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I also got one from the latest batch.
And yes, the site has always been fun to navigate.
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That's why we need more people to post the disks from user groups back in the day. I see disk collections bought for a lot but then you never hear of them again. I know there are a number of people here on AA that have old disk collections and said they were going to post them but never did. We have to try to get more of them posted. The commercial stuff is safe with many people having copies of them. It's the public domain/user group programs that are in danger of being lost.
Allan
I am one of those!! LOL Though, when time permits, I do plan on archiving a couple user group libraries I have acquired.
Also, there are probably some of the old site collections the OP is talking about that I may have. I do remember when a few of those sites were still online, downloading the site's archives (Jellystone, Closer To Home, Homesoft, Vjetnam, Atari Forever, Rohar, Paradise, Fornax, Univ. of Michigan, Yogi's FTP).
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Here's the layout to build an ST to VGA (HiRes) adapter so you can connect the ST to an LCD (or any other VGA) monitor.
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If you have the Falcon Language Disk, boot to that as it has the HDD drivers on it and should load them upon booting. There is 'hdx.prg' that should allow you to set up the drive (format & partition) and 'hinstall.prg' that should install the drivers on the drive after it is set up.
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Oops, those have (2) 2764's; a 16k cart which is the size of the 1400Tele and 1400Salt ROMs...
Wonder if anyone has the 1400 Burn-in ROM?
There was one I bought that has jumpers to set the rom size being used. I'll have to have a look at them again!! LOL
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Do you have a spare Epyx cartridge in this ribbed style?
These have (2) 2732's in a socket and is what I used to burn the 1400 TeleCommunicator with.
I just bought another to burn the 1400 Salt ROM
I'm pretty sure I have some blank cart boards I got from B&C that can be used with two 2732 roms. I may try those.
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We all know who to hit up for memory chips now
LOL!!! And I have 80pcs of the 4164 chips coming!!
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I had a problem with my 400, so I took it apart to reseat the chips and boards and came to find out that it had a 64k ram card in it. It was made by Atari ( CAO61553 ). Are these rare? Print ?(0) shows 37902(48k). And can you use these in a 800 to avoid using all the slots up for ram? ( it would keep it cooler ) Thanks. BTW it works again.
Atari made a ram upgrade board for the 400. I'm sure that's what is installed. I have one in one of my 400's. They are specifically for the 400.
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I see a LOT of memory upgrades in my future!!!
200PC "NEW" D41256C-10 256K x 1 100NS DRAM
Seller accepted offer of $50!!!
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Here are a couple of photos of the front and back of the 1450XL board. The attached ZIP file has the full res shots. When I uploaded to the gallery, it reduced the resolution, although you can still see the details if you view the large version. Hopefully this will help when trying to diagnose a board with the parts in place.
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Not eBay but, finally sent for and received all my parts to build my 1450XL!!!
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Do you own an Atari ATW800 aswell ?
No, don't have one of those either!!! Wouldn't mind finding 1 ea of the PCx, ABC and Transputer line. Wow!! Total thread derail!! Sorry....
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I did buy it for ega > vga with my Atari ABC but that was no success.. maybe it can be of use for the ST
The ABC PC....still looking for one of those!!! Just about the only thing NOT in my sig. LOL
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I just ordered one of those Hd9800 doublers. I'll have to experiment a bit!!!
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It looks like in the menu, there is an option to select auto scan for the input. have you tried that. You would have to select it after changing to HiRes and the screen is rolling. It may sense the input signal and set it properly.
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I did try it originally with the best VGA cable. Had great Low res picture but it kept rolling and the Hi Res froze. If I use the cable separate without the HD9800 I only get Hi res, and the color says out of range for this LCD that I have. (Viewsonic)
These photos with the best cable only on my other monitor. (HP)
Are you selecting the hi res setting on the ST without changing anything on the doubler?? The HD9800 should have a bypass mode so that it is just passing the signal through without modification. That is probably what you would need to use when switching to hi res so it's not trying to modify the signal. Then take it out of bypass mode when you want to switch back to low/med. Also, remember there is a switch on the Best cable that needs to be changed to use it for color or hi res, not that you didn't remember but just covering all bases.
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Yes, that'd be better than going SIO2PC/APE interface. (getting a multicart of some type). It wouldn't do to get a RAM cart, because he/she wouldn't have a way to burn it,
it would have to be already loaded with games. Uhmm... No, still need a drive emulator and lots of knowledge how to burn the multicart.
