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  1. I've documented my workflow (on toolkit) on github: https://github.com/senorrossie/sh-archive2atr I mainly use the shell on Linux, so a Raspberry Pi (clone) and sio2pc were a logical choice for me. Althought RespeQT would've been an option as well.
  2. I attempted (and gave up) to adjust the code so that files named autorun would be booted automatically if they had a know extension. That way simply renaming one of the files on the cart would result in a ready to use cartridge for others, until they change the filename again.
  3. Hi all, Our yearly Commodore club invasions resulted in us being asked to join the club at their stand at the 'HCC kennisdag'. So, this weekend we put together a short Atari timeline (our space was limited to one car and two tables). All pictures are on our FlickR space... Here are a few snaps from just after we finished the buildup, the whole album is here. Timelapse video
  4. From following your quest to run a spreadsheet on a 16k Atari, to upgrading your Atari setup, I think the SDrive Max is the safest and cheapest route. The SDrive Max is a diskdrive and cassette recorder in 1. A little more info can be found online, ie here: https://atari8bit.net/tutorials/de-re-sdrive-max/ and on this forum. You can use it standalone and simply fill an sd card with everything you need on a pc and move that via sneaker net to the sdrive attached to your Atari. Making it yourself is the cheapest option (about $20 in components), but I get that is looking a bit too complicated at this point in time. Getting hold of a 'plug and play' type of memory expansion for the 600XL will be expensive, a cheap DIY solution is a route you're not (yet) willing to take. For most here, tinkering with the hardware has become a necessity, as these systems get older, they more often require repairs. I suggest you find someone nearby (or even a user group in your area) with experience with these systems and have them perform the (cheap diy) upgrade for you. Also, in all my time on these forums there was always someone willing to perform repairs or provide people parts for repairs/upgrades, often for free/cost of shipping, but YMMV ofcourse. As you've already noticed, this hobby tends to make you move your boundaries: don't get sucked down the rabbit hole of modern upgrades and peripherals
  5. I have used it exclusively for the atari 8-bit cartridges and I find it is pretty easy to use: - Start the Maxflash Studio software (windows only) - Connect the usb cart with the cartridge you want to dump attached - select the correct cart type and dump it in a (few) second(s). Load the dump in you favourite emulator to test. Pro tip: disconnect the usb connection prior to switching carts.
  6. Atarimax sells an (atari 8-bit) usb cart programmer, but with the atari 2600 cartridge dumping adapter you can dump your orinal Atari 2600 carts (except enhanced carts like the modern melody carts IIRC). https://atarimax.com/flashcart/documentation/
  7. Try https://win32diskimager.org/, it can read and write images to/from physical media. A modern (cross platform) alternative is https://etcher.balena.io/. For linux/osx I'd say stick to the commandline tool 'dd'.
  8. Good morning (local time), <propaganda> The seventh (official) edition of our commodore club invasion was successful, we occupied the building in the early hours when none of the commodore members were present </propaganda> On Saturday morning at 8.30 we entered 'het Schuurtje' with a small reconnaissance crew to start the build up. As every year, we told everyone we would bring less stuff and - just like all previous years - we failed (some more than others), but I digress. Most of the buildup was done by the time the meeting officially started, however, we were still waiting for the rest of the troops that were being held up for various reasons. The theme for this year 'remakes and demakes' meant that we could sneak in other systems (as long as they would run Atari related games/software), so the vectrex with piTrex was showing off Atari Vector games like Battlezone. The stunt cycle proved to be very picky as to which TV system it would work on. Our 2600 consoles ran both Harmony and Pluscarts to load games, while the 7800 was running homebrews from its Concerto cartridge with Pokey chip. @Lamer Deluxe tm brought several Lynx consoles and a MiSTer that randomly loaded games to demonstrate. Ofcourse there were several homecomputers, ranging from the classic 400 to an Arabic 65XE (which makes some of the text of the in-store demo very hard to read). We had several Homebrews on display, a Video Music, Atari 800XL and 130XE mainboard remakes and as we are too lazybusy unpopulated 1088XEL and 576NUC mainboards. The info-beamer presentation was showing classic advertisements, a demoscene timeline and a remake and demake presentation. The museum rack was filled with remakes like some the AT Games flashback consoles (the Flashback 9 was running the same sd card we used in the pre invasion), a boxed TV Boy, a Coleco Gemini console Japanese Atari 2800 Console lend to us by Atarimuseum.nl. As the HCC Commodore sig meetings are attracting more people, we had to give up some of our space, hopefully by the time of the next invasion this will be resolved. Either that or we finally learn not to take too much stuff with us. You can find pictures of this and past events in our FlickR albums. A few shots of our corner of the meeting space: AtariInvasion-Timelapse.avi
  9. AutoIT for Windows is able to send keystrokes to the emulator, emulated host and probably is able to copy text from the emulated host to the Windows clipboard (if supported by the emulator).
  10. I don't think there's a right or wrong way to archive a/your floppy collection. I documented my own steps here: https://github.com/senorrossie/sh-archive2atr I am not that familiar with fujinet, but swapping floppies (and using the right format/size) is probably the most work.
  11. The Commodore sig member that put the flag up there didn't put much effort nor tape in it. We fixed it immediately after taking the pictures and the flag stayed up until the end of a day. Lesson learned: don't ask a commodore guy if you want to have something done properly
  12. A small update, Yesterday we participated in the HCC!Kennisdag, where several sigs were present, that shared the expo location with railroad fair. We saw a lot of interest for our 'little' retro setup. We shared the tablespace with the Commodore sig, hence the Commodore flag under(!) our Flashback 9 with Atari Museum NL skin (thanks @Fred_M). A quick reminder we will be in 'het Schuurtje' all day on April 15 2023. Doors open at 10.00 and close at 16.00.
  13. Season greetings! The preparations for the next edition of our annual 'Atari Invasion' are in very early stages still. The seventh Invasion - if we stick to Maarssen editions only - will take place on April 15 next year. The theme of the HCC Commodore Club meeting take-over has 'Remakes and Demakes' as a working theme, but rest assured there will be plenty of OG Atari around as we aim to cover a lot of the Atari spectrum. There will be games, demonstrations and lots of time for socializing. Want to join in on the fun as part of the crew, let us known. If you are interested and just want to take a look around or have a chat, we will be in 'het Schuurtje' all day on April 15 2023. Doors open at 10.00 and close at 16.00. Hope to see you in Maarssen! The Atari Invasion team P.S. More news as events warrant
  14. There's always the webbased atr image explorer: https://rossumur.github.io/esp_8_bit/atr_image_explorer.htm A whole thread about it on this forum:
  15. The HCC Commodore sig meeting is held every two months in Maarssen. Once a year we take over a large part of the space and fill it with atari (related) hardware. We used to do this during the February meetings, but due to Covid and time constraints, we moved this year's edition to April. We kind of liked the fact that we could fill and unload our cars in broad daylight, so we may push for a permanent move to the April event. We have had some international aspirations: Although in the light of recent events we will hold off on travelling abroad. Then there are rumours of an extra event somewhere near Rotterdam, but as far as I know there are no definitive plans yet. TL;DR next year February or April. We will announce the date here, well ahead of the event this time.
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