beamer320i Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi Candle, Has my unit been sent to Jon's yet please? Cheers Dom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi Dom, I haven't shipped out anything to Jon as yet if I do, I'll send you and Pihilsan copy of tracking number for Jon's parcell so you would know when it arrives Sebastian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Marius: 800xl has short cables and will be much lighter than XE Gary: oh come on that doesn't require an origami masters degree to get done really? well. i'll post some pictures then... i'm quite tired with the shippments, and i'm very glad that my wife is so kind to help me with paper work one day i'll buy myself label printer, but i don't think i'll live long enough to see polish post office modernised and using one fit all shipping form currently there are 4 kinds of forms that i need to fill in - by hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Marius: 800xl has short cables and will be much lighter than XE Gary: oh come on that doesn't require an origami masters degree to get done really? well. i'll post some pictures then... i'm quite tired with the shippments, and i'm very glad that my wife is so kind to help me with paper work one day i'll buy myself label printer, but i don't think i'll live long enough to see polish post office modernised and using one fit all shipping form currently there are 4 kinds of forms that i need to fill in - by hand you cant get some extra forms, make a template in LibreOffice/OpenOffice and fill in template and print? my lazy ass just fills in the blanks on the USPS website and prints the postage directly :'D sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Marius: 800xl has short cables and will be much lighter than XE Gary: oh come on that doesn't require an origami masters degree to get done really? well. i'll post some pictures then... i'm quite tired with the shippments, and i'm very glad that my wife is so kind to help me with paper work one day i'll buy myself label printer, but i don't think i'll live long enough to see polish post office modernised and using one fit all shipping form currently there are 4 kinds of forms that i need to fill in - by hand Had an honest LOL at my desk reading your "origami masters degree" Got my tracking number today too - here's hoping that customs doesn't hold on to the package for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 credits for origami masters and PhD goes to Jonathan (FJC) - he used it to describe how intuitive sio2sd is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Mopes, Mine shot through customs (usually my stuff gets held up) so fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 /me looks over at his U1Mb... wish i knew what I did with my 130XE, so i could install it... hmm... this Rev3 130XE mobo looks like a nice candidate to install it in ;'D sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi Dom, I haven't shipped out anything to Jon as yet if I do, I'll send you and Pihilsan copy of tracking number for Jon's parcell so you would know when it arrives Sebastian Without wishing to sound impatient (!), is there a date for shipping on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Since candle is very busy with everything, I do definately want to give him some rest. Is there anyone else who can show us where to drill in Atari 800XL and 130XE? I really don't want to mess up my MOBO's. If I saw it detailed on a picture, that would definately give me more confidence to continue installing this upgrade. And for me personally the pictures showing where to cut traces (about RD4 and RD5) could be a bit more clear to me too. Sorry :S I simply do not want to kill my Atari's :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Marius - you're wise to be cautious. Sadly I don't have the hardware yet to test fit or photograph - if I did, I would gladly help. But we've waited this long for Ultimate 1MB - I hope we can all be patient for a little longer, and not go rushing in and making mistakes in our haste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi Marius! I also didn't want to drill any holes into my 800XL PCB, so I mounted the U1MB with just one screw, using a hole that was already present: Of course that's not as robust as using the second screw, too, but unless you toss around your Atari too much it should still work fine. Also not sure if my cable folding falls into the class of "master origami", but it works :-) so long, Hias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Due to work (x2) plus the holidays, it looks like I will not install either of my Ultimate 1MBs before next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Dom: next week - i don't have the time to watch numen 40 times this week (to test the boards), and i don't have any more tested boards at the moment oh jolly good - its almost 1AM here, and guess what - i'm still at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Sebastian, as I always write to the smart guys that build awesome hardware for old computers (not only Atari), take your time. I lived many years without memory expansions, so for me it's not a problem to wait. One of my 800XLs is abroad waiting for this upgrade since almost a year! Luckily a nice English family has adoped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 One of my 800XLs is abroad waiting for this upgrade since almost a year! Luckily a nice English family has adoped it. Gonna be hard to let her go... she's like part of the family now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 One of my 800XLs is abroad waiting for this upgrade since almost a year! Luckily a nice English family has adoped it. Gonna be hard to let her go... she's like part of the family now! i know its hard, but sometimes when they grow up, you have to let them go out on their own... especially when they are 26 years old ;') sloopy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I know its hard, but sometimes when they grow up, you have to let them go out on their own... especially when they are 26 years old ;') I know, I know, but you never stop worrying about them... you just never stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Today I built a test setup on my Atari 800XL. I found the 4 wired connector too hard to create. Even with the right tools, but with no experience on this subject it is almost impossible to do. So I soldered the 4 wires direct on the Ultimate Board. That would have been my first choice anyway, even when I succeeded in creating that 4 wire-connector. I don't like the idea of a mechanical connection of Ph2 line. But I think that is a matter of taste. My BASIC does not work, and is crashing my system. I hope that is not because I did something wrong? For the rest it seems to work great! Good job Candle! Marius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hint - those wires/connectors are the exact same type as used for headers on PC motherboards, e.g. power/reset and indicators. Whenever I get a junker, I keep that sort of stuff. Saves some bux and comes in handy at a later date. If you've got any of those old CD audio connectors we used to have to use (the larger type not the real small ones) then you could probably cut the 2 wires in half and have what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Marius, what do you mean, by 'your basic'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 @candle Do I need to remove the BASIC chip? I can not go to basic after installing the Ultimate 1MB in my 800XL. The Atari crashes then. Sometimes I see the word ready, but as soon as I hit enter it crashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Bad news... I'm afraid this only happens when the BlackBox is connected. When the BlackBox isn't connected, it works fine. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 When I use a BASIC cart everything works fine. But the built-in Basic (I removed the Basic Rom now from my Atari 800XL) does not work as long as my BlackBox is connected. I'm wondering: could this be such a known PH2 weakness issue? I can't imagine since everything else works fine. I'm not using Basic that much... but the idea that it doesn't work the way it should work, makes me thing: how to fix this? Thanks M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candle Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 nope its rather blackbox related please remove any phi2 mods you may have there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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