Albert

Not just yet. ..Al

Are you talking about this post? http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/87015-new-mio-production-run/page__view__findpost__p__1709718 That looks to be only the cover and a single page. ..Al

I should hunt for it, I must have missed it then. ..Al

I'd love to see it. We can add it to the 8-bit documentation downloads once I get the new forum software online soon. ..Al

Absolutely not! I wouldn't think of doing a forum upgrade that resulted in a loss of posts, attachments, private messages, and so forth. This upgrade is a relatively "minor" one in the grand scheme of things, in that it's the same forum software and isn't a major version change (like 3.0 to 4.0). Twice in the past I've moved the forum to completely new software and I've converted the entire database both times. The original forum software was Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB), written in Perl. It was very slow and a big resource hog on the server. We then moved to phpBB, which uses PHP and MySQL. That was a huge improvement. But the software was very insecure and development progressed at a snail's pace compared to commercial forum software, so I made the move to Invision Power Board several years ago (2005?) I had to do a significant amount of work both times to get all the data converted, as the "stock" conversion programs were very lacking. But, even using the same forum software it can still be a lot of work. It's getting better in that Invision has made it easier for modification authors to write add-ons for the software that don't require any code or skin changes. In time this will greatly reduce the amount of work needed to update the software. And Invision has also created a "Skin Differences" tool that does a three-way merge (using your custom skin, the original unmodified skin, and the the skin for the new version of the software. This tool shows you all the differences in the skin code and can automatically merge your changes into the new skin. Unfortunately this did not work for me this round, but I should be able to use it next time. And it appears that "next time" is going to be relatively soon! ..Al

I think that's a pretty cool idea, actually. It would require a fair bit of organization to keep the binaries and carts straight, but I would be willing to do it. ..Al

By request of the Donkey Kong II author, I have removed the ROMs that were posted in this thread. Please do not post them again. Thanks, ..Al

This was true when eBay was young ten years ago and pretty much everyone was sniping by hand. These days I don't sit around the computer waiting for an auction to end, and I don't think I've manually bid on an auction at the end in at least five years. ..Al

Kicked from the thread. Next? ..Al

Sounds like you are talking about SWOOPS! http://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=329 http://www.atariage.com/screenshot_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=2727 ..Al

Yes, some of these changes I've been waiting for as well. Invision is focusing on significant UI improvements in version 3.2, which will likely be out in Q1 2011. I think that will offer some major improvements from a usability perspective. For instance, you'll be able to reply to a thread and see your new reply in the thread without even reloading the page. And a brand new Gallery is coming this year, and I'm excited about that as it is very slick and shows the direction the rest of the forum software will be heading with 3.2. ..Al

That's an interesting point. I don't think the new "standard" mobile skin will have any Javascript in it at all. I know the fancier (commercial) mobile skin does have Javascript as it has popup menus and even allows you to change the color of skin. I'm not sure at this point if it's possible to have both mobile skins enabled at the same time, but I will investigate. ..Al

I'm going to bust out my CC2 today and test this out on real hardware! Can't wait to try it out using paddles. May even record some video and post it. ..Al

I wonder if it's a 256K or 1MB model. Someone asked the seller, and he responded, "I can post a pic in a day if needed, but the bottom is completely plain, there is nothing on the bottom. The only markings I see are on the end of the cable plug, it is marked "MIO S# 0326 1986 ICD, Inc." The other side is marked "P6-PIN 1" Hope that helps. Thanks John" Not sure if the serial number is enough to go on, and I don't remember if mine had any external markings to tell if it was a 256K or 1MB model (I had the 1MB). I wonder what the ratio is of 256K to 1MB models out there.. ..Al

I have a whole box of original Infocom releases, complete in the original fancy packaging (like the Starcross saucer). Ahh, those were the days! It's a shame that to get any type of "special" packaging now you need to buy a "Deluxe Edition" of a game when it comes out, usually for considerably more than the standard release. For the few games that offer them. ..Al

