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  2. Posted

    14 hours ago, DrVenkman said:

     

    So either display the full name below, or allow the user to press a key ("I" for information? The spacebar?) for the full name. Otherwise, the user is merely guessing about which file to load into which slot for multi-disk games and applications

    What about scrolling the current selection?  That way you will have no problem with extra long filenames. 

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  3. Posted

    I agree, Syscheck is not only a diagnostic tool, but also an external (PBI/ECI based) memory expansion (I guess 512KB ) which does not need any modification to the Atari computer.

    I've used it for running Stunt Car Racing in a stock 800XL. Still you won't be able to run Atari blast! or Space Harrier which need 1MB (unless you get a cartridge emulation solution like ultimate cart or AVG).

     

     

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  6. Posted · Edited by manterola

    On 8/9/2020 at 11:25 AM, jamm said:

    I added a couple of font files that probably put things over the edge on WROOM boards.  If you remove the two TTF files in the /DATA/WWW folder you should be fine and it won't affect operation.

    I did what you suggested and now it fits in the SPIFFS. Thanks!

    I have a question, though: I think it is possible to make the SPIFFS "partition" larger, and still fit the "firmware" in the WROOM memory. Or am I wrong? 

      

     

  7. Posted

    Ultimate 1MB I did it in a 600XL. Tight fit, but doable.

    For 64KB it is super easy and super cheap (2 TMS 4464 (or equivalent) and 3 pieces of wire) AFAIK this expansion to 64kb is needed prior to Ultimate 1MB

    Regarding Jurgen (http://www.van-radecke.de) 600XL expansion I think it is great, I have not use it yet, but it also replaces a bunch of logic chips (74LSxyz) and the delay line. so it is super easy and convenient if you want something simple to install and/or when the delay line of the 600XL is dead.

     

     

     

     

  8. Posted

    10 hours ago, Atari800Xl said:

    I have a Atari 800xl,  Atari Max, and 2 1050 drives.  I've been loading Atari Dos 2.5 on the Atari Max, the 1050 is set to D2. Then I choose the option to duplicate a disk. When it prompts me I mount a game image on the Atari max and put a blank disk in the 1050. I have Pitfall on Atr, XEX, and bin. Dos gave me an error message when I tried to copy the ATR version so I used the XEX wich dos copied right to the disk. When I start the computer with just the 1050 hooked up as drive #1 it reads the disk and then just says ready. How do I boot it? Or can I only transfer ATR files to disk? If so is there a better disk copier? Im guessing its a copyright issue?

    If you get the READY prompt is because you got to BASIC. You need to power up pressing Option key to disable BASIC. If you do that you will get to the DOS menu. there you can load any XEX (Atari executable (but not bootable))  with the option L. 

    Another option, it to copy a whole disk image (ATR) as you describe: mount game ATR in the atarimaxp program and put a blank disk in the real disk drive and select Duplicate Disk. That should work, maybe you can try with another ATR (once you got it right we can help you to figure out why pitfall atr is not working).

  10. Posted

    Let me add my experience here. The HyperXF firmware actually work slower for me when use an OS with High Speed (HS) modification. My impression is that the computer (with HS OS) ask for change of speed, then the floppy drive answered and they agree to HS change, and then after 1 or 2 sectors at HS transfer rate the floppy drive (maybe the mech is at fault) cannot keep up with the bit rate. 

    Then it switch back to normal speed, and then again goes to HS for 1 sector or more or to request HS again, etc. In RespeQt log you can see a lot of requests for HS capabilities and some errors as well.

    Let me try this:  It sounds something like pi pi piiiiii piiiiii burp pi pi pi pi piiii burp pi pi pi pi burp pi pi pi piiiiii piiiii burp... So basically it is a mess, nothing regular.

    I need to do more experiments to figure out what the problem is, like for example, changing the mech for a modern one (slim) and see if can go better, or maybe it is something related with the skew, which is not appropriate for HS, IDK. But for now , my 5.25" drive works much faster (in seconds) when loading a program in HS.

     

     

  11. Posted

    I have done the trim for the mylar twice and it works. however, once I trimmed it too much and was a big mistake.. I needed to get a new mylar.. even worst: the mylar was actually ok, it was the keyboard edge connector that had problem..

    So the lesson is: check the keyboard connector is doing right by using your tester in continuity mode and check in every step if everything is right... it has to be a point in which you find the problem: for example: mylar to edge connector of the mylar, then connect the mylar and check continuity with the pins of the keyboard connector, then if everything is right test with the pins of the cd4051 chip, then move to the shoulders of the cd4051 chips themselves, etc. I believe that is the only way to really know what is going on. 

  14. Posted · Edited by manterola

    1 hour ago, Fierodoug5 said:

    These last couple updates are the first ones to not work with the older Wroom boards.

