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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, mytek said:

    Or you might want to consider buying and installing a U1MB which would complement your SIDE2 nicely, as well as allow you to use the Side Loader to run the game.

     

    This might be a route I'll go, I had my eye on the ultimate 1MB for a long time 🙂

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  5. Posted

    Hi! I tried to run this on my Atari 800 XL (stock, 64K) with the Side2 cart, but all that happens is a short flash of the Side2 LED (for atr, car and bin). It doesn't launch.

     

    Is it possible to run that game on my configuration? Which version would I use?

     

    Thanks!

  9. Posted

    no, you can only use a gender changer or converter on the 25 pin side of the cable, as was explained the 9 pin side is atari 850/pr/mio specific... the 25 pin side is usually set up for a modem or terminal.... a null modem adaptor can only work on that 25 pin end of the cable...

     

    That's exactly the plan. The 9-pole part seems to be Atari-custom, the 25-pole part seems to be standard, so I've ordered a 25-to-9 pole converter.

     

    Also, I now have the feedback from best electronics. Unfortunatelly, they don't seem to have a european version of the 850 power supply on stock... Any other suggestions? Thanks!

     

    Q. Hi! I'm looking for an

    European Atari 850 supply -- can you help me out? A Sorry to say we

    only have New US 110V Atari 850 power supplies instock. Even if we did have

    the EURO version 850 Powers supplies in stock.because of the very high cost

    of International shipping to Austria and the heavy ship weight of one it

    would simply not cost effective for you. Thethe shipping cost only would be

    more than the cost of 850 power supplyitself. You are much better off

    finding one in the Euro zone, where shippingis about 1/5 to 1/6 the cost of

    International shipping.

     

  12. Posted

    Well... My 850 came with a 9 pole to 25 pole serial cable... Would a "regular" 9 to 9 pole serial cable work? Or would it be preferable to get a 25-to-9 pole adapter? Personally, I'd prefer the "straight" route without adapters, but if the cabling of the 850 serial cable is "special", that won't work of course.

     

    Calling... I'm located in Europe, calling might be pretty expensive, so if there's a different way to get a power supply for the 50, I'd be very interested :-)

  13. Posted

    So... I now have the 850 (without power supply) and the Wifi Modem (without the serial cable)...

     

    What's missing still is

     

    1) the power supply for the 850 ( bestelec (at) concentric (dot) net ? - haven't received any reply from them ) and

    2) the serial cable, I need a 9 pole to 9 pole one -- which one should I get?

     

    Thanks!

  17. Posted

    Yeah, well, too late, I already ordered everything :-) And the 850 arrived today, Wifi Modem is still on its way.

     

    850 came with a lot of cables, a copy of the manual and a disk. And a power supply that does not fit, the "hole" of the connector is too small.

     

    Can anyone tell me please the Volt needed for the power-supply, and if the plus-pole goes to the outside or the inside?

     

    Thanks!

  19. Posted

    Hi! I have an (unmodified) Atari 800XL, a SIO2USB and a Side2 Cartridge.

     

    During my Internet-Browsing, I have discovered a "Wifi Modem" called Retro Wifi SI which seems pretty cool.

     

    My questions:

     

    1) Does anyone have experience with connecting an Atari 800XL to Internet-Based BBSs?

    2) Connecting via WIFI looks very tempting -- is the "Retro Wifi SI" any good, what else do I need / is recommended (a 850? a BlackBox?)

    3) Is there some sort of SIO device with a built-in "Wifi Modem", which maybe even has a similar look like the Atari 800XL? Maybe some sort of 1030 hack/mod with a higher baud-rate, ready to buy from someone?

    4) Could I also use SIO2USB for that until I have a "proper" WIFI solution? What kind of software would I use with the SIO2USB on the PC-side to provide connectivity to Internet-Based BBSs?

    5) Any caveats I should consider?

     

    Thanks!

     

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  20. Posted

    Well... I'm quite happy with the Side 2, except it does not run .atr and .cas files, and has some problems with some other files, too.

     

    So what I did for now, is order one of these Sio2PCs as well, that way I should be able to run .atr and .cas files, as well as save data and maybe even connect to Atari Telnet-BBSes.

     

    I'll probably make the Ultimate 1 MB update at some point, too, but one step at a time.

  22. Posted

    Actually, there does not seem an easy way (for me) to run anything but cartridge images from the Side 2 :-)

     

    I found a .com file somewhere and simply put it on the CF card. With the switch on the upper position, I just started the file.

     

    I didn't go the SpartaDOS X route yet as I have yet to buy the "Ultimate" upgrade.

     

    Of course, it would be very nice to be able to start cartridges, .atr files as well as .cas files, all from one simple interface, but alas...

  25. Posted

    As a follow-up: I simply copied all the XEX and COM files on the CF card (I used it as-is from my Canon Camera), plugged in the Side 2 and everything simply worked. I can even make subdirectories which I can navigate in.

     

    Atari Logo also "simply works", I'm not sure about file saving yet though.

     

    Great stuff!

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