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  1. Mario_as

    Hello,

    I saw on the forum that you have a plugin for ultimate 1Mb for sophia2.

    Can you share it?

    And new firmware for ultimate 1Mb 3.14?

     

    greetings

    Mario

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Oh: you're addressing the other guy.

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  2. Mario_as

    Hello,

    I saw on the forum that you have a plugin for ultimate 1Mb for sophia2.

    Can you share it?

    And new firmware for ultimate 1Mb 3.14?

     

    greetings

    Mario

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Who is?

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  3. Mario_as

    Hello,

    I saw on the forum that you have a plugin for ultimate 1Mb for sophia2.

    Can you share it?

    And new firmware for ultimate 1Mb 3.14?

     

    greetings

    Mario

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Hi Mario

       

      I'm working on this as we speak. The U1MB firmware is in the middle of a major update and there is nothing ready to share at this precise moment. The revisions are necessary for the Sophia 2 plugin to work. Hopefully I'll have something to offer for testing in a few days. :)

       

      Regards

       

      Jon

       

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  4. Dr Memory

    Does the SIDE 3 cart work on an XEGS?  Just now as I was writing this I finally got it to come up after dozens of boot attempts.  I'm pretty sure the cart is good because I've used it on my 130XE.  Any insight into why it might be flaky on an XEGS?  I just bought said XEGS on eBay and it seems pretty good so far, except for this.

     

    I realize (or at least suspect) you aren't here specifically to support the SIDE 3, but if you have any hints as to where I might go with this it would be appreciated.  I've got an Ultimate 1MB on the way from TBA, which is the same place I bought my SIDE 3, and it's earmarked for the XEGS... assuming the XEGS isn't sickly.  If you'd prefer I posted on the SIDE 3 thread or started a new one about this I can do either.

     

    I really like your videos but haven't seen much on there regarding the XEGS, except for some pretty elaborate soldering projects.  :)  I'm not sure I'm confident enough in my skills to do some of the stuff I've seen you do.  I was more a software hacker than hardware back in the day...

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Great to hear that worked out relatively painlessly John! :)

       

      Try this archive for a source of CAR files:

       

      https://atarionline.pl/archiwa/archiwumgier-atarionlinepl-2019-12-05.7z

       

       

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  5. Dr Memory

    Does the SIDE 3 cart work on an XEGS?  Just now as I was writing this I finally got it to come up after dozens of boot attempts.  I'm pretty sure the cart is good because I've used it on my 130XE.  Any insight into why it might be flaky on an XEGS?  I just bought said XEGS on eBay and it seems pretty good so far, except for this.

     

    I realize (or at least suspect) you aren't here specifically to support the SIDE 3, but if you have any hints as to where I might go with this it would be appreciated.  I've got an Ultimate 1MB on the way from TBA, which is the same place I bought my SIDE 3, and it's earmarked for the XEGS... assuming the XEGS isn't sickly.  If you'd prefer I posted on the SIDE 3 thread or started a new one about this I can do either.

     

    I really like your videos but haven't seen much on there regarding the XEGS, except for some pretty elaborate soldering projects.  :)  I'm not sure I'm confident enough in my skills to do some of the stuff I've seen you do.  I was more a software hacker than hardware back in the day...

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Hi

       

      I've encountered a 130XE here which completely failed to see that SIDE3 was plugged in until I replaced the 74LS08 chip on the computer's motherboard with a different one from the spares box. On the basis of that, I assume there was an O2 timing issue which caused issues, and was nudged in the right direction by the replacement chip. All other cartridges (SIDE2, etc) worked fine on the machine (which was in completely stock condition).

       

      I really don't mind answering questions privately or on forum threads, subject to available time. I'm happy to provide support for SIDE3 alongside Candle, Lotharek and Trub (I did write the SIDE3 loader and the SIDE3.SYS driver, after all, so the buck stops with me there), but there's always one special snowflake who makes a lot of noise and expects updates to be churned out every week. Don't worry if you see me blowing up on the forum: it takes quite a lot of aggravation before I start to lose patience with people. :)

       

      Same here (I was always a software guy), but in the last decade - after learning to solder - I found that basic electronics and modding old computers capitalised on my model-making hobby skills from back when I was a kid. So I managed to blend my two favourite hobbies together (Ataris and making things)... well, aside from playing the guitar, but that's a different story.

