Schizophretard Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I hope it is as good as everyone says. It would be nice not to have to dig through my totes for my games. Why is it so hard to find? It seems like it would be in the AA store or something. The first time I heard about it was in this forum. It seems hidden. There should at least be a pinned thread with the link for purchase. Maybe even a pinned thread in the market place too. In one of the threads I read something about dumping carts. I think that would be a good upgrade. I would like to see Atarimania full of smiley faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) It has it's own entire subforum in the 2600 forum. (The one you just posted in!) (I agree though, a pinned thread in 2600 forum sounds like a good idea). But yes, it's as good as everyone says. Actually, it's better than even that, because it's about impossible to put something so cool into words. Edited April 26, 2011 by Mirage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) I put this on some of the pages of my web site to help promote the Harmony cart: Seems like other Atari-related web sites could do the same. (You'll have to click on the image if you want to see it animate.) Edited April 26, 2011 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 It has it's own entire subforum in the 2600 forum. (The one you just posted in!) (I agree though, a pinned thread in 2600 forum sounds like a good idea). But yes, it's as good as everyone says. Actually, it's better than even that, because it's about impossible to put something so cool into words. No, I mean have it pinned in here above the thread Latest Harmony Cart software. Call the thread Purchase the 2600 multi-cart called the Harmony Cart or something like that. Within the thread have a description of it and a link to http://harmony.atariage.com/? I had to look through threads in here to find the link. There should be no looking. It should be on top. My other suggestion was the same thing but in the market place but I agree with putting it in the 2600 forum. Also, I think all owners should put the link in their signatures so whenever they bring it up to a noob they can tell them to click the link in their signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm going to agree with the sentiment of this thread. For a newbie, the info on Harmony cart is kind of hard to find, and the actual harmony cart page (http://harmony.atariage.com/?) is not that great either as it's just a page of links to other pages. I was a bit confused the first time I saw it. At the very least, the Harmony cart web page could be updated to include a little info about what the cart actually is, rather than having to click through all the links. I would lose/reduce the giant unclickable jpeg too, but that's just from a design perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm going to agree with the sentiment of this thread. For a newbie, the info on Harmony cart is kind of hard to find, and the actual harmony cart page (http://harmony.atariage.com/?) is not that great either as it's just a page of links to other pages. I was a bit confused the first time I saw it. At the very least, the Harmony cart web page could be updated to include a little info about what the cart actually is, rather than having to click through all the links. I would lose/reduce the giant unclickable jpeg too, but that's just from a design perspective. Check out this link for batari Basic users: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#harmony Do you think that says enough about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Check out this link for batari Basic users: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#harmony Do you think that says enough about it? I think that's a great explanation of what Harmony can do for game developers. For dummies like me who just buy the games to play, the text on the main harmony page need not be more than a few sentences. Something like "The Harmony Cartridge is a simple, affordable way to play downloaded game ROMs for the Atari 2600 on your actual console, rather than in a PC/Mac emulator. You insert the Harmony cartridge into your console the same way you would an ordinary Atari game cart. Harmony Cartridge can store the entire available library of Atari game ROMs on one SD card." Obviously that wording could be cleaned up, but you get the gist of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) Check out this link for batari Basic users: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#harmony Do you think that says enough about it? I think that's a great explanation of what Harmony can do for game developers. For dummies like me who just buy the games to play, the text on the main harmony page need not be more than a few sentences. Something like "The Harmony Cartridge is a simple, affordable way to play downloaded game ROMs for the Atari 2600 on your actual console, rather than in a PC/Mac emulator. You insert the Harmony cartridge into your console the same way you would an ordinary Atari game cart. Harmony Cartridge can store the entire available library of Atari game ROMs on one SD card." Obviously that wording could be cleaned up, but you get the gist of it. I like that description and agree the wording could be cleaned up. How I would clean it up is say,"affordable way to play your backup game ROMs," instead of ,"affordable way to play downloaded game ROMs". It would sound less arg! Edited April 29, 2011 by Schizophretard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If you guys want, I can use your combined description and make a little Harmony cart page on my web site that links to the official order page. I can add that description, plus anything else you think should be on there for people who've never heard of the cart. After it's all fixed up, if batari likes it, maybe he'll copy it and use it on the official page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted April 29, 2011 Author Share Posted April 29, 2011 That would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 If you guys want, I can use your combined description and make a little Harmony cart page on my web site that links to the official order page. I can add that description, plus anything else you think should be on there for people who've never heard of the cart. After it's all fixed up, if batari likes it, maybe he'll copy it and use it on the official page. That would be great. And yes, I agree that "backup" sounds a lot better than "downloaded". