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30 minutes ago, chevymad said:
I'm curious how the long lines are input. I tried the poke, but that still won't allow the full line to be input. I loaded the cassette file into altirra and the whole extra long line is shown. What's the trick?
When typing, use abbreviations for the commands. ? instead of PRINT, "GO." instead of GOTO, etc.
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No more posts until 12/31/2023 @ 23:59:59 the earliest! BTW - never forget!
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2 hours ago, JPF997 said:
Now that this little conflict is done and dusted we can all move on to bigger and better things, like for example the great debate I'm currently having over synthwave 😂, see you guy's on the other side 😎
No debate - it sucks
But - to make it as annoying as possible, play it full volume through a Speaker Hat. You will have all he Atari vibes anyone could possibly want (unless Atari brands a magic wand (tm)).
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1 minute ago, MrFish said:
Possibly. I'm running Windows 7 and I've never gotten any such errors.
The problem is, I not only updated my hardware, but also downgraded from Windows 10 to 11. So two major changes which is not helpful for narrowing this down.
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5 hours ago, calfranklin0598 said:
Very helpful information. The included images of the Ingot Power Supply will aid me in isolating that particular item. So, it is fairly simple to use the cords from the Ingot and build my own with the purchased Meanwell Power Supply?
Yes - just make sure to get the polarity correct. Even though it's a 5 pin DIN, there will only be two wires coming out, ground and positive which go to the new power supply.
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On 9/20/2023 at 6:11 PM, sparkplug.0128 said:
new to atari 800xl. i plug in my basic cart and get this screen. any help?
Just now, Stephen said:Antenna and cable are the same for the VHF band (channels 2-13). That's why non cable ready TVs back in the day needed the external tuner box to get anything channel 14 and above. I still contend that the picture looks like the computer is trying to make video but is being overvolted and that is messing with the sync.
So - look dead center of that picture. You will see a horizontal band, with dark line in the center, followed by a bright line, then the start of another dark band. That is the classic VBLANK signal these machines generate. Back in the ancient days when these machines were new, CRTs had a vertical hold knob and if you misadjusted it and rolled the picture, you would see that.
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6 hours ago, scorpio_ny said:
One thing @sparkplug.0128,
I see you using the RF connection. Did you check to make sure sure that the TV is set for “antenna”, not “cable”?Next, check which channel you are using on the TV and which channel you have set on the computer (channel select switch). They should both match.
Antenna and cable are the same for the VHF band (channels 2-13). That's why non cable ready TVs back in the day needed the external tuner box to get anything channel 14 and above. I still contend that the picture looks like the computer is trying to make video but is being overvolted and that is messing with the sync.
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3 hours ago, ivop said:
The changes you made to the long lines seem fine on first glance. But considering the printout is from the exact same cas file I use, I assume you still have made some typos. With all the Vnumber variables, a mistake is easy to overlook.
As for recording the WAV file, best use the headphone output of the sound card and go to aux in. Not mic in, which as an extra pre-amplifier builtin. Playing the tape back beforehand on the audio deck will tell you if it recorded anything. I noticed the wav file has a pretty long lead-in, so you might have to skip a few seconds and press play there.
Where do you connect your realtek speakers to? I assume those are two speakers. It might not be the same playback device as from which you are recording. You should be able to select the playback device somewhere in your soundcard's settings.
Edit: oh, I missed the first post where you mention the headphone jack. If that's the same jack you connect your speakers to, that one should be used. You might have to either increase or decrease the recording level on your taperecorder to get it picked up reliably by the 410.
Make sure you are writing to the correct channel. It's been too long - I don't remember if it was left channel = data, right channel = audio (music could b played back while loading, States & Capitals for example did this). Given that you have just the data file, I would recommend outputting the audio in MONO, therefore writing it to BOTH channels. This way it doesn't matter which is the correct one.
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1 hour ago, Atari8man2004 said:
I'm trying to run a new version of the Raster converter GUI and I get message any ideas If I click continue the program loads fine
I've started getting that error too. Not sure if it's a Windows 11 issue or not. My only initial guess is it could be an error when trying to fill the dropdown which lets you choose the number of threads? I have a much newer machine (i9-12900K 3.20 GHz), 60 16 cores but 24 logical processors. Might be trying to add a value to the dropdown for threads that is too high or something?
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1 hour ago, SIO2 said:
I was just searching for the "Super Retro Atari Box Video Computer Entertainment System 2600 plus One 8 bit 800 XL Series ST" and I couldn't find it amongst all the crap that came up.
Just add an OMG R@RE !!!!!! and you'd have a good Ebay title for pumping those views!
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37 minutes ago, frankodragon said:
We've had new guys come in before with their snarky comments and thinking everyone else is dumb. No matter what, if they're going to be that way, they're going to be eating humble pie sooner or later.
