SIO2SD - cant format
interesting bug? -today i trying copy 5'25 to sio2sd.. 5'25 - D2, sio2sd - D1.. first copy d2, then format d1.. but system freeze.. then i try boot DOS 2.5 as normal and before and try format (I) ATR...
View ArticleNew user from Germany
I just bought a PAL Atari 2600 JR yesterday at a german yard sale, It worked for an hour then stop so Im looking on ebay and a couple other places to buy another one. I never owned an Atari before this...
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Players and Developers: What Is The 7800 Doing...
...After you press the power button? Let's see... 1-3 SECONDS --> 15-30 SECONDS --> 1 MINUTE 2 MINUTES --> 5 MINUTES --> 8 MINUTES 20 MINUTES --> 1 HOUR --> 5 HOURS ANSWER... It is...
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A8 and SC1224 Project
Well this is my attempt to get the A8 working on a SC1224. I was first made interested in this project from puppetmark's amazing thread: http://www.atariage....8-bit-in-color/ After reading his...
View ArticleQuick Question, Booting Mega with Teradesk and NVDI
So I have a 4MB Mega St with an UltraSatan and I was booting with TOS 1.4 and Teradesk and everything booted fine. As soon as I installed NVDI it now checks for a disk in the A:drive while loading...
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Atari 1040f issue
Hey guys I recently got a box full of Atari ST machines, games and audio plug in's and a SC1224 color monitor. The 2 1040's I got are DOA one is incomplete (the 1040e) and the other is complete and...
View Article5200 Tournament 2013
Retrocade Magazine's Atari 5200 Tournament 2013 begins April 4. Tournament winner receives a Retrocade Magazine prize pack! Tournament is held online on the Retrocade Magazine forums:...
View Article815 Master Diskette
Does anyone have an original 815 Master Diskette? Or, know anyone who does? There seem to be a number of 2.0D disks out there - looking for the correct one. Thanks, Bob
View ArticlePlastic shine
Hi, All! I have my 1200xl up and running with the new keyboard, and the 800xl is right behind. I wanted to know what product you guys use to make the plastic shine ( I have already cleaned it ). I did...
View Article8-BIT DISK DRIVE REPAIR
Hey All...I found this Guy who does reapair on ALL Atari based 5 1/4 drives. He will be working on my IndusGT. Paul Alhart's E:mail: p.alhart@verizon.net >Paul
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Delayed GTIA Functions - detailed description
Hi, Here is a detailed description of temperature-dependent "Delayed GTIA Functions" phenomenon. An image of demo disk as well as the source code for MADS is attached. This matter was discussed in...
View ArticleParallel Computing and the Atari 8-Bit
Has there ever been an attempt, or even a reason to attempt, to slave one 8-bit to another over the parallel bus? Anyone who's finished COMPSCI knows the theoreticals of it. The only real world...
View ArticleSomeone design a 3D Printable 1450XLD case, please! (8^)>
With 3D printing due to E-X-P-L-O-D-E this year and next, it would be nice to be able to print out a nice 1450 case using XL or XE innards, keyboard, SIO2PC. There's high enough resolution and...
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Local game store sells Atari stuff for the wrong reasons...
I was excited when I took my son to a local (privately owned) game store this week to try and trade one of his PS3 games. He had a beautiful display case behind the counter with an perfect original VCS...
View ArticleNeed 800 keyboard. Anyone have one for sale?
My brother's 800, he bought it in 1983, has died. It's a late production 48K 800 with the Mitsumi keyboard. This is the same type Mitsumi keyboard that was made for the 1200XL, but for the 800. I...
View Articlecontrol ports not working
I have just been given an atari 2600 that has been in storage for years with a whole bunch of games the first problem I have is there is allot of dots on the screen and if i move the coaxial cable it...
View ArticleWas there a reason why US 3rd party A8 compat. disk drives didnt come to UK
From the point of view that according to the various mentions of such disk drives in page 6 and DB pub's ATARI USER, the only Atari supporter even daring to stock these drives were Home Entertainment...
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whats a good setup for making some old school music?
Hey everyone, I found some local hardware. What I am trying to do is use my Atari to make the music for my retro inspired animated shorts. I am totally new to this Midi art form. I am interested to...
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Custom Game Cases
Hi i have made two custom game cases one for the 7800 Pac-Man Collection and the other for the new Donkey Kong XM, The cases are hard plastic like a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis case, They are pretty much...
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