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  3. Posted

    i´m not really sure what´s for sale, but if you want to avoid a lot of repetitive questions, maybe it´s better to:

     

    - show pictures of what you´re selling

    - a base price

    - where it´s located and to which locations you´re willing to ship

     

     

    since your first post is with a Falcon for sale with limited information, people are probably going to be more cautious.

     

    regards

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  4. Posted

    I wish i could help. i had an SH204 years ago. served me good when my STe was still my main machine.

     

    i do have a SCSI2SD adapter that i ordered for my TT, which is going to be tested now with MSTE and Stacy for compatibility purposes.

     

    i also have an SH205 that is in unknown working condition, but i didn´t even think to try the SCSI2SD there.

     

    i thought these old drives used pre-SCSI technology, but i did read some forum posts that people were sucessfull in installing 200MB SCSI drives on SH204s, so...

     

    sorry i can´t be more helpful.

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  6. Posted

    if you don´t want to go for a gotek or similar floppy replacement, just replace the single sided drive on the PS3000 with a double sided drive or even an HD. you can just dremel the case button to fit.

     

    however, with the apparent rarity of the PS3000, i would really either keep it or trade it like described above.

     

    you can also get a cheap, Atari ST with a double sided floppy probably near you.

     

    it would help to know what ST model you have, TOS version, etc, so that the community can help back.

     

    also, it doesn´t help to throw back advice just because you don´t like it. UltraSATAN is not cheap, Gotek is a little bit cheaper, but with original drives way beyond what could be conceived as service life, they keep our machines going. a hard drive type solution is, IMO, better, since it gives you a lot more options. and to transfer software from PC to Atari, i settled on a simple, easy, cheap solution that works like a charm:

     

    https://joy.sophics.cz/parcp/parcp-usb.HTML

     

    there are many, many hard drive options for the Atari, external and internal, cheaper and more expensive, but fun is guaranteed. :)

     

     

    give to the community and the community will give back to you. good and bad....

  14. Posted

     

    Well, no harm in asking. I am having hard time just to get someone to make the 3D design.. at some cost that maybe possible.. But getting injection mold made.. I doubt community would be able to raise enough cash to fund it.

     

    I am just replicating the motherboard, it will use original cases from STFM (maybe STF) there are variations in the cases which need to be taken into consideration. Of course if a new case could be done, I would start making changes.. For example the 19pin DMA port would get replaced with a 25way one.. and have 5V routed on there also...

     

    3D printing of cases, possible, £300 each. Nobody is going to pay that, and questionable quality over proper molding.

     

    if someone can design the case, i will do my best to find a solution for injecting cases for low cost. i think we should start the kickstarter project and adapt and make any changes as time goes on and things get more defined.

  15. Posted

    ok, sorry, i thought the cases were going to be 3D printed or something. i read the blog entries and couldn´t see where the cases would come from. injection, 3D printed or used from (hopefully) dead STs...

     

    i don´t know if the original mouldings from Atari could be sourced or at least the designs. i have friends working in the plastic injection industry, i could even present the project to their boss and see if they could do a moulding for the cost of the materials only...

     

    at my company we buy around 200 tonnes of plastic cases a year, so i could also ask our supplier to do some limited productions as the need arises.

     

    just trying to help! :)

  16. Posted

    Go buy a PC, Retro means retro. I have a PC with all the bells and whistles. Whats the point of buying a clone ST with all the bells and whistles, when IT WILL NEVER BE SUPPORTED!!..

     

    if you want 100% retro, buy an original Atari, in whatever variant. That´s retro.

     

    we´re talking about a "new" revision of STF, where i don´t think there´s added value in spending extra $/€ in keeping a 25 pin serial, LPT, etc. no new ports need to be added, that was just a suggestion. but if the idea is to keep the cost reasonable, i don´t think keeping ports maybe less than 1% of 1% use is a reasonable use of funds.

