VCS PC-Mode Discussion

156 topics in this forum

1. IMPORTANT: read before posting!

   By justclaws, September 28, 2021
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   • justclaws
   • September 28, 2021

2. VCS BIOS Related Discussions 1 2 3 4 18

   By andymanone, December 28, 2020   

   • vcs tweaks
   • 439 replies
   • 50.2k views
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   • Aragorn7
   • December 13, 2023

3. Windows 10 Install 1 2 3 4

   By phuzaxeman, January 6, 2021   

   • vcs pc-mode
   • 90 replies
   • 16.1k views
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   • bwestdpm
   • February 16

4. Hardware Upgrades, Experiences and Tips 1 2 3 4

   By justclaws, December 30, 2020   

   • vcs tweaks
   • 88 replies
   • 8.4k views
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   • justclaws
   • February 15, 2021

5. Using the VCS for Emulation 1 2

   By justclaws, January 7, 2021   

   • emulation
   • 39 replies
   • 7.7k views
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   • Wizzard
   • January 26, 2023

6. New competition (?) The Steam Deck 1 2 3 4 7

   By leech, July 16, 2021
   • 172 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • leech
   • April 12, 2022

7. 3200 MHz compatible memory for the Atari VCS - READ THIS BEFORE PURCHASING! 1 2 3

   By Tidus79001, January 22, 2022
   • 65 replies
   • 7.1k views
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   • joeatari1
   • January 22

8. Multi Boot Loader for USB/eMMC 1 2 3

   By Charles Darwin, January 20, 2021   

   • vcs tweaks
   • 64 replies
   • 6.5k views
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   • Wizzard
   • May 24, 2022

9. Looking to upgrade the VCS... storage / RAM... 1 2 3

   By 82-T/A, February 14, 2021   

   • vcs tweaks
   • 54 replies
   • 6k views
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   • Goochman
   • April 1

10. MacOS on the Atari VCS 1 2 3

    By Charles Darwin, January 17, 2021   

    • macos
    • vcs pc-mode
    • 63 replies
    • 4.9k views
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    • Middleman
    • July 24, 2023

11. ATARI VCS meets Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Graphics 1 2

    By andymanone, January 21, 2021   

    • atari vcs
    • nvidia gtx
    • 39 replies
    • 4.6k views
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    • Thanone
    • December 1, 2023

12. Experiences of Windows games running in PC-Mode 1 2

    By justclaws, December 20, 2020   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 34 replies
    • 4.2k views
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    • Zoyx
    • October 26, 2021

13. VCS Performance Benchmarks 1 2

    By mogul345, December 28, 2020   

    • vcs tweaks
    • vcs pc-mode
    • 49 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • Bennett83
    • February 25, 2021

14. PC Mode "On-A-Stick" (from Atari store) 1 2 3

    By Atarick, November 24, 2022   

    • vcs-store
    • usb devices
    • 55 replies
    • 3.7k views
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    • john_q_atari
    • February 25

15. Bootable Emulators (Discussion) 1 2 3

    By gambler172, February 7, 2021   

    • emulators
    • 54 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • TwentySixHundred
    • February 22, 2021

16. How well can Atari VCS play Steam games

    By kevincondrick@gmail.com, July 3, 2021
    • 22 replies
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    • SvenSvenson
    • December 28, 2023

17. General Streaming and VR Discussion 1 2 3 4 5

    By x=usr(1536), April 2, 2021   

    • not atari
    • 100 replies
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    • Matt_B
    • June 3, 2021

18. Windows 11 compatibility on Atari VCS 800

    By 0_obeWAN, June 17, 2021
    • 17 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • justclaws
    • June 24, 2021

19. How to install rEFInd for the VCS permanently 1 2

    By .nIk0., April 4, 2022
    • 38 replies
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    • zzip
    • January 22

20. Help installing drivers

    By txray, January 29, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 15 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • WildElk
    • January 7

21. Tempest 4000 - running on new Atari VCS (PC-Mode, Windows)

    By justclaws, December 21, 2020
    • 20 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • SabertoothRetro
    • February 23, 2022

22. Does anyone have windows 10 running from the internal M.2 SSD?

    By AlecRob, January 26, 2021
    • 5 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • AlecRob
    • January 30, 2021

23. Windows 11 on VCS

    By swingstate, October 4, 2021   

    • atari-pc
    • atari
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • atari-pc
      • atari
      • win
    • 13 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Gemintronic
    • November 22, 2021

24. How to get Windows 10 onto your VCS for free using a USB SSD

    By Mockduck, August 15, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 14 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • techmantim
    • January 1, 2022

