]

    Rev A & B are mostly identical to look at, only some minor hardware/software tweaks

    Psygnosis PsyQ
    [​IMG]

    http://www.geocities.com/s_h_3/sega/saturn/psyq.htm

    Seriously though guys it only took me 10 mins to knock this post together shouldn't have been too hard for you to get the information :p Well, I guess now you'll stop asking for the differences :p
     
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    cheers mate
    never seen Rev.A was wondering what the hell thing was...
     
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  17. AntiPasta

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    what's so funny? I bought a what was sold as a Psy-Q saturn and the actual Saturn happens to look exactly like the Cartdev one.
     
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  18. Calpis

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    The kit put together sure doesn't
     
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    there are few variants with Psy-Q Saturn...
    there's one apart from NMI cable looks just like stock grey Saturn with no visible mod outside... and then there's one with the SCSI port at the side but nothing else... and then there's one looks like Cross Saturn with full mod jobby...
     
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    There are more Sophias than that listed. Then you could include IS/SI address checkers.

    The difference between Sophia and CartDev A? Well, other than the fact one was made in Japan, one in England, one is a LOT bigger than the other, one sits under a modified Saturn.... umm, Sophia works, Rev A is utter shite.

    The reason for a Rev A and Rev B, believe it or not, is that the A was totally unreliable. A surviving WORKING Rev A is quite hard to find! If you do - DON'T USE IT!

    I have said this countless times, but obviously people didn't take it in ;) Here goes again:

    A Psy-Q is a cart that plugs into a saturn. Technically, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PSY-Q SATURN.

    From the Psy-Q manual:

    As you can see, the Psy-Q (which is a cart) can be used with a NORMAL Saturn. The Saturn with the Psygnosis label on it is a NORMAL Saturn. However, Psygnosis had it modified with the USUAL country switch, and also added a VCD port. No, this is NOT a video CD port, it is for a JVC Virtual CD card, or the Mirage. You DO NOT need this to use the Psy-Q.

    Answer: Psy-Q is a Cart which plugs into a Saturn and connects to a computer via SCSI. CartDev is a system consisting of a box and a modified Saturn. A CartDev Saturn usually has a ribbon cable coming out of the front.
     
    retro, May 18, 2005
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