GreyHobbit Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, flashjazzcat said: I need to get the bit file from Candle in order to prepare the flasher, so I'll do that as soon as he becomes talkative on Whatsapp. I hope it goes without saying (because I forgot to say it!) that the new loader is superb and worth every bit of the anticipation we've had for it. Thanks for all the hard work you put into providing new features and capabilities for our beloved Ataris! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 @GreyHobbitcouldn't have put it better myself. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 @TGB1718 How ya getting on with the beta? I am loving the advanced file management tools. No more having to pop the SDcard out, boot up my Windows lappy, etc to create or rename folders/files or move/copy them around - plus image creation as well. Just spent a lil time this eve getting to grips with the loader shortut keys among other things Nice to drive the context menus via the joystick gestures too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Beeblebrox said: @TGB1718 How ya getting on with the beta? Unfortunately, real life stuff getting the way of what I want to do Hope to get back to it today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 1 hour ago, TGB1718 said: Unfortunately, real life stuff getting the way of what I want to do Hope to get back to it today @TGB1718 What's real life?! No worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 52 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: What's real life?! Her indoors ? ☠️ ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Take your time. I've had some kind of malaise the past couple of days which made me want to take to my bed, although I seem to be coming out of it now. I think I need a holiday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 I just flashed my SIDE3 with the version posted a couple days ago - looking forward to seeing how things work! FANCY! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 4:44 AM, flashjazzcat said: I've had some kind of malaise the past couple of days which made me want to take to my bed, although I seem to be coming out of it now. I think I need a holiday. Sorry to hear that Jon ? Hopefully you are feeling better today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, mytek said: Sorry to hear that Jon ? Hopefully you are feeling better today Thanks Michael. Not feeling as bad today, but still weak as water. Been taking a few chill-out days, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, flashjazzcat said: Thanks Michael. Not feeling as bad today, but still weak as water. Been taking a few chill-out days, anyway. My wife and I went through something like that about a month ago - pretty much wiped us out for 5 days. Unlike her, I was a wimp and stayed in bed while she still went to work at the hospital. She doesn't work directly with patients, and due to Covid protocols wears a N95 mask, face shield, and gloves, so very little chance of spreading it - whatever it was. I think you deserve any chill-out days you can get, and sometimes your body throws something at you to make you to slow down for a bit and rest. Take care 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 11 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Not feeling as bad today, but still weak as water. Been taking a few chill-out days, anyway. Wish you a speedy recovery from whatever it is ! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Clearly I caught long Monkey Pox because climate change, but I'm all better now. Thanks everyone. Here's part 2: I have a bug-fixed update to issue next week, and I'll get back to those who sent emails offering to test the Lattice flasher soon. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 @flashjazzcat glad ya feelin better. Started watchin part 2 of the beta loader video - will resume watching tmrw but just to say it's really great you have covered the topic of Games and FAT DOS and the potential for future gaming accessing directly from FAT . Incredibly exciting scope there and something I really hope any game developers acknowledge. A big part of keeping something alive - and especially so for retro gaming systems - is to innovate and that is certainly is what a lot of hardware developers, software and firmware coders on the 8-bit scenes do. You see it with FUJINET for example. All innovation on the Atari 8-bit scene benfits the Atari community as a whole and keeps the game, software and hardware developers interested in pushing our fantastic A8s to the limits of their architecture and continues to surprise and delight. Looking forward to the next bug fix release of the SIDE3 beta and future enhancements, tweaks and functionality. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Pending the next update, I've been experimenting with this design, intended to ease UI spacing (which was getting cramped) and address NTSC overscan issues at the foot of the display. Thoughts welcome. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I like it. It buys back some real estate and still looks nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I like that - really lets you know you have the latest&greatest loader on there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800_Rocks Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Jon - Very nice! Much better use of the screen area. You have the Dan seal of approval. Edited July 27, 2022 by 800_Rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Here's an update of the beta loader and the user manual: https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/side3-beta-loader/ Lots of transitional stuff going on, so I wouldn't be surprised if something got broken. Changes described in the changelog. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 @flashjazzcat nice one. ? I'll flash it tmrw eve and give it a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 2 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Here's an update of the beta loader and the user manual: https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/side3-beta-loader/ Lots of transitional stuff going on, so I wouldn't be surprised if something got broken. Changes described in the changelog. Excellent! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800_Rocks Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 FJC - great stuff. I am testing now. Since I was one of the NTSC guys asking for the screen size change I’m showing a before and after image to show how my bottom information text was cutoff before and looks great now. So much more useable for me and my NTSC CRT monitor. Thank you!! Before: After: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Update (fixes broken ATR drive selector): https://atari8.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/SIDE3-Loader-Beta.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Just updated, this is very sexeh, thanks FJC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 36 minutes ago, Mazzspeed said: Just updated, this is very sexeh, thanks FJC! Trust me to make two videos just before I decided to completely redesign the logo. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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