Marsupilami

Of course. the picture was too big, i used you email.

Thanks for your time about it 😎 I wrote the image to the SDcard => Red light Then I also tried to add !SDRIVE.UPD at the root directory => Red light 😭

Done: with a new card, Fat32 formatted. 1st : tried with original sdrive.atr and edisk0.atr (from https://github.com/fintros/SDrive-ARM/tree/master/sd) => Red light 2nd : tried with !SDRIVE.UPD (from https://github.com/fintros/SDrive-ARM/tree/master/update) in root directory => Red light Done on the first SDcard => tried with !SDRIVE.UPD in root directory => Red light I don't have any "Cypress KitProg programmer". I could also buy one but i don't know how to use it...

Hi @alsp, can i give you more informations ? Thanks.

I don't know if you speak french (in that case read this: https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atari-france/press-review/) but in january 1984, the french press wrote that 600xl and 800xl were only produced in hong kong (by Wong Electronics). It seems they had troubles to deliver more than 60% of the demand in the USA. Then in June/July 1984 there is another press article saying that Jack Tramiel ("Tramiel Technology") bought Atari from Warner, the company was loosing money ($35 million in the first quarter of 1984). ~1000 employees were fired at Sunnyvale. The Wong Electronics factories in Hong Kong were still unable to supply enough computers (creating the shortage which Atari was blamed for) that's the reason why Jack Tramiel broke the contract with Wong Electronics and moved the supply chains to Taiwan. That's how i guess the manufacturing date of our 800 XL. But maybe the french press was wrong, anyway we have lot of excellent Atari historians here, they could correct me and tell us if it's right or wrong.

Not a lot 72RHA => it's an NTSC "Made in Taiwan" and not "Made in Hong-Kong" so i would say after mid-1984 (Tramiel's era).

No. I also tried after that but same result. I have a blinking led but nothing else.

Hi, i'm trying to use my sdrive² after some time but all i have is a static red(?) light at boot. Buttons are inoperative. I tried with "option" pressed at boor or not: Option leads me to self test. Normal boot leads to Basic. Sd card is ok, tested under windows 10. Sdcard content : 07/07/2017 19:41 <DIR> !Games 07/04/2017 09:53 133 136 EDisk01.atr 17/03/2017 19:05 133 136 SDRIVE.ATR 2 fichier(s) 266 272 octets 1 Rép(s) 1 978 781 696 octets libres Is my sdrive2 dead ? Thanks.

Hi, i'm interested by : intellivision 2 in box with common games cart only 40 musical keyboard complete in box 90 +Shipping to France. Could you please send me some pictures first ? Thanks & Regards.

Hi, i'm interested by your Atari 800 boxed. PM Sent.

Here's mine : Current location : France. Previous location : USA Serial : 72 R DA 03848 173 I also have a date on a sticker at the back side of the MB : April 24 1983.

Hi, I'm looking for a Mega STE/STE Keyboard with French layout (azerty) and a Mega battery cover. Something like that : Thanks.

And very high customs fees...

For the keyboard part, i think about cutting the pins and soldering them directly to the keyboard. I'll let you know.

I have the same problem, my ribbon is dead, so i think i will try this : (Amaz*n "Ganvol 40 pcs 20 cm mâle vers Femelle sans Soudure Flexible Breadboard Jumper Cable Wire pour Arduino, Raspberry Pi Modèle A/Modèle B 1 1 + 2 3/Ordinateur Module/Zero") And this (Amazo*n :"Aussel 20 Pièces 2,54 mm Breakaway PCB Board 40pin mâle et femelle en-tête Connecteur pour blindage Arduino") Maybe with a right angle boards that i have.

Or Prince of Persia ! 😍

Huge work, i can't imagine the time spent on it ! But what a good result ! Brilliant. But...Damn it's hard Where are the secret cheat codes ?

Found ! My first test was the home screen of my WII displayed on my Mega STE 😂 Here's the download link : https://www.atarinside.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Realtizer.zip

Thanks, I tried to save the inner disk (see pictures) but it was too damaged.

Ok thanks, if you ever change your mind send me a message...

Wanted : REALTIZER software/image. This is a message in a bottle : I'd like to use my Realtizer, unfortunatelly the floppy is dead, eaten by the chemicals from the color filters. The disk is melted with the case so i can't put it in a new one : It's dead and it stinks petroleum 😭 Unfortunately i haven't been able to find a copy online. I just can't believe this software is 100% lost. "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." 😉

Hi Steve, I'm interested by : Unboxed XF 551 - tested working. Atari 800 48K - unboxed in pretty good condition - boots to memo pad +Shipping to France. ...Of course if the price are soft and realistic If you have pictures of both... Thanks.

Ok it's not user friendly until you find this search tool : http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html I tried to use "atari" as "assignee name" AND all names from http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-who-designed-the-atari-8-bit-computers_17.html in all other fields. I guess it's more or less what Jed did, that's why i hadn't more results. Too bad. 😥

Absolutely...but as said before, the search engine is...well...not really user friendly

I found a good list of Atari's patents here : https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/atpats.htm 400/800 + peripherals: https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4451900.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4296476.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd265315.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd262702.pdf Tons of joysticks : CX40 : https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4319099.pdf and https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4349708.pdf and https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd255565.pdf and https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd254544.pdf . Do we have an artist to do a great poster with all that stuff ? Others: https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat5286024.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4469330.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4459578.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd268689.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd271312.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd271313.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4275611.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4107642.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4124787.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd250606.pdf (kind of) https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd247746.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4091234.pdf Cartridges : https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd318273.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd272342.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd260881.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/pat4149027.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd252753.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd339577.pdf Consoles : https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd251143.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd268689.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd271891.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd251452.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd252926.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd250607.pdf https://www.jmargolin.com/patents/ataripats/patd250608.pdf And tons of arcade cabinets. But still nothing about the XL line...