     

    i didn´t suggest adding graphics or sound capabilities. i´m good with the beautiful 320*[email protected] colors. what many would probably appreciate (i know i would and my friends too) in this "new" STF is being able to connect to an VGA monitor without trying to find adapters. Atari vídeo port could be kept anyway.

     

    also, could we PLEASE move the mouse and joystick ports to the side? :D

  17. Posted

    i think at this time would could do without 25 pin serial, parallel, RF and other legacy ports barely used.

     

    keep MIDI, yes, and ACSI if it´s a must, though i would go instead for a more modern interface like ethernet, USB, etc...

     

    we don´t have to make another MiST, but we can take advantage from the fact that we´re making a new case, new board and make away with things that are not useful anymore.

  18. Posted

    That must be why you can still buy CT6x´s, CT-PCI, CosmoSex, etc... because the developers felt that people valued they efforts enough to pay 1500$ for what they made.

     

    and no, Falcons and TT´s and MSTE´s don´t necessarily go for thousands of dollars or euros and no, usually they need to be recapped, cleaned, etc...

     

    i bought my Falcon for 200€, a MSTE for less than that and the TT for less than 300€ because it already had been modded with SD cards and other goodies.

     

     

    it´s like art. nobody buys a painters work until he´s dead.

  19. Posted

    well, i can honestly say i don´t hang around the forum much anymore. i do get the alerts when new topics are started and check when it´s something i might think it´s interesting, but otherwise i find the forum has too much pointless discussions and is really really focused on looking back, not forward.

     

    we have so few active developers for our beloved machines and yet we insist on hammering them down. not talking specifically about this topic starter. i´ve seen others giving up before, many times. i may not be the most popular or regular poster on the forums, but i frequent most of the forums for many many years. i remember creating my first email account specifically to be around the (dying) Atari scene in 1995. before that i used to browse the last active Atari vendors before the either closed or stopped stocking Atari stuff.

     

    i still have a very fond email exchange when i purchased my copy of ProFlight when Atari had already ceased operations. they were very nice and appreciated that there were still active users.

     

    but now, people don´t exchange ideas and listen to what others have to propose, they just want their specific needs fulfilled.

     

    others just hoard Atari hardware to sell later at high prices. i just saw a CT60 being sold on eBay for 1,500$US(!!!)... i mean... WTF? i know hardware is worth what people are willing to pay for it, but this is insane. how many CT6x could have been produced for this amount? when was the interest when they were being developed and produced? now that they are hard to find, people are suddenly willing to fork 1500$?

     

    this is just depressing....

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  20. Posted

    i understand the arguments to keep the existing cartridge port and no one is going to remove the port from existing machines or the ones on the market.

     

    this is an independent project to recreate the STFM (minus modulator). as such, and considering the difficulty in sourcing the original port, why not use a newer, better option?

  21. Posted

    i say new port. having retrocompatibility with old cartridges would be a plus, but who among us doesn´t have more than one Atari to use in case the new port was incompatible?

     

    the cartridge port is IMO underused due to hardware and speed restrictions. a new one could spur the development of new add ons. the MSTE and TT had their share of upgrades using the limited capabilities of the VME port.

     

    the Falcon had numerous hardware upgrades that were even capable of 060 CPUs and supervidel graphics cards because Atari included an expansion port that was flexible and people used it to the maximum they could.

     

    remains to be seen the potencial of this new port.

     

    good work Chris.

     

    P.S. - i think this project would be optimally funded by a kickstarter project.

  23. Posted

    I "called" the DarkLord BBS quite frequently but in the past months I just haven't had the time to do so, which doesn't mean I'm not interested to ask DarkLord if it's going smoothly... besides that, it's polite conversation, like asking someone you know how they're kids are doing. If you're interested, why don't you actually talk to them?

     

    What's most confusing for me is when people take time to question the logic of a positive and polite conversation without knowing the reasons or motives involved. That effort would be better put to use to change negative discourse into positive and constructive conversation :)

     

    But I WILL (try to) make the time to check the BBS sometime during the weekend. I'm working all weekend but hopefully before Sunday night I'll be able to connect for a little while...

     

    Thank you :)

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