+Stephen Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Still haven't gotten an email Ordered on 9/23/10, wonder when the cutoff is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Disregard the email sent to those who received it, just pay attention to the Status Page please.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Disregard the email sent to those who received it, just pay attention to the Status Page please.... Thanks for the update. This is definitely getting to the 'wire' for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) My sister and her teenage son are visiting. Naturally the boy gets on the computer today and goes looking for mischief. Come to find out, he loves classic gaming (my sis taught him well.) and is asking about the XM of all things. (Seems I didn't clear my browser history well enough.) So, there might be another new convert planning on getting in on the action. I'll have to buy the module, while he pays me back over time, but looks like we have new blood joining the ranks and that can never be too bad. . Edited May 7, 2011 by AtariNerd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 And done. Always assumed the "first round" to get them would be people who were developing apps/games for the system and those who were involved with the system development, itself, with others after some testing had been done. Corby and the rest of us will be rewarded for our patience, soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Whatever the case, I want to dev for this add on system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Whatever the case, I want to dev for this add on system. Personally I'd say learn to develop for the stock system first. XM just gives you "more" of everything but the fundamentals of how the machine operates remain the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Whatever the case, I want to dev for this add on system. Personally I'd say learn to develop for the stock system first. XM just gives you "more" of everything but the fundamentals of how the machine operates remain the same. how hard is it to develop for the system if a person has never made a game for a system before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 how hard is it to develop for the system if a person has never made a game for a system before. Its difficult to say. It depends on your background and skill set. Do you know any other high level computer languages? Are you happy teaching yourself? Do you know about colour depth, how sprites work, implementing algorithms/physics using simple arithmetic, logic, number bases other than 10 etc.? You might be better off learning to program on a PC to grasp the fundamentals of what makes a game tick before starting on a constrained system like the 7800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) how hard is it to develop for the system if a person has never made a game for a system before. Its difficult to say. It depends on your background and skill set. Do you know any other high level computer languages? Are you happy teaching yourself? Do you know about colour depth, how sprites work, implementing algorithms/physics using simple arithmetic, logic, number bases other than 10 etc.? You might be better off learning to program on a PC to grasp the fundamentals of what makes a game tick before starting on a constrained system like the 7800. Okay thanks for the advice. Does it matter what windows version my PC has. I have one with windows XP and one with Vista.. So far I have taken C programming, visual basic and matlab. Edited May 12, 2011 by ATARI7800fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Okay thanks for the advice. Does it matter what windows version my PC has. I have one with windows XP and one with Vista.. So far I have taken C programming, visual basic and matlab. I'd recommend heading over to the programming forums and checking out the links in the pinned threads as a good starting point. The majority of people reading this thread are just interested in XM news so it'd probably be better to start a specific thread in the programming sections if you can't find the answer(s) you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Disregard the email sent to those who received it, just pay attention to the Status Page please.... Did they start going out the door as planned last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Disregard the email sent to those who received it, just pay attention to the Status Page please.... Did they start going out the door as planned last week? If so can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) fingers crossed Edited May 17, 2011 by mimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Dev/Test units are being assembled tonight and tomorrow to ship out, if they are okay and no major changes are needed after about a week, I'll start assembly and shipping the first batch of about 25-30 units, then get the next batch out about a week later and so on... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Dev/Test units are being assembled tonight and tomorrow to ship out, if they are okay and no major changes are needed after about a week, I'll start assembly and shipping the first batch of about 25-30 units, then get the next batch out about a week later and so on... Special favor... possible to get a test unit to either me or Madaracs? Madaracs is hosting a retro party this coming Saturday, and a bunch of us tech minded folk would love to test it out for you at the party. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsi0103A Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) Curt, if I can call you Curt? What is the best way to inform you that my shipping address has changed since I placed my order? Thanks, dsi0103A Edited May 18, 2011 by dsi0103A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Curt, if I can call you Curt? What is the best way to inform you that my shipping address has changed since I placed my order? Thanks, dsi0103A http://www.legacyengineer.com/storefront/index.php?main_page=contact_us&zenid=gfpv1henrju5rqdi15kbmo2q31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I see there is a revised shipment date on the site Original Release Date: November 30th Projected Shipment Date (Batch#1): Approx. May 24th-27th wonder how many units are in batch#1, and if I made the cut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Oberhäuser Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I see there is a revised shipment date on the site Original Release Date: November 30th Projected Shipment Date (Batch#1): Approx. May 24th-27th wonder how many units are in batch#1, and if I made the cut Just check Curt's posting above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Atarinerd, you are such a child...I just received shipment of an item I had ordered a couple of months back. Except I had forgotten specifically about it - that is, it had slipped my mind that it was being shipped and I was temporarily at a loss as to what was delivered. So, running through my mental check-list, I lighted temporarily upon the possibility of it being the XM. Now, I'm cautiously optimistic about the XM, have great hope for it, but like some, will be happier when it's in my greedy little hands before it will feel completely solid and real. Any onlooker would have been greeted by the goofiest grin, however, for that slight instant before memory kicked in and reality settled in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 For Canadian XM purchasers, something to keep an eye on: Canada Post is at high risk of going on strike this week. http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Postal+workers+could+strike+this+week/4861880/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Looks like Curt updated the project page and it's mid-june now. http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/7800/expansion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBomber Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 No more projected shipping dates, please. They're not helping anyone. Just keep us updated on a monthly basis and let us know when they start to go out the door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI7800fan Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) Have there been any updates on what games are for the expansion and how they are coming along. Also will there be a way of seeing what games in the store are XM only games. Edited June 1, 2011 by ATARI7800fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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