Shaun.Bebbington Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 From comments and PMs that I've had here, perhaps it would be a good idea if you pinned a thread answering questions and giving pointers to people who are either new to the Atari 8-bit, or haven't used an A8 for so long that they are simply way out of touch with modern ways of using the A8. Questons that should be answers could include: *Where to find hardware, typical price and what to look out for *How to transfer emulator files to run on a real machine *Which A8 is the best to own for playing old and new games *Which machine to use if you like demos *How to upgrade the machines, ie, more RAM, faster processor? *Best "DOS" if there is one available *How to load from tape/disk and beginners guide to Atari *What SCART/VGA adapters work, and where to get them *Common faults with Ataris and easy fixes *Good sites for learning Atari BASIC and machine language All of this might already be answered on this forum, but I'm just thinking having it all in one place, for people like me Regards, Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 ... All of this might already be answered on this forum, but I'm just thinking having it all in one place, for people like me Regards, Shaun. The Atari 8-bit FAQ maintained by Michael Current has everything you need. I don't know the latest link to it but I am sure someone here does... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yep, afaik there is also a newbie FAQ by Bill Kendrick available... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) It is not an easy task to answer to all your questions. Different people have different needs. For example, I like easy solutions and I am not able to do electronic mods, so here are my advices: Atari 130XE (128K, perfect s-video output with THIS CABLE) + if you want to connect Atari to PC, SIO2PC (AtariAge user classics sells this device, $30-60) or if you want a stand-alone solution, SIO2SD (AtariAge user Pigula sells this device, around $50). Only few games need 128K. So, if you don't want s-video but only composite output you can use an 800XL (64K) instead of a 130XE. If you want to program in Basic, don't use the slow built-in Atari Basic but the faster, better and compatible TURBO-BASIC XL. > Good sites for learning Atari BASIC and machine language http://www.atariarchives.org/ > Where to find hardware (and software) B & C ComputerVisions Best Electronics Ebay Where to find disk images and executables http://gury.atari8.info/g_maze.htm http://www.atarimania.com/ http://vjetnam.hopto.org/index.php?frame=top20 http://www.mushca.com/f/atari/index.php?idx=1 http://atari.online.pl/v01/index.phtml?ct=nowinki http://www.langesite.com/Atari/Holmes/ I hope these advices can help. Edited February 19, 2008 by Philsan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun.Bebbington Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 ... All of this might already be answered on this forum, but I'm just thinking having it all in one place, for people like me Regards, Shaun. The Atari 8-bit FAQ maintained by Michael Current has everything you need. I don't know the latest link to it but I am sure someone here does... And the FAQs is on this forum I take it...? Regards, Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 And the FAQs is on this forum I take it...? Regards, Shaun. I don't know about that! I 'googled' it and a 2004 version of it came up. I am sure it has been updated since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbaeza Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I don't know about that! I 'googled' it and a 2004 version of it came up. I am sure it has been updated since then. There you go: http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/atari-8-bit/faq.html Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 This one is easier to navigate http://www.atarimania.com/faq.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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