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  1. IPC/Fleetway, UK. I have a shed load of Battle comics. Back in 1983 Battle became Battle Action Force, the UK GI joe line in simple terms. After Action Force, Battle got absorbed into Eagle in 1988 as is the tradition with UK comics when sales dip. I'd wager Roadblasters and Cosmic Warriors were an attempt to claw back a couple of toy lines probably because they did really well with Action Force. They also took on MASK which was another Hasbro toy line. There is also a PAL Action Force game for the 2600 based on the US GI Joe game. I used to buy these comics in New Zealand when I was a kid. I still buy them. 🙂
  2. Those are the only differences, floppies are different for the early STF and STFM as well. I put an STE board in an old STFM case, just drilled audio ports and milled the floppy cavity for a modern drive. Jag ports are the only real problem.
  3. You don't need anything special for a MegaSTE/TT battery. They are pretty easy to DIY on the cheap. You could probably use a CR2032 and make a holder for it. It can be done for under $10. The battery is purely RTC, it doesn't have NVRAM like a Falcon.
  4. Regardless of market share, yes, it is as important. The dream here is for an updated TOS machine and/or a new full featured 8-bit. No an emulator, we can already do that. Mini's I don't think make much sense because you are preaching to the converted and most folks who would be expected to buy one already have a real machine. I have seven 8-bits, and I can play what I want when I want already. Makes sense for consoles, I bought a 2600+, but that's about it. This end of the world Atari computers made some inroads. I got my 800XL brand new in New Zealand, moved to Australia and it didn't take me long to find other Atari users. Remember that back in the day most folks didn't have any kind of computer. Only us nerds. Atari market share went well past 1984 too. I bought a Falcon in the 90's and have oodles of Mega/ST/E's as well. All great machines.
  5. TOS 2.06 uses the lighter shade of green. I actually like that. ColorTOS is an nice fix for TOS 2 as well but does not much for medium res. I usually change my TOS 2.06 machines to the Falcon type Aqua in colour resolutions. Xcontrol is pretty good.
  6. I'd guess I have 20+ ST's of various types. I fixed an STFM last night and, it is black background on high res and white on low/med. No floppy attached at the time. Never owned an NTSC model if that is any different?
  7. ACSI2STM etc is also a good option, use a SD card.
  8. Pretty sure High Res does have a black background and Low/Med is white? Barse acwards. Black edges look a hell of a lot better on an LCD. Wish it could be easily changed for desktop use.
  9. That was my worry. If Atari were serious about these machines they would get involved and approach Revive rather than let henchmen at it. Proof is in the pudding for Atari and I guess desert just got dished up. I wan't to support Atari as much as possible, we need a direction for the future but this is a bit worrying. The idea of a Mini isn't my first thought but I would buy one just in the interests of solidarity. I won't if they don't pull their head in.
  10. They come with Noctua fans, they are inline resistors that limit/reduce the fan speed. Fans don't have modes.
  11. Where you get the ram from isn't important, 4x 1mb or 1x 4mb. But yeah, that's how its done. I did this a couple of times over the years but I can't remember where I saw it originally.
  12. These boards are actually pretty easy to upgrade if you know what you are doing. 4MB is as simple as replacing the RAM and adding an extra address line to the MMU. But, you have to desolder RAM from 4x 1MB SIMM's, desolder the existing RAM and surface mount the scavenged RAM. Its easier than tag style boards in that respect.
  13. Here you go, http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-st-atari-corp_publisher_4570_S_G.html Battlezone was the first to come to mind. ARC was a pretty prolific back in the day I seem to recall. Hmm, it seems the Falcon games fall into that category too, like Road Riot 4WD, Raiden and Steel Talons. Be cool to see those games done too.
  14. The Gotek is easy sorted in Australia, Ray is a good guy; Gotek Floppy Emulator, Oled,Rotary,Amiga,Atari ST,Amstrad etc $60.00 | Other Electronics & Computers | Gumtree Australia Hobsons Bay Area - Williamstown | 1319801528 Then get a mate to 3d print a cradle for it; https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5882098 Job done. For a monitor you can get this from JB, pretty sure this is the one that gets a solid mention here ? (correct me if I'm wrong). Its very much PAL land here; https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/dell-se2722h-27-full-hd-monitor And grab an adapter from Kodak80 in Queensland; https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/143977350007 Then you should be in business.
  15. I don't get the moaning about developers not doing what so-and-so wants them to do. It would be much like me moaning that Kylie Minogue won't write music I like. I don't listen to Kylie and let her get on with whatever it is she's doing. I don't care. It's not harming my love for prog rock. As a guitarist I don't play songs I don't like or have any interest in, I play what I enjoy. A developer (or any artist) will write what inspires, not what a few whingers demand. That's why ST games get ported. Its what they love, its not a commercial interest. They are under no obligation to cater to anyone. I'm stunned it needs explaining and the constant sooking is bloody annoying. Thanks guys for all the Jag games. Keep it up.
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