A2600 Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 I have an old PC w/ DOS 3.1 and it has an 3 1/2 Disk Drive and a 5 1/4?? Big Floppy Disk Drive (all in one case including the CPU) can I conncet my 800 computer to this computer by using an interface and use the memory and Disk Drives of the PC??? HELP HELP HELP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 no. sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted November 3, 2002 Author Share Posted November 3, 2002 no sorry I cant or no sorry idont know?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 You cannot do that... Thelen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted November 3, 2002 Author Share Posted November 3, 2002 So how do I take advantage of this: http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...ighlight=sio2pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 By using an SIO-to-PC cable, you are able to hook the Atari computer to the PC and load disk images (.atr's, etc.) into the Atari computer. Thus, you can use the PC's hard drive to store loads of disk images...and load them into your 8-bit from there (just as if they were actual floppies in an actual drive). This is much more reliable than using 5-1/4" floppy disks, as well as being very convenient. Conversely, some cables allow you to hook an Atari disk drive to the PC, where the floppy disks can be transferred into the computer (i.e. creating a new .atr disk image)...this enables you to archive all of that old stuff you've got on floppy and store 'em on your HD. There have been a few rumors about using an old-style low-density 5-1/4" PC drive to access Atari-formatted disks directly...but this (at best) is very iffy and hardware-specific (well, nobody here managed to do it). Ram lies beyond the scope of the SIO port, the only way to increase that would be to have it on-board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted November 3, 2002 Author Share Posted November 3, 2002 so then by using the SIO-to-PC cable I can use my old PC with my atari 800?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 ...just not in the way that you probably thought. SIO2PC is to the 800 as the Supercharger/Cuttle Cart is to the 2600 (kinda sorta). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A2600 Posted November 4, 2002 Author Share Posted November 4, 2002 Do I need any software to use my OLD PC with my 800 by using the ISO to PC cable?? If yes how do I transfer if from my new PC to the old one Im using with the 800?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 Sio2pc is a diskdrive emulator, this means that instead of using a diskdrive you use a pc with sio2pc software and disk images. you can transfer the sio2pc software with a floppy disk, or any other media wich can be used on the new and old computer. here you can find the sio2pc software, scematics.. http://www.tyler.net/wa5bdu/sio2pc.htm Thelen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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