    When I upload file system image, i get error

    SPIFFS_write error(-100001):file system is full

    error adding file!

    error for adding content from www!

     

     

    Yep, it happened to me. It still works but there no space to store wifi password, tnfs server addresses, etc. I guess by eliminating some non essential files from the spiffs system image it should work again. 

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  15. Posted

    Another option (only if like playing with soldering iron) is to build a xf551 clone. The minimum you need is a 360KB floppy drive you can get for less than $40 if you wait enough, the Dropcheck Xf551 board (or sf551 board) and all the components to build the board (and a power supply and one SIO cable). It is a very interesting project. Even to make it more fun and save some money on shipping you can order almost everything times two, and build both a 5.25" clone and a 3.5" clone.

    In general, the more complicated (for me) part is to get a proper case for the board and mechanisms (you can use a 1050 case as some members of this forum have done before).

    I am not sure you will save some money, but it is certainly a nice project if you consider this a hobby.

    Just my $0.02

      

  16. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Larry said:

    @tmp -- can/do you ship FedEx?  Any idea of the cost?  Just thinking out loud, but I wonder if there are a couple of other potential purchasers here in the U.S. so that we could get a combined shipment and redistribute.  (?)

    That would be great

     

  17. Posted

    BTW, what is the current of state regarding mailing AvgCarts to the world? I would like to know if it can be sent to USA and how much$$$?

    I already have one and I am thinking in another one for a friend which isn't convinced (yet) to get back to this hobby.

     

     

  19. Posted

    On 4/27/2020 at 11:01 PM, mytek said:

    I played several rounds of Ms. PacMan today using the $20 converter. It seemed very responsive to me, and felt the same as when I connected directly to an S-Video monitor without the converter. At least I wasn't able to detect any lag, but I'm slow so maybe a younger player would see something that I'm not :) .

     

     

    On 4/27/2020 at 8:07 AM, DrVenkman said:

     

    This is the device I have (currently about $25 on Amazon).  I don’t have any PAL machines but it says it supports it.

     

    https://www.amazon.com/OREI-RCA-HDMI-Converter-Supporting/dp/B07W7MQCLS/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=orei+hdmi+ADAPTER&qid=1587989196&sr=8-5

    I am in a search for a cheap but decent solution to the problem of connecting an 800XL to a modern TV. 

    I tried the same (at least from outside) converter that mytek is using and the delay is about half second or more. I tried to play space invaders and it feels like the base has inertia. 

    So then I tried another similar design and it was different from outside, the same blue screen, "no signal" characters and delay than the other one. 

    Now I want to try the ones in the $35 range. Have you experience delay with the Orei or udigital recommended in this thread? 

    Thanks

    Mauricio 

  20. Posted

    The love Chileans show for Montezuma is something beyond measure. Somehow, it just triggers joy memories (me included). 

    Probably the most popular game for Atari there. If ask someone of our generation, do you remember the 800XL?  he/she would respond, "yes, do you remember Montezuma? I used to play it,  for hours". 

    Actually when you announced the modified version of Montezuma I thought you would get a lackluster reception, you know like doing doodles on a Picasso, I was wrong. Great job TIX. 

     

     

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  23. Posted

    It depends on how much juice to put into the SIO splitter... I don't think the consumption by the SIO splitter is relatively important. 

    I don't see why fujinet wouldn't work with SIO Splitter. The only "issue" I see is that it will keep powered when you power off your computer.

     

     

  24. Posted · Edited by manterola

    On 6/13/2020 at 9:11 AM, DrVenkman said:

    I’m looking forward to the “print” to PDF feature for sure. The fact that we can’t (yet) do that for garden-variety dot-addressable Epson 9-pin graphics via PC-based SIO emulation software sort of boggles my mind. Back in the 80’s there were dozens of printers that “spoke” Epson; seems like it would be much easier to do it today via software than what those hardware designers had to do to implement it in hardware. 

    The problem is that epson protocol esc/p is practically unsupported. There some code already written to convert esc/p protocol in a big image by interpreting the protocol and drawing dot by dot or sometimes using a predetermined font. For starters, Fujinet code is available, I haven't checked, but I guess is similar to code I've seen in which is a giant switch/case statement and some status variables  in which you have to cover every single option and case of the protocol. 

    I start writting my own code, I wanted to add it to respeqt, but I got discoraged after seeing how great programmers here in the group, implemented the same in a limited hardware as esp32. So maybe that code can be used as a starting point to make it happen in respeqt.

    Like 2 year ago or so, in a PC I was able to capture the printer information send by Atari thru the SIO to a file. Then I found some DOS and linux tools that interpret the esc/p protocol and transform it to an image or pdf.  Check it out

    Better than nothing...

     

    atariout2.PDF

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