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How Much Overscan Should You Leave?
_The Doctor__ replied to Tempest's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
v height, h width those would both need to be adjust to keep aspect ratio. You could easily fit a little more on the screen -
Time Wizard - a game for ABBUC Software Contest 2023
_The Doctor__ replied to amarok's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
If it has to be one picture the Blue Sky from the left with he brown/tan bottom on the right -
The emulator THE400 Mini is using is Colleen
_The Doctor__ replied to Spanner's topic in THE400 Mini
take a look around, you will find it dissected. ho hum,meh -
Time Wizard - a game for ABBUC Software Contest 2023
_The Doctor__ replied to amarok's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
Both, picked at random at power on or start up -
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_The Doctor__ replied to Philsan's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
looks like Buck Rodgers lady -
Optimization for speed/efficiency BASIC XE
_The Doctor__ replied to Ricky Spanish's topic in Atari 5200 / 8-bit Programming
You realize when typing in POKE 82,0 then you use the abbreviations and skip any extra spaces etc when typing those in. Let the Atari expand them. when listing it will all be there but you have to squish it all back down to make changes else it will cut everything off after 3 rows in a line number -
I made a keyboard for my 400Mini...
_The Doctor__ replied to ScreamingAtTheRadio's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
if it were mounted inside the case and not sitting on top it'll look much better I'd bet. I think the picture was to give some idea. -
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_The Doctor__ replied to Philsan's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
aperture control and speed may dial in you picture issue, the controls should be on the phone or app. -
Optimization for speed/efficiency BASIC XE
_The Doctor__ replied to Ricky Spanish's topic in Atari 5200 / 8-bit Programming
What does the display look like at this point? -
800XL startup RAM test fail options
_The Doctor__ replied to WOPRpwJOSHUA's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
only 4 good blocks? sounds like memory then check it's support chip then it's pia in that order to check -
Difference with CO16010 and CO61090?
_The Doctor__ replied to Jfcatari's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
It's not strange, they are tuning the frequency by slight. I posted a link about load tuning a crystal, and that's what this is. The frequency of the crystals are not all the same and need to be dialed in for this use. You can verify the frequencies with a scope for each part number. Do it with and without the capacitor, or a different capacitor of a slightly different value and watch it change. -
Optimization for speed/efficiency BASIC XE
_The Doctor__ replied to Ricky Spanish's topic in Atari 5200 / 8-bit Programming
55 Poke 77,0:Goto 65 60 Goto 25 delete :GOTO 65 DELETE 60 they serve no purpose to get started, I see DMSC pointed out another possible issue IF with a NEXT it's possible to call for for a NEXT after the FOR count has been expended. This usually not a great idea. -
Alternate History: What Atari Could Have Done Differently?
_The Doctor__ replied to pcrow's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
The Tandy machines flew off the shelves, even Radio Shack locations were sometimes lucky to still have a floor display of the machines available to sell. That of course changed as people became less afraid to put in their own video and sound cards for other machines. Many graphics cards were a bit pricey and Tandy's solution bridged the gap. Their machines were very popular for a number of years as it was ready to go, looked and sounded great. -
put the Tension adjust on lighter setting, and you really should be cleaning the drive every 4 disks if doing a dirty collection, and leave the case off to visually inspect the head after each as you go. If you see anything, clean and DRY. If not you risk damaging good disks, and the drive as a dirty head can cause binding and excessive heat on the head as well as high motor current draw.
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Request: Need .XEX Files for Prototype Cartridges
_The Doctor__ replied to Tempest's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
Depends on the Rockball, I supplied the proto/WIP and the final complete retail came later. While it never shipped as Roklan dissolved the finished version came by way of Dutchman who obtained it from... well you know the story, it's on these forums. -
Alternate History: What Atari Could Have Done Differently?
_The Doctor__ replied to pcrow's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
The Tramiels screwed over the retailers and the distribution network many times, not to mention the repair centers- because their dream was to do it all themselves. After Federated blew up, they had the nerve to ask the same people to outlay massive cash all over again to do what they already paid for and were doing before TramTari forced, bullied, and f*cked these folks out of business. No way your dropping 50K or more to go back into it with people who did that to you in the first place. They made war on the support, delivery, and repair streams of their product, then wanted what? Not a chance. While were at it, lets freeze and delay the release of key products and get rid of the engineers, programmers, and designers/architects. Yeah real smart, SMRT! -
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_The Doctor__ replied to Philsan's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
almost makes you wish you could assign a dither/no dither mask, the world could be blended and the Owl dithered. That would pop! -
They were selling the incognito through some shops and on ebay using a capacitive sensor to do the swap without all fiddling etc. no damage done.
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Filename length truncation and fujinet-pc
_The Doctor__ replied to x=usr(1536)'s topic in #FujiNet SIO Network Adapter
I wrote a book and published it as a filename. Why can't I read it? -
2023 Advanced PCB Remake For the 800XL -- Revision 1.1
_The Doctor__ replied to reifsnyderb's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
https://techoverflow.net/2021/07/26/how-to-tune-your-crystal-oscillator-to-get-the-best-possible-frequency-accuracy/ explains quite a bit, there are a number of tutorials but many don't take load into consideration consider it an adjust by slight, but a tuning fork can only be stressed so far before it's no longer resonating at the right frequency. You crystal is a tuning fork by all accounts. -
Optimization for speed/efficiency BASIC XE
_The Doctor__ replied to Ricky Spanish's topic in Atari 5200 / 8-bit Programming
if you aren't restoring to or pointing to specific data block, putting as many things on a line as possible helps. Same thing goes for command lines get as many on a line as possible. only using another line when something needs to go to it specifically you still want to follow all the order of operation speed ups of Atari Basic, it helps when FAST mode fails. Looks like you've done pretty well in that regard. You still want to compress line numbers down to as small a series of digits and get as much on a line as possible, while FAST mode does do addressing of the line ahead of time it still helps for the process of doing that or if FAST fails keeps things moving as best as possible. -
2023 Advanced PCB Remake For the 800XL -- Revision 1.1
_The Doctor__ replied to reifsnyderb's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
because it's a different frequency it's right in front of your eyes -
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_The Doctor__ replied to Philsan's topic in Atari 8-Bit Computers
normally just intensities of black with blue / torquois can get the job done, it has to be done faintly and then it looks bright in some odd way against the darkness. so mask each ray or group of rays just below limbs and adjust -
T.P., T.P. with your OS hole, now fire fire fire!!! Hehheh heh, he said he filled the slot with genuine OS... lets go fill some slots.