frank_c Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Will be buying a 2600 Harmony cart shortly and would love to have a 7800 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Also interested in a Harmony 2 Cartridge for the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 I've tried writing Batari about this, and about the availability for the 2600 version of the Harmony Cart with no reply. For those that have bought the existing Harmony Cart, were they responsive to the order once money was sent? Are the existing Harmony Carts still in stock? And is the Harmony Cart 2 a sore subject these days for some reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I ordered mine right here from AtariAge and it was shipped out very quickly! I'm not sure if it was Al or Batari that sent it, but whoever it was, it was very good service. Get one, then go here..... http://www.atarimania.com/rom_collection_archive_atari_2600_roms.html ....and knock yourself out. You'll never get through all of it!!! (but it's a lot of fun trying!!!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 batari moved to a different hardware design I believe within the last year, which offered greater potential features, but I imagine required much additional testing. Perhaps they are waiting for the roll out of the 7800 XM (supposed to be June)? Perhaps they are doing something in conjunction with the 2600 Harmony II (Encore)? Don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) I've tried writing Batari about this, and about the availability for the 2600 version of the Harmony Cart with no reply. For those that have bought the existing Harmony Cart, were they responsive to the order once money was sent? Are the existing Harmony Carts still in stock? And is the Harmony Cart 2 a sore subject these days for some reason? I just bought one a few weeks ago. They were relatively quick about sending it out. The tracking info was sent directly to paypal so, keep an eye out that way. Also, there are quite a few here who have not embraced the art of responding to PMs. It is what it is. Edited May 19, 2014 by 7800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Perhaps they are waiting for the roll out of the 7800 XM (supposed to be June)? Perhaps they are doing something in conjunction with the 2600 Harmony II (Encore)? Don't know. In case it was missed here... ...The relevant part: "What about Harmony 2? The Harmony 2 cartridge, for the Atari 7800, is now known as "the Concerto cartridge." I know many are anxious for the release of this cartridge, but it is still in development. It's gone through more than a dozen hardware revisions including two ground-up redesigns and currently it's better than I ever imagined. The latest redesign was conceived to be 100% reverse-compatible with Harmony AND Hamony Encore at the hardware and firmware level, so all of the games that work on Harmony and Harmony Encore will work on Concerto. We hope Concerto will be done in time for CGE 2014 (if there is one) or PRGE 2014." Fingers crossed for the Harmony Concerto cartridge around this Autumn, if not sooner. Note: CGE 2014 is September 12-14th. PRGE 2014 is October 18-19th. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey1334 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Oh this looks promising. A complete 7800 library is not very hard to obtain. But this would save me a lot of time...and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Oh this looks promising. A complete 7800 library is not very hard to obtain. But this would save me a lot of time...and money. Agreed, also a benefit of the Concerto Cart is that it will support home brews, hacks and if I'm not mistaken games with pokey sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Agreed, also a benefit of the Concerto Cart is that it will support home brews, hacks and if I'm not mistaken games with pokey sound. Hasn't been stated yet (Pokey and/or XM-like memory features). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hasn't been stated yet (Pokey and/or XM-like memory features). Wait, What? ... if the Concerto does not allow for pokey sound, I will totally pass on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Wait, What? ... if the Concerto does not allow for pokey sound, I will totally pass on it. Hasn't been confirmed nor denied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Any moar updates? I'm going to be getting a 7800 soon to go with my shiny new PMP 30th anniversary cart. I just had to wait for something homebrewish to come along to make the purchasd worthwile. A new 7800 Harmony would also help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Stella Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 if memory serves, the sound/xm issue was confirmed as possible. who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBloke Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 After seeing somebody trying to force a 7800 cart in the wrong way round at one of my games nights I am interested in one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Hasn't been confirmed nor denied. The concerto board batari showed has a spot for pokey, and batari developed hokey, a pokey replacement for Concerto owners. Its pretty safe to assume Concerto has pokey support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) The concerto board batari showed has a spot for pokey, and batari developed hokey, a pokey replacement for Concerto owners. Its pretty safe to assume Concerto has pokey support. I'll probably buy anyway (I tend to collect at least one flash cart per system where available), but if it does I will be ecstatic over the purchase. Edited August 11, 2014 by Greg2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'll buy the Concerto. I need one for my 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Carl from Songbird told me yesterday that the H2's were done and someone was walking around with them at CGE... Could'nt confirm it, but asked around hoping to trying one out yesterday on the XM that Mitch Orman and I were using to do compatability testing on the XM... If the H2 is done and available, please email me: curt@atarimuseum.com as I would like to get one asap so that I can do some testing of it, the XM runs completely fine with the CC2's but the H2's will be the new replacement, so I'd like to see how it behaves with the XM... thanks Curt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I think, though I made be wrong, he was walking around with the new version of the Harmony 2600 ( I forget the official name). I upgraded mine to the new version. BTW, nice meeting and talking with you for a few minutes at the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Yeah, I talked to Batari at CGE and he said the Harmony Concerto (7800) likely won't be available until early next year. The Harmony Encore (updated 2600 Harmony Cart) was available at CGE. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleridge Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I'm really looking forward to the Concerto. Woo. Good news for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yeah, I talked to Batari at CGE and he said the Harmony Concerto (7800) likely won't be available until early next year. The Harmony Encore (updated 2600 Harmony Cart) was available at CGE. Mitch I bought one at CGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 The latest holdup is that Concerto saw yet another ground-up redesign a couple of months ago. Like, I started from scratch. There were innumerable difficulties with supporting 1MB (all prior designs, even dating back to 2009, supported 512k) and I had to rethink the whole thing. I'm still trying to make it work. It's CPUWIZ's fault for making that 1MB board. Just kidding, blame those who whined when his board came out, insisting that Concerto should support 1MB. Or maybe you could praise them for making it a little better (even though they made you wait ) So to all you wiseguys thinking of making a 2MB board, stop now (Actually, I'm being serious... don't do it!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Nice update here from batari. Thank you, sir! Obviously, many (including yours truly) are very excited and cannot wait to purchase one. Awesome work, batari! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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