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  1. Okay, thank you, this seems easier than I feared. I’ve got an IDE to USB, but unsure whether the drive is 40 or 44 pin. Now to find where I’ve hidden the adapter.
  2. By the way, does anyone know of a good way to backup the IDE hard drive? I’m thinking about converting it to CF.
  3. Right, it’s referencing Deutsch Marks, so that was a while ago. I do know that IDE Plus v2 is still available from Simius—I just ordered one.
  4. Ah… you are right. I checked the listing, it indeed came from Bratislava. Apologies!
  5. Thanks BillC. Since this is from Poland, I think the likely suspect is the first on your list. I might dump the ROM to take a look.
  6. Desiring a PAL machine, I bought this heavily modded 800XL from Poland. Some really cool things inside, including a memory expansion and stereo Pokey. What I find most interesting is this hand soldered IDE interface (PBI), 40 MB drive, running BW-DOS 1.3 Im guessing that the original owner created the interface based off of existing plans (as opposed to it being a prototype). Does anyone know of DIY plans out there to cobble together a board like this?
  7. Well curiosity got the better of me and I bought it. I’ll report back on the mods if anyone is interested in hearing.
  8. I saw this recent listing. Does anyone know what this mod is? Lots of point to point wiring: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354957248850?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f4BGGikyRtC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=f1I54iRaQtm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  9. Thread necromancy. But just to close the loop. As with Baldrick, I sourced an IWM from a cheap Mac Plus Board I got from eBay. Desoldering was tense, but the transplant was a success. Fortunately the remnants of the Mac Plus board were claimed from the free table of the 2023 Indy Vintage Computer Expo. Pay it forward.
  10. I am auctioning my 576NUC+ on eBay. Check it out! https://www.ebay.com/itm/394298314378?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f1I54iRaQtm&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=f1I54iRaQtm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
  11. I bought a for parts/not working IIc that does run but won’t do disk operations. So after debugging, cleaning the drive, checking voltages, RAM, testing with a Floppy Emu, I’ve come to the conclusion that the IIc likely has a bad IWM. When I removed the board to inspect the underside, I found a note confirming my suspicion (picture attached). I LOLed but also was a little miffed that this message wasn’t put on the outside of the case instead of hidden underneath the board. Everything I’ve read indicates that the IWM chip is unobtainium short of harvesting from another source. Is that still the case, or has anyone created an FPGA IWM or unearthed a mystical warehouse with boxes of integrated Woz machines?
  12. Oops, I thought I had. Here is the official link to purchase the files: https://www.threeding.com/3d-printing-models/mister-retro-wedge-case-hex-base Here is a great video on the subject:
  13. I just wrapped up the 3D printing and assembly. I love this case, and the STL’s are a steal at the current price. Thank you Lee for this design! As you can see I closely modeled the color scheme of the original design, mostly because I found the black, gray, orange keyboard on sale. It evokes the Falcon030 imho.
  14. Added pictures above. BTW, this is heavy... 40lbs in a 20 x 20 x 25 box. Will be shipping from 45215.
  15. Update - Sold on March 5, 2021 I have a working & tested Adam System (the one with ColecoVision built-in) for trade, with main unit, AdamNet Drive Emulator, one data drive, printer and keyboard. Printer prints, but needs a new ink cartridge. The keyboard cable is not coiled—it’s just a generic replacement. Includes monitor cable and working Basic tape. Tape drive reads the Basic Cassette just fine. Looking to trade for a working IIgs (with drives), or PCjr (expanded). Would also consider selling.
  16. I’d be interested in a pdf copy of the reference guide, if the offer is still available!
  17. Fixed. Fortunately everything works in spite of my barbarous soldering directly the IC pads. ?
  18. What I’m really after are Antic pin 9 (HALT) and 15 (RDY). I counted from the wrong side
  19. Holy crap, you’re right. How in the hell does this thing boot up after making a mistake like that? It looks like I soldered to an address and data line. I should count my blessings that I didn’t cause serious damage, but I’m not looking forward to disassembling poor Colleen again to correct it ?. Cautionary tale indeed. Thank you spspspsp!
  20. Cautionary tale. I was installing the Incognito this evening, following the instructions on Lotharek’s site and FJC’a excellent Youtube videos. When I was about to solder the two wires to the CPU board, I noticed that the circuit board traces didn’t match the picture on the install guide. After investigation, I found that my Antic is on the lift side of the CPU board (when facing the chips), and the notch and 1 pin were pointing down, compared to the pictures on the instructions. Fortunately I was able to orient myself and solder to the correct pins. Apparently there was more than one rev of the CPU boards, with different chip locations.
  21. Glad that you're mostly there! It should work completely on a 48k Atari 800. Did you happen to use the fixed A8 loader linked above? The only problem that I encounter is that "X" doesn't execute an image from the loader like it should. Only the joystick fire button works for me.
  22. I access it by holding the SIO2SD shift button down (button 5) when turning on the computer.
  23. IIRC, there are communication speed settings within the SIO2SD options. My 800xl could operate at the faster baud settings, but I had to turn them back to get the SIO2SD to work with my 800. I wonder if it is related to that?
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