JohnBuell Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Somebody who is REALLY good with a soldering iron (not ME, obviously) could probably make a nice little job for themselves custom fitting candle's various addons in different models of XLs and XEs. i am, and i do :') sloopy. Then why the heck haven't you sent me a PM with a price list yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Somebody who is REALLY good with a soldering iron (not ME, obviously) could probably make a nice little job for themselves custom fitting candle's various addons in different models of XLs and XEs. i am, and i do :') sloopy. Then why the heck haven't you sent me a PM with a price list yet? Price is determined by specific work done, as well as the mood Sloopy's wife is in and if he has recently made a trip to WaWa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Interested as well. Subscribing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) last piece of this puzzle start ticking rtc is working as it should (typo) Edited March 5, 2011 by candle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 last piece of this puzzle start ticking rtc is working as it should (typo) LOL. I wondered if you'd lost track of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 (edited) Speaking of time...any ETA on this? Edited March 5, 2011 by 8bitguy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 preorder will start in monday (7th or march), rest is up to You People Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Please be sure to post a link to the new thread in this thread, or some (like myself) may miss the new thread. I'm subscribed to this one though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 preorder will start in monday (7th or march), rest is up to You People Are you still able to keep it in the $50 range? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiroProX Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 This I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Hi Allan, yes - still in that range - need to recalc it, but shouldn't be more than $59 at most will keep that price in competive region ("power without the price" so to speak ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StaxX28 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 (edited) preorder will start in monday (7th or march), rest is up to You People yes ! glad to see that ps: no I/O board to come ? I really need it to amplify my SimpleStereo Thanks. Edited March 6, 2011 by StaxX28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndusGT Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Candle- Presume that there is no requirement for this upgrade to function that SDX be used as the Dos? (i.e. the ram expansion and multi OS would still work properly with most any Atari Dos.) -Larry it contains 512k flash chip that stores SpartaDos X (448kB for SDX) and up to 4 system roms (snip, snip, snip...) candle Just wanted to get some clarification, one would be able to boot up his computer, with this upgrade installed say if there's a blackbox connected and without booting up Sparta Dos, only the stock OS for example? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Candle- Presume that there is no requirement for this upgrade to function that SDX be used as the Dos? (i.e. the ram expansion and multi OS would still work properly with most any Atari Dos.) -Larry it contains 512k flash chip that stores SpartaDos X (448kB for SDX) and up to 4 system roms (snip, snip, snip...) candle Just wanted to get some clarification, one would be able to boot up his computer, with this upgrade installed say if there's a blackbox connected and without booting up Sparta Dos, only the stock OS for example? Thanks I believe OS selection will be like most 4-in-1 OS, and it was already stated in post #13 that it would be possible to disable SpartaDOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndusGT Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Hi Candle- Presume that there is no requirement for this upgrade to function that SDX be used as the Dos? (i.e. the ram expansion and multi OS would still work properly with most any Atari Dos.) -Larry it contains 512k flash chip that stores SpartaDos X (448kB for SDX) and up to 4 system roms (snip, snip, snip...) candle Just wanted to get some clarification, one would be able to boot up his computer, with this upgrade installed say if there's a blackbox connected and without booting up Sparta Dos, only the stock OS for example? Thanks I believe OS selection will be like most 4-in-1 OS, and it was already stated in post #13 that it would be possible to disable SpartaDOS. I stand clarified, in that case put me down for 2, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hubbs Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Put me down for one, I just gotta have one of these. Perry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitchcock4 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi Candle, sounds like a great offering. Two questions--- A) How much soldering would be involved? B) For NTSC machines, would this go better in a 65XE or 1200XL? Probably others can answer that one, too. Great! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi Candle, sounds like a great offering. Two questions--- A) How much soldering would be involved? B) For NTSC machines, would this go better in a 65XE or 1200XL? Probably others can answer that one, too. Great! Thanks This upgrade board is designed to connect to a 16K OS socket, so a 1200XL would require the conversion to a single 16K OS chip instead of dual 8K. Many 1200XLs already have 28-pin OS sockets installed making this a fairly simple procedure. The 65XE would probably involve as much or more soldering than the 1200XL since the OS and MMU are probably not socketed. Other than cable connections to these sockets this upgrade only requires 3 additional connections to the main board. It is also easier to damage a 65XE board if inexperienced at soldering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 whatever Bill says as promised, posting link to the preorder thread to all of You, who subscribed to this thread http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/178323-ultimate1mb-preorder-starts/ hope Moderators won't mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 If anyone in the UK needs one of these fitting to an XE and isn't comfy with desoldering, I'll be happy to help out. My wife may take some persuading about the idea, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdemming Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 One question. It was stated that for XEGS mode, the board also contains 8KB Basic + 8KB Missile Command. But what happens to this memory (16KB) if the board is not used in an XEGS but in an XL or XE? Does it mean those 16KB are available for SDX (448KB instead of 432KB) or can it be used for an extra OS (5 instead of 4 OSes)? Or is that 16KB unused then? Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 at this point of time - undefined depends on resources inside CPLD - most probably - it will be unused for me - U do not have basic in separate chip, so its always inside ultimate, and sort of in "xegs mode" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Did anyone try a graphic OS like Diamond GOS on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 If anyone in the UK needs one of these fitting to an XE and isn't comfy with desoldering, I'll be happy to help out. My wife may take some persuading about the idea, however. i can do the same for anyone in the US... (or anywhere in the world if they want to pay shipping :') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitchcock4 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) This upgrade board is designed to connect to a 16K OS socket, so a 1200XL would require the conversion to a single 16K OS chip instead of dual 8K. Many 1200XLs already have 28-pin OS sockets installed making this a fairly simple procedure. The 65XE would probably involve as much or more soldering than the 1200XL since the OS and MMU are probably not socketed. Other than cable connections to these sockets this upgrade only requires 3 additional connections to the main board. It is also easier to damage a 65XE board if inexperienced at soldering. Hi BillC, I opened up my 1200XL and 65XE tonight. The 1200XL is socketed, but has 24-pin sockets rather than 28-pin. On my 65XE, the U5 OS ROM is socketed. Oops, didn't check the MMU chip but I think it was socketed, too. So, most likely will go into the 65XE for me. Thanks for the assistance! [Edit] On the 65XE, where is the MMU relative to the OS ROM? I couldn't find any images that identify the MMU chip. Thanks again. Edited March 8, 2011 by hitchcock4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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