Bikerbob Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Wondering if anyone can point to how I would do this?? does it have to be programmed into the firmware? or is there a way to LOAD it as a cartridge? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 You can't, you need something like the Ultimate Cartridge. Why not get the XEX files instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Correct. The SIDE cartridge cannot emulate a rom cartridge. However, as tjlazer points out, you can use XEX files created from cartridge roms. If you're dead set on emulating carts, both the UNO Cart and the Ultimate Cart support all vintage cartridge roms from BITD. The Ultimate will also support 8 megabit Atarimax compilation files. The UNO Cart only supports 1 megabit Atarimax files, but does also support some (not all) simple .ATR files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Ok, good to know, I guess maybe an Ultimate Cart in the furture, but I will look for xex files for now then. XEX files run just as if they were carts? is there an archive of xex files? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) Ok, good to know, I guess maybe an Ultimate Cart in the furture, but I will look for xex files for now then. XEX files run just as if they were carts? is there an archive of xex files? James http://www.mushca.com/f/atari/index.php?idx=0 Select the download all 68 MB of XEX files nearly all tested and able to run via SIO2PC, SIO2SD, Sdrive, and Side2. Edited May 12, 2018 by rdea6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 No banked carts, but you can soft-load quite a few 8K ROMs (and CARs using the upcoming firmware). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irata 008 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 5/12/2018 at 7:22 PM, flashjazzcat said: No banked carts, but you can soft-load quite a few 8K ROMs (and CARs using the upcoming firmware). I’m Checking to see if U1MB can emulate banked carts but assume it can’t. Assuming I am correct is there any way that either U1MB or side 2 could handle banked cart emulation in the future ? Or does the hardware prevent that ever being a reality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Irata 008 said: I’m Checking to see if U1MB can emulate banked carts but assume it can’t. Correct. 1 minute ago, Irata 008 said: Assuming I am correct is there any way that either U1MB or side 2 could handle banked cart emulation in the future ? Or does the hardware prevent that ever being a reality? Hardware prevents this being a reality, since (for one thing) cart emulation requires dedicated RAM on the device. U1MB's 1MB of RAM is for the extended PORTB memory, and SIDE2 has no RAM on it whatsoever. SIDE3 will (eventually) do everything all in one device (i.e. everything SIDE2 does, plus cart emulation), but in the meantime, you need to look to UNO, AVG, Ultimate Cart, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irata 008 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Correct. Hardware prevents this being a reality, since (for one thing) cart emulation requires dedicated RAM on the device. U1MB's 1MB of RAM is for the extended PORTB memory, and SIDE2 has no RAM on it whatsoever. SIDE3 will (eventually) do everything all in one device (i.e. everything SIDE2 does, plus cart emulation), but in the meantime, you need to look to UNO, AVG, Ultimate Cart, etc. As usual very succinct and clear info Jason. I’m waiting for side 3 ... There seems to be a flow or trickle of new games which take advantage of 1MB cart bank switching - Wonderboy is an immediate example. Cash and covid restrictions permitting (im in NZ), I’m looking at ordering a cart emulator which can handle 1mb banked cart emulation. I looked at this about 6 months ago, marvelled at some carts which can emulate others (iirc one or two can even emulate side 2) and got totally confused. Which current (ie available) one or ones would you recommend as being the most compatible and useful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Irata 008 said: As usual very succinct and clear info Jason. Jason? 11 minutes ago, Irata 008 said: Which current (ie available) one or ones would you recommend as being the most compatible and useful? In the absence of SIDE3, the AVG cart seems to me clearly the best option (not least because it can emulate SIDE2). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 VBXE can to a point emulate banked carts though the Rom code would need patching. And the other disadvantage is it's Ram-based so vulnerable to overwriting. I did a Mac-65 executable some years back, I think it's around here somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 If you're gonna start patching the ROMs, SIDE2 can do all the OSS carts in ROM (ebiguy made the ROMs and they're in my website). Both U1MB and SIDE have native ROM banking schemes, but that's not what's being asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irata 008 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 22 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Jason? In the absence of SIDE3, the AVG cart seems to me clearly the best option (not least because it can emulate SIDE2). Sorry Johnathan! Brain fade... AVG cart it is then. Thanks for all the great work you’ve done and are doing on Atari’s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 If using add on cart port pcb with AVG the newer faster timing firmware might not work. I know 0017 is working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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