Super-Genius! Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 Well, after about five months of work, Magicard and Video Life are finished. I only had enough parts to make about 100 of each. You can order them online by going to http://www.sunmark.com Mark :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 The Cuttle Cart is able to run both Magicard and Video Life. Is there any difference between these emulations and the actual carts? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Genius! Posted June 27, 2002 Author Share Posted June 27, 2002 There is no difference on the Cuttle Cart. As far as the emulators, in my opinion, they do a fair job with Magicard and Video Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Because I have the Cuttle cart .. any possibility of getting the manual and the overlays from you? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Yes, will those be available separately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Maybe this thread can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Yes .. I can find the manual in the archive .. but it is not in a printable form. And I can find the overlay scans .. but they print out twice as big as necessary. How can I resize them to fit the keyboard controllers? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA (Cuttle Cart owner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Doh! I got the overlays to printout at the proper size .. just after posting my problem. Now I need a printout of the manual .. Any help here? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Now I need a printout of the manual .. Any help here? The photocopied sheets I received were 8 1/2" x 11". These are what I scanned and what you see on AtariAge. So if you print each page at that size, you should end up with results close to what I started with. Having never seen an original Magicard manual, I don't know what size the originals were. They could have been smaller and the person who copied them for me may have blown them up. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Genius! Posted June 30, 2002 Author Share Posted June 30, 2002 The actual size of the manual (new and original) is 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I have made both the overlays and manual available seperately because it seems a lot of people with Cuttle Cart expressed an interest. http://www.sunmark.com Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted July 1, 2002 Share Posted July 1, 2002 Thanks Mark .. Thanks Al .. I finally did figure out how to save only the images and not the whole webpage (right click). Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA (windows challenged) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Genius! Posted July 2, 2002 Author Share Posted July 2, 2002 I am getting a lot of questions on saving the programs. Included is a schematic of an interface you can build that will allow you to save any program you write to a tape recorder. I am in the process of making a "kit" that includes the circuit board and parts so you can easily construct this tape interface. This should be available by the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 I am getting a lot of questions on saving the programs. Includedis a schematic of an interface you can build that will allow you to save any program you write to a tape recorder. I am in the process of making a "kit" that includes the circuit board and parts so you can easily construct this tape interface. This should be available by the end of the month. Sounds like a good idea, though I wonder if this might also become "only" a collectors item and not used for what it's made for. BTW: Are there any sample sourcecodes available on the web (from the manual or other sources) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 I am getting a lot of questions on saving the programs. Includedis a schematic of an interface you can build that will allow you to save any program you write to a tape recorder. I am in the process of making a "kit" that includes the circuit board and parts so you can easily construct this tape interface. This should be available by the end of the month. Sounds like a good idea, though I wonder if this might also become "only" a collectors item and not used for what it's made for. BTW: Are there any sample sourcecodes available on the web (from the manual or other sources) Well if this takes off and it seems there is a LOT of interest in Marks well crafted products, perhaps a MagicCard developers forum or some sort of subset of the Programming Forum could be setup and MagicCard owners and programmers could swap source code and help one another.... Mark, Maybe you should consider setting up a message posting board on your website and also an owners database and allow people to talk with one another about doing work and developing.... just a suggestion. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Well if this takes off and it seems there is a LOT of interest in Marks well crafted products, perhaps a MagicCard developers forum or some sort of subset of the Programming Forum could be setup and MagicCard owners and programmers could swap source code and help one another.... I doubt this will happen. The 2600 alone is a very limited computer, but the extra restrictions of the MagiCard will make programming something real quite impossible and with much limited fun too. But trying out the existing sources from the past, that would be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Genius! Posted July 3, 2002 Author Share Posted July 3, 2002 But trying out the existing sources from the past, that would be fun. There is one program that is published in the manual called "Life". I have not typed it in because I do not have the tape interface working yet. It is a long program, so I want to save it after I enter it. That is the only program I know of available for the MagiCard except for the few game programs I wrote a LONG time ago, which I plan to make available. The one good thing the MagiCard does is it helps you learn 6502 programming. You don't have to worry about vertical blanking, checking switch registers, designing character sets....etc. There are subroutines already in place for you so it is very simple! The only thing you have to worry about is the flow of the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 There is one program that is published in the manual called "Life". There are programs in the manual on pages 2-24 through 2-29. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 There is one program that is published in the manual called "Life". There are programs in the manual on pages 2-24 through 2-29. I know them, but I'm too lazy to type them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted July 3, 2002 Share Posted July 3, 2002 I know them, but I'm too lazy to type them in. Thomas .. You have better things to do .. like unearth undiscovered treasure inside Tutenkamen ROM for example! Did you receive my trans-atlantic letter? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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