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  1. Better. He improved the RS232 part by implementing a MAX232 as serial port. Still have to look into that as I want to add something to my Black Box that won't blow up the 1488/1489's over and over again...
  2. Apart from being spares for my BlackBox' I ordered a bunch of those in 2012 with the intention to make a MUX-system but life got in the way.
  3. Dealt (or did try to) with them many years ago. Parts ordered, paid, but never received a thing and no response to any email I sent. I'm from Europe but if you can't find one closer at home, well...
  4. AFAIK Scopy needs command line parameters, so only Sparta-Dos/BeWe-Dos or compatible.
  5. Each message has an array of node#'s where the msg has been. If it's a local posted one only your own node# will be there. When preparing a network file for, let's say, node "ABC" it will only include msg's that won't have "ABC" in that array. Messing around with the array may lead to duplicate messages (yes, I tried!). As a side note: Tom Hunt made an alternative message-exchange system named "QWK-net". It was mainly to network between Pro- and non-Pro message boards but Pro-2-Pro is possible too of course.
  6. The Pro! 5.0b manual doesn't show very much about the different waitcall cmd's... A special note to Avatex 1200 owners The Avatex 12 0 0 (non-HC) is a non-standard, yet very popular modem. Unfortunately, it does not understand most "Hayes Compatible" commands. There is a special "WaitCall" module on your PRO disk that was written specifically for the Avatex 1200 modem. This file is named WTCALLAV.CMD. If you plan on running PRO on this modem, you should copy this command module to your PRO>COMMAND>A> subdirectory under the name WAITCAL0.CMD. This special module takes the place of the standard waitcall module. With VS.Ob, the WAITCALL.CMD, you use must now be renamed to WAITCALO.CMD. If you are using a MUX, system then it must also be copiedtoWAITCALl.CMD, WAITCAL2.CMD, etc. Edit: The individual CMD-headers of the modules have more to offer: Waitcall.cmd Copyright 1995 K-Products Wtcall96.cmd 9600 baud Hayes Modem Copyright 1995 K-Products Wtcallav.cmd for the 1200 baud Avatex modem Copyright 1995 K-Products Wtcalldu.cmd Waitcall for the USR dual Standard Modems Copyright 1995 K-Products Wtcallhc.cmdCopyright 1995 K-Products Wtcallhs.cmd for courier hst Written by Keith Ledbetter & Stephen J. Carden Wtcallnu.cmd Null Modeming Written by Stephen J. Carden Wtcallpg.cmd Programable waitcall written by Stephen J. Carden Wtcallpp.cmd Practical Peripherals Modem Written by Stephen J. Carden Wtcallqb.cmd for QBLAZER 9600 MODEM Written by Stephen J. Carden
  7. https://atari.fox-1.nl/atari-400-800-xl-xe/400-800-xl-xe-tools/black-box-scsi-parity-and-termination-power/
  8. That was 11 years ago. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning 🙂
  9. True, but the wiki tells you that is was part of "Quick Assember", which brings you to (too just name one) https://archive.org/details/a8b_Quick_Assembler_v1.0_19xx_JBW_pl_a if you use a search engine.
  10. Panther. Also very usefull to create ASCII/ATASCII BBS screens. https://texteditors.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Panther
  11. Depending on what signals the WiFi needs to work, port #2 and #3 may be an issue. I don't think port #4 can be used at all for things like a modem.
  12. One thing you can do is to take out every (socketed) IC and try again to check if at least a LED lights up. If it's really an overvoltage issue... try to swap components with a working BB set-up. You may need to send it to someone but I'm sure there are people over here who want to put some effort in it. I can do it but as in Europe it would be better to find someone near you. Schematics... I have them... somewhere...
  13. It would help if you gave some more info. What does it do right now when used with a working PS and connected to A8? Will the A8 start up? If so, can you enter the BB monitor?
  14. It's exactly that. Connecting wires directly to the tape head with a switch to enable/disable the external output. Another switch disabled the motor so I could use the motor on/off signal for other purposes but never made use of that. With all switches set to off it was just a standard 1010 recorder. Still have it laying around, somewhere... As we both had stereo encoders for our FM transmitters we could also benefit from the dual audio channels. Left channel for data, right channel for mono audio. Not a perfect clean signal as channel separation on FM is not that good but as long the volumes were kept low it worked pretty well.
