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  4. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Dinadan67 said:

    That sounds very interesting. Does the Ultimate cart fit mechanically into the 800, or do you have to keep the lid open?

    It fits the 800 (and 400 also) just fine.  No need to keep the lid open (on either the 800 or 400).

     

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    22 hours ago, flashjazzcat said:

    How does one propose to connect a 15KHz analogue RGB signal output to a passive DVI connector which expects digital video data?

     

    11 hours ago, irich2 said:

    Well, shoot!  I guess that won't work.  Thanks for setting me straight, Jon.

    I went back and looked at Lotharek's VBXE Installation manual (I should have done that before I asked my original question, as that would have told me right then and there that a direct DVI connection would not be possible), and I noticed he gave two example connections that could be made: a SCART connector and a DB-9 connector.  So my new question is this: how about connecting the VBXE analogue RGB signal output to a DE-HD15 (i.e. VGA) style connector, which does support analogue video data?  Is that doable? 

  11. Posted

    9 hours ago, flashjazzcat said:

    How does one propose to connect a 15KHz analogue RGB signal output to a passive DVI connector which expects digital video data?

    Well, shoot!  I guess that won't work.  Thanks for setting me straight, Jon.

  12. Posted

    1 hour ago, flashjazzcat said:

    No. You can install both, but you can't feed VBXE RGB video out of the Sophia. 

    How about this option:  Make a cable to feed the VBXE RGB video to the Sophia's DVI connection board.  So this way, you're not using (or installing) the FPGA part of the Sophia at all, you're only using the DVI connection board as an output for the installed VBXE RGB board.

     

    This also might offer another upgrade path for Sophia 1 users (like myself):  Use the existing DVI connection board we already have and pair it with a VBXE RGB board (and custom cable to connect to it) rather than a Sophia 2 to connect to it.

     

  13. Posted

    Thank you for the English version!!  Looking forward to more English versions as they become available!!

     

    I'm a new ABBUC member.  Are there any other English versions of your quarterly magazine from previous years (2019 on backward) available?  Considering this year is your 35th Anniversary (Congratulations!!), how many of your other previous issues (aside from issues 139 to 141 and the upcoming issue 142 which you explained above) are available in an English version?

     

  15. Posted

    Applesauce is a floppy drive controller for connecting vintage Apple ][ 5.25″ and 3.5″ floppy drives up to your modern computer via a USB connection.

     

    Applesauce website: https://applesaucefdc.com

     

    Below is a link describing the latest release of their imaging software, which now supports the ability to image Atari 8-Bit Disks:

     

    https://applesaucefdc.com/2020/06/16/release-1-37-major-fast-imager-5-25-upgrades-and-now-supports-commodore-atari-8-bit-and-other-platforms/?fbclid=IwAR2wYJDks5c49XOa8VcfELdEhEn6tpKjqpljQRrdyO42szYxZxbAZ47-Cks

     

    Disclaimer:  I do not own or have any connection with this product.  I am providing the link to my fellow Atarians for your interest and information only.  Any inquiries about the product or its software should be directed to its creator, John Keoni Morris.  He is a member of the "Apple II Enthusiasts" Facebook Group.

     

    Applesauce Contact Page: https://applesaucefdc.com/contact/

     

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  16. Posted

    On 5/23/2020 at 7:36 AM, Simius said:

    The new Sophia 2 board will be available soon.

    Feaures:

    - 100% compatible GTIA replacement

    - PAL/NTSC encoding

    - Independent RGB/YPbPr/VGA and DVI outputs

    - eight selectable DVI modes

    - 15 loadable 18-bit color palettes

     

     

    - Sophia2.thumb.jpg.914b1dc8d0200632b1291fe36a29bfab.jpg

     

     

     

    palette.jpg

    SOPHIA2en_1_1.pdf 75.91 kB · 230 downloads

    Simius, is it possible to reflash the FPGA in the Sophia 1 to bring over some and / or all of the new hardware features on the Sophia 2?  If possible, this would provide a "hardware-feature upgrade path" for current Sophia 1 owners.

  18. Posted

    On 8/16/2019 at 4:16 PM, P1r said:

    I put together this little fan box art tonight. Such a fantastic little board, love it! Thanks again @foft and @santosp! Now just wish we had injection molded cases, proper boxes and manuals and stuff. ;)

     

    eclairexl_box_front.thumb.jpg.f0f1f3ff0b41f0b58886f1386e83e915.jpg

    eclairexl_box_front.pdf 850.99 kB · 21 downloads

    Love the box art!  Very cool!!  One minor thing to fix though to make it perfect: the word "Periferals" should be "Peripherals".  But great job overall!!

     

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  21. Posted

    21 hours ago, Technoid Mutant said:

    If anyone (ELSE) was dumb enough to brick thier Incognito within minutes of getting it installed, I am in the US, Miami, Florida.  I have all the gear needed to pull the chip and reprogram it in a few minutes time.  I will be happy to do this for free.  This applies to Ultimate 1mb, Side/Side2, Incognito, and perhaps other devices as well.  Just PM me and let me know you are sending something and I'll send you my address.  In case you are wondering, the person other than (else), was your's truely.  I have nearly bricked my first Side2 as well, but got lucky.  I bought the eprom/flash burner and adapters later.  I also have the tools to recode the low-level flash ram on the U1MB, presumably the Incognito, though it doesn't have the connector mounted, the Antonia upgrade, and, probably the VBXE and Sophia.

    All you will pay is shipping both ways.  I have venmo, Zelle, and paypal, so it will be easy to reemburse me for the few dollars return shipping.

    I won't tell a soul.

     

    Best,

     

    Jeff

     

    Thank you, Jeff, for making that generous offer.  I'm in the US as well (Washington State), so it is nice to know I have a back up go-to in the US if things go awry!  Hopefully I won't need your services, but you never know!!

     

    Our friends in the UK are spoiled to have Jon (flashjazzcat) in their backyard readily available to them!

     

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  22. Posted

    7 hours ago, playsoft said:

    I'm not keen on the first one, second is OK though. If anyone has any more layouts they'd like to see then please post the text as you want to see it so I can just paste it in.

     

    text2.png.5c3adcb4f7c325bf33b65a46ba0492d0.png

     

    text3.png.7399893cbd5aeeb0d84db2b52cbac3c3.png

      

              ;012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567
  scrcode "         START: NEW GAME                        "
  scrcode "        SELECT: 1 PLAYER    C: CONTINUE         "
  scrcode "        OPTION: BEGINNER    D: DEMO             "

     

    +1 on the second option.  Looks really good!!

     

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  25. Posted

    13 hours ago, scitari said:

    I haven't planned for that because all the same projects are available online in HTML. Thanks for planting the seed though.

    You're welcome!  I love your project website -- it is so cool!  Here's another angle for planting the seed:  if you were to come out with a PDF for $9.95, you would then have three distinct price points -- Free (AtariProjects.org Website), $9.95 (PDF), and $19.95 (Physical Book).  This way, you cover all the possible markets for your book.

     

    Continued success to you, your website, and your book!!

     

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