lucifershalo Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I wonder if there are any projects of flashcart or similar? like atari 8 bit : atarimax cart c64: MMCreplay vic20: megacart spectrum: divIDE I have about 20 carts but it would be better to have one cart I am not looking for a cable transfer, that is too complicated thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I'm thinking your best bet would be a CF7 device with 2 carts--- EA and XB. The large majority of TI programs are not written to run from cartridge, so it would be just about impossible to run them from the cartridge port. With the CF7 device, you can run DSK versions (Kracked carts) of cartridge games as well as all disk-based games. This would be easy--- as you simply load up your CF card with all the stuff you have/want and go to town. They are currently 40-50 bucks on eBay if you can find them--- great device and just as easy to load with programs as any USB flashcart. Meanwhile, Jon's 64k boards can be hacked up to 512k--- I have one of these large multi-carts and it has about 60 cartridges on it. The documentation on how to do this can be found on http://www.hexbus.com happy hunting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 ok I saw pictures of that CF7 device is it plugging to the computer via the expansion port? what are the 2 carts EA and XB , that you are talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ok I saw pictures of that CF7 device is it plugging to the computer via the expansion port? what are the 2 carts EA and XB , that you are talking about? Yes. The majority of existing TI software will run in either TI Basic (built into the console), using the TI Extended Basic (XB) cartridge or the Editor/Assembler (EA) cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 so you need those 2 carts to make the CF7 work.... how do you know which one to plug? you try one and if it doesnt work, you try the other one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Yep, the CF7+ is the best you can get. Unfortunately we don't have a menu software similar to the atarimax cartridge. I've been thinking about building something like that. I mean a 8K or 16K ROM image that we can put on a Jon Guidry cart. This ROM image would act as the menu software. We've got plenty of space on the CF7+ flashcard, combined with 32K of RAM we could have many features like game selection via screenshots, manuals, etc. The actual games or programs would be on the flash card. Combine that with a PC software for generating the flashcard DISK images, screenshots, manuals and we would really be rolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 so you need those 2 carts to make the CF7 work.... how do you know which one to plug? you try one and if it doesnt work, you try the other one? Well, even if the majority of TI software runs in Basic, XB or EA, it not necessarily the most popular software. The game cartridges has an advantage of loading almost instantly. I believe many cartridges have been made as EA programs to fit on disk and therefore also working when stored in the CF7. There will be a loading time though. If you get a bunch of disks (or just one disk with many games/programs), there might be readme file on there. A file called load indicates XB (either for one of the games, or hopefully a menu system for the disk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I'd say that most #EA5 assembly games on the CF7+ load in less than 2 seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I just checked a disk with Centipede and Defender, but I guess they actually need Superspace cartridge to run. The games files are 8K ROM dumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I'd say that most #EA5 assembly games on the CF7+ load in less than 2 seconds How would that compare to doing the same with a PEB and standard TI controller etc. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 ok, quite improbable but who knows... I am looking for a CF7 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Regarding CF7 disk images, some stuff I posted before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Thanks again remo... I have your dsk images on two of my CF cards.... Priceless stuff man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 As far as the CF7 goes, I am considering doing another contest and offering another CF7 as the grand prize. I will probably keep a similar format--- limits on line numbers and data statements.... I am considering a few interesting twists this time around, though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 As far as the CF7 goes, I am considering doing another contest and offering another CF7 as the grand prize. I will probably keep a similar format--- limits on line numbers and data statements.... I am considering a few interesting twists this time around, though.... Hi Opry99er, a new contest would maybe bring back some activity on the forum after this summer (guess most of us are in the northern hemisphere). May I suggest several consecutive contests each running at least one month. Maybe something like this: XB 15 line mini demo XB 30 line mini game XB demo 15 line, 5 data and 1 subroutine with any number of character definitions XB game 30 line, 10 data and 1 subroutine with any number of character definitions EA3/5/ROM 2K demo EA3/5/ROM 4K game The sub with character definitions are only allowed to use CALL CHAR. No other funny stuff. Maybe I could have some sort of Music tool