Harrier Attack / Converting from poor tape

[Harrier Attack / Converting from poor tape]

1 hour ago, youxia said:

Whoa. Never thought I'll see HA on A8. It was possibly the first game I've ever played on a microcomputer, on a ZX Spectrum at my mom's workplace. Simple, but great game all the same. It's very intriguing what the story behind it is, seeing as Durell didn't really do Atari. Perhaps a hack/prototype? But then, why would it have a box with "Atari" on it...

 

Can you have a look at the beginning of the tape, see if it has a copyright warning printed on the tape itself? It was a rather cute Durell's anti-piracy measure

The first one I played too but it was a pack-in game with the Amstrad CPC. 

[Unicorns season: Prince of Persia for the A8!]

Thanks, I'm not fussed over speeds (I am used to C64 loading times, but my main 8-bit love is the Amstrad (which had a great port of this))

[Unicorns season: Prince of Persia for the A8!]

Don't worry! It loaded.. Just took it's time to (I suppose) decompress. I'm still a newbie to the Atari 8-bits.. 

[Unicorns season: Prince of Persia for the A8!]

Here's what happens and that menu.

[Unicorns season: Prince of Persia for the A8!]

4 minutes ago, xxl said:

.atr? have you AVG with SIO cable?

Yeap.. and the lead's fully working as I've used a few other ATR files.. I got the POP file from here but I am using it o a PAL machine. I tried the OPTION button but it came up with a file select menu and I Tried the BIN file.. I'm not familar with Atari file extensions though.. 

 

Unless when on the black screen, I'm suppose to wait.. 

[Unicorns season: Prince of Persia for the A8!]

I've just tried loading this on my 65XE expanded to 128k memory and all I get is a black screen with no beeping to indicate loading. Is there something special I need to do to load it? I'm loading it via an AVGCart.

 

Many thanks

[AVGCART]

It was doing it just by pressing ENTER.. didn't have any luck in the end.. (my cable doesn't like staynig in most of the time either...

 

Never got CAS files goign either. 

[AVGCART]

Thanks... Due to the tempermental nature of my XE, going to give in until it's examined.. 

[AVGCART]

decided to update the firmware - got the file from the main website and followed instructions but it's asking for the left cart button to be pressed. does this mean the left cart button on the AVG itself or a left cart button on hte 800 (I use an expanded 65XE)? 

[AVGCART]

Now it's telling me it needs something called OSXEX2 in the route directory - have I forgotten to put stuff in> 

[AVGCART]

Which hole would it go into? Thanks

[AVGCART]

This is how the wires look.. 

[AVGCART]

Never mind - machine is goign now and running a self test.. 

 

I did get beeps but nothing else, yet certain files did like two homebrew discs did.. 

 

But when unplugging the SIO cable from my XE with the AVGCart, one of the wires came out of the SIO plus (a red and white one but I have no idea where to plug it back into)

[AVGCART]

3 minutes ago, lewiS said:

When you load ATRs, do you hear SIO transmission beeps?

I used to buy now my 65XE has gone bust AGAIN!  (dark red screen) - I only had it fixed last year. 

[AVGCART]

2 minutes ago, lewiS said:

Do you have a SIO cable with your cart?

 

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0R6a2u3pqEMJ:https://atari8bit.net/tutorials/de-re-avgcart/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

Thanks... and yes I do

[AVGCART]

Has anyone got a copy of the manual they could message me with please - the one linked to at the beginning of the post is off-line.. I'm having prolems loading most ATR and CAS files, even if I do turn it on pressing the OPTION button.

 

Thanks! 

[TIME PILOT - final release]

I'm trying to find a download of this but the links aren't working - anyone who can help me please? Thanks

[Sophia 2 preorder thread]

Might be intrested in one as it doesn't involve soldering, but how much would it be and does it improve the pictures as shown on TV or something? Thanks

[WTB: Atari 65XE keyboard mylar/membrane]

Thanks

[WTB: Atari 65XE keyboard mylar/membrane]

I can't seem to get hold of this guy so anyone else who can help please? Thanks.. 

[AVGCART]

Been experimenting with this device and it's quite good! Now I'm going to get as much on there as I can.. Many thanks for a great device. 

[WTB: Atari 65XE keyboard mylar/membrane]

Thanks!

[WTB: Atari 65XE keyboard mylar/membrane]

Hi all,

 

I'm on the look out for a reasonably priced mylar/membrane for my 65XE please, would prefer a UK or European seller if possible please due to postage costs..

 

Many thanks..

[Scapeghost]

Has anyone got a scan of the instructions? I can't seem to get a copy of the dump to load on my AVGCart.. 

 

Thanks

[AVGCART]

48 minutes ago, Larry said:

How was it shipped -- postal system?  Are postal shipments to the U.S. being made again?

That's what I'd love to know - I sent a package to Michigan (from the UK) three weeks ago and it's still not arrived but no-one at my local post office never told me postal shipments weren't being made to the US.