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- Birthday 11/27/1974
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Atari 2600; Jaguar; ST/TT upgrading, restoration, case modding; MIDI music; Linux; Doctor Who; Star Wars; pulp magazines; 1940s culture.
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Would you be excited for an Atari ST mini ?
MasterMotorola replied to JPF997's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Yes, I would love to have an ST mini! The "floppy drive" needs to be an SD card reader (that was a huge missed opportunity on the A500 mini that everyone commented on). The "cartridge port" should contain a USB-A port and two USC-C ports underneath for the mouse/joystick. -
I would soak the yellowed areas in baby oil a few times, wipe clean, then try retrobriting again. This moisturises the plastic, helps release discolouring, and improves uneven results. If it does not work or you still get inconsistent colour, there is a paint that is an exact match to the XE/ST grey... Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Stone Grey in satin finish.
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Confused on TT030 ST Ram Upgrade options
MasterMotorola replied to AtariSociety's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Good catch. I meant 50NS but my brain went the wrong way with the numbers. The TT RAM is nearly 3 times the speed of ST RAM in NemBench tests... -
Confused on TT030 ST Ram Upgrade options
MasterMotorola replied to AtariSociety's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Storm can handle up to TWO slots of 128Mb RAM for a total of 256Mb. The board does not take advantage of EDO above 60NS so don't bother with the more expensive 70NS or faster RAM. -
Gotek 3D file for my Atari ST
MasterMotorola replied to macsonny's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
The 3D file that I linked to looks like the below image. I downloaded and imported it to check and it is the short button version. I am not sure where the version you printed came from but the 3D-printing quality looks good. Maybe someone here could use that version. I have attached the printable STL file for the short button version. Gotek_mount_Atari_ST_5.stl -
Gotek 3D file for my Atari ST
MasterMotorola replied to macsonny's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Macsonny, I would suggest finding a local person offering 3D-printing services. Facebook Marketplace and online classified sites often advertise these services and they show examples of items they have produced. All they need is the .STL file and if your ST case is like the one above, you can download a ZIP file from here. Just make sure it gets printed in PLA (not resin) in 0.1 mm layer height for best quality. There is a PLA filament made by PrimaSelect called Moss Grey Matte that is a perfect colour match to the ST case. Hope that helps. I needed a few 3D prints for my TT030 projects and I ended up just buying my own 3D printer and it has more than payed for itself from printing I have done for other people. -
Sorry, I can't help but you reminded me of a video that I thought I would share. Perhaps one of the most impressive Atari Falcon racing games...
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The version I have is pass-through but made by Frontier Software in 1990 (see the image below). I suppose other manufacturers may have resold it under different names.
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Press F11 to toggle full-screen mode. You can also press F12 and under the "Hatari screen options" tab, make sure that "Keep desktop resolution in fullscreen" is checked so it will remember this configuration. Hatari works great on my Linux laptop but I found Steem awkward to set up especially with MIDI.
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Is anyone producing new MIDI cables for Atari ST's?
MasterMotorola replied to dhe's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Lots of companies are producing new stock and pretty much any music store you walk into sells standard MIDI cables as well as MIDI-to-USB cables. I bought some extra MIDI cables for my "new" secondary keyboard last year on Amazon (a friend returned my Yamaha keyboard he borrowed 25 years ago). -
Lotharek and the RSVE mod...
MasterMotorola replied to DarkLord's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
Karen just happens to be my wife's name and she is a big Trekkie. 😆 But Karen Levell was the editor of "ST Format" at the time. Those SN74HC4040 chips are still in production and are now half the 1995 price so it wouldn't cost much for someone with soldering skills to make a batch of them. -
Lotharek and the RSVE mod...
MasterMotorola replied to DarkLord's topic in Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers
I like how the article mentions one of the necessary tools required is a standard-issue Starfleet tricorder. -
Best online course for improving schematic reading skills?
MasterMotorola replied to Matt300ZXT's topic in Atari General
I had a bunch of those Radio Shack books and they are excellent. Several of them have been scanned... https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A"Forrest+M.+Mims%2C+III" -
I got the same error trying Discord for the first time.