+x=usr(1536) Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hoping someone can help me figure this out - I've been spending the past couple of hours trying to dig it up on YouTube but with absolutely no luck at all. There's a bootloader menu I can recall having on a few disks. Background was the usual scrolling color bars (gold, I think) under a graphics 0 text screen. There may have been two versions: one with the flying swan from the Xanth demo, and one without the swan. Music was very similar to (but not the same as) the music in this video: Does anyone else know which one I might be referring to? I'm trying to figure out if a short piece of music I remembered was from that bootloader or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have a feeling I might have it on a floppy. But I've not got a machine setup at the moment to check. Very possibly it's one of those annoying non-Dos types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have a feeling I might have it on a floppy. But I've not got a machine setup at the moment to check. Very possibly it's one of those annoying non-Dos types. I'm almost positive it was non-DOS. For some reason I have a vague recollection of trying to extract something from one of those disks and it ended up being a very annoying bit copy process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorRossie Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 A quick reply as I'm rather busy with preparations for the Atari Invasion event. But IIRC the menu you're after was known (at least in my collection) as 'Rob C. Menu'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hoping someone can help me figure this out - I've been spending the past couple of hours trying to dig it up on YouTube but with absolutely no luck at all. There's a bootloader menu I can recall having on a few disks. Background was the usual scrolling color bars (gold, I think) under a graphics 0 text screen. There may have been two versions: one with the flying swan from the Xanth demo, and one without the swan. Music was very similar to (but not the same as) the music in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjD9i6Q0v0U Does anyone else know which one I might be referring to? I'm trying to figure out if a short piece of music I remembered was from that bootloader or not. http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/collections/holmes%20cd/Holmes%201/ATR%20Programs/Applications%20A-Z/index.html Hello check here on this side look search at rob c ........ all files to download. Gr. Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/collections/holmes%20cd/Holmes%201/ATR%20Programs/Applications%20A-Z/index.html Hello check here on this side look search at rob c ........ all files to download. Gr. Marco Thanks for the suggestion - I found it The tune was 'Masters of Time' from the Rob C Menu Maker-Diskey II-Musical Menu Maker disk. When I heard the high trilling part, I knew that that was it. The tempo is slower on that disk than on the one I had, but I now understand why the video I posted above sounded so familiar. One thing I don't understand, though, is how I managed to have a copy of Diskey without having that particular menu maker disk (which is why I didn't think it was a Rob C. disk to begin with). Certainly had others, to be sure, but that one isn't ringing any bells. It's also been a very long time since I booted any of those disks, so my memory could possibly be wrong as well. In any event, thanks for the pointer, and I'll have to see what I can do to come up with something closer to what I remember, but that is definitely the tune! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 That's it at the speed and pitch I remember. Had no idea this was ripped from a game for the bootloader; will have to check the game out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 That's it at the speed and pitch I remember. Had no idea this was ripped from a game for the bootloader; will have to check the game out. Hello Maybe pal/ntsc problem 50/60 hz. If it is pal and play on ntsc it will go faster and if it's ntsc and play on pal it wil go slower. Please us the rob c menu maker and make a new disk and load a sound maybe it will work. Grt marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hello Maybe pal/ntsc problem 50/60 hz. If it is pal and play on ntsc it will go faster and if it's ntsc and play on pal it wil go slower. Please us the rob c menu maker and make a new disk and load a sound maybe it will work. Grt marco I was wondering about that as well, but my memory of the speed of the tune was formed on a PAL system . I wasn't using NTSC until relatively recently. Either way, mystery solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I was wondering about that as well, but my memory of the speed of the tune was formed on a PAL system . I wasn't using NTSC until relatively recently. Either way, mystery solved. Nice to here atari 8 bit rules. I like the Rob C menu and a have also boot disk to rob c menu with more games on it. But now we like it orginal. I like to see other atari users from that time there floppy's. I hope someone here in the Netherlands have Steve Zipp floppy's or papers he has make a editor for speed intitlizer blue menu from E. Reuse change colours but he have second version what i can rember but i dont have any copy of it. Allso Steve Zipp he has solid everthing from atari 8 bit long time ago thats why o hope someone have it an can make atr files. Gr. Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZipp Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Hey Marco, It's correct about the SSI (Speed Start Initializer) editor I once wrote, though I cannot provide you wtih any copy of it. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I have a few versions of a Speed Start initilizer but its by E, Reuss? Same or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Those are indeed done by Erwin Reuss (Compy-Shop). I have an editor somewhere to change the default blue background to any color. Of course, no idea where it is now. Didn't use it very often as it was quicker to change that one byte with a sector editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) I have it ssi editor from Steve Zipp back in 1988. I will post it here but i know there is all so a 2nd editor with multi colors. Steve Zipp allso has a freezer editor i have it all so. @Steve Zipp sent me a pm with your email adres. Gr. Marco atari utilities A.ATR Edited May 11, 2018 by marcokitt2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) So i will later upload the freezer editor. The freezer was a tool for big cassette files to save on floppy all so some protection boot disk. The editor you give some text. Gr. Edited May 11, 2018 by marcokitt2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 The Atari Utilities... I wonder who ever made that compilation. I have the exact same disk since the early nineties or so. Same collection and sequence. The Freezer was a nifty thingy. Pressing start+select would freeze the memory and option would dump it as a boot disk. The editor was a nice addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) The Atari Utilities... I wonder who ever made that compilation. I have the exact same disk since the early nineties or so. Same collection and sequence. The Freezer was a nifty thingy. Pressing start+select would freeze the memory and option would dump it as a boot disk. The editor was a nice addition.LOL LOL , I have copy from Jacky Willems aka Terminator was his atari name my was computerwolf (see my name logo from the serie airwolf )(in begin 1984-1987 csg copy service groesbeek later1987-1988-89 dpo Dutch pirate organisation) lol. an here is the freezes and editor from Steve Zipp. floppy 70 is the freezer but i am searching in my floppy image and can't find the the freezer editor maybe i have it on other utilitie disk but don't have a image file and i cant not get my floppy's its in storage i will do this later. Gr. Marco floppy 70B.ATR Edited May 11, 2018 by marcokitt2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 this ^^^ says "sorry you don't have permission" won't download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 this ^^^ says "sorry you don't have permission" won't download I have open the editor i save first text and i was added the image file but now you can downloaded. Only the freezer not the editor i must search for it. Gr. Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I have the disk with the editor right in front of me but no way to transfer it to PC right now. How frustrating... The utility disk... no idea where mine came from. I've got hundreds, if not thousands, of 5,25 disks that I got from quite a lot of different users who wanted to trash them because they either sold their stuff or it was me who wanted the hardware and had to take all the disks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I found it on the internet. ihttp://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/collections/holmes%20cd/Holmes%201/ATR%20Programs/Applications%20A-Z/The%20Freezer%20Editor.atr Gr. Marco The Freezer Editor.atr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 That's the one. Saves me some time to dump it myself. The "Freezer" I have is Ver. 1.0, 1986. I wonder if there were other versions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Is there anything The freezer works on, booted it and tried numerous bits with no interaction by the freezer when start and Select pushed? Does not like emulation? Doing sommit wrong? Booting, insert disk to rip / save from, press select, IF the disk loads (most seem to hang) then START + SELECT does nothing.. Just me? (not expecting the quality of rippage that the Turbo freezer has but not getting any results) Paul.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-1 / mnx Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That should be SELECT+OPTION to freeze, then START to save. Just tried it with Altirra 3.10-iest21 and a random ATR (Lode Runner, color modded) and it works. Mileage will vary. It functions pretty much the same as the TurboFreezer but it's just software in RAM so clashes may be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Thank you Fox, was following your previous instructions As said, don't expect much but never seen this software before.. Cheers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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