  15. Does live transmitting and receiving also count? Long ago I modified two 1010 data recorders to work with external audio. The input was connected to an ordinary FM receiver, the output to an FM transmitter. With GET "C:" and PUT #1,"C:" commands I could exchange data with a friend in a nearby city. Also, a long time ago there were Dutch radio broadcasts sending BasiCode data. A kind of "universal" BASIC that required a custom interface (FSK) and converter (runtime) software to make use of it. Hard/software exists for Atari 8-bit, C64, BBC and some others. The transmitted programs were really simple ones. No peek/pokes could be used and on the Atari the handling of strings was troublesome.
  16. X3.3a has no high speed routines but you can use external ones (custom O.S, BlackBox, etc.) X3.3b has high-speed routines built-in. X3.3c is 3.3b on a cartridge.
  17. XC11, XC12, 850, SIO2PC interface/R:verter.
  18. I think it's this one: Infinity - Drunk Chessboard
  19. The speakers used in many consumer headphones usually have a 32 Ohm impedance. Should be close enough.
  20. Now playing: edit: Rebel MC - Better World Now you're listening, so hear me What I'm saying is a peace of reality I'll keep going, they won't stop me Wait, as I reset the Atari Skip to 2:51 and enjoy the ST beeps.
  21. Same behavior as when trying to start "ProTerm" from BBS Express Pro! 5.0b. Is doesn't support SDX either and "requires" a 3.3a/3.3b/3.3c version to start (although it seems to work with most (all?) 3.2 flavors too).
  22. Pro-term, but not on cart: https://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n4/proterm.html Also: ANTIC VOL. 3, NO. 4 / AUGUST 1984 / PAGE 55 810 TURBO Neanderthal Computer Things (NCT) RO. Box 16489 Irvine, CA 92713 (714) 770-0372 $195.00 Reviewed by David Duberman If you've owned your Atari 810 disk drive for a while, you've probably "bumped your head" at least once on its limited storage capacity. The standard 810 only holds about 90K of data per side (180K total), much less than similar drives for other home computers. Well, here's some good news: Neanderthal Computer Things' 810 Turbo offers you a way to increase your system's storage capacity without incurring the expense of a new drive. When installed in an 810 drive, the 810 Turbo circuit board provides true double-density storage, thus doubling the capacity of each disk side to about 180K. The installation instructions for the board are so clear and explicit that even novices should have no trouble following them. Many illustrative photos are included, and no soldering is necessary. However, you must make sure that your drive's head is clean, and that the drive mechanism is in good working order, because double-density operation is much more sensitive than single-density. The Turbo also lets you use Mach DOS, which is included with the circuit board. Mach DOS speeds data transfer to about four times its normal rate (which makes it comparable to Happy Computing's Warp Speed). Programmers, who often load and save programs many times before they're complete, will find that this feature saves a significant amount of program development time. They'll also save time going back and forth between DOS and the programming language in use. In addition, because the Turbo uses track buffering, it permits faster data transfer even without Mach DOS. Another special feature of the 810 Turbo is its ability to disable write protection. This feature can be controlled by Mach DOS, and lets you use the back sides of disks without having to notch them. There is no provision, however, for the write protection of notched disks. The 810 Turbo automatically recognizes the density of the first disk inserted into it after it's turned on, and configures itself accordingly However, application programs that use a DOS disk format and directory, such as DataSoft's Text Wizard, can use double-density storage for data files. in fact, the Turbo's documentation includes specific instructions for just such situations. Mach DOS has several other useful features. When you read the directory of a disk whose density is opposite that of the last disk read, Mach DOS automatically switches the density mode and displays the density modes of all drives in the system. You also can use special options on the Mach DOS menu to switch density, turn write verification on and off, switch the default drive (the one addressed by "D:") to a drive other than Drive 1, and convert files between densities. At $195, the Turbo 810 costs much less than a new double-density drive. It works and it's a good value.
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