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  1. 7800Knight

    I got Pitfall 2: The Lost Caverns for next to nothing at a convention...but it didn't work.  Just today, I watched a video on cleaning Atari cartridges so I disassembled it, cleaned the connectors with alcohol, used an air compressor to spray away dust, reassembled it...and it started working!  YAY!

    425023596_10219243346234134_2392198767276571690_n.jpg

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Almost all Activision games for Atari 2600 and Colecovision have that problem. A little cleaning gets these working.

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  2. carlsson

    How we do code review at work:

    -"You must've been on drugs yesterday!"

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      The next day, I'm pretty sure a madman escaped from the asylum and messed with my code... but nope, I'm the same one who wrote it. :rolling:

       

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  3. Orangery

    Hi Nanochess, 

     

    Re IntyColor.exe for Windows.  I think this is a tutorial you wrote.  You suggest installing 'paint.net' (which I have already on my system) and then opening two files (INTYTemplate.PDN and one other, a PNG colour palette file) from the attachment but I don't see an attachment.  Can you help with this please.  Dave S.

     

     

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      I didn't made that tutorial.

  4. SlidellMan

    My dad just died.

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      My condolences and prayers.

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  5. doctorclu

    ------ Joke of the Day ------

    My buddies and I are opening

    a chiropractor business.

     

    We’re calling it

    the Back Straight Boys.

    ------------------------------

     

    #joke #jokes

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      We opened a chiropractor just in front of your business. So far three patients are seeing themselves in third person.

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  6. RetroB1977

    How do you edit a write protected file in MS-DOS? Also, what is a good MS-DOS CD-ROM driver?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      To remove all attributes ATTRIB -R - H - S filename

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  7. ColecoGamer

    My elderly mother is really sick, and she is refusing to get Covid tested. This has me really stressed out. Is it wrong to say that I feel like the parent right now?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      I would suggest to ask to your family's doctor for the best course of action. Unfortunately at the end is her decision, but you at least tried, so don't feel bad.

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  8. IntelliMission

    Last night I had my most nerdish dream ever: was in a book shop and saw NEW "ESCAPE FROM TENOPIA/FROME" BOOKS.

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Haha, as a kid I had a Frome book and a Tenopia one. As an adult managed to get two more Frome books, but I don't have saw Tenopia books anymore.

  9. nanochess

    Just released CoolGB v0.1.0 a Gameboy Color emulator for Mac OS X/Windows/Linux. Download at

     

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      yes, it does

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  10. nanochess

    Two hours and forty minutes for closing the IntyBASIC 2020 Programming Contest. Have you sent your entry? https://atariage.com/forums/forum/343-intybasic-programming-contest-2020/

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Haha I think I could have an idea of who is :)

       

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  11. carlsson

    Video meetings at 8:30 PM would be more enjoyable if people were prepared.

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      I know from a good source that many people goes to video meetings without pants...

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  12. digdugnate

    Mrs. Digdug got to go to the doctor today for a COVID test since she had a rapid/aggressive onset of symptoms and her O2 went down- fortunately it's hovering at about 90.

     

    Doc said 'she's probably positive'.  

     

    Joy.

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Prayers for both ?

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  13. bluejay

    I tried pulling up the output pins on the 74LS125 using a 5k1 ohm resistor, and it didn't work. I tried pulling down but that didn't work either. Then there must be a problem somewhere else, right?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Only see two: pins 2 and 5, the lines coming from the microcontroller.

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  14. bluejay

    I tried pulling up the output pins on the 74LS125 using a 5k1 ohm resistor, and it didn't work. I tried pulling down but that didn't work either. Then there must be a problem somewhere else, right?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Oh! It's the reverse then, put the resistor pull-up in the inputs. Because the microcontroller is CMOS. I thought you replaced LS with HC.

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  15. bluejay

    What's the worst that can happen if I use a 74LS125 instead of a 74HC125? Can it render a device at least partially nonfunctional?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      That's right. If I remember right a 4.7K or 10K resistor to VCC on each output should do the trick.

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  16. bluejay

    What's the worst that can happen if I use a 74LS125 instead of a 74HC125? Can it render a device at least partially nonfunctional?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      The 74LS series chips require a minimum 4.5V+ in input to take it as a binary one. While the 74HC series chips require only 2.0V+ in input to take it as a binary one, and can generate lower voltage binary ones. Also the output levels can be a problem in compatibility, so adding a resistor to VCC is needed if output interfaces to 74LS.

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  17. bluejay

    Is it common for monochrome monitors to warm up faster than color ones?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      See this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube#High_voltage

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  18. bluejay

    Is it common for monochrome monitors to warm up faster than color ones?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Yes, the bigger size of the CRT makes it to require more voltage for the magnet bending the electron ray.

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  19. bluejay

    Is it common for monochrome monitors to warm up faster than color ones?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      It is absolutely normal. Because the color monitors use a higher voltage for the CRT, while monochrome monitors use a lower voltage. The voltage settle takes sometime.

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  20. nanochess

    My beloved wife Rosa Nely died Yesterday after fighting lung cancer for almost 5 years. My heart aches. ?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Thanks everyone for their words. My wife's departure hurts a lot.

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  21. bluejay

    Is there a way to redefine a character on a VIC 20 using POKE commands?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Easily, see program 3 VIC-20 for Acrobat (a endless runner) https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue57/acrobat.html

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  22. Cebus Capucinis

    Wife got sick yesterday. Her work (dance studio) called. Two students in her class tested positive for COVID. :( 17 days until the bar, a disease with a 14 day incubation period, and if I'm sick or anything I am disqualified.

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Ouch! Prayers for your wife for a fast recovery. Keep calm.

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  23. Atarian7

    Why was Microsoft Edge installed on my computer without my consent?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      On the other side, I really hate how Windows starts downloading updates using 10 or 12 sockets at same time, it really gives slow WIFI a slowdown. Also I hate how new applications appear from the nothing (I remember a new pair of games that I never have played). And of course it does this exactly when you need to turn off the laptop or in the middle of an online game.

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  24. Atarian7

    Why was Microsoft Edge installed on my computer without my consent?

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      Because M$ knows whats better for you :P

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  25. Charlie Cat

    Please stand clear of the doors.

     

    Por favor mantente alejado de las puertas!

     

     

    1. nanochess

      nanochess

      *runs into doors*

      My nose! Where is my nose!

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