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3 hours ago, Lastic said:
@DarkLord @Techman would one of you both be willing to ship an assembled version of the DC port to me , I know it's a big ask, off course I would pay for the shipping.
Just really want to try out the Multi-User function of Michtron and for Michtron 3.0 at least, the DC port is the only option to accomplish it ...
I've only got 1 complete, assembled board (untested). I've got a bare board otherwise...
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I don't know of any way to turn the cache on/off on the AdSpeed accelerator. However, the AdSpeed does have a fast ROM option. It's in the owner's manual.
I never acquired the correct higher speed TOS ROMs to try this and now that I'm using TOS v2.06 with a Cloudy board, I guess it's not an option for me anymore.
Using the Cloudy/Lightning ST setup, I pulled the original TOS v1.4 ROMs from my Mega ST's motherboard to avoid conflicts.
I would have liked to have seen if it improved the scores but...oh well.
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The lack of a cache is problematic though. It will give acceleration but without a cache it's
a big performance "hit"...
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On 5/2/2024 at 3:17 PM, moonlight_mile said:
Be careful of darklord. If he doesn’t like you he can use his Atari st mind tricks on you! 😂😂😂
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The Atari BBS scene is actually doing quite well.
You might want to check out some of the ones (heck, try them all!) listed here:
http://sfhqbbs.org/ataribbslist.php
DarkForce! <cough>, is on that list...
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20 hours ago, Bikerbob said:
Sorry for the hassle, I always forget, try again in a basic setup.. YES, it does not seem to work with NVDI - WHY? im not sure.. but that seems to be the issue.. bummer.
Ran into that issue a couple of times here myself.
For example, FANSI (the ANSI editor) will not work with NVDI, neither will the IGS (Instant Graphics) software.
I just leave NVDI disabled when I'm using them..
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Make sure to grab Geneva as well. The two go literally "hand in hand".
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Why not just use one of Lotharek's internal Ultrasatans and adapter boards instead of the "gutting" and "hotwire" options?
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Thanks, appreciate those...
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And...that one worked fine - thanks!
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I would certainly open it up and check all visible connections as well as re-seating any socketed chips.
Inspect the power supply and see if anything obvious sticks out (blown caps, etc).
Examine the battery bay - clean it and make sure there's not battery acid leakage or damage over the years.
And congratulations on getting a Mega ST! I love mine, it's a veritable tank and a real workhorse for me.
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Okay, some great pictures there! Loved the acoustic modem. I'm also a big fan of those old style IBM keyboards that weigh about 10-15 pounds
and are near indestructible. I love that responsive feel and aggressive click.
Unfortunately, I could not get HNF.ZIP to uncompress. Windows 10 here kept saying it was an invalid file...
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12 minutes ago, leech said:
Huh, my Mega STe came with the SCSI 1 controller? The sad thing is, I had bought a 1.6gb drive off a friend to replace the 50mb one... never could get it to work. It was decades later that I found out it would .ax out at 1gb...
Yep, the original was pretty limited. P.Pera at one time had a mod to the original controller board that allowed drives larger than 1 gig to be used.
I've got Ultrasatan's in both my Mega STe and STacy. Both work fine with multi-gig SD-cards. I replaced the original controller
with Alan H.'s card in the STacy and the one from Lotharek in my Mega STe.
You can see the one from Lotharek here:
https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=49
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Okay, just finished reading it - good stuff.
I have only -1- complaint.
For some reason, I couldn't find a listing for "The DarkForce! BBS" among the other BBS's.
This is obviously an oversight...
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18 hours ago, leech said:
Ha, would that be a Mini STacy, or STacy Mini? I really would love a STacy or an ST Book (though I think only a very tiny amount of these were ever made).
Edit: I was looking at the Wikipedia entry (after seeing a couple STacy's on ebay... I want one, but I don't 2,000 dollars, want one...) and it states it has the same external and internal ACSI like the Mega STe... I could be wrong... but I don't recall the Mega STe having an internal ACSI, unless that is what the SCSI controller plugs into? The Mega ST on the other hand, definitely has an internal ACSI port.
Back on topic, I use my STs for... well, I'm working on doing a review of different Word Processors and Office Suites. Kind of stuck at the moment, since I'm trying to get some fonts to appease some example docs
The guy who put a Pak 68/3 accelerator board into a STacy for the very first time, dubbed it "Super STacy". I'm good with that. I'll just leave "mini STacy and "STacy mini" right where it's at.
You're not wrong about pricing. Like so much retro stuff these days, the costs are amazing. I noticed at SouthernAmis that even in the 8bit world, the MIO's are going for $350-600.00 on Ebay.
That's actually right - the internal ACSI port is the same on the Mega STe and STacy - they share the same controller board. Interestingly enough, some STacy's have a place on the motherboard, with an external cover, for the Mega ST port as well. My STacy has the external cover and the place on the MB for the connector but it's not actually there. It's mentioned briefly by John Jainschigg here:
https://www.atarimania.com/documents/atari-stacy-Atari_Explorer_September_October_1989.pdf
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Well, anything to bring in people is a good thing, IMHO.
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Awesome, thanks! Looking forward to reading it.
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On 4/13/2024 at 8:16 PM, leech said:
So Jealous... I wish someone would make a proper portable FPGA set up in a laptop form factor... having an Amiga/ST laptop would rock. I wonder if we could convince Gunnar that should be their next project over for the Apollo Core team...
Please...just don't call it a "mini".
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Awesome, thanks for the report - looking forward to additional information.
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On 4/10/2024 at 1:45 PM, Lastic said:
@DarkLord you have found another bug in my Graffiti Wall 🤣 thank you for your perseverance , I love it .
I will need to cleanup this stuff , but for now I hang up my Sysop hat and focus on preparing for my trip to Germany this weekend.
Otherwise I will keep tinkering and tinkering and by the time I leave this Friday I might have broken the BBS again .Hahaha, no problem. I'm usually the bug.
Now go, forget this stuff (only for a while) and have a great time in Germany. Don't forget - we want pictures!
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14 hours ago, Tillek said:
Pfft. Only three?
I've lost almost that many "in the line of duty".
May their sacrifice never be forgotten.
I had -> 11 <- ST's at one time, but decided to clean them out. I'm pretty sure I've got enough STacy spare parts to build another 1 or 2. I know I've got
something like 3 or 4 spare STacy motherboards.
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15 hours ago, Larry said:
@DarkLord I had forgotten how big the STacy was! But Atari eventually had a smaller one, didn't they? I suspect looking back through my ST-Log's and STart's will refresh my memory.
Yep, what Tillek posted - the ST Book. Smaller, lighter, and...much, much more *fragile* from what I've gathered from users experiences.
Aside from a collectors point of view, I much prefer the STacy.
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Hey, every little bit helps. Those people will tell other people, who... Well, we can hope it works like that.
Thanks for going the extra mile and presenting the retro Atari BBS scene so well. I hope you had a really
good time as well - that picture sure looked like everyone was...
Oh btw - some of our eagle eyed comrades noticed a Tandy computer in that picture. Hmm...