Oh come on now. Any time I have noticed, that "all 100 people I have been around think I am an asshole", it's obviously those 100 people with a problem, not me!
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1 hour ago, dmsc said:
Hi!
6 hours ago, pirx said:ExpandReal-world scenario:
- text mode, each line is a different charset, say 20 lines = 20 fonts.
- I need 54 different characters in each line, which means 432 bytes used in each charset. It means 592 bytes are left unused in each charset.
so the definition would look like this (typing from memory, the syntax might be incorrect):
align $400 charset01 ins 'chset01.fnt',,432 align $400 charset02 ins 'chset02.fnt',,432 ... align $400 charset20 ins 'chset20.fnt',,432And in RAM I have
20KiB taken and 19 holes 592 bytes each.
Now, imagine you could tell MADS that these holes are free to use... It could fill it up with procedures, tables, and such.
It is definitely not an easy task, maybe even impossible for a cross-assembler - a very simple approach would add jumps around reserved areas. A more sophisticated approach would be to reorganize procs and data chunks to best fit the holes. But it smells like a higher-level language, not an assembler really.
This is easy to do with CA65/LD65 and a custom linker script: you need to define memory areas for each 1k block, and then add (at least) two segments to each memory area, one with the font and another one with the code.
That's fantastic!
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4 hours ago, reifsnyderb said:
A couple months ago
Quoting because that's some of the nicest SMD soldering I have seen! I assume that isn't done by hand?
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1 hour ago, ivop said:
If I'm not mistaken, that looks like the dreaded ingot power supply.
It is known to overvolt when failing and fry several chips on your main board.
I mentioned this earlier. And I will bet double down, after seeing this, that he is frying (or has already ruined) the system because of it. I begged, PLEASE CHECK THE VOLTAGE before turning on the machine.
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No way man - I set that bitch on highest priority, max number of threads, max solutions, and let her rip for as long as it takes! If my machine is not screaming for mercy, I am not using it properly!
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1 hour ago, votraxman said:
Get Incognito. Not much soldering required.
24 minutes ago, phoney said:"not much" != "none"
Come on fellas. We're talking about upgrading 1970's era machines to 1MB. If you can't manage 4 wires to solder, you won't be using a 1970s machine at all, let alone one with 1MB of RAM!
We've gotta stop this bullshit of "everyone needs a participation trophy". Sometimes, there is a minimum barrier for entry. (But I'll be called any numbers of boomer, get off my lawn, exclusionist, etc.)
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7 hours ago, JPF997 said:
If this project actually comes to fruition then I can throw my plans to visit Disney Land into the garbage can and start planning for my stay at the Atari hotel instead!
Only of the elevator MUZAK is synth-wave! Am I right?
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19 minutes ago, Albert said:
It's also grossly unfair to prejudge members who might join because they saw a "viral post" somewhere. I welcome new members to the site, regardless of how they may learn about it. Your argument is also weakened by the fact that the member above who I kicked from the thread joined the forum over TWENTY years ago.
Fair enough. I am a realist, not a pessimist. So I hope you are correct, but I fear the opposite.
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5 hours ago, ledzep said:
Hahaha, wow. I will admit, the first 15 seconds I wanted to turn it off but it seemed to get better as it went along? I'm not saying I would want to listen to more of it but it sure sounds '80s to me.
I was terrified at Golden Shower! What's next? A lemon party?
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47 minutes ago, Albert said:49 minutes ago, bloodreptile said:
Time for a flame war dude?
Congratulations for being the first person to be kicked from this thread.
This is what I fear will be all too common. It's like when a small local pub has been a really cool hangout for 20 years. Then all of a sudden, some TikTok wanker makes a viral post, and all of the sudden, the floodgates open. Be prepared for this on EPIC levels.
Also - I'm ready to be called an "old man yelling at clouds, a boomer, etc." Mark your calendar, and get back with me in a few years.
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50 minutes ago, Shawn said:
I don't see him lasting much longer here on AtariAge either. Clearly a problematic person to have on a forum.
No - it was just because he is new to forums, and couldn't figure out the UI here. So confusing having everything organized by System, Category, and Thread.
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Awesome stuff! The MIDI hardware looks incredible.
Speaking of collaborations between you and candle, can we get an ETA on when the Simple Stereo 4 will be available?
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Also - what power supply are you using? That looks suspiciously like a bad ingot style power supply over-volting. I would not turn the machine on again until you can verify the power supply is outputting 5VDC. They are regulated, so you should definitely not see anything over 5.2VDC and there should be no AC ripple / noise on the output.
But - to make it as annoying as possible, play it full volume through a Speaker Hat. You will have all he Atari vibes anyone could possibly want (unless Atari brands a magic wand (tm)).
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