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  1. Found a solution I think I can live with. 🙂 Someone else had the same issue, different description, but they replaced the cable: 25 pins (one extra pin) https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/A9AAT-1208F/151081 I will try to a good picture later. The trace is actually bent (curved but flat, very weird)
  2. I'm working on getting my Atari A8 (2x800xl & 2x600xl 64k) ready for the VCF East Atari Classroom. I have a number of problems that need to be fixed and the first is a 600xl keyboard. One of the traces has lifted from the plastic ribbon. The board itself is not part of the ribbon, it's just the jumper from mother board to keyboard. I've seen someone use crazy glue to glue it back before reinserting the cable into the mainboard. Does this sound like a good idea?
  3. Bingo, I expanded the memory to 192K in the emulator. Thanks I did look at the SPX manual and it's actually quite good. I just haven't been able to figure out how to edit a ROM (CAR:) in the emulator. You seem to be suggesting that the A:config.sys will allow the change. I'll try that next. Oh, and a manual for the emulator would be nice. I'm still working on the CLI options. I accidentally found some information that the ROMs need to have the correct CRC for me to use them. Still working on that one. Thanks
  4. Same error: RAM under ROM is not available. Thanks
  5. Hmm, looks like I'll need to purchase a special cart. I may need to fall back to another DOS in the meantime. Thanks
  6. Newb with SpartaDos, but not with the Atari's. The last DOS I worked with was DOS XL which I purchased new at the time. :-) I've decided to resurrect my Atari 800 collection (much of which I can't seem to find, weird). And while waiting for parts to fix my 600XL and 800XL I've been busy with the Atari800 emulator (XE, 128K). I have Omnimon XL, Atasm and CC65 working under Linux (and hope to have my Pi Zero hooked up to my A8's soon) but I'm having trouble with the DOS part. I finally got SpartaDos X working with the emulator by booting the cart rom: SDX448_sdx128.car. When I attempted to load UBI.EXE (U-Basic) I get the error: RAM under ROM is not available. That seems pretty obvious, I don't know what I'm doing. Now my questions what do I need to config to get SpartaDos X (SPX) to work with my emulator so I can put SPX in the extra RAM (emulator set to XE and 128K)? Next question is how will I get this working with the 800XL & 600XL when I've got them on my SIO2Pi board (wifi to my Linux server, plenty of space). I see everyone saying use SPX but I can't see how I can set it up. So what am I missing or is it not going to be possible to use SpartaDos without putting it in ROM? PS: This is all working toward getting the Atari's working with Commodore 64 on a gaming network at VCF's ( http://infoage.org/wp/infoage/exhibits/vintage-computers/) museum @ Infoage in Wall Township, NJ. A very cool place.
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