Pengwin Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hi all. After an extended absence from the A8 scene, I have finally got my trusty 800XL back in its pride of place, on my desk. This means that I am also back playing and having fun with a lot of old software. I do however, have a question for you all. I have been playing around with various dev tools (cc65, kyan pascal, Basic XL, etc.), but I would like to get to know The Slave (by Gregory Software) a little better (I know Adventure Writer is supposed to be better, but I'm a masochist). Does anyone have a copy of the manual for The Slave that they could scan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Good to have you back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks mimo, I've been checking in once in a while over the last couple of years, but now my lil baby is back up, I hope to have more to contribute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Pengwin, I remember your nice website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks Philsan, it was a shame it went, but my hosting company went t*ts up without warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 My new, if somewhat minimal, setup. No disk drive, tape drive, etc. Using my Mac with SIO2OSX. I had forgotten how nice the 800XL keyboard is, and after using my USB Competition Pro for the last few years, my original Atari joystick is a delight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Glad to have you back, Pengwin. I still miss Wednesday chats. -Steve Sheppard Edited October 30, 2011 by a8isa1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 What a fabulous setup. The Atari and the iMac do match perfectly together. Greetz from Holland! Marius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 What a fabulous setup. The Atari and the iMac do match perfectly together. Greetz from Holland! Marius. It is a cool setup, unfortunately, I am having trouble getting Star Raiders and Pac-Man working correctly. I guess I'll have to get the cartridges for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 @Pengwin No you won't need those. I run those games perfect from SIO too. You might have corrupted files? Are you familiar with the gamedos called "MyPicoDos"? That one will load and run almost any binary (not rom!) file. If you need any assistance let us know! I'm sure there are more people here ready to help Greetz Marius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hi Marius, I am using the disk sets created by someone on these forums that use MyPicoDos. Not sure if it is because I am running a PAL 800XL. When I try them in emulator, they are perfectly fine there. If I have to get the Carts, then so be it...it's not a major hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Just got another copy of Star Raiders from Fandal's site. That seems to work, no problems...still got issues with Pac-Man. Most of the time, Pac-Man himself doesn't animate...I think its something to do with timing, so it's probably because I have a Pal system. Unfortunately, the US Gold version of Pac-Man on Atarimania only has the cassette dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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