[SDrive-Simple - Yet Another Hardware Variation]

Jameco is now selling the Atmel 328p with bootloader for $14.95 - with 388 in stock. Jameco is out of stock of the chip without the bootloader. 

At $14.95 for the programmed chip, this is not worth it IMHO.

[SDrive-Simple - Yet Another Hardware Variation]

Michael,

Thanks for another great project. The crazy chip shortage affects this project also. Mouser has increased the price of the bare 328P chip to $2.87 with no stock available until 1/10/23!

 

However Adafruit and Mouser both have stock on the 328p with the ADAboot bootloader for $5.95. This is Adafruit product #123 https://www.adafruit.com/product/123

 

Have you tried programming the Adafruit chip by installing it into a Arduino UNO board and programming it? Does it work? Adafruit’s web page linked above describes how the ADAboot bootloader works. 
 

I’m just trying to determine if I can build this board without buying a XGecu TL866II Plus USB Programmer For $60.

 

 

 

[Any RaSCSI users?]

RaSCSI is a Raspberry Pi with MicroSD port emulating a SCSI hard drive. Nothing to do with a PC.

[Any RaSCSI users?]

I was just wondering if there were any RaSCSI users on this forum? There barely seems to be any discussion of RaSCSI here, but there is plenty on https://www.atari-forum.com/index.php

 

For more info on RaSCSI, check out the Wiki

 

The February 2022 release is interesting to Atari ST users, because it adds

• Support ICD (Atari ACSI) command semantics

The programmer of HDDriver11 https://www.hddriver.net/en/ seems to be a contributor to RaSCSI

More info https://www.rascsi.de/en/rascsi.html

 

I have ordered the RaSCSI kit off www.Tindie.com, but haven’t received it yet. It looks very interesting!

 

 

 

[BYTE sieve, some results]

The BYTE benchmark was designed to exercise the system. You should NOT optimize the program by removing the print statements. That's cheating!

 

The PicoMite system's BASIC I tested doesn't need line numbers - removing them would make the program run quicker. I did NOT remove the line numbers when I posted my time.

[BYTE sieve, some results]

PicoMite VGA computer, based on the Raspberry Pi Pico and described here completed the BYTE Sieve benchmark in 4 seconds!

[Classic Controllers to USB Device?]

There is an inexpensive NES, SNES and Genesis to USB adapter on Tindie Link

[New websites for your old computers]

I stumbled on a great video just released from Action Retro. In his video titled 'I rebuilt the entire internet...for vintage computers', he describes how he created two websites 68k.news and Frogfind which both pare web pages down to simple hypertext with separate picture download links. At the end of the video, he uses an Apple IIe and Contiki to view these websites.

I was skeptical at first, until I used my ancient PowerBook 520c to the internet and it worked! I could actually view many websites, including these forums with the old Mac. I was blown away at how well these two sites worked. it's great!!! 

You can even use these websites with modern computers. No need to build a pi-hole to block advertising - these two websites do it all!

[Seems like I am the minority regarding the controller...]

FYI Microsoft made a slight change to the battery pack cover on the new XBOX One X controllers and a rechargeable battery pack for the older X Box One S controller will NOT quite fit. Or more precisely, the battery pack does not stay attached to the controller. In a pinch, I guess you could use some duct tape to hold the battery pack in the controller...

[RIP Curt Vendel]

I don't frequent Atari Age often and just learned about Curt's passing. On this forum, I learned about Curt many years ago and purchased 4 of his Atari USB Joysticks. They still work great, and I improved one by adding 4 buttons to the joystick. The only time I met Curt was at VCF East 2019. Knowing about Curt's past health problems, I had this image of what I thought Curt would look like and I was so surprised to see a young, healthy looking guy with loads of enthusiasm. I was impressed with the Atari all stars at VCF East and thought Curt's health problems were behind him. I'm shocked at his passing and wish all the best for his family. Hopefully AtariMuseum.com will live on as a testament to Curt. 

[Flashback 9 Gold paddle issue]

On 12/17/2019 at 3:34 PM, ft55555 said:

Is there any issue with lag using this mod with the Flashback 9? The lag on the Flashback 8 was so bad, I decided to return it to the store and purchase a Flashback 9 to give this mod a shot.

There is no noticeable lag with the Flashback 9.

[Delayed audio on Flashback 9]

Check your TV - it should be set for Game mode.

[Atari Flashback X (10) spotted on Instagram?]

You can build your own wired paddles that work with the FB9 Gold. A pair of 10K potentiometers is required. Discussion thread

At the end of this thread, I posted by comments and pictures of my wired paddles.

[MIDI Interface]

I bought a XCSOURCE Pickit3.5 a few months ago from Amazon. This is a clone of the Pickit3 and worked fine to program the chip for the SIO2MIDI board. $17.99 on Amazon. Downloaded MPLAB from Microchip and it was recognized as a Pickit3

[ANALOG Magazine Source Code]

Tsom,

Thanks for posting - especially the pictures.

 

FYI, found this column from Lee Pappas on the early days of Analog magazine http://www.gearrant.com/

[Ingot Power Supply --> Garbage Can?]

FYI you can buy a 2.5A 5V power supply at Microcenter or Amazon for $9.99. You'll need to splice the DIN connector on the new power supply. If you don't want to solder, http://www.8bitclassics.com/ will sell you a power supply with the DIN connector for $14.99

[Blade Runner 2049]

There was an Atari logo in the original Blade Runner movie from 1982 also https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/10/10-things-blade-runner-thought-wed-have-by-now/

[Planetary Defense 2012]

You should be able to change this game to use an Atari Touch Tablet. The original Planetary Defense was published in Analog magazine #17, which you is http://www.atarimania.com/mags/pdf/analog_no_17.pdf

 

The game is written in Assembly Language - the source code is very well documented.

 

I modified this game many years ago to use the Atari Touch Tablet, but can't locate it.

[Compu=Prompt Atari on eBay]

Warning - Ingot power supply that could damage the computer

[Is There a Way I Can Play a Game I Bought on Steam Without Using the Steam App?]

I would explain your problem to Steam customer service and request a refund

 

[Just got my SDrive Max...A thing of beauty..]

As a project builder, not a developer - I just wanted to thank Mytek, Mr Robot, Dropcheck, tschak909 and all the other developers for designing such wonderful projects. You all deserve a round of thanks and are the reason the Atari 8-bit scene is so active 40 years after these computers were introduced.

 

Many of you develop these projects for no financial gain - and that's commendable. Speaking as a former Atari user group president, newsletter editor, disk librarian and treasurer - I know it's a thankless job.

 

Well done!

[Arduino Emulated Atari Joystick CX40]

According to https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUnoSMD the Arduino Uno SMD operates at 5V

[Almost the ultimate cheap RGB->HDMI adapter]

I was able to connect a 1040ST to a Sony KV-20XBR by building a cable that connected HSync and VSync using 2 resistors and 2 diodes. This information may be helpful to you. I've attached my instructions from 1987

 

Atari_ST_to_Sony_Monitor_cable.pdf

 

[Altirra 3.20 released]

Please ignore my prior post/picture. I rebooted my Mac and I've played FruityPete v1.1  3 times since then and the game works fine.

[IRATA.ONLINE screen-share across 13 retrocomputing platforms at once!]

Thomas,

Looks great - thanks for the video.