Fres
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Can't forget about "Computer Shopper" too. It's still around, but not as big (physically) as it used to be. As I recall, there was an 8-bit section until the late 80s? What the mag lacked in content, it made up for in sheer mass. Those of us in the US might recall this weighty publication. Larry?
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Yeah, the fixed one from the Atarimax thread is the one I've been using. Works with the my-ide cart too.
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I've read many of Sean's posts, and have found his story to be quite compelling, if somewhat curious. I know Sean said that would be his last post, but I'm really interested in how he came be be a regular poster on these forums, and what draws him to Atari equipment -- especially given that his memories of childhood are lost. I know that I, like many of us, continue to be interested almost purely for nostalgia, but I suppose that's because I'm lucky to be able to remember my first Atari, my second, trading carts and then later disks with other users, first BBS encounters (XM301), Carina bboards, first download, first SysOp experiences, and so on...
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I used to have a composite NTSC monitor that was XE gray. I mean, it was REALLY the same color as the 130XE. I believe the brand was Thompson (or maybe Thomson). I don't think it was related to RCA Thompson. Either way, it had a great picture. I often wondered why its color matched the XE, but I never found out. It also had an RGB option whihc made it great for SIO2PC setups. It was 12" or 13" which is fine for most XE work. However, nowadays, I prefer a TV with composite input. Wish I had one of those when I was writing papers for school in the early to mid 80s.
Oh yeah, the monitor was given to a recycler about 5 yrs ago. Nice guy. Probably still sitting in his den.
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"Also, a friend's manual for the ST version of Gunship also features instalaltion instructions for the XL/XE version, I consider that further proof that it existed at some point, maybe as unreleased prototypes only or something..."
Maybe that was RemoWilliams's manual, since he was pissed off before witnessing the "stunningly superior" ST version. The XE version -- apparently not much of a product in comparison to the ST version.
Oh yeah -- in case no one else has said it, "remowilliams" is a great nickname. Sorry I didn't think of it first. Really enjoyed that movie and that period of time.
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Yup. It seems that some are stockpiling the equipment in the hopes of releasing it (nonfunctional) to the public all at once at noon on 23-jul-2029. Bid now!
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Yeah, Mr.Bacardi, Steve and Bruce, Glenn (of course), Yogi, and Kilroy.
Mostly, I like(d) software that was not altered as to give writing credit to the cracker, rather than the actual author.
Homesoft (Mike Langer) is often respectful of the original program, but those intros are so annoying, and the broken english, well "GREETINGS TO ALL HACKER ALL OVER THE WORLD." "YOU DO A GOOD JUSTICE," or "SOMEONE SENT US UP THE BOMB" or "ALL YOU BASE ARE" ... well, you know. Don't get me wrong, I respect homesoft, but, ... well wow!
I'm so glad that there was not much of an intro scene in the Atari 8-bit days. It's unbelievable how self indulgent those intro coders were. Cool, I guess, to some, but it was SOOOOO tiresome to read thru all those "GREETZ" to a bunch of largely egotistical social misfits who often made my jaw drop with their abilities to push a system well beyond its published cababilities with dazzling sights and sounds, and then to subject the viewer to an endless and witless "scrolly" of useless information. (My Run-On Sentence).
Finally, if you're still with me, are my VERY favorites who pirated Atari XL/XE programs and released them with complaints that the software library for the XL/XE was "ever dwindling" ... "uh, yeah?"
Just my 3 cent(s). Oh yeah, I wouldn't change any of it... Flame away.
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I used to be a cartridge person, but now that I have my-ide, no looking back... I still like carts, but they take up a lot of room. I like MetalGuy's idea of creating a mega disk for this project. This idea seems to be RARELY approached (unless I've missed something). If HDD images were used, some of the mega disk swapping games (like the sierra ones) could easily have been adapted to the 8bit. I remember playing many of these in CGA on a PC which was barely an improvement over GR.8.
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Just out of curiosity, what does a Black Box look like? Anyone care to share a pic?
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Regarding the "professional look" that Shawn desires, I'd have to say the myide cart with an ide module is the best. Everything looks like it was "supposed" to be there. The cart is very professional looking, and it provides power to the ide module (e.g. transcend) there are NO wires or ICs showing besides what you need to operate the computer.
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Cool!
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I agree, Megamania is a fun game. It's one of the few that my wife will actually play too (along with Kaboom!). I like just about everything Activision put on the 8-bit, tho.
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Very smooth.
Were driving controllers ever used on Atari 8-bit computers?
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I think Bop N Wrestle may have been missing some background music on 64k machines too, if memory serves. It's missing playability on all machines, however. I remember thinking it looked cool years ago, and the digitized speech (when it counts) was somewhat impressive. More of a demo than a game.
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Personally, I've always enjoyed Abracadabra and Droids from TG Software. Not sure if they were exclusives, but I've never seen mention of them on another system.
Of course, they also released Ozzy's Orchard and Night Strike, but I haven't really played them enough to qualify them as notable Atari 8-bit exclusives.
I thought Rally Speedway would be an excellent entry as well, but it appears to have been released later on C64.
Another interesting thread would concern only titles that were originally released on the Atari 8-bit, regardless of later porting. Drelbs? Not sure.
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Perhaps none of u will truly die, if these threads are preserved for eternity. Personally, I expect to give up at some point on striving to reach my primary [atari] goal, which is to obtain the actual Atari 130XE I bought in 1985. I'm rather passive about this goal, however, and will probably let out a yawnful "eh" and an ever so slight twist of the skull, if I'm able to speak about such things in my final moments.
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I like Atari800. I like that the interface uses Atari fonts and "simulates" the Atari screen. It also syncs better with my monitor so smooth scrolling (60) rivals that of an actual Atari 8-bit (still not the same). The artifacting emulation is pretty good, but not perfect. Palette and aspect ratio could be more authentic.
Atari800WinPLus is a little more user friendly, but has some v-sync issues, in my experience.
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I bought one of these a couple of years back. In DOS, or MAME, it will even support two sticks on one gameport.
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Yeah, I liked the multi-color Fuji disks. They came in durable plastic boxes too. Good for transporting several disks at a time.
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I like your ideas, Happy Monster. However, I'm not much of a programmer. Also, I'm using an NTSC XE on an old TV (love it), so artifacting is a concern.
The spectrum conversions are interesting, and the hires (gr.8 ) mode was very underused previously, and would benefit from some color.
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Gotta say, for the first time in a long time, I'm more anxious for a release for my Atari 130XE (NTSC) than I am for any other system I own (PC and XBOX 1.5).
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Necromancer? Cool. That was an old thread, I must admit. Just wanted to make sure there was plenty of background info.
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Has anyone ever seen a file version of the 8k Pac-Man (cartridge ver)? I'm almost sure I had it on disk back in the 80s, but even with all of the versions of pac-man floating around on the internet, I have not found it.
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$34.95?
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Whole disk (sector copy) modem xfer program.
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I remember using a program called "boottran" to transfer boot disks over a modem connection. I only tried it a couple of times. Usually, it just made more sense to copy things in person. I can't find any info about it anywhere on the internet, but I do remember using it. As I recall, it had a pretty nice looking interface.