MEtalGuy66 Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 ORDERING IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS PRODUCTION RUN I should have the PCBs within 10 business days, and I'll ship them out directly.. Many thanks to everyone who went in on this deal.. Hope you made a little something for your efforts! I wont make any on the bare PCBs, but depending on what I can get the cart connectors for, and what the exact shipping costs are for FedEX, I will probably make a few dollars per board on the assembled options.. Which is fine with me because it wont take me more than 10 mintes each to assemble them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ok.. The PCBs are supposed to be here today. I'll get one built, installed, & tested tonight, and post pictures, wire-hookup tables & instructions, etc.. Tomorrow, I'll go ahead and send out the "bare PCB" orders.. I should be able to assemble the rest this weekend and ship those monday.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ok.. The PCBs are supposed to be here today. I'll get one built, installed, & tested tonight, and post pictures, wire-hookup tables & instructions, etc.. Tomorrow, I'll go ahead and send out the "bare PCB" orders.. I should be able to assemble the rest this weekend and ship those monday.. Can you make mine L-shaped so the MIO sits behind the 1200? That wouldn't be too much of a hassle, would it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+remowilliams Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 That's just beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 That is so sexy! Take a closer look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 (edited) Having probs with my internet Take a closer look Edited February 13, 2009 by Almost Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 That's just beautiful. Agreed. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 1200XL working with MIO & SpartaDOS X 4.42... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 1200XL working with MIO & SpartaDOS X 4.42... That's pretty cool... love the X Cart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Installation Pics: As promised, 10-solder-points, plus the ROM upgrades... Works like a charm, and no need to modify the casework at all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Works like a charm, and no need to modify the casework at all.. Someone has been busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl0re Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Having probs with my internet Take a closer look Hmm, Atari "1200"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hmm, Atari "1200"? Yeah, It's a rare one.. Apparently they made a few without the "xl" on the tag.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hmm, Atari "1200"? Yes. The motherboard in there is from Metalguy's 130xe replaced 1200xl. The 1200 motherboard is at home, but it looks pretty much like a 1200xl board. Also the bottom of the case does not have a serial tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 That looks fantastic. WOW! Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Stupid question, but is there some sort of support under the board? If not, isn't it going to bend and flex every time you plug a cartridge in? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 Stupid question, but is there some sort of support under the board? If not, isn't it going to bend and flex every time you plug a cartridge in? Tempest Personally... As often as I insert/remove cartridges on a 1200XL, I dont mind using both hands.. But theres 4 mounting holes on the board in case you wanna screw it to something.. A small block of wood & 2 wood screws maybe? That wasnt my part.. I made the boards, you figure out how your gonna use it.. That said, if your 1200XL is your "cart gaming" machine, I wouldnt put a PBI device on it to begin with.. Most people use an XEGS or 800XL for that.. the only carts you might use frequently with this setup are SpartaDOS X, Rtime 8, and maybe a programming language cart or two... So its not like your gonna be swapping carts every 5 minutes like you would with a 2600.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Bare PCBs will be going out tomorrow via USPS All of the Assembled Units are Built and ready to be boxed and shipped via FedEX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Ok.. Here's the instructions for installing it. Before this will work, you need the following upgrades already installed and working: 1) 800XL/130XE MMU (C061618) 2) 16K XL/XE OS ROM (or ATARIMAX 32-in-one OS) I am happy to answer any questions... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Ok.. Here's the instructions for installing it. Before this will work, you need the following upgrades already installed and working: 1) 800XL/130XE MMU (C061618) 2) 16K XL/XE OS ROM (or ATARIMAX 32-in-one OS) I am happy to answer any questions... Good luck. Is the MMU socketed? My 1200XL has a 4 in 1 OS on it (one of which is the XL/XE OS) already, but I'm not sure about the MMU. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Is the MMU socketed? My 1200XL has a 4 in 1 OS on it (one of which is the XL/XE OS) already, but I'm not sure about the MMU. Tempest Tempest: Yeah.. If you have a 27C512 EPROM containing 4 OSes, you damn sure have an MMU with a 16k ROM select.. Don't worry. Your machine is ready for the PBI board.. Yes, the MMU should be socketed.. I've never seen a 1200XL that wasn't fully socketed.. For those who are wondering how to do it, here are the instructions for upgrading the 1200XL to an XL/XE OS ROM (Taken from Bob Woolley's original 1200XL PBI mod article): The 1200XL OS does not have the PBI code in either of its two 8KROMs, which means we'll have to either recode an EPROM or use the 800XL or 130XE (same chip) OS ROM. Since many people don't have an EPROM burner and don't want to spend $150 for one, maybe $5 or $10 for an Atari ROM out of an 800XL (CO61598B) is a good idea. Also, it really isn't legal to copy the Atari ROM into an EPROM, even for your own use. Even if you destroy your source ROM, even. Atari was nice enough to provide an easy upgrade path, use their ROM. OK? First thing you may find is that the 1200XL ROMs are 24 pin devices and the new ROM is a 28 pin package. No problem. All of the 1200XL main boards have 28 pin sites for the ROMs. All you need to do is pull the 24 pin socket at U13 and solder in a 28 pin unit. One more address line (A13) is needed, so remove the W6 jumper and solder a wire from pin 23 of the CPU chip (U21) to the top pad of W6. Now, plug the 800XL OS ROM into U13. The 16K ROM select is just as simple. Take a look inside your 1200XL. See the chip that has 20 pins (U14)? That is your MMU. It is the main difference between a 1200XL and an 800XL. Same number of little pins, same number of inputs and outputs ..... But the 800XL IC has the 16K select for the OS ROM. So, lets jump right in and swap the MMU with the 800XL part (CO61618). Fits just fine, doesn't it? Pull out all the jumpers except W11, W12 and W9 and you have a ROM select line that will select the address range from $C000 to $FFFF in a single ROM, like the 800XL. You can read the entire article here: http://www.retrobits.net/atari/pbi.shtml Edited February 17, 2009 by MEtalGuy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah.. If you have a 27C512 EPROM containing 4 OSes, you damn sure have an MMU with a 16k bank select.. Dont worry about it... I assumed so, but I wasn't 100% sure. Good to know. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes, the MMU should be socketed.. I've never seen a 1200XL that wasn't fully socketed.. Interestingly, my 1200xl has one chip *not* socketed. The XL Delay chip. Everything else is. And that chip is socketed on my 800XL machines. Not sure why it was soldered direct on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 All orders have been shipped... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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