joeatari

Thanks for all the great information. I'll ponder this and decide if I will build something

Is it okay to connect two different computers to your sio chain as long as you don't access your peripherals at the same time with both computers? For example a 130XE and 800XL using the same drives and printer?

I have a U1MB on the way together with a VBXE and stereo pokey upgrade. I have written journals for years in Atariwriter Plus, but I may switch to Last Word if I like it. My journals are very large and use much of the 130XE memory. For many years I have used MyDos, Atariwriter Plus, and Bobterm almost exclusively on a stock 130XE. I have a lot to learn. Thanks for the quick response! Joe

I have a new Side2 cart and would like to run Atariwriter Plus from a partition on the cart. I am unfamiliar with Spartados. I have tried starting with the X command, but it hangs. I assume there is a memory problem, and that there is some configuration that needs to be done to get this to run. The computer is a stock 130XE. I have three partitions on the cart/compact flash, and the first is set as bootable.