I'm totally unfamiliar with the SD2SIO MyIDE SIDE current hardware options. If you could get something that you could load on a PC, then put it in the A8, that would
obviate a SIO2PC.
LOL. I meant MultiCart. I think something like the SIDE2 would be the best option since you can load it up on the PC. SIO2SD is great for disk images (I have the SDriveNuxx) but not cart roms. And, although I love my SIO2PC and APE, having to load up APE, connect the computer to the PC, load disk images, etc. can be to time consuming and location restrictive to sit down and have some fun playing a few games, as opposed to slapping in a SIDE2 cart and letting 'er rip!! Again, though, I would buy a handful of real game carts and see if you like the experience before dropping money on any mass storage option.
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I am sure that if I tweak the menu settings on the HD9800 I can make the desktop larger ect. I was just glad that for $23 USD and free shipping I was able to get this device. Did also spend about $17 USD building the connecting cable. The bigger bucks was buying the special cable from Best. If I get a different monitor I might be able to use that cable for all three modes and not need this scan doubler.
Have you tried using the Best cable to the HD9800?? In theory, with the scan doubler on, you should get the low and mid color resolutions, and if the doubler has a bypass setting, the ST should sense the high res signal. There should be no reason that you can't get all three with the one cable. Again, this is in theory.
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Being a noob, here are the basics:
Before getting all the new fancy stuff (SIO2PC, SDDrive, RamCarts, etc...) get a couple of game cartridges that you think you'll like and give it a shot. If so, You're best bet, if just wanting to game, is one of the RamCarts that are available. This allows you to store cartridge ROM images and play pretty much anything you want. Some of them will also play the disk images that are available. So, with one device, you have practically that whole Atari 8 bit library at your fingertips.
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Yes. The Ultimate1MB would be the choice to get a selection of OS's plus a plethora of other upgrades in one device.
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- How well does 400/800 software run on an XE? I've heard that it requires some kind of compatibility disk that loads the old 400/800 OS first.
If you are looking at wanting the most compatible functionality with the computer you got, look at the 32in1 OS upgrade from AtariMax. It enables you to switch the OS of the computer to whatever you want, including the 800 OS for those games/programs that don't play well with the XL/XE OS. There are also other available upgrades/mods that give you multiple OS options for the XE. Any of them are a better option than having to use a translator disk plus you get other enhancements!!
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This is the hardware I got. It is housed in an 850 shell. You will want to get the joystick port cables (get 4). The power passthrough comes with it. You use a 800 power supply (or equivalent) to power it. If you have this, you do not need the 1200XL test board as this one will test them all.
Make sure you get this diag cart
600XL/800XL/400/800/1200XL/XE Super SALT Universal NTSC Diagnostic Cartridge FD100335 $30.00
My post did list the Super SALT Extended Hardware Universal Test PCB(400-XL-XE Computers) FA100332
The full descrription is:
C.P.S. Super SALT Extended Hardware Universal Test PCB(400-XL-XE Computers) for use with above Super Salt cartridge. Required to run 4 - 5 of the above Super Salt Diagnostic cartridges tests and burn in loop test. (requires 2 - 4 joy port to port jumper cables, one 9 volt, 500 mA (2600 type) D.C. adapter, I/O cord 13 pin to 13 pin) Also includes a pass thru power cable for the 400 / 800 series of Atari computers which will allow the C.P.S. Test board to measure and display the current draw from the computer/external power supply. See 600XL FS Manual for Super Salt Manual. This piece of Atari Test equipment is a Must Have type of Repair Tool for any serious 8 bit computer repair Tech. Allows you to Fully test all functions of the Atari 8 bit 400 - XL-XE (except 130XE Ram bank) computers and do all Continues Factory Burn In loop tests on your Atari 8 bit Repairs.
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To bring a new life into the world is always exciting
Don't forget those hi-rez pics
Will do. I will also be snapping pics throughout the build.
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I beieve Atari ROMS under 16K tend to be 25XX compatible not 27XX, while 16K and largers ROMS are 27XX compatible. The 1050 has 4 jumpers which allow selecting between 2532/2732.
In the 1450XL, there was one 2732 that was programmed with handler code (U6)( 4K*8 ) and isn't a normal masked rom. The parts list calls out a 27128 and a 2764 chip but these are the OS and Basic roms, which I have the Atari parts for.
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