JohnBuell

Thanks! That beats getting all hunched up in my parents' crawlspace!

Do you know if there was any kind of documentation? I can still get around auf Deutsch, more or less.

Thanks, I must have missed that one in my forum searches!

I'll try to give that a try... I'm not too good at that kind of stuff... but I'll work on it! Has anyone tried this with an inexpensive off-the-shelf or laptop-built-in webcam? What did TailChao use for the full Zaku playthrough?

I've been looking for a way, without a cable, without loading 68757 emulators on my laptop (already up to 3) to be able to pick out a .atr image file (or similar), "mount" it in whichever OS (OS X, Windows whatever or Linux) and just get a view of the .atr's contents. Is there a quick and dirty way of doing this? I'd love to be able to screenshot everything so that I have directory listing images, or even hardcopy, but this isn't a requirement. I just want to know "ok, disk123.atr has game xyzzy" on it, load that in the emulator or SIO2whatever and go play! Help?

Vielen Dank, Andreas! Ich werde heute, nach der Arbeit, diese Programme ansehen müssen! (I'll have to take a look at these programs tonight after work!)

My grandfather used SynCalc for his business for a while. I've got it in a box somewhere. My evil enemy somewhere. So much Atari, so little time! No, wait, better: Atari longa, vita brevis est!

While we've all been drooling over the custom XM301/1064 cases for SIO2SD, has anyone attempted the same thing for other connector kits, like SIO2PC serial or SIO2PC USB? I'm just wondering what a little maze of boxes would look like, and should I get a couple more XM301 modems for someone other than myself (who is nearly completely skill-less with drills/saws/solder/etc)?

Now that our own flashjazzcat has released probably THE ultimate 8-bit word processor, (no wonder he calls it 'The Last Word'), is there anything as slick and powerful out there in spreadsheet land? Should we beg and plead with someone to start working on "The Last Cent"?

Me too. I have not opened it yet. I opened mine and tried it right away. And the 1050 I thought was already set up to be DD apparently isn't. Argh. Guess I'm using the ATRs then. Oh darn.

Deluxe box set of Kolony 2106

I'm DYING (well not really, just....oh I can't think of a better word at the moment) to get a 1200XL if they aren't already all spoken for. That's one of the last couple of computers I need to have a full run of 8Bits. I'd even help diminish that pile of 1050s

Congratulations on getting yourself banned from this thread. ..Al <- Celebrates quietly -> I wish I knew what the heck was going on, or perhaps maybe I don't. Any other news on discoveries in EOTB, Eric? Any new screenshots? Beat the game yet?

Got mine today via US Mail! Wonderful package, well done!

Waaaaait. You're using Ubuntu to be a monitor for your 800XL? Cool! But...how does it work?

I've always been frustrated when starting at level 0 in this game. I can find (I think) all of the secret rooms, but I only ever go as far as getting the saw and the extra metals, because I have NO idea what to do with the gas monster, the radioactive room, the room of monsters that look like jewels... Is there any explanation for these? I mean, I can get through levels 1-10 okay, but this one has long perplexed me.

Space is more of an issue for me right now, but for $10 more than a converter, I could have a 14" multi-standard TV, which might make more sense for demos. Hm....

Now that's just awesome. All of the grays and blues just go together.

Okay, I'm doing it. I've got a 65XE on the way, a 600XL on the way, and an 800XE on the way. I just need a 130XE and a 1200XL from somewhere and I'll have a complete lineup of the most used Atari 8bits.

If any of you are near Chicago, there will be vendors and trading at VCF/MW next month. If I can't get this 800XL working by then, I'm selling it for parts.

Can you do a wider angle shot so we can see The Last Word as loaded?

Not all the 1084S monitors were so versatile. My 1084S-P monitor is NTSC and will only show PAL in monochrome. I have not see any dual standard Commodore monitors in the U.S. Being in Chicago though you are close to at least two world-standard appliance vendors who still stock CRTs able to display composite pictures in PAL and NTSC. Alternatively some LCD monitors can also do it. My gallery has a Samsung TW215 with my PAL 800XL connected. Some people have suggested buying multi-standard monitors off EBay too. The was a JVC unit recently that was popular but I forget the specs. Just for the sake of doing the occasional demos, I was thinking about just getting a basic PAL to NTSC converter from 220 Electronics in Elk Grove. The other PAL stuff I have is on DVDs, but I can get my laptop to handle those.

Okay, I'm kind of out of the loop when it comes to the reusable cartridges. What is the best for a casual user who wants to flash cartridge ROMs over and over and over for the sake of testing/fiddling?

Here at work we use an old APC UPS for a door stop when we need one. Good old lead batteries. Ibaeza: Maybe I should have kept my Timex-Sinclair hunk of junk from 1983. Lord knows where it is now. A landfill, probably.

Is there ANY way of making this thing work in the USA with 110VAC and no PAL displays? Or should I give up this little pipe dream?