25. Atari VCS: PC Mode install & restore on the internal M.2 storage using Lubuntu & OpenSuSe

    By OldSchoolRetroGamer, January 5, 2021
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    • KingSmed
    • January 8, 2021

26. Can't boot to USB... how to get around "USB device blocked by security policy" message?

    By PaulXMann, October 7, 2021
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    • PaulXMann
    • October 7, 2021

27. Novice how to: partition M.2 → Atari Storage+Win10+Batocera

    By ManOfScience, April 27, 2021   

    • atarios
    • windows
    • (and 9 more)

      Tagged with:

      • atarios
      • windows
      • batocera
      • m.2
      • vcs
      • bootloader
      • expansion
      • storage
      • pc mode
      • config
      • bios
    • 6 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • justclaws
    • October 1, 2021

28. Howto: Dual boot internal SSD with grub

    By zzip, December 12, 2022
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    • zzip
    • March 15, 2023

29. Can't get into BIOS

    By Zoyx, May 9, 2022
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • slo_ball
    • May 21, 2023

30. Android on the VCS?

    By moonchilddave, June 23, 2021   

    • android
    • 11 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • superatarian
    • September 2, 2022

31. Recommended BIOS Settings?

    By SoCalAttorney, January 22, 2022   

    • vcs bios
    • vcs tweaks
    • 9 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • zzip
    • May 6, 2022

32. Atari VCS FPS Unigine Heaven Benchmark

    By Tidus79001, August 17, 2021
    • 23 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Tidus79001
    • September 26, 2021

33. Connecting the VCS Modern controller in PC Mode

    By UHATEIT, December 22, 2022
    • 17 replies
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    • joeatari1
    • December 12, 2023

34. Batocera on the Atari VCS?

    By lockar, March 27, 2022
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Goochman
    • March 31

35. Changing boot order

    By Cyclonus, September 3, 2021
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    • zzip
    • September 8, 2021

36. Experiences of LINUX games running in PC-Mode (or via SteamOS etc.)

    By justclaws, December 21, 2020   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • linux
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • leech
    • January 29, 2021

37. USB Keyboard Issues???

    By Destro 83, May 4, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 23 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Rob Merritt
    • December 28, 2021

38. Atari VCS PC Mode USB - On Sale again! 1 2

    By 82-T/A, September 19, 2023
    • 27 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • joeatari1
    • February 21

39. GPU Running Hot

    By SoCalAttorney, December 15, 2021   

    • vcs tweaks
    • vcs pc-mode
    • 13 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • SoCalAttorney
    • December 8, 2022

40. Boot Straight to BIOS???

    By Destro 83, May 11, 2021   

    • solved
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • 0_obeWAN
    • June 5, 2021

41. Bootloader

    By Zoyx, January 27, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views
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    • 0_obeWAN
    • February 1, 2021

42. Update Atari VCS Joystick without Console?

    By SubElement, September 14, 2021
    • 13 replies
    • 1k views
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    • Thanone
    • December 1, 2023

43. 56 Minues With Batocera on the Atari VCS

    By EldritchPenumbra, December 30, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • batocera
    • 19 replies
    • 1k views
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    • zzip
    • January 3, 2022

44. What's a good place to source RAM and an m.2 SSD for the VCS?

    By T.A.P., December 23, 2022
    • 8 replies
    • 1k views
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    • joeatari1
    • February 18, 2023

45. Atari VCS used for MIDI 1 2

    By Clint Thompson, May 30, 2022
    • 28 replies
    • 970 views
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    • leech
    • June 10, 2022

46. USB Paddle Controller for Stella

    By coachbrj, September 10, 2021
    • 3 replies
    • 941 views
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    • leech
    • October 25, 2021

47. Native macOS Mojave install (no virtualisation)

    By Middleman, February 1, 2021   

    • vcs pc-mode
    • 7 replies
    • 928 views
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    • Middleman
    • June 26, 2021

48. VCS and Virtualbox

    By Charles Darwin, January 16, 2021
    • 5 replies
    • 919 views
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    • RetroAxis
    • January 22, 2021

49. DRAM timing speed and GPU shared memory being reported incorrectly after the 08/30 BIOS update

    By Tidus79001, September 13, 2021
    • 4 replies
    • 917 views
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    • Rob Merritt
    • January 1, 2022

50. Anyone get Bluetooth working on Classic Joystick / Modern Controller in PC mode?

    By MikeA, May 11, 2022
    • 9 replies
    • 916 views
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    • imstarryeyed
    • May 23, 2022