Zoyx Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 So this still hasn't shipped yet, eh? I still haven't received my refund. Asked for it back in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 21, 2011 Author Share Posted October 21, 2011 This weeks status update is running, late. Sorry. Mark and I have made tremendous strides, we are each waiting for some additional components to come in for some in circuit patches and fixes. Will post a non-narrow screen video hopefully Sunday showing how the XM's are passing nearly all of the testing, also will give everyone a glimpse at the functioning onboard BIOS system to. If Mark and I can iron out the final issues, we may only be a week away from kicking the last bugs out of the design. I gotta give major credit to Mark, he's really stepped up and helped out beyond compare, so everyone really needs to give him a big (HUGE) thanks for his dedication and involvement in this project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Just turn your I-Phone sideways!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyman Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 This weeks status update is running, late. Sorry. Mark and I have made tremendous strides, we are each waiting for some additional components to come in for some in circuit patches and fixes. Will post a non-narrow screen video hopefully Sunday showing how the XM's are passing nearly all of the testing, also will give everyone a glimpse at the functioning onboard BIOS system to. If Mark and I can iron out the final issues, we may only be a week away from kicking the last bugs out of the design. I gotta give major credit to Mark, he's really stepped up and helped out beyond compare, so everyone really needs to give him a big (HUGE) thanks for his dedication and involvement in this project. YAY!!!! MARK!!!!!! GO GO GO GO GO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I gotta give major credit to Mark, he's really stepped up and helped out beyond compare, so everyone really needs to give him a big (HUGE) thanks for his dedication and involvement in this project. I'll gladly second that. In addition to his work on this project (and on his own outstanding efforts), Mark was exceptionally generous and helpful to me with my own recent project, and I'm sure he's also had a hand in several other projects that we're not even aware of. Thanks again to Mark—and to Curt, and to everyone else involved in the XM—for all that you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Thanks for the compliments guys. We are most definitely on the home straight with the XM. Its been a ton of fun to work on from its initial conception last summer through to prototyping and beyond. I hope that everybody who has been gracious enough to place a pre-order with Curt will be over the moon with it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursday83 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Thanks Mark! Thanks Curt! Much appreciated, and looking forward to the next few years of development of games as well. You guys are pioneers and innovators in a technology that never got it's fair shake. thanks again! thursday83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjewell Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks Mark and Curt. I'm really looking foward to this. I appreciate all the hard work everyone who has worked on the XM has put into it. Edited October 21, 2011 by bradjewell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 a question i gotta ask... if you have a modded 7800 will it still work if using the xm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 a question i gotta ask... if you have a modded 7800 will it still work if using the xm What sort of mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Longhorn mod? I have an unmodded spare so I'm not sweating it. I just can't wait to save my high scores and play some sweet new games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The only internal modifications that will pose a problem are XBOARD and the developer BIOS. Providing you don't modify the 7800 plastics where the XM sits then audio/video modifications will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 THANKS GB! My only worry then is what to play first! Everybody who is putting in their time on this is my hero! Thanks for all the work guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 There seems to be some concern that people will receive spaghetti wired modified PCBs in their XM. That certainly won't be the case. Everybody will receive final revision PCBs in their XMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 The rev 9 boards are ending up with too many mods, there is a new rev 12b that is being done that is reflecting all of the changes and fixes as well as some additional external logic to help the CPLD and some additional items added to the boards so that they can also act as a standalone CPLD ISP rig, so no one is going to have to worry about getting a board heavily jumpered, I've pulled out the rev 9's and will recover parts from them later and move those over to the rev 12b's As to where the rev 10-11 were, there were some significant changes, so the rev levels went up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 a question i gotta ask... if you have a modded 7800 will it still work if using the xm What sort of mods? well i dont have a modded one yet but need/want one cause of my problems with homebrews. what/whos mod should i go with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) Sorry, I know I owe everyone an update and I will make a point of putting one up tomorrow.... focused all our time this week on further changes and additional logic to stabilize a few things. We're getting a little bit of side help on Yamaha data conversion, hoping to have the music put into the self test, once the audio is in, we'll get some video of the XM going into the BIOS test screen, selecting tests and running the Pokey and Yamaha audio tests... Mark has tested 6 (or 7) XM specific games, most of which he will be live demo'ing on the real hardware at Replay UK --- hopefully lots of video will be posted... We are down more or less to cleaning up a few things and getting some things with the XM RAM sorted out and putting final fixes and changes into a lockdown so that we can say "done" and start production and get units out the doors, so we are getting down to the final steps.... hope to get some eye candy up shortly, please hang tight. Edited October 24, 2011 by Curt Vendel 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Look forward to the new update, and the video demos. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 There won't be any XM game demo videos or screenshots until Replay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Top secret stuff.... shhhhhh.... There won't be any XM game demo videos or screenshots until Replay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I know, GroovyBee *smirk*, that's when I look forward to the videos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) Super quick update posted: http://www.atarimuse...7800/expansion/ One quick demo video of Pokey running through tests of all 4 channels... Yamaha audio test video and top slot detect and game loading video as well later on.... Sorry for short update, but lots of testing and updates happening, so really focusing heavy on things. PS - the "scrapping" sound is not from the Pokey, that's my dogs nails scrapping along on the hardwood floor in the office while I was video'ing the Pokey test His name is Milo and that is where the XM project codename is from for those who noticed his name on the silkscreen on the system board. Curt Edited October 26, 2011 by Curt Vendel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thanks so much Curt! Very Excited about this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Looks great Curt! Do you or anyone know whether any XM games will be simulataneously released with the XM? I don't mean a pack-in just some separate games like Super Circus Atari and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 There appears to be close to 10 games that should be released very quickly after the XM's ship and I think once the coders settle in with the XMs quite a lot more will come out soon after... So looks like a lot of full Christmas stockings this year 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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