modified Atari 130XE (1MB Ultimate, 2x POKEY - stereo, VBXE 2.1 core 1.24)

[Heaven/TQA]

I am just looking into some Silly Venture release (no promisses! ;=))

 

 

One of the machines there is a

 

modified Atari 130XE (1MB Ultimate, 2x POKEY - stereo, VBXE 2.1 core 1.24)

 

The computers will be connected to the following “media”:

- SIO2SD connected to SIO port with an SD card acting as a medium

- SIDE2 with the following mediums used: a) CompactFlash card formatted under Sparta DOS X, b) CompactFlash card formatted under FAT32 with entries run through SIDE loader

- SIO2USB connected to SIO port and a PC computer running the latest version of AspeQT - for the close emulation of FDD and tape recorder

- IDE Plus 2.0 rev. C IDE/KMK-JŻ connected to PBI/ECI ports and a CompactFlash card formatted under Sparta DOS X - acting as a backup in case any of the previous solutions fail

now avoiding slow loading times... what if I want to use

a) fast loader

b) "HDD" like loading

what do I need to take care of in terms of DOS/XBIOS and RAM not to trash?

and regarding that 130XE... means it has 1MB banked memory plus the 512kb of the VBXE?

I am considering "mutiplart" so not only loading 1 part...

[_The Doctor__]

ah multipart... segmented and chaining of files. not a single megaloading

[flashjazzcat]

Proceed as normal but avoid loaders which use their own SIO handlers.

[Heaven/TQA]

Xbios ok?

 

So I have a folder which can contain the assets?

 

And the ultimate device it is 1mb ram additional to the VBXE? Thats how I would expect it?

[flashjazzcat]

Correct re: RAM but VBXE memory is accessed using different registers, of course.

XBIOS specifically proved highly problematic with PBI devices (re: Stunt Car Racer), and since U1MB and IDE Plus both provide 126Kb/s SIO handlers, use of standard SIO calls is encouraged.

 

Re: folders - depends on the file system used. You may insist on SDFS, for instance, but for maximum flexibility I guess it's better to assume a flat file system.

Edited September 12, 2018 by flashjazzcat

[Heaven/TQA]

Need to setup Altirra properly. I hope I can rely on it regarding all those special hardware

[flashjazzcat]

Absolutely. Emulation of U1MB, VBXE, SIDE and IDE Plus is extremely accurate.

[xxl]

XBIOS specifically proved highly problematic with PBI devices (re: Stunt Car Racer), and since U1MB and IDE Plus both provide 126Kb/s SIO handlers, use of standard SIO calls is encouraged.

 

 

another dose of disinformation :-)

xbios allows you to use your own SIO - yes; but uses OS SIO as a STANDARD, so it works with the equipment you mentioned :-)

[flashjazzcat]

another dose of disinformation :-)

My apologies. I must have imagined the amount of hassle which surrounded it at the time.

 

All's good, then.

[Kyle22]

How about using a SDFS formatted disk and type BOOT GAME.COM?

[Heaven/TQA]

So guys.... what to do?