lastkill3r Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hi! I just bought Atari Portfolio with a 128k ramdisk and i've got questions about it. 1. Was it worth buying? (100 PLN, so it's like 33.3$) 2. How to transfer games from PC to Portfolio? 3. Were there games sold on actual cart/ramdisk/whatever it's called? 4. Just found scheme for joystick where to buy parts for it? And "męska" translates to "male". 5. Do you love it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 There is some stuff about the Portfolio in the ST forum here if you search. Thats a great price for one if its fully working. I have wanted one for a long time now ever since seeing John Connor use one in Terminator 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I have wanted one a NES for a long time now ever since seeing John Connor use one Bob Hoskins in Terminator 2 Super Mario Bros fixed that for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 I have wanted one a NES for a long time now ever since seeing John Connor use one Bob Hoskins in Terminator 2 Super Mario Bros fixed that for you You utter bastard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) I have wanted one a cookie for a long time now ever since seeing John Connor use one Cookie Monster in Terminator 2 Sesame street fixed that for you Yeah, I too. I must get this program that John programmed... with this guy on the video help xD : Where to ger portfolio with such a price? Search here! (But i don't see it at the time...) Edited December 11, 2010 by lastkill3r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) If you look HERE then you will find Portfolio games you can download! Edited December 11, 2010 by The_Laird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yeah, i know this site. But how the hell to transfer them to portfolio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Yeah, i know this site. But how the hell to transfer them to portfolio? Using the PC link cable and software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 (edited) Yeah, i know this site. But how the hell to transfer them to portfolio? 1: Yes, good deal, make sure the ribbon cable between screen and machine is intact. 2:You need an old PC, best a 486 or early Pentium, and this: They pop up on UK/German ebay quite often. or the ARLink Transfer Cable w/software 3: Games on Port Get this game for Port, it is an excellent version of Chess 4: dunno 5: Yes, love it to bits, still using mine nowadays, batteries last almost 2 weeks in USAGE, overall it's an excellent little British made computer, also get a DIP PocketPC if you can find one, they are a bit better quality. Edited December 11, 2010 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Ok, thanks for answers. So i need to buy old PC to use my portable PC good? Sad. But i will buy this link-thingy and we see what do we got here. Ok, i'll buy the chess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPastGlory Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Ok, thanks for answers. So i need to buy old PC to use my portable PC good? Sad. But i will buy this link-thingy and we see what do we got here. Ok, i'll buy the chess! Hello there! As lastkill3r already mentioned ... PC Card Drive is the fastest solution for transfer data. Only thing You need is a PC with a free IDE slot + MS-DOS + Portfolio memory cards. I use an ABIT KT-7a mainboard, which is designed for early Athlon processors and has one IDE slot. MS-DOS 6 on partition 1 and WIN2k on partition 2. So this PC can be used for other things than only messing around with data transfer for the portfolio and oldschool stuff. I tried FT.COM + parallel interface + cable and it works well but data transfer is very slow. You are from Poland and many polish people are familiar with the German language so I'd recommend You following website: http://www.pofowiki.de That's what's left over from the former Portfolio Club Germany. They got lotsa hard- & software reviews on their wiki and some how-to-dos. The other great portfolio dedicated site has already been mentioned above by The_Laird. ... and about Your question #5: Yes ... still using the portfolio very often. Best wishes, pastglory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcv Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Just wanted to add that the Portfolio is a really cool piece of tech. I've never owned one, but I had a friend who ran his tech support on one back in the day. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Well, I'm from those who don't understand German ;D But i use this site: Here it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPastGlory Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Well, I'm from those who don't understand German ;D But i use this site: Here it is! Yeah, cool. A polish Portfolio site. Keeping the scene alive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 The PoFo will live forever ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hi again! Just found this on ebay. Will it work with Parallel interface for PoFo? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320386848744 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hi again! Just found this on ebay. Will it work with Parallel interface for PoFo?eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320386848744 It won't work with the parallel interface, but if you have the serial interface, you can use an adapter like this and a 9-pin F-F null modem cable to transfer data to/from the PC (I use a similar setup with my Tandy 102). If you have the parallel interface, you can transfer data using an ordinary DB25 M-M cable between the parallel ports on the Portfolio and the PC. The Portfolio's built-in main menu has a file transfer option, and you'll also need to run a file transfer utility on the PC side. I've attached a copy of the utility, which will need to be run in DOS. I used to have a Portfolio, and I agree that it's a cool little portable. I was primarily interested in using it for note-taking, and I used it for that purpose for several years, but I found that its small keyboard and other limitations were too frustrating, so I eventually "traded it in" for my Tandy 102. In addition to the file transfer utility, I also found my old copy of PowerBASIC, in case anyone's interested in programming for the Portfolio. FT.zip PB.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks for reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Saw a Portfolio on a episode of Parker Lewis Can't Loose.. one of the episodes on the first disc, second season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastkill3r Posted March 20, 2011 Author Share Posted March 20, 2011 Saw a Portfolio on a episode of Parker Lewis Can't Loose.. one of the episodes on the first disc, second season. Hey, cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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