sydric Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hello! We recently received an Atari SALT (Stand Alone Test) cartridge v2.07 at the Personal Computer Museum. I've added it to our database here: http://pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=39876&type=Software The cartridge is in a regular Atari brown casing. Doing some poking around I see that there were several variants of this cartridge, (BEST ones for example) - yet I can't find one with this type of label on it. Can anyone shed some light on exactly which one we have (and out of curiosity, what it's worth - not that we're selling it, just curious). Thanks as always for any input! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Would you post a picture of the TITLE screen and any ID number on that screen. Sample PIC: Edited June 26, 2012 by rdea6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydric Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 OK, I have added a couple of screen shots to the listing http://pcmuseum.ca/details.asp?id=39876&type=Software 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Ok, I'll bite, what does NTSB stand for in this context? I highly doubt it's National Transportation Safety Board (unless that's what they called their own board internally as a joke, which I wouldn't put past them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unholy Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Ok, I'll bite, what does NTSB stand for in this context? Operating System version: NTSC, Rev. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks! Learn something every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I don't suppose there's a file version of this software, with at least partial functionality? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morelenmir Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Here is an old thread!!! I wonder if it is possible to recreate the SALT using a blank cartridge PCB and the appropriate components. Is the circuit available anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guus.assmann Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Hello, As far as I know, it's just a cartridge, like any other ordinary one. So the circuit is identical to that of a game cartridge. BR/ Guus Edited August 12, 2018 by guus.assmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Here is an old thread!!! I wonder if it is possible to recreate the SALT using a blank cartridge PCB and the appropriate components. Is the circuit available anywhere? There's nothing fancy to the ROMs of any of the SALT cartridges I've found; I've put a couple versions on my UNO Cart and used them to test the 1200XL I brought back from the dead last summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Here is an old thread!!! I wonder if it is possible to recreate the SALT using a blank cartridge PCB and the appropriate components. Is the circuit available anywhere? it is possible with some minimal jiggery-pokery. see the link below https://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/200/A800-2764 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morelenmir Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Excellent! It sound like one could just put the ROM file on to the 'UltimateCart', for instance and then run it like normal? I am quite tempted at having a go at making an dedicated custom cartridge for the job though. it is possible with some minimal jiggery-pokery. see the link below https://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/200/A800-2764 This looks fairly straightforward then! Just a job of finding an, specifically Atar 800 cartridge and slightly modifying the circuit. Have you done this? If so could you tell me the name of the base cartridge you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Excellent! It sound like one could just put the ROM file on to the 'UltimateCart', for instance and then run it like normal? I am quite tempted at having a go at making an dedicated custom cartridge for the job though. This looks fairly straightforward then! Just a job of finding an, specifically Atar 800 cartridge and slightly modifying the circuit. Have you done this? If so could you tell me the name of the base cartridge you used? i am waiting for delivery of some 2764 EPROMs then i will have a go using a 'brown-case' basic cart. if successful i will try to make a dedicated super salt cart using a 27128 EPROM as per this guide https://ist.uwaterloo.ca/~schepers/sockets.html: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Excellent! It sound like one could just put the ROM file on to the 'UltimateCart', for instance and then run it like normal? Yes, it will show up in the ROM list. After you select it as the cart type, the system will cold boot with the .CAR image you selected and you can run the tests - well, the ones that don't need the test-box dongle connected (for testing the paddle and joystick lines etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter83 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Theres mt salt 2.05 with my 2.07 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Was a dump ever made of v2.07? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 BEST and B&C also sell 8K and 16K cartridge PCB's that can directly take EPROMs that supposedly fit into the brown shell cartridge cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Was a dump ever made of v2.07? +1 Has this cartridge been dumped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) +1 Has this cartridge been dumped? I found this disk in my pile, I don't know IF the cart is on there or its just the dumper software but I THINK the cart IS on there....Can't read it with any dos (properly) 000 sectors free.. Edit: from looking at the disk with a hex editor I'm now more sure its on there..There's certainly some testing related stuff on the code and ASCII 400-800 SALT207-8.atr Edited March 30, 2019 by Mclaneinc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) there was a common version of 2.05 mis-labelled as 2.07 so rumours of it in the wild may be exaggerated Edited March 30, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Can't be sure but the hexedit shows something like a SALT type item. The disk name is not of my making, I presume its from Jindroush himself... Needs someone who can check it out 100%.....No idea if its mislabelled either, just thought when I did a search on my stuff I'd post what 'looks' like it might be something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Remember The Atari service dealer made there own cartridges of salt, 810 test ect. Atari did not send out a cartridge, they sent a disk . You could request a cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Here's the ROM portion from off the disk. Seems to be working. I did a file compare with 2.05, and it's definitely different from that. SALT 2.07.rom Edited March 30, 2019 by MrFish 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Thank you MrFish...Well thank Yinrdroush (sp) in the first place for dumping it... Was trying to get it off the disk with Omnivore but I eventually found out that ZoneAlarm's real time virus check was stopping Omnivore .15 from booting up.I'd have probably struggled to get it off anyway I saw that it started at 710 in terms of where it was on the disk.. Thanks again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 there was a common version of 2.05 mis-labelled as 2.07 so rumours of it in the wild may be exaggerated Just a few, version 2.07 I've found to be be more common than 2.05, but most distributors would take the 2.05 and update it to 2.07. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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