+orpheuswaking Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 How about dressing up the 1050 case with some vinyl wrap. Look how the80sman dressed up his Atari Flashback Ultimate with wood grain and a Centipede image http://atariage.com/forums/topic/275619-the-raspberry-pi-and-retropie-discussion-thread/page-8?do=findComment&comment=4145295 Carbon Fiber would look great https://vvividshop.com/ How about if I used vinyl wrap it would look like garbage LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) Yay, it works. Many more tests to come but for tonight, this will do. Edited March 29, 2019 by DrVenkman 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Yay, it works. IMG_1225.JPG Many more tests to come but for tonight, this will do. Congrats . This makes you the first to successfully boot up a 1088XLD (besides myself, but that doesn't count ). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Congrats!!! Wonderful bringing up a completely hand built system for the 1st time isn't it? It's a true time machine back to 1979 when this machine was new. Cool anniversary isn't it - 400/800 was released in early 1979, 1088XLDs are coming to life in 2019. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 First tests of the MIDI features. The S2 synth module works. https://youtu.be/209gsoDoJ1U 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Now you're having fun . Must feel very good to get past that glitch that caused the main oscillator not to work, and start using the system. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 sorry, quick question, is there a reason not to use the latest SDX? (I notice 4.46 in the shot above) -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Now you're having fun . Must feel very good to get past that glitch that caused the main oscillator not to work, and start using the system. Yep!!! Nice to see I've only made 1 (major, lol) mistake during my build so far. Of course until I get the IDE cable I won't be able to test the PBI/CF card stuff. I don't have cart connectors yet either (grrrr ....!) so I can't test cartridge access, which is admittedly not a big consideration for this machine. I will test the MIDI jacks and stuff this afternoon/evening. sorry, quick question, is there a reason not to use the latest SDX? (I notice 4.46 in the shot above) -Thom It's what came on the Ultimate 1MB board I bought from Lotharek a couple months back, along with that eyesore "ULRIMARE" BIOS, lol. I haven't yet updated it but I'll get to that tonight as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Very nice! Wonder if Serdashop noticed any uptick in S2 DeamBlaster sales recently 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Well, I made much better progress than I thought I would this evening. All soldering is done, save for the Level 2 board. No pics of the back yet as the board is still caked in flux. It's neat - take and my previous image, it's a great before & after, almost perfectly lined up. Wish I could properly edit photos to make them match. BTW - I'll have more images posted in higher resolution at my Flickr site - 1088XLD album is https://www.flickr.com/photos/75619516@N06/albums/72157705660251381 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 sorry, quick question, is there a reason not to use the latest SDX? (I notice 4.46 in the shot above) -Thom I am (unhappily) running 4.47 currently. SDX 4.48 was a total lock-up for me because I have a 16 bit CPU but NO linear RAM above 64K. SDX 4.49 runs, but I get Error-144 (device done - Write protect, Printer out of paper, etc.) errors all the time for no reason. This has NEVER happened to me using SDX 4.47. It is difficult (but possible) to use PCL: devices. The files are always intact and error free, that is my main concern. The latest I have seen is the released 4.49c, and there is also a 4.49d floating around. Neither of them fix the Error-144 problem. We are sort of stuck at this point. I hope this is resolved soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I need to flash my OS, BASIC and XEGS game selections to it, but Jons BIOS is in da house. So much more functional and aesthetically pleasing than the old ULRIMARE version! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 There is now a very simple 1088XLD landing page on my website: https://ataribits.weebly.com/1088xld.html In the near future, this will be the page to go to in order to get the latest project documentation. And pretty soon I hope to be uploading a full schematic and BOM which Dropcheck has been so kindly putting together. The official source for the boards will be coming directly from The Brewing Academy once the beta testing is completed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Very cool Michael! I think I need to acquire a third 1050 .. my stack is too asymmetrical. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Very cool Michael! I think I need to acquire a third 1050 .. my stack is too asymmetrical. Nice . Although I think I would put the actual 1050 floppy drive on top for better disk accessibility . