ACML Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 It's actually closer to four months since Candle has logged into AA. Life happens. He said he is recently a new dad. It's a fun time, enjoy your children, they grow up fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xebec Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I'd also like one of these. I have 3 non-working Atari 800s.. I will make one of them work with this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irich2 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 On second thought, please put me down for two (2) (instead of one) Incognito 2 boards! I know that they will be worth the wait! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 It's actually closer to four months since Candle has logged into AA. Life happens. He said he is recently a new dad. It's a fun time, enjoy your children, they grow up fast. Ah I didn't realize that he just had a child. Well that explains things then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cawley1 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 As I finally have a working 800, I would love an Incognito 2, please put my name down when you are back and have the time to sort this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 SWEET (!!!) Second baby arriving.. with second Incognito edition (?) Hope all are well, and mom too... cheers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Today prototype boards arrived, so i was able to assemble them unfortunatly it seems i've forgot about some parts ;( here is side by side comparison of old and new incognito board WOW! I think I would like 2 of these!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 It's been five months since candle has logged onto AA. No longer holding breath. Currently in the process of selling my two beige 800 computers (and they are gorgeous). An Incognito II would have been the reason to keep them. I love the 800, but a stock 800 in 2017, there is a lot of software that won't run on them. Thirty-four years ago, it used to be the other way around. Decided I've accumulated too much hardware and its time to thin the heard some. Once I've sold the two 800's, that should insure that the Incognito II will be coming soon. I've got my 1200XLs and that works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Aw, man. That sucks, ACML. Why don't you sell one and hold onto one just in case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xebec Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I also saw Tezz hasn't been on here in several months too.. He's given us some quite interesting software over the years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I'm holding out hope. I'm sure he's just busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 My offer to port the alt BIOS to the new hardware having received a rather surly rejection, I reluctantly agreed to write the PBI SPI driver but the last email I sent including sample code and technical queries has gone unacknowledged for six months. Done nothing since in case I'm wasting my time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Weird. I wonder what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 My offer to port the alt BIOS to the new hardware having received a rather surly rejection, I reluctantly agreed to write the PBI SPI driver but the last email I sent including sample code and technical queries has gone unacknowledged for six months. Done nothing since in case I'm wasting my time.Have you received a beta / test unit of Incog.II? My gut tells me HW may not yet be ready... most likely due to family priorities in Candle's household... BTW: your Incognito / Utltimate ALT BIOS suite is the *BEST* thing that ever happened to such HW upgrades, and our supporting community. Can hardly think running these upgrades in any other way. Cheers! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 My offer to port the alt BIOS to the new hardware having received a rather surly rejection, I reluctantly agreed to write the PBI SPI driver but the last email I sent including sample code and technical queries has gone unacknowledged for six months. Done nothing since in case I'm wasting my time. Hmm. That's discouraging. Your BIOS takes the potential of the U1MB + SIDE2 combination and makes it so much more EVERYTHING - capable, easy to understand, easy to use. I can't understand why Candle isn't interested in leveraging that goodwill for his next project? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentarian Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Maybe Candle got distracted with the SIDE3 design. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/268007-side-3 It could be that some of the SIDE3 features will be in the Incognito2 and he needs to get SIDE3 operational first. I'm still holding out, but a little communication would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Have you received a beta / test unit of Incog.II? No, nothing yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentarian Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Lotharek has the Incognito2 on his page now: http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=211 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I really hope this comes out so I can bring out the 800 as my daily driver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I really hope this comes out so I can bring out the 800 as my daily driver. I want to do that as well, though I REALLY wish some millionaire Atari enthusiast would fund replacement keyboard mechanisms - or at least new plungers! - for those cracked, yellow Stackpole keyboard components. Of course, all three of my 800's have the same keyboard mechs and the same issue to some degree or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I want to do that as well, though I REALLY wish some millionaire Atari enthusiast would fund replacement keyboard mechanisms - or at least new plungers! - for those cracked, yellow Stackpole keyboard components. Of course, all three of my 800's have the same keyboard mechs and the same issue to some degree or another. If this is about what we'd REALLY wish for.... FOURTEEN FIFTY EX EL DEE. But that said, I'm looking forward to the Incognito 2. I don't have an 800 yet, but if I can get my hands on an incog 2 I'll be getting one (hopefully) to go with my Happy 810's. Which should round out pretty much what I want from my A8 collection (never really wanted any of the 400/600xl/65xe "lower end" systems). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I want to do that as well, though I REALLY wish some millionaire Atari enthusiast would fund replacement keyboard mechanisms - or at least new plungers! - for those cracked, yellow Stackpole keyboard components. Of course, all three of my 800's have the same keyboard mechs and the same issue to some degree or another. I bought a new keyboard last year from Best and so far havn't had any problems with it. I'm hoping it's long sealed hibernation slowed the aging process of those plungers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) Getting back on topic... The problem I see is that without FJC's BIOS development, the Incognito II won't be anything like what people have gotten used to from a usability standpoint in the earlier version using FJC's BIOS. And if it's shipped with something similar to what originally came with the U1MB, it'll sadly be lacking in features, and require an entirely different mindset when moving between different BIOS's. Of course there is nothing stopping 3rd party development after the fact, and hopefully that is what we'll see happen. Although that would go much faster if Candle would embrace this. - Michael Edited July 30, 2017 by mytekcontrols 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Yes - it's incredibly hard to go back to the Ulrimare Serup after having FJC's BIOS for such a long time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Yes - it's incredibly hard to go back to the Ulrimare Serup after having FJC's BIOS for such a long time. Yeah that's something I would really have no interest in :/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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