Cart port

[Inky]

Were any cart games produced for the st? The only things I recall that used it were a scanner, the RCAerochopper controller and my late lamented Digisound

[Wntermute]

Don't forget the hardware version of that one Mac emulator (the Mac ROMs plugged into the cart).. the software version was of "questionable" legality.

[Albert]

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Originally posted by Wntermute:

Don't forget the hardware version of that one Mac emulator (the Mac ROMs plugged into the cart).. the software version was of "questionable" legality.

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I had one of these, I believe it was called the Spectre GCR. Pretty damn neat, if you had a monochrome ST monitor you'd have higher resolution than you could get on the Macs of that same era. It also ran extremely fast. The only problem was that it didn't ship with the Mac ROMs, you had to hunt those down yourself (either from an existing Mac, or by burning EPROMs.)

 

Ahh, the web is great. Here's the Official Spectre GCR Support Page:

 

Offical Spectre GCR Support Page

 

..Al

[Albert]

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Originally posted by Inky:

Were any cart games produced for the st? The only things I recall that used it were a scanner, the RCAerochopper controller and my late lamented Digisound

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To my knowledge no game cartridges were produced for the ST. It was much cheaper to release games on 3.5" disks, so that's how all commercial games were delivered. Since most STs came with an internal floppy (the 520ST being the sole exception?), this wasn't a problem. Back then 3.5" drives were fairly new and pretty "high tech".

 

..Al

[Tyrant]

I seem to remember reading in STFormat about a unix hardware emulator on a cartridge. I cant remember the name of it but I remember it being very expensive (I have a feeling it was 300 pounds, which was twice the price of a new ST, but that sounds... unrealistic now I think about it more). Then again, it was probably cheaper than a real copy of unix, and this was in the days before linux I believe (or at least before it was well known).

[+rdemming]

The cartridge port was also used by the "Ultimate Ripper". Using this cartridge you could disassemble code, rip graphics and music, etc. from games and demos.

The cartridge was activated by pressing reset and turning a switch on the cart itself.

 

Robert

[walter2050]

I've got the Happy Back up cart I can copy all any game on 3.5! All you 8-bit users know bout the happy back up Its mroe powerful than 8-bit's by far

hey I've got rev 2.6 anybody got older or newer fostware ill like to got copies

[email protected]

[jorevall]

Were any cart games produced for the st?  The only things I recall that used it were a scanner, the RCAerochopper controller and my late lamented Digisound

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Hmm..

There is something back in my head saying that a Space game was released on cartridge for the ST range.

And it was like the Fast Basic cartridge, so it came up lika a program file when you double clicked on the cartridge icon.

 

But most of the carts where tools.

 

I still have some cartride port stuff like :

 

8 Bit mono sampler

16 Bit Mono sampler

Eprom programmer

Ultimate Ripper, and some ripping tools that are very alike.

Fast Basic

Happy Discovery cartridge

Spectre GCR

ROM port switch (4 cartridge to switch between)

Scanner interface.

Diagnostic carts various sizes and shapes.

 

This is what I can think of at the moment.

I have not used them for at least 10 years or so...

 

I have manage to keep them away from my wife, so she could not throw them away! She loves to throw things away, specially old computer stuff..

 

I say it is classics and nostalgias, she just complains and says it is junk... :-(

[techie_alison]

I have manage to keep them away from my wife, so she could not throw them away! She loves to throw things away, specially old computer stuff..

 

I say it is classics and nostalgias, she just complains and says it is junk... :-(

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Tell her that you want to help around the house more and cook. Burn the baking trays solid, serve up the most awful cups of tea, really make her feel that you're best doing what you do already.

Edited August 7, 2005 by techie_alison

[Paolo]

There was also VIDI-ST (is this the right name?), the video sampler, which could take video from a composite input and save in shades of gray or false colours. Where did I put that?...

[+DarkLord]

There was also VIDI-ST (is this the right name?), the video sampler, which could take video from a composite input and save in shades of gray or false colours. Where did I put that?...

906616[/snapback]

 

I think you mean "VideoMaster ST"....also available as "VideoMaster Falcon".

 

I own the Falcon version.

[krupkaj]

I think Paolo is right. I remember this name too. But have never seen t in real.

And I know VideoMaster as my friend has it

[+DarkLord]

I think Paolo is right. I remember this name too. But have never seen t in real.

And I know VideoMaster as my friend has it

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You guys are probably right - I've never owned or seen the actual ST version. I've only got the Falcon version, and I know there is an ST version of it.

 

See ya! :-)

[tuf]

Tons of MIDI interfaces and software dongles as well. Look at the stuff from Emagic and Steinberg as examples.

[Atari_Falcon]

Videomaster is hardware-wise the same on ST and Falcon... but with falcon you had other software and could take "true-color" pictures with the rgb-splitter...

 

I have pretty much romport hardware, but didn´t hear of any game released as a cart... although it would have been great copy protection

Edited March 25, 2009 by Atari_Falcon

[StaxX28]

There was also VIDI-ST (is this the right name?), the video sampler, which could take video from a composite input and save in shades of gray or false colours. Where did I put that?...

Yes it is, Paolo is right !

Edited March 29, 2009 by StaxX28

[+DarkLord]

Videomaster is hardware-wise the same on ST and Falcon... but with falcon you had other software and could take "true-color" pictures with the rgb-splitter...

 

I have pretty much romport hardware, but didn´t hear of any game released as a cart... although it would have been great copy protection

 

Also, you could "watch" the video and record it live, right? (on the Falcon).

[lp060]

I had a sound digitizer that was a cart, way back when, forget the name. Might of been from MichTron. There was also the stereo tech 3D glasses? Wasn't that a cart too?

[StaxX28]

I had a sound digitizer that was a cart, way back when, forget the name. Might of been from MichTron. There was also the stereo tech 3D glasses? Wasn't that a cart too?

ST-Replay !

[callaghan]

the steinberg company had neumerous cartridges for the st port ,, stos had a digitizer for sound sample recording.... and gen wave used the joystick as a cartridge port...

 

the smpte from hybrid arts used the rs232 port ...

 

but my question is , how do we use the steems emulation port images in our pc , any body done this yet?

 

charles