ready for XB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 hmmm, the EA3/5/ROM 2K demo and EA3/5/ROM 4K game competition would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA737 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) Hi all, new here. Just returned to the TI99/4a after 20 some years. Anyway, I would like to get one of these CF7+ units to mess with. No listing on Ebay for now, can I get the sellers eBay info so I can keep an eye for one? Thanks all for any help. Had most of the TI items back in the 80s and gave it all up to goodwill a long time ago. Now I'm trying get it all back. Edited August 17, 2010 by AA737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hi all, new here. Just returned to the TI99/4a after 20 some years. Anyway, I would like to get one of these CF7+ units to mess with. No listing on Ebay for now, can I get the sellers eBay info so I can keep an eye for one? Thanks all for any help. Had most of the TI items back in the 80s and gave it all up to goodwill a long time ago. Now I'm trying get it all back. Hi AA737! First of all, welcome to our Atariage group. You'll probably find a lot of interesting stuff here You also might want to check out the top thread (Development Resources sticky thread) as it has a reference to the TI-FAQ on Ninerpedia. Now to your question: His ebay seller name is schmutzig1952. Just recently he had a CF7+ with serial connection up for sale. It went in a split second. Apparently he is working on a new batch of those. Note that the device now is called "nanoPEB" instead of CF7+. Look at ebay article 200505522099 for some pictures. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA737 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hi all, new here. Just returned to the TI99/4a after 20 some years. Anyway, I would like to get one of these CF7+ units to mess with. No listing on Ebay for now, can I get the sellers eBay info so I can keep an eye for one? Thanks all for any help. Had most of the TI items back in the 80s and gave it all up to goodwill a long time ago. Now I'm trying get it all back. Hi AA737! First of all, welcome to our Atariage group. You'll probably find a lot of interesting stuff here You also might want to check out the top thread (Development Resources sticky thread) as it has a reference to the TI-FAQ on Ninerpedia. Now to your question: His ebay seller name is schmutzig1952. Just recently he had a CF7+ with serial connection up for sale. It went in a split second. Apparently he is working on a new batch of those. Note that the device now is called "nanoPEB" instead of CF7+. Look at ebay article 200505522099 for some pictures. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA737 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Thanks for the supper quick response and info, I will keep an eye open for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I just checked a disk with Centipede and Defender, but I guess they actually need Superspace cartridge to run. The games files are 8K ROM dumps. The Atari dumps I have seen (with a couple of exceptions) require a special loader (the Atari cracked screen) but they are all dumped and hacked to run in memex. Perhaps this forum needs a file repository if there is not one all ready... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 The Atari dumps I have seen (with a couple of exceptions) require a special loader (the Atari cracked screen) but they are all dumped and hacked to run in memex. Perhaps this forum needs a file repository if there is not one all ready... I have the full original assembly "source code" to that (cough) "special loader" needed to get around Atari's simple protection on the dumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc.hull Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 The Atari dumps I have seen (with a couple of exceptions) require a special loader (the Atari cracked screen) but they are all dumped and hacked to run in memex. Perhaps this forum needs a file repository if there is not one all ready... I have the full original assembly "source code" to that (cough) "special loader" needed to get around Atari's simple protection on the dumps. Any chance I could get a copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary from OPA Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 The Atari dumps I have seen (with a couple of exceptions) require a special loader (the Atari cracked screen) but they are all dumped and hacked to run in memex. Perhaps this forum needs a file repository if there is not one all ready... I have the full original assembly "source code" to that (cough) "special loader" needed to get around Atari's simple protection on the dumps. Any chance I could get a copy? No problem, I is on my list of stuff to "recover", I gone thru all my disks, and archives, and only exists in a binder now of printouts, so I going to busy myself later this weekend in typing it back in, and double-checking the code. -- Will keep everyone posted regarding this. -- This discussion regarding "Atari dumps/loader" should be moved to a new thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+retroclouds Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Grab them while you can, Jaime has some for sale right now. It's the version with the RS232. He still has 3 left. Check out ebay article eBay Auction -- Item Number: 200511000666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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