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phaeron, Thanks for the quick feedback. I am musically challenged also, but have 1 Midi keyboard bought many years ago. Thankfully, playing Midi-Maze requires no musical talent, just 2 (or more) computers, each with Midi In and Midi Out ports. Check out the Atari-age thread I listed about and also https://ataribits.weebly.com/midi.html and let me know if your interested in updading Altirra for Midi In. Thanks again for writing such a great emulator. Over the past two weeks I've had time to use Altirra many times to play Atari games. Last night, I was surprised when I clicked on Altirra on my MacMini, and Wine started automatically, updated itself to Wine 2.0 and ran Altirra perfectly.

I added MidiMate to Altirra under the Devices tab, and apparently Altirra only supports Midi Output with the MidiMate. Is this correct? I've attached a M-Audio MidiSport 1X1 USB Midi interface to my Windows 10 machine, and was trying to see if I could get Midi-Maze running, Midi-Maze (.XEX) does lanuch and run in Solo mode, but I did not appear to recognize the M-Audio interface when selecting MidiMate with a single Midi cable attached (looped) as described in post 422 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/269207-midi-interface/page-17

The ELEGOO UNO R3 2.8 Inches TFT Touch Screen with SD Card Socket linked by JR> is the most commonly recommended TFT screen according to the SDrive-Max thread, and worked for me.

If you want to make your own cable, you can use a premade MIDI cable to start, cutting the plug off one end. The problem is it's difficult to splice shielded composite video, audio and S-Video cables to this MIDI cable. I made my own cables many years ago, and they eventually broke.

Good luck making your own cable - it's harder than it looks. I gave up and bought an Atari XL/XE 5-Pin DIN to S-Video & Composite AV Cable for $11.99 plus shipping/tax at https://www.8bitclassics.com/ I got my cable today and it works great. 8bitclassics.com is located in Wisconsin.

On Altirra, Fuity Pete crashes within seconds under NTSC. The 2nd time it crashed, Altirra recommended switching to PAL. The music sounds too fast, but the gameplay is fine on PAL.

The Deluxe Invaders cartridge is labeled and bagged. What did you do with your Bug Hunt cartridge? I have an M-Audio Midisport 1x1 USB Midi Interface. I wonder if Midi-Maze works under the Altirra emulator using the Midi Interface? I've already confirmed Midi-Maze does work in Solo mode under Altirra.

I placed Atari size cartridge board in a yellow Deluxe Invaders case - fit fine. I chose this cartridge case because I could see daylight between the two case halves and knew it would be simple to disassemble after removing the 1 screw. I tried it today - works great.

Bill, that's great news - glad this info can be preserved. Are you planning on bring any of this stuff to VCF East?

The Parallax Propeller chip has been able to emulate a SID chip since 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJcbxrdErkY

orpheuswaking, Thanks for the info - found it.

Do you have a link to the cartridge shells at Best Electronics? The least expensive I found was Atari Basic Cartridges for $10

Thanks for the info. I'll place my order. Does anyone have a source for cartridge shells?

I'm interested in ordering a cartridge. Can you provide an update on how many cartridges have been ordered so far and when you expect to ship your first batch?

Walter, That's great news. Is there any program/programs you want to run?

On the MIDI XEL II board, is the audio out line level or headphone level?

Considering the cost for the 2 MIDI port version is so low, it would be interesting if the MIDI interface was used for LAN gaming for new games. Has anyone found a small plastic case that fits the 2 MIDI port version?

Boards ordered yesterday and parts ordered today for the 2 port interface. All parts except one were very inexpensive, ranging in price from $.05 to $.77 each. The 5 pin DIN MIDI jack was the most expensive item - $1.59 each at Jameco or $3.04 each at Mouser. Since only Mouser had the PIC chips, I placed my order at Mouser.

I decided to go with a PICKit 3 clone instead. Price was $20 and it runs the MPLAB IDE.

That don't make games the way they used to. Last weekend I installed Quake 3 Arena (released in 1999), Unreal Anthology (Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Unreal 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004), and Unreal Tournament 3 on my Windows 10 computer. I was able to install all from original CD/DVD's and all ran fine after updating with the latest patches.

coleco82, Congrats on setting up your RPI 3B+. I setup my first system about 3 months ago and was also surprised how easy it was to install RetroPi and the OS.

I bought Recore for XBox One awhile ago, and like it a lot. It reminds me of Borderlands, but it's not multiplayer. Recore has a low learning curve and the game play is simpler than many first person shooters. Most reviewers gave it 7 out of 10 stars.

It occurs to me that you won't be able to use the 2 port SIO2MIDI device (post #332) AND a SDrive-Max at the same time, because both do not have a second SIO port for daisy-chaining. Could a computer power both over SIO at the same time? If so, could a second SIO port be connected easily?

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/

Pot is short for potentiometer The one I referred to in my post was next to or part of the RF modulator. I'm not familiar with the Super Video 2.1 mod - it may have it's own pot.