ATR8000 R: handler

[a8isa1]

I have some very early versions of MyDOS with R: support built-in but I'm looking for a standalone driver.

 

Does one exist?

 

- Steve Sheppard

[thorfdbg]

Sure enough. It's usually part of the 850 boot ROM, the corresponding autorun file just bootstraps that code is usually only a couple of bytes long. Dos 2.5 will write you a suitable autorun file. Other than that, what do you need the handler for? For a real atari, the above bootstrap procedure works fine with the 850 and 850XL. For an emulator, I could/do provide sources for a R: driver, part of atari++. I can also provide binaries of a non-selfbooting handler - though I probably missed the point what you need it for then.

[a8isa1]

Sure enough. It's usually part of the 850 boot ROM, the corresponding autorun file just bootstraps that code is usually only a couple of bytes long. Dos 2.5 will write you a suitable autorun file. Other than that, what do you need the handler for? For a real atari, the above bootstrap procedure works fine with the 850 and 850XL. For an emulator, I could/do provide sources for a R: driver, part of atari++. I can also provide binaries of a non-selfbooting handler - though I probably missed the point what you need it for then.

Sorry. I indicated in the subject, but I guess I did not make myself clear, I'm looking for a handler for the SWP ATR8000's serial port and not the 850's bootstrap.

 

- Steve Sheppard

[_The Doctor__]

I have the original disks,

what can I do for you?

 

Sure enough. It's usually part of the 850 boot ROM, the corresponding autorun file just bootstraps that code is usually only a couple of bytes long. Dos 2.5 will write you a suitable autorun file. Other than that, what do you need the handler for? For a real atari, the above bootstrap procedure works fine with the 850 and 850XL. For an emulator, I could/do provide sources for a R: driver, part of atari++. I can also provide binaries of a non-selfbooting handler - though I probably missed the point what you need it for then.

Sorry. I indicated in the subject, but I guess I did not make myself clear, I'm looking for a handler for the SWP ATR8000's serial port and not the 850's bootstrap.

 

- Steve Sheppard

[a8isa1]

I have the original disks,

what can I do for you?

 

Sure enough. It's usually part of the 850 boot ROM, the corresponding autorun file just bootstraps that code is usually only a couple of bytes long. Dos 2.5 will write you a suitable autorun file. Other than that, what do you need the handler for? For a real atari, the above bootstrap procedure works fine with the 850 and 850XL. For an emulator, I could/do provide sources for a R: driver, part of atari++. I can also provide binaries of a non-selfbooting handler - though I probably missed the point what you need it for then.

Sorry. I indicated in the subject, but I guess I did not make myself clear, I'm looking for a handler for the SWP ATR8000's serial port and not the 850's bootstrap.

 

- Steve Sheppard

I have several original disks (copies in ATR form) but I'm still looking for a R: driver for the ATR8000 that is not just part the DOS.SYS file of an old version of MyDOS. In other words, I need a R: driver that I can use with MyDOS 4.50 and MyDOS 4.53 as well as other DOSes.

 

Thanks.

 

- Steve Sheppard

[+warerat]

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

[a8maestro]

I have some very early versions of MyDOS with R: support built-in but I'm looking for a standalone driver.

 

Does one exist?

 

- Steve Sheppard

 

 

I have drivers at...http://www.a8maestro.com/atari/info/ballsr.htm.

 

Rick D.

[a8maestro]

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

I don't know if the AT in the name is for atr8000. It needs a special driver to use the serial port in it.

 

I 'd like a list of Sparta drivers that can be used with other DOSes.

 

 

Rick D.

[+warerat]

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

I don't know if the AT in the name is for atr8000. It needs a special driver to use the serial port in it.

 

I 'd like a list of Sparta drivers that can be used with other DOSes.

 

 

Rick D.

 

I hooked up a SX212 to the ATR8000 serial port and was able to access it using Bobterm and AT_RS232.COM. Don't know if you can go past 2400bps with it as I don't have a modem that goes that fast.

[a8isa1]

I have some very early versions of MyDOS with R: support built-in but I'm looking for a standalone driver.

 

Does one exist?

 

- Steve Sheppard

 

 

I have drivers at...http://www.a8maestro.com/atari/info/ballsr.htm.

 

Rick D.

 

Rick, Thanks!

 

These drivers (or at least the LO one) work well enough to operate Urchlay's Fujichat (A8 IRC client).

 

I managed 4800 bps.

 

- Steve Sheppard

[+bf2k+]

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

I don't know if the AT in the name is for atr8000. It needs a special driver to use the serial port in it.

...

 

 

I read recently (in the Forem XEP docs actually) that AT_RS232.COM that comes with SD is for the ATR 8000.

[_The Doctor__]

I guess I have an atr800 to clean up and bring back to life. I will then check it out and see it that's the case cause I remember it working with sparta and controlling percoms with it.

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

I don't know if the AT in the name is for atr8000. It needs a special driver to use the serial port in it.

...

 

 

I read recently (in the Forem XEP docs actually) that AT_RS232.COM that comes with SD is for the ATR 8000.

[a8isa1]

Haven't tested it, but couldn't you use the standalone ATR8000 driver provided with SpartaDOS (AT_RS232.COM) with MyDOS?

I don't know if the AT in the name is for atr8000. It needs a special driver to use the serial port in it.

...

 

 

I read recently (in the Forem XEP docs actually) that AT_RS232.COM that comes with SD is for the ATR 8000.

I finally found an ATR with AT_RS232.COM on it (thanks slor!). The driver worked as long as I boot SpartaDOS but did not work for my other DOSes.

 

- Steve Sheppard

[a8maestro]

I have some very early versions of MyDOS with R: support built-in but I'm looking for a standalone driver.

 

Does one exist?

 

- Steve Sheppard

 

 

I have drivers at...http://www.a8maestro.com/atari/info/ballsr.htm.

 

Rick D.

 

Rick, Thanks!

 

These drivers (or at least the LO one) work well enough to operate Urchlay's Fujichat (A8 IRC client).

 

I managed 4800 bps.

 

- Steve Sheppard

 

Good. Most I get is 4800 with the ATR8000. 9600 should be doable, CPM can. But there might be something preventing it such as 2 concurrent serial streams, modem and atari.

 

Rick D.