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoc2010 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Yes - I hope it doesn't re-yellow on me. Oddly, none of the gear I owned ever turned colour. Non smoker, and always covered, out of sunlight, and temp stored. I am a "night owl". Light sensitive, prefer the dark, etc. This was an ebay item, broken, that I was trying to fix. Oh - no tricks. 40 vol cream lightener, saran wrap, and sunlight. Re-applied every 30 minutes for 3 hours, and I had this perfect result. Ambient temp was 73, moderate humidity when I did this (outdoors). where do you find 40 volume cream lightener? Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 where do you find 40 volume cream lightener? Douglas Was a LONG time ago that I got it - the bottle I had dried out. But I got it from a local hair care salon. I'd post a pic of the bottle but got rid of it when it turned solid on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoc2010 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Very nice! Wonder if Serdashop noticed any uptick in S2 DeamBlaster sales recently I just bought one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoc2010 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Well, I made much better progress than I thought I would this evening. All soldering is done, save for the Level 2 board. No pics of the back yet as the board is still caked in flux. It's neat - take and my previous image, it's a great before & after, almost perfectly lined up. Wish I could properly edit photos to make them match. BTW - I'll have more images posted in higher resolution at my Flickr site - 1088XLD album is https://www.flickr.com/photos/75619516@N06/albums/72157705660251381 34.jpg So the cartridge slot will have to be milled out of the top case? The 90 degree angled slot of the 1200XL could work here with an extension to the backplate?? just haven't seen the cart come to fruition yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) where do you find 40 volume cream lightener? You can find it at a place like Sallys Beauty Supply. I used the same stuff to retrobrite my Ugly Duckling 1200XL about 22 months ago. No re-yellowing yet, but these days that machine is upstairs in my 8-Bit Attic, out of bright sunlight and well away from the windows. So the cartridge slot will have to be milled out of the top case? The 90 degree angled slot of the 1200XL could work here with an extension to the backplate?? just haven't seen the cart come to fruition yet.Just to be 100% clear, since this is going to be asked a lot I expect, cartridge use with this machine is going to be a decidedly secondary consideration. The cart port/ECI connectors are there but the component spacing is very tight, even without a cartridge tunnel. Insiderting carts down into the box from a hole cut into the top is likely to be a non-starter. You *CAN* fit something small and thin inside like an UNO Cart; what I intend to do when I call it done is to get a second UNO Cart and keep one inside the machine full-time. Jons new BIOS has the option to disable cartridge ROM; that way theres no need to remove the cart physically, merely turn it off via a BIOS menu option, then re-enable it when necessary. Another option will be something like Dropchecks cartridge port extenders. Perhaps replace the Level 2 I/O board with a front cartridge port and a buffered cable to the cart/ECI connector on the main PCB, or the same sort of thing mounted to the back (which would require case mods). But again - cartridge use is not the primary aim for this thing. It is what it is. Edited April 6, 2019 by DrVenkman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 My IDE cable finally arrived today from China (16 days after order ...). So my CF card interface is up and running! So next week or two I need to order a front panel, repaint the case and see about finishing this project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 But... where does my Ethernet cable plug in? I would also like a connection to a time machine, so I could go back in time and warn myself about my first wife! This has soooo much potential, could you many add a couple of more connections? DavidMil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 So the cartridge slot will have to be milled out of the top case? The 90 degree angled slot of the 1200XL could work here with an extension to the backplate?? just haven't seen the cart come to fruition yet. Yeah - this machine was never really intended to run carts, given the built in CF3 adapter and HDD functionality. I won't be cutting my case, everything will run from CF for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Dr. V nice work!!! Looking forward to completing one of these boards, maybe two. Between homes at the moment and everything is in boxes:( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Fun stuff here in Michael's design, folks. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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