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 I got it today, loaded Rom's collection, and I'm impressed. The only problem I've noticed is my 7800 isn't opening the dust protector. I have to put in a small screw driver, hold it open, and put it on at an angle. It isn't that big of a problem though since once it is in there isn't much need to take it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 That would be cool. I'll be making a test page pretty soon. If anybody has more text to add about how great the Harmony cart is (why someone would want to buy one, how easy it is to use, and all that good stuff), please post it here. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Check out my signature and click on it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I got siggie quotage! I have arrived! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 I got siggie quotage! I have arrived! I thought you would like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'll be making a test page pretty soon. Here's the first draft: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-harmony-cartridge.html Does anything need to be added or changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'll be making a test page pretty soon. Here's the first draft: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-harmony-cartridge.html Does anything need to be added or changed? Random Terrain, that looks nice. The only thing I noticed was that there is no link to the Harmony cart home page which has the PDF file. At the very least, the Harmony cart web page could be updated to include a little info about what the cart actually is, rather than having to click through all the links. The Harmony Cartridge online manual has that info in PDF format. I had been wanting a Cuttle Cart for a few years.... So it didn't take a fancy page to convince me I wanted one, but I guess for a newbie or for someone just casually interested (who would be less motivated to download a manual), it would be nice to have more info on the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Random Terrain, that looks nice. The only thing I noticed was that there is no link to the Harmony cart home page which has the PDF file. Thanks. I changed the imaged back to linking to the main page. I'm also working on something else to add to the page. I hope to be done later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 It looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigal Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 That looks awesome, RT! I wish I'd had that page to look at instead of having to figure it all out from cryptic mentions on AA. And dwane, I wasn't talking about anything fancy, but about a little basic info beyond "click these links to download the manual." Even reading the manual [here I will refrain from comments on PDF format] is a little confusing going into it cold, since the manual is for someone who's already bought the product. As a total newbie I didn't quite get at first what the Harmony Cart actually DID, and the page for it (which isn't that easy to find) didn't help much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I got it today, loaded Rom's collection, and I'm impressed. The only problem I've noticed is my 7800 isn't opening the dust protector. I have to put in a small screw driver, hold it open, and put it on at an angle. It isn't that big of a problem though since once it is in there isn't much need to take it out. For what it's worth, I have the same trouble on my cartridge-modded FlashBack 2. Again, not the end of the world, but it shows that the dust protector hinge issue is not limitted to 7800's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I had to sleep for a while, so it took longer than I thought it would, but here's the second draft with an HTML version of the Harmony Cartridge PDF Manual: www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-harmony-cartridge.html If you visited the page before, please refresh/reload the page so you'll be using the latest version of the style sheet. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Very nice. I didn't re-read through all the manual tonight, but it looks good. The manual mentions DriveSort, but I don't think there is a link to it. I thought a link might be helpful. One thing that the Harmony cart can do that isn't mentioned is using it to dump ROMs, but since that is an advanced feature that requires extra homemade cables, it might be beyond the scope of your page. I haven't tried making a cable to do that yet, but it sounds like something I'd like to be able to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 I got it today, loaded Rom's collection, and I'm impressed. The only problem I've noticed is my 7800 isn't opening the dust protector. I have to put in a small screw driver, hold it open, and put it on at an angle. It isn't that big of a problem though since once it is in there isn't much need to take it out. For what it's worth, I have the same trouble on my cartridge-modded FlashBack 2. Again, not the end of the world, but it shows that the dust protector hinge issue is not limitted to 7800's. It's not my 7800. It's the donor cart. My other locking VCS carts work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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