ccc--- Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Good news! Many thanks santosp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iratasan Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I am in for ONE! Add me to the list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Ok friends , I begin to order parts for some more devices, but will take soooome time. When I am ready, I will start a new thread with all members expressed their interest here, first in list. Yes! Thank you santosp! I am eagerly awaiting this. -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyde Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 hi! Since my Sdrive has gone belly up on me, i might be interested in this item as well. But for the technically-newborn like i am, could someone please explain what the difference is between this and an sdrive? And would i be able to use my existing SD card that currently holds all my games for my sdrive on this device? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 hi! Since my Sdrive has gone belly up on me, i might be interested in this item as well. But for the technically-newborn like i am, could someone please explain what the difference is between this and an sdrive? And would i be able to use my existing SD card that currently holds all my games for my sdrive on this device? thanks. http://www.atariage....ive-comparison/ SIO2SD and SDrive are both good devices. SIO2SD has all SDrive's features plus others. To work with SIO2SD, the SD card must have a folder named ATARI with the games inside and the file "sio2sdv35.xex" (on-screen loader) needs to be in the root. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Santosp, place me on the list for one. Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) I definately would like 1 of these too! Please put me on the list! by the way, what do they cost? depending on pricing, I may want 2! Edited August 30, 2012 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Put me down for one too please - I totally missed this first time round, and realise that to re-invigorate my 8bit gaming I NEED one! sTeVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO99 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'd like to tell people on here that I got my device working fairly easily. I bought a 512Mb SD card and put it into my laptop SD card slot. I wasn't able to format it, but it was already formatted. I copied some ATR files onto it, which were games compilations I got on a DVD with lots of emulators. After pressing lots of buttons in various combinations, I eventually found that if the drive was set to D1: with the top left button, then I could select a file using the bottom left button and the button to the right of that. I then switch off the Atari and turn it on again. I get a message from the SIO2SD telling me to press Start or Select. My Select key still doesn't work, but I find pressing Start runs the selected ATR file. That's it so far. I next plan to read the instructions I was given via a link to work out how to do other things, such as reading ATR files which aren't games compilations, as well as saving BASIC programs onto blank ATR images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO99 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Unfortunately, I followed the instructions on http://www.santellocco.com/atari/sio2sd.htm#english , but then my device wasn't recognised and I just got the BASIC prompt READY. I've now returned the device to its previous state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Buttons, buttons and again.......buttons. Really if this device use only its buttons to work, I will never involved... Please format you SD card, download this *.rar file, and extract "as is" on your card. After go to Atari folder -> Game folder, and at subfolders add some files accord to the first letter of them. Next keep down the grey button on device, and boot your Atari. Press "START" key and after some seconds you must see the main menu from loader. Load a ATR file on first drive "D1", then keep down the "OPTION" key while pressing the "X" key. The game will be load. I 'll try to find a guide about how someone can use the loader, and will post it. http://www.2shared.c...New_Folder.html Edited September 10, 2012 by santosp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloopie Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hello, I would also like one SIO2SD! best Regards sloopie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO99 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I found that a file called DeRe.ATR wouldn't display its directory or do anything at all. This is obviously the programs from the book De Re Atari. Unfortunately, I'm not likely to get any further at the moment with this device, because my laptop screen has finally blown out! I think that from what I've read in an ebook called something like "18 Laptop Repairs to make you $60,000 a Year", either the backlight has blown out, the plug attached to it has become coated with a film, or the inverter it's plugged into has blown out. Unfortunately, I recently salvaged a laptop someone had thrown away, which still had the screen intact, but when I took it apart, I found that the backlight seems to be enclosed behind a piece of card behind the screen, held there with tape and some other parts, plus the fact there were various wires attached to it. This means I don't know if I should even attempt a repair, because I don't know if I could reassemble it. I doubt I could afford to have it repaired, or if it's worth it. At this moment, I'm using an old (1999-2000) Blueberry iMac G3, which I can only view websites with thanks to the work of fanatics who claim that this is a "true" Mac produced before Apple abandoned their OS and their hardware. Mac OS X is based on Free BSD Unix and Steve Jobs' NextStep or OpenStep OS. They've produced the Clasilla browser which can emulate various mobile and desktop browsers. My settings for this forum are now Classilla 9.3, but to get onto Hotmail I have to emulate Opera Mini 3 or 4. I hope that in the near future I'll have another, more advanced device which is working, and can read and write SD cards. I'd welcome any advice from users on here about what I can do about this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Hi all,, I was lucky enough to purchase one of these from the last run and am happy to say that it is top quality as usual from Panos! However, I do not use mine very much as I already have one built-in to my 800XL so am offering it here for sale to AA members before it hits ebay. Asking price is £40.00 GBP plus shipping (I will only ship Registered Post with tracking numbers for yours and mine protection) Registered shipping to Europe is £8.50 GBP and USA is £9.70 GBP (oh yes, UK is £3.50 GBP!!) Any interested parties please PM me, thanks. Cheers, Dom EDIT: The 'roughness' around the screen is merely the sticky plastic protection cover which is still attached. Edited September 24, 2012 by beamer320i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloopie Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 you have pm ... thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 PM received - item sold, many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc--- Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Now that was fast Can't await the next run!! Btw: I'll take two of them, a friend of mine wants one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Hi to all. Can anyone knows why 2.5 firmware for SIO2SD can not handle *.rom and or *.bin files? Edited October 1, 2012 by santosp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Hi to all. Can anyone knows why 2.5 firmware for SIO2SD can not handle *.rom and or *.bin files? ROM and BIN refers to Cartridge games... If not a catridge game rename to XEX and play.. Might be that 2.5 firmware only looks for files named with the externder .XEX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) Big thank you Roy. :thumbsup: I want to load some *.rom files to RamCart from this firmware. I will try if after rename the rom file to .xex, loader still can handle it. Edited October 1, 2012 by santosp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Update! After rename the file extension, cart loader can handle it but only on newest firmware. On 2.5 firmware gives an error! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloopie Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi, where can I download the latest firmware? best Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi, where can I download the latest firmware? best Regards http://sio2sd.gucio..../SoftwareAVR_en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 @Sloopie If you mention this for SIO2SD micro device, I would like you to know that we dont need. Already has the latest version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc--- Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Any info already on when the new batch will be made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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