Curt Vendel #1 Posted January 6, 2020 That’s right... pigs are flying and the dark one is wearing a parka in hell today... The first XM was dropped at the Post Office on its way to Perry Thuente. 45 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+sixersfan105 #2 Posted January 6, 2020 Proof or it didn't happen! Just kidding. Glad to hear that, Curt. Thanks for all of your hard work on this project. When do you anticipate sales of the XM will go live to the general public, as in, non-preorders? Will it be for sale in the AtariAge Store or elsewhere. Cheers. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+cjherr #3 Posted January 6, 2020 Congratulations Curt! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dj_convoy #4 Posted January 6, 2020 Now on to Business is War... 5 1 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stephen #5 Posted January 6, 2020 Whoooooooooooooooo! Congrats Curt - on not only this, but kicking your heart issues to the curb and pushing on! 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+TrekMD #6 Posted January 7, 2020 That is AWESOME! 2020 is the year of the XM! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thursday83 #7 Posted January 7, 2020 Nice dude! Thanks for sticking to it! Very cool, looking forward to it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gambler172 #8 Posted January 7, 2020 wanna have....but i believe,when it is in my hands 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jefffulton #9 Posted January 7, 2020 Now, when can we start ordering more of them? 😃 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlidellMan #10 Posted January 7, 2020 I look forward to a video or two demonstrating it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eebuckeye #11 Posted January 7, 2020 What is/are the best games that can be purchased now that have the best use of the XM? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8th lutz #12 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, eebuckeye said: What is/are the best games that can be purchased now that have the best use of the XM? The best ones are Froggie and Beefdrop Ve right now. Those two games use the pokey sound chip that the XM has built in and High Score cart feature the XM has. That means you don't need the pokey one version of either game. Outside of that, there are bunch of homebrews that use the high score cart feature the XM has. Edited January 7, 2020 by 8th lutz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+save2600 #13 Posted January 7, 2020 Speaking of best, Perry's Donkey Kong uses both Pokey and the high score function as well. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+DrVenkman #14 Posted January 7, 2020 I just hope this inspires these brilliant folks to produce more of their great stuff, but now utilizing both POKEY sound and YM music. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+masschamber #15 Posted January 8, 2020 Just last year we got the phoenix, now the xm finally getting in devs hands, good times 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn #16 Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, DrVenkman said: I just hope this inspires these brilliant folks to produce more of their great stuff, but now utilizing both POKEY sound and YM music. All games like Plutos, Sirius and Impossible Mission now can be constructed without using extra RAM too. Commando hacks don't need a pokey chip, BBQC doesn't need a pokey anymore,etc. But all that is only when the masses have an XM. Right now, as Walter said, I'll believe it when it's in my hands. It's looking like that could be sooner than later which is a good thing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn #17 Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 5:03 PM, Curt Vendel said: That’s right... pigs are flying and the dark one is wearing a parka in hell today... The first XM was dropped at the Post Office on its way to Perry Thuente. So is the unit you sent him using the final BIOS that will ship to the masses? Congats on getting that first one out the door. Probably starting to feel pretty good that the finish line is in sight. Print off a couple hundred PCBs that will have most the component work done at the factory and then they should start flying out the door. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+sgrddy #18 Posted January 8, 2020 21 hours ago, SlidellMan said: I look forward to a video or two demonstrating it. Ya! Congrats Curt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles N #19 Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) It’s all ‘greek’ to this game-hound... XM...? ...no extra RAM...? ...no need for pokey-chips...? — Whats it all abour...? Edited January 9, 2020 by Giles N Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Trebor #20 Posted January 9, 2020 39 minutes ago, Giles N said: It’s all ‘greek’ to this game-hound... XM...? ...no extra RAM...? ...no need for pokey-chips...? — Whats it all abour...? What is the 7800XM? What features does the 7800XM have? Is the 7800XM hard to install? What tools do I need? Does the 7800XM make all of my existing games better? 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bakasama #21 Posted January 9, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 2:03 PM, Curt Vendel said: That’s right... pigs are flying and the dark one is wearing a parka in hell today... The first XM was dropped at the Post Office on its way to Perry Thuente. Well you did something that the people working Star Citizen couldn't do. Complete it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CPUWIZ #22 Posted January 9, 2020 "XM has shipped" is a misleading thread title. Should be more like, the first assembled one (that might work), has shipped to a single person. 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stephen #23 Posted January 9, 2020 8 hours ago, CPUWIZ said: "XM has shipped" is a misleading thread title. Should be more like, the first assembled one (that might work), has shipped to a single person. A minor detail, "tis but a flesh wound". It is a step in the right direction. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+sramirez2008 #24 Posted January 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Stephen said: A minor detail, "tis but a flesh wound". It is a step in the right direction. Love Monty Python, especially the Holy Grail. Hope the XM assembly line is able to ramp up production soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curt Vendel #25 Posted January 10, 2020 On 1/7/2020 at 7:46 PM, Shawn said: So is the unit you sent him using the final BIOS that will ship to the masses? Congats on getting that first one out the door. Probably starting to feel pretty good that the finish line is in sight. Print off a couple hundred PCBs that will have most the component work done at the factory and then they should start flying out the door. Hi Shawn, The Dev's are getting the last of the deep test BIOS, so it has all of the standard control functions but has all of the deep tests still in it and the plain menu, nothing fancing. The End User version is going to have all of the deep tests removed and have a more user friendly menu and an embedded game since there is plenty of extra room. Thats what I'm gonna shoot for is having all of the SMD stuff on the board and just I'll add on the PTH components, this will make things much easier for me. I've been doing a lot of fine SMD work by hand, its been fun, but I sure as heck would'nt want to do this a couple hundred times LOL! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites