P1r

Also: forgot to ask if it will fit in a standard cartridge.

I would also like to get my hands on one of these. =) Uncased version, please.

"I also have XE and XL style designs." Would love to see these!

Just found out about the ÉclaireXL. Very impressive job! I'd definitely think about getting one from a production run. Question: would it run my exported ROM from my old 600XL? It's a Scandinavian machine and the ROM hasn't worked in the emulators I've tested (Atari 800MacX).

Adding my voice to the choir, looking forward to the finished product!

Sorry again for taking so long to get back on this. I finally got round to getting a Windows machine with Atari800WinPlus. Unfortunately, I can't get the ROM working at all, either with or without SIO patch... =(

Wow, THANK YOU 1050! Sorry I've been off line with work this week, but I will definitely get myself a PC and Atari800Win this weekend to test this out!

Guys, I am overwhelmed by the attention and effort you are putting into this. I am in a bit over my head at this level, but am following the thread and will try to assist in any way I can. Have a great day, everyone!

No, I meant to see if the rom says "Haxxor Sven 1983" or "Somewhat official Atari 1983".

Should I open the machine to settle this? =)

Right, these two should do the trick: POKE 1791,255 POKE 756,204

Wow, this thread is picking up steam. =) I'm going to have to hijack my wifes PC and try a couple of things on that. Not sure I've ever seen anything about an SIO patch, but will give it a go asap. I can say as much as the keyboard mapping and rom hack wasn't just "some guy in a basement". Atari Scandinavia was a company that existed up until 1992. Not sure if they were a subsidiary or just a general agent, might have been both through the years. I remember the keyboard mapping switch (Ctrl + Shift + 2) was the same all the way back to the Atari 400 (though obviously with a different set of POKE:s), so my guess is that the rom is very much an official product fitted in the factory. I'm off to try and dig out those POKE:s now...

Thanks 1050! I'll post back if get anywhere on the subject.

Welcome to Sweden: 1050: Yep, I have sent a message to the author of Atari800MacX here on AtariAge, regarding another subject. No reply so far, but I'm not giving up on this just yet. =)

Wow, thanks 1050, now we're going places! I haven't checked your file yet, will take a look at it tonight. Here's a brief history of the rom: It is a recent transfer from my fully working Atari 600XL, bought in 1984 here in Sweden. It is a PAL machine, marked "403" next to the serial number (manufactured week 40, 1983 if I'm not mistaken?). The Swedish machine differs in two ways from a US/UK one: The keyboard layout is slightly different, including the three extra vowels of Å, Ä and Ö. If I remember correctly, the keyboard mapping is still US upon boot, the Swedish layout was activated either via two POKEs in BASIC, or by pressing Shift + Control + 2. (Shift + Control + 1 to get back to English layout) The Selftest is translated to Swedish ("Självtest") No differences regarding Option key to eliminate BASIC on startup or anything. Will try to get back later with confirmation that the keyboard layout is deactivated on startup and a photo of the keyboard.

Was that link correct? I didn't find any roms there? I have uploaded my rom here. Feel free to take a look. It does not have the same checksum as any other Atari rom I've tested, but surely that was to be expected? It is a translated version after all...

Thanks for the tip rdea6, but the whole point of the exercise was to get a swedish rom going. I have an American rev2 working rom, so I thought perhaps more people were interested in another rom, as a curiosity if nothing else...

Well, that was interesting. I tried the Frankenstein tool and the same thing happens, completely hangs the emulator. Also, a brief check in a hex viewer would suggest that the file is identical to what Rybags's BASIC snippet generated. Suggestions as to what to try next are much appreciated...

Thanks! I'll give that a try!

Thanks for that quick response! Well, this is kind of weird now. The addresses you specify are the ones used in the basic routine, provided the self test is at $5000. The resulting file is exactly the right size and comparing it in a hex viewer with a working OS shows only minor differences, which I guess you would expect from the localised version. The first two bytes of the file were different so I'm going to edit them to be the same as the other one. My only issue now is that Atari800MacX hangs when I try the OS file and now won't let me open preferences to change it. ;(

I'm guessing the addresses are slightly different on my Rev.1 600XL (Swedish)? I just ran through this and the emulator crashed when I tried the resulting file. Can anyone point a very rusty scandinavian in the right direction? Google hasn't been very helpful on the subject...