Bumzyman Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Crap!!!! You people are breaking me!!!! First the Flash MegaCart by Big Ben, now this!!! So true, so true.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-hz Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 the pcb's are ready, they'll be shiped to me soon! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEditor Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Any still available? What price?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-hz Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 yep! have a look here: http://www.mega-hz.de/Angebote/THE!CART/THE!CART_EN.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner73 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 can this cartridge run commando 64k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-hz Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 i don't know this game, can you post it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Commando is a 512KB Mega-Cartridge. So according to your compatibility list, it should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) can this cartridge run commando 64k? i don't know this game, can you post it here? I think maybe gooner73's question was whether Commando would work in a 64KB Atari machine with your cart or not. Edited October 15, 2013 by MrFish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner73 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I think maybe gooner73's question was whether Commando would work in a 64KB Atari machine with your cart or not. Hi that is what i really mean, whether commando will fit on the cart, and then play in standard 64k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Hi! can this cartridge run commando 64k? Just tried the dump from atarimania, Commando is a 128k XEGS cart (the 512k megacart version mentioned by MrFish is just a "hack" by Sunmark) and it works fine on a 64k 800XL. Haven't actually tried playing it, but pressing START worked so long, Hias 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner73 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Hi! Just tried the dump from atarimania, Commando is a 128k XEGS cart (the 512k megacart version mentioned by MrFish is just a "hack" by Sunmark) and it works fine on a 64k 800XL. Haven't actually tried playing it, but pressing START worked so long, Hias Thanks Hias, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Just tried the dump from atarimania, Commando is a 128k XEGS cart (the 512k megacart version mentioned by MrFish is just a "hack" by Sunmark)... Thanks for the information. I never knew there were other version of the Commando cartridge. It always seemed strange to me that it would need 512KB. Now it makes more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Is it possible to flash only a part of the cart and leave the rest of the contents untouched? Or do I have to reprogram the cart with every title I want to add.... Thanks M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-hz Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 yes, thats possible! the flasher uses incremental flashing for short flashing times. great job by hias! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-hz Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Hi there, the pcb's have arrived! I have to solder 5 devices on the pcb's and have to make the cases on the cnc-mill. then test the cart... that take time for the full 128MB... :-) Soon the finished Carts will be shipped to you! Download ASPEQT for high-speed SIO-Transfer with 8192K sectors and DL THE!CART-Studio for making your own compilation! regards, Wolfram Edited October 26, 2013 by mega-hz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slor Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Good to hear! One thing I didn't find a reference to (so I probably know the answer) - Does this happen to provide a facility for stacking cartridge images? For the obvious scenarios where I want to use SDX as DOS and then run another cartridge on top of that. Either way, I'm looking forward to to receiving the finished product. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hi! One thing I didn't find a reference to (so I probably know the answer) - Does this happen to provide a facility for stacking cartridge images? For the obvious scenarios where I want to use SDX as DOS and then run another cartridge on top of that. You mean emulating both SDX plus another cart stacked onto it? No, it doesn't support it. I had such a feature running in the very first version (where I used the TurboFreezer 2011 cartemu logic for a quick test), but removed it because it used quite a lot of resources in the PLD which could be better used for emulating more cartridge types. I also think that nowadays, where every new upgrade seems to include SDX as well, such a feature isn't as important as it might have been some years ago. Actually, when looking at the Ultimate1MB+SIDE postings, having more than one SDX seems to be causing a lot of trouble for users so long, Hias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slor Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) I also think that nowadays, where every new upgrade seems to include SDX as well, such a feature isn't as important as it might have been some years ago. Actually, when looking at the Ultimate1MB+SIDE postings, having more than one SDX seems to be causing a lot of trouble for users Strangely enough, I haven't yet done any machine upgrades that include SDX - though I do have an Incognito to install one of these days (so that's one I guess). Perhaps I'm in the minority on this, but I tend to actually prefer disk-based booting with SDX being something I use from cart when I need it for something specific - and this new cart is something I'll use in every machine I have, anywhere from stock to heavily modified. I understand the trade-offs though, and I definitely like the fact that lots of cart types will be emulated. Thanks Edited November 5, 2013 by Slor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Hi Wolfram, I received mine today and it works great! And it even works with Incognito... Thanks for all your hard work Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Sweet - nice to know they are arriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I am very excited too! One question: are the carts already programmed with some titles when they are shipped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I am very excited too! One question: are the carts already programmed with some titles when they are shipped? There is a demo that you can run, but I haven't found anything else yet. I tried writing out the cart image on my 800 Incognito, but it freezes up, will try other A8's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 @Wolfram 1) What banks should we stay away from so we don't clobber MyPicoDos and the flasher? 2) What is the function of the push switch? 3) Is there an internal menu to select the stored cartridge images? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Hi! 1) What banks should we stay away from so we don't clobber MyPicoDos and the flasher?If you only use the Studio software you don't have to care about this. However, if you use the "program from raw file" options in the flasher there are several things to keep in mind: The menu, flasher and mypicodos are stored in the first 16 banks. The next 16 banks (16-31) are reserved for checksum data (needed by the flasher to do incremental Cart Studio updates). If you plan to use both the cart studio and manual flashing from the Atari, it's best to reserve some user space at the end of the cartridge space in the workbook options and only use this reserved user space for manual flashing. Doing it this way guarantees that incremental updates and manual flashing don't interfere. When you start the flasher and have programmed some studio data in your cart it outputs the number of currently used banks. The output looks something like this: Detected The!Cart 128MB <title defined in workbook> 1248 banks used Stay away from manually reprogramming these used banks or you are in trouble Incremental updates will get out of sync (the incremental updater relies on the checksums, which aren't changed by manual updates) and you have to do a full update of your cart. BTW: there seems to be a bug in the latest Studio version if you select "extended menu". The number of used banks isn't reported correctly and always shows 16384, so better use the "simple menu" option - this one seems to work fine. If you (accidentally) erased the whole cart or reprogrammed the first 16 banks with the menu/flasher, just boot "thecart.atr", start the flasher (flash.com) and program the "cartmenu.rom" starting at bank 0 and you are fine again. 2) What is the function of the push switch?It resets the cart, i.e. re-activates the simple menu. Press this button, then reset on your Atari and you are back at the menu. This has the same result as powercycling the Atari. 3) Is there an internal menu to select the stored cartridge images?Not yet, JAC still has to write it. Currently there's only the "simple menu" with the manual/mode selection. so long, Hias 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Good info to know Thanks, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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