I haven't had any luck locating Atari 8-bit shells, so I'm looking for common 8-bit carts (Pac-Man, BASIC, etc.) that people might want to part with. Thanks, ..Al

Here are two videos showing the upcoming Gallery module: I suggest watching these full-screen in HD mode. ..Al

As promised, here are some new screenshots. These show the search system in action. First, I typed "quadrun" into the search field at the top of the page, and got this: This image shows the results returned as a list of topics, which is how results are returned (for forums) by default. You can see in this image that I clicked on the topic preview. When you do this during a search, it automatically highlights the portion of the message containing the first instance of the search term. There are also tabs for the first and last post, and you can go directly to the post in question by clicking on the post's timestamp. If you click on the little "gear" icon next to the search box, you go to the "Advanced" search query page: Here you can see all the options available for searching the forums. I searched for "quadrun" again, but this time I selected "Display Results As posts". Here's how the search results look: This page has been completely revamped and is much better than the current software. For each result, you see the entire post, and the search terms are highlighted in the posts. There is a breadcrumb at the top of each post, showing the path to that thread. You can click the thread title to go to the first post in the thread. If the thread has unread posts, you can click the tank icon to the left of the breadcrumb go to the first unread post. You can click on the Post # (such as Post #2079543 in the first example here) to go directly to that post. Back to the Advanced search page. When you click on the different "applications" (forums, members, gallery, etc.) the bottom panel displays options unique to that section of the forum: In this example I selected "Members", and you can see that you can search either the profile comments or members. I entered "atari" for a search term and select "Profile comments". Here are my results: You can see that it brings up any profiles where people have entered "atari" in the profile comments. You can click on the profile name to go directly to that profile. Here's a Gallery search: I searched for "800xl", in images: You can see that eight results were returned. A search is performed on both the image title and description. You can also search gallery comments as well. Btw, a brand new Gallery is coming soon, written from the ground up, and it should be pretty damn cool. I'm making good progress, but still have a few days' worth of work to do before I can update the live forum here. ..Al

I had a 1MB MIO "back in the day" that was used 24/7 to run an Atari 8-bit BBS. I'd really love to get my hands on one again, although I should buy one of MetalGuy66's reproductions. I wonder what this one will end at? ..Al

I just had to waste my time cleaning up the stupidness in this thread and I kicked CyranoJ out of the thread in the process. Please stay on topic. ..Al

Looks like the hover popups are going to be here even sooner than I thought. This video was posted this morning by the main IP.Board engineer: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8704986/topicPreviewHover.mov ..Al

Stop posting your auctions in the Marketplace forum or you'll lose access to it entirely. ..Al

Okay, we need to decide on the scale of this gathering and find a good place to hold it. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm personally thinking of some place where we can have a relatively small room where we can setup game systems on a bunch of tables as well as have tables for laying out games and hardware for trading. And basically just play games, socialize, trade, and eat food. ..Al

That clearly says "CPU", looking at the example of the "G" in "JAGUAR". ..Al

I believe in the next major version of the software (3.2, which we can expect later this year) Invision is actually going to turn it into a hover popup that appears after a slight delay of hovering over the topic. I personally prefer that method to the current implementation, which is to click that small icon you can see in the screenshot above (it appears when you move the mouse over a topic row). Perhaps they'll make it an user controlled option. Yes, I agree, I was never crazy about the current location of that "member box". Probably not for now, at any rate. I'm not too happy with many of the unique forum graphics and I need to find someone who can help me create professional quality icons and graphics that are all tied together. There are actually quite a few images used in the forum, and right now it's a mix between the stock graphics, some that have been carried on since the original switch to Invision Power Board years ago, and some that were introduced with the switch to the 3.0.x version of the software last year (such as that Pac-Man icon). I may add some new skins as well, there are some impressive commercial skins that have been released in the last six months. And there will be two new mobile skins, the default Mobile skin that Invision ships with the forum (it's all new) and a new (and much improved) version of the commercial mobile skin currently installed here. ..Al