       

      Anyway: something else you could try is testing different carts with the XEGS, and cleaning the cartridge contacts with a quick blast of aerosol switch cleaner or something. Quite often, with newly purchased old Ataris from eBay, there's some oxidisation going on and it can take a few tries to get things going. In fact, it's more likely to be something like that than the timing issue I described above.

       

      Hope that helps a bit? Let me know, anyway. :)

       

      Jon

       

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  6. wood_jl

    Been a while. Life's kept me away from AtariAge, but glad it's still here!

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Good to see you back!

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  7. flashjazzcat

    Got the job! 90 minute interview and apparently I was the outstanding candidate! :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Exactly so. And then it started raining.

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  8. flashjazzcat

    Got the job! 90 minute interview and apparently I was the outstanding candidate! :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      I know. :) I think my hobby is a large part of the reason I got this job, though.

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  9. flashjazzcat

    Got the job! 90 minute interview and apparently I was the outstanding candidate! :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Not if I can help it. I'll be working regular business hours, and I managed to finish a word processor the last time this was the case. Anyway - my wife lost her job, so without this we'd be totally screwed.

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  10. flashjazzcat

    Got the job! 90 minute interview and apparently I was the outstanding candidate! :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Thanks guys!

       

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  11. flashjazzcat

    Job interview on Thursday... and it's a short bus ride from my house. :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Oh well... my wife lost her job today, so extra fingers crossed for tomorrow's interview...

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  12. flashjazzcat

    Job interview on Thursday... and it's a short bus ride from my house. :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      If that's what gets me there on time, I'll ride it.

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  13. flashjazzcat

    Job interview on Thursday... and it's a short bus ride from my house. :)

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      :D Good point.

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  14. flashjazzcat

    Just had a short phone interview for a telecom company... fingers crossed for a follow-up!

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Thanks guys! Oddly enough I thought he was a cold caller at first and hung up on him... fortunately he rang back. Ah - the irony! Anyway - fingers and toes are crossed.

       

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  15. flashjazzcat

    As-new, fully working Canon i-Sensys Laser printer for 10GBP from charity shop - Bargain!

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      It's a LBP3010 from 2-3 years ago. Seems hardly used (it's mint) and there's still toner in the "starter" cartridge (rated for 700 pages, and it doesn't appear to have done many yet). USB only, so this is for the PC - great for dumping listings and PDFs.

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  16. flashjazzcat

    GUI demo out at last... now to get on with the cartridge build.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      OK. If I can get hold of one for pennies I'll have a go. ;)

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  17. flashjazzcat

    GUI demo out at last... now to get on with the cartridge build.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Do 1-button Apple bus mice work too?

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  18. flashjazzcat

    GUI demo out at last... now to get on with the cartridge build.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Thanks man!

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  19. flashjazzcat

    GUI demo out at last... now to get on with the cartridge build.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Where are the instructions? I have one of those PC bus mice too... I'd like to give it a try. ;)

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  20. flashjazzcat

    Thanks to whoever is spamming the shit out of my POP boxes. You will get your rewards in a later life... or possibly in this one.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Sounds disgusting. ;)

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  21. flashjazzcat

    Thanks to whoever is spamming the shit out of my POP boxes. You will get your rewards in a later life... or possibly in this one.

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Email - POP3.

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  22. flashjazzcat

    Job interview coming up - yay!

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Thanks!

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  23. the.golden.ax

    my sincerest condolences for your loss

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Thanks man.

  24. flashjazzcat

    Why did I go window shopping at the Apple store? I can't even afford the 27" iMac's keyboard...

    1. flashjazzcat

      flashjazzcat

      Hehe... very sharp. :)

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