Wally1 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Bob, later software likewhat and from what era, exactly? are we talking carts..? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Bob, later software likewhat and from what era, exactly? are we talking carts..? thanks Software that was released after Omnimon came out. Once the software houses became aware of the capabilities, they started taking steps to minimize the impact. I don't have any specifics off the top of my head, maybe someone else will chime in. [edit] I think most of the Electronic Arts titles don't work with Omnimon. [/edit] -Bob Edited November 20, 2013 by ryanr256 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 was it Savage Pond, well something Pond over wrote memory wiping out its data if it found Ominmon. There were quite a few titles out there that were Omniomon protected, as Bob said many EA titles were protected re it. That's why in my post I said its best if you get a simple toggle with needed resistors to switch it fully out and back to the original OS, I was lucky enough to have a triple banked OS made for me so I could swap around back in the day just by a good old switch at the back of my XE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally1 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 thanks Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropcheck Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi everyone, I finally got off my duff and did what I've been thinking about for several years. Just as a heads up there will be a website going active soon that offers a board for sale to support the OmniView/OmniMon chips. Other boards will be offered too. Stay tuned. It should go live in another couple of weeks. Still working out the kinks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally1 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 sounds great keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanr256 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Hi everyone, I finally got off my duff and did what I've been thinking about for several years. Just as a heads up there will be a website going active soon that offers a board for sale to support the OmniView/OmniMon chips. Other boards will be offered too. Stay tuned. It should go live in another couple of weeks. Still working out the kinks. You have my interest! :-) -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the speedscript 80 word processing program, I don't care if I have to type it in myself, I did that with the original superscript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FULS Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Try this ZIP file. The Operating System Rom of your Atari Must be Omniview for it to work. Speedscript80.zip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks for the link. Do you mean for the program to work or for the link to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks for the link. Do you mean for the program to work or for the link to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madi Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the link. Do you mean for the program to work or for the link to work. The program: SPD.OBJ (also inside the "Speedscript80 Orig.atr" image) needs Omniview OS to execute. The Speedscript 80 program (SPD.OBJ) will make a JSR to $C001. If it doesn't find the expected code, the computer will crash. madi Edited July 12, 2017 by Madi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I finally found an 800XL with the Omniview80 installed. It is the omniview256. Does anyone know where I can find a manual or set of instructions for this OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I finally found an 800XL with the Omniview80 installed. It is the omniview256. Does anyone know where I can find a manual or set of instructions for this OS. https://archive.org/details/OmniviewXLXEManual Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I read that the company that sold omniview would modify your atariwriter plus for 80 columns. Does anyone have a link for a download of that program or does anyone have a copy they are willing to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I read that the company that sold omniview would modify your atariwriter plus for 80 columns. Does anyone have a link for a download of that program or does anyone have a copy they are willing to sell? I f you find a copy, let me know. All my 1200XLs have Omniview and an 80 column Atariwriter Plus would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The speedscript 80 looks pretty good. I think the type is easier to read than the Last Word but that is probably due to the screen colors. If Last Word used white on black it would probably be much easier to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The speedscript 80 looks pretty good. I think the type is easier to read than the Last Word but that is probably due to the screen colors. If Last Word used white on black it would probably be much easier to read. According to the v3.21 manual the screen color in Last Word is adjustable, the default value is 148 but can be set from 0 to 255. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I will give that a try, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Yep: you can adjust the colours live on screen in TLW. There's also a selection of 80 column fonts if you don't like the default. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The Last Word is just that.... it's one more reason to Enjoy the Atari. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) I f you find a copy, let me know. All my 1200XLs have Omniview and an 80 column Atariwriter Plus would be awesome. I recommend TLW processor and then use Omniview for programming, etc. Both are only software 80 column anyway, one is just stored in OS rom. To get better you need an XEP 80. By the way, Omniview's colors can be adjusted too. Edited February 14, 2018 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 was it Savage Pond, well something Pond over wrote memory wiping out its data if it found Ominmon. There were quite a few titles out there that were Omniomon protected, as Bob said many EA titles were protected re it. That's why in my post I said its best if you get a simple toggle with needed resistors to switch it fully out and back to the original OS, I was lucky enough to have a triple banked OS made for me so I could swap around back in the day just by a good old switch at the back of my XE. This is why the Atarimax 32-in-1 is so cool, it has Omnimon and Omniview and originals and many more on it, no switch required, just hold select at power up and pick an OS from the menu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Yes, the 32 in 1 was something I wanted but as I'm about to get rid of my hardware its off the list... Thankfully with Altirra I can have any OS I like Plus it does not take up any room and does not break my back carrying it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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