[Atari Lynx Rare Homebrew Games]

Link doesn't work for me and either put prices here to sell here or it should be moved to the Auctions forum.

 

 

[Some VIC cart dumps]

Thanks for that. I wanted to be able to test them in an emulator like VICE. Executing a ROM is a good way to make sure your dump is valid. 

 

Thanks for your help @carlsson !

[Some VIC cart dumps]

Does anyone have the ability to make these into CRT images? I don't have a good windows setup for that. If there were Mac software to do that, I would give it a try. 

[Some VIC cart dumps]

Let's try this again. This should be improved. 

 

 

VIC-20 Story Machine VIC-20 Mini Jini VIC-20 Pharaoh's Curse VIC-20 Protector VIC-20 Victerm 40

[Some VIC cart dumps]

I have successfully dumped multiple ROMS using the Cartrip for C64.

 

I'll circle back with Evie and try to figure this out. Thanks for looking at the rips.

 

Interestingly, the CTP recognizes Pharoah's Curse with a checksum. 

 

 

[Some VIC cart dumps]

Here's another set after a firmware update from Evie.

 

Do these look better? Are they useable?

 

VIC VICTERM 40.a0VIC Story Machine.60VIC Protector.a0VIC Pharoah's Curse.60VIC Mini Jini.a0

[Some VIC cart dumps]

The Chiptester Pro does some work in the way of checksums, and if I recall, at least one of the carts was recognized by checksum, and I think it was Pharaoh. 

 

I'll circle back with Evie and see if she has any idea of what is going on.

 

Thanks for checking these out. I hope to have some good rips soon.

[Some VIC cart dumps]

OK, let's try this again. Can anyone convert these to files useable in emulators and post them? Confirm I have the titles right?

 

 

VIC Mini Jini.a0 VIC Pharoah's Curse.60 VIC protector.a0 VIC Story Machine.60 VIC VICTERM 40.a0

[id these ROMs?]

I got a tube of some EPROMs a while back. Here are the dumps I just made that should correspond to the picture. I believe they are all 2732 EPROMs. One of the eight (not pictured) failed the dump. I am using the backbit.io Chip Tester Pro to dump these.

 

I think they are arcade EPROMs. Can anyone figure out what they are, maybe by comparing to MAME ROMs or something?

40.bin Atari 116.bin Atari 133.bin Atari 231.bin Auto Race.bin Katapult.bin Space Monster.bin

[What do I have here?]

@DarkLord I had a 6 chip set already that I'd picked up in a parts lot. And I already added the sockets and it works great! 

[Some VIC cart dumps]

Will redump

 

[Windows Installer for all necessary Atari Tools]

I wish there was a package like this for MacOS. 

[What do I have here?]

Thanks to everyone for their helpful responses. This has been my first dive into an ST as far as the hardware goes. Although it was a little confusing to get how the shielding works and how to get it all taken apart, it has been a fun computer to work on. 

 

I managed to add 4 sockets, convert to 6 chip TOS 1.04,  and connect the 3 pads (unfortunately one of the 1mb pads came off in desoldering so this modification to 6 chip is irreversible without a surface mount repair). The system works great with my UltraSATAN. Also successfully recapped the PS, although the largest 220V 200uF cap was slightly taller than the original and barely fits in the case. I left out the PS shielding for that reason. It should have better ventilation that way anyway. 

 

The main thing left to do is to get the STDisk I just picked up working. It seems to be finicky about the 5V PS and SD card so that is probably the issue. 

 

I did notice that the Atari diagnostic cart I have does not recognize TOS 1.04 as a valid ROM. It also doesn't recognize the RAM above 1MB as it is installed, but I think the UltraSATAN boot sequence said something about an additional 2.5MB. I'll try to document it. 

[What do I have here?]

@ParanoidLittleMan Ah, had no idea what you meant until I had the motherboard laid bare and the sockets already soldered in. Thanks again!

 

[What do I have here?]

When I change this ST from 2 chip to 6 chip, do I simply need to add the sockets and chips or are there any other necessary modifications?

 

Thanks!

[What do I have here?]

Thanks to everyone for their helpful responses.

 

Thinking about it, shouldn't this ST have 1mb standard, and then this modification should bring it to 2mb or more than 1mb at least?

 

I'll pull the electrical tape and post some more pictures. 

[What do I have here?]

I opened up my ST to find this mess. What is this upgrade with connector from Zubair interfaces? I have no experience with ST upgrades. The shielding is very bent up and there is electrical tape to prevent shorts here and there. Should I make sure I keep all the shielding in place or can I leave some out when I reassemble?

 

I wanted to see if it was a 6 chip ROM since I have a ROM 1.4 upgrade for that, but it’s a 2 chip. I believe I tested it when it was whole as ROM 1.0 or some other ROM too low rev to work with my UltraSATAN. While I have it open, what is the best upgrade for compatibility and easy of use? I understand that there are some sacrifices with every version. And any suggestions where I should buy said upgrade? I’d like something that autoboots without a floppy in the built in drive.

 

Or is it a moot point to worry about the UltraSATAN when I just got one of those new ST Disk adapters from Spain?

 

And FINALLY, should I recap the PS while I’m in here? Heard it’s a good idea. The caps on the motherboard look ok and are refreshingly through hole, while I was expecting to have to surface mount recap. I am planning to leave those alone. 

 

Oh but wait! I just noticed it’s a 1040ST motherboard here! I did test it to have 1mb RAM when it was whole but I just figured it was an upgraded 520ST.

 

Thanks ST people!

[Some VIC cart dumps]

I am messing around with the Chip Tester Pro CartRip functionality and I had these two unusual carts sitting around. They should be raw binary dumps. Can these be converted to cart files and used with emulation like VICE or on flash adapters? It's perfectly possible I have the file names reversed. 

VIC20 - Minijini VIC20 - VICTERM40

[C012399 Math Pack ROM]

17 hours ago, sup8pdct said:

Yes it is. On 400 it is on motherboard. 800 is on personality card.

Wonderful. Thanks so much!

[C012399 Math Pack ROM]

I got this in an Atari Service lot. Is it a regular part of the 400/800 personality cards? The name I’m quoting is simply from Best, which seems to have the one of the only links I could find to this Atari part number. 

 

Thanks!

[Atari SA releasing limited run 2600 cartridges.]

"only 1,983 copies of each limited edition cartridge will be made"

 

That seems like a very hopeful number of boxed games for $150 apiece. 

 

I wonder what the highest print run has been of any Atari Age release?

 

[5200 prototype dumps]

1 hour ago, 0078265317 said:

There are more prototypes on Ebay but this one struck me as odd.  Never saw an orange label before.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334147682716?hash=item4dccc1019c:g:cHUAAOSwTKthNsvR

I wouldn't think much of it. 5200 protos were widely shared. I guess it might be interesting to see what it is though.

[New Atari ST/E Mega ST/E hard disk interface - Faster and more SD card compatible than SatanDisk]

I just received mine. Now to prep the SD card. Did anyone cook up a 3D printed enclosure that I could buy?

[FS/FT Atari 800 Infocom Enchanter and Seastalker]

Pending payment.

[Got about 150 items up for systems between SNES-PS2 ElectricQuarter/Sylentwulf Collection]

This belongs in the Auction Central forum.