AtariMagic! Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Nick do you carry the mouse adaptor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Harlow Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 that I don't... sorry - sold out and the guy who makes them can't sell them to me at a good price, cuase they are quite labour intensive. Can sell you the mk 2 Atari mouse if your interested but the adapter is probab;y the best best.. try Rupert at AtariFreakz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Ugh I hate ordering via email. Hopefully they got my email and I can order one, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 i'm in the US, do i have to order from UK? If you can wait just a wee bit longer, I will be offering them in the US as soon as they arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hello! If you can wait just a wee bit longer, I will be offering them in the US as soon as they arrive I have sent the parcel 2 weeks ago, but christmas season always slows transportation down during december. But i guess for a northamerican customer waiting for its arrival at Console5.com/FABombjoy and then ordering from him is still faster than ordering from UK or Germany. Kind regards Matthias 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Hello! ...I wish they were called Normal and Hard - I find Easy to be a more enjoyable game, but I'm probably just getting old for super sharp reaction stuff... I just don't like knowing I'm playing on "easy" "Normal" is called normal because it's the way the original game plays on the Falcon (speedwise and the number of enemies), in "Easy" the ball speed is slowed down and there is only one enemy. Best regards Matthias Edited December 28, 2012 by Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hello! Any ETA on the carts? Not in a hurry. Can't even afford at the moment, just hope to plan ahead. I'll try to work on the cards during the next days. But i keep saying this since end of November... Kind regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hello! Were you having performance problems? 1200 Hz sounds slow to me (the ST keyboard controller uses 2000 Hz or more, and it still has problems with high-resolution mice). No, i just thought 1200 Hz would be fine. With double-oversampling this should still allow 600 movement-signals per second (left/right signals of a real digital mouse). Question is, how fast do such PS/2-Mouse-adapters send their (converted) signals? Kind regards Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Question is, how fast do such PS/2-Mouse-adapters send their (converted) signals?It depends on the mouse and on the adapter's firmware (I wrote the firmware for a PS/2-to-ST mouse adapter a few years ago). - there are several mouse parameters that can be controlled through PS/2 commands (resolution, sampling rate, non-linear scaling), so different adapters can use different configurations. Additionally, some PS/2 mice seem not to implement some commands (they accept it but don't actually change the setting). - the adapter may implement software scaling, non-linear curves and/or pulse rate-limiting to make the cursor movement more "natural", and to avoid generating pulses that are too fast to be taken into account by the computer. So, it's not possible to answer that question without knowing which mouse and adapter is used. I know of several ones for the ST and the Amiga, and in most cases the documentation doesn't tell you the technical details, so it would be necessary to test them. As a reference point, here are the settings I used for my firmware : 200 Hz sampling rate, 1:1 scaling, either 100 or 200 DPI resolution (there was a jumper on the PCB to let the), 1953 Hz pulse rate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 that I don't... sorry - sold out and the guy who makes them can't sell them to me at a good price, cuase they are quite labour intensive. Can sell you the mk 2 Atari mouse if your interested but the adapter is probab;y the best best.. try Rupert at AtariFreakz i dont know about that, when i took apart starcats adapter, all that there was inside was : 1 9 pin male d plug 1 15 pin male d plug 4 lengths of wire (soldered badly to appropriate pins) 1 plug housing if there is a market for these i may whip up a batch, what sort of prices would people pay for this anyway? It depends on the mouse and on the adapter's firmware (I wrote the firmware for a PS/2-to-ST mouse adapter a few years ago). - there are several mouse parameters that can be controlled through PS/2 commands (resolution, sampling rate, non-linear scaling), so different adapters can use different configurations. Additionally, some PS/2 mice seem not to implement some commands (they accept it but don't actually change the setting). - the adapter may implement software scaling, non-linear curves and/or pulse rate-limiting to make the cursor movement more "natural", and to avoid generating pulses that are too fast to be taken into account by the computer. So, it's not possible to answer that question without knowing which mouse and adapter is used. I know of several ones for the ST and the Amiga, and in most cases the documentation doesn't tell you the technical details, so it would be necessary to test them. As a reference point, here are the settings I used for my firmware : 200 Hz sampling rate, 1:1 scaling, either 100 or 200 DPI resolution (there was a jumper on the PCB to let the), 1953 Hz pulse rate. this is what i have been using: http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=42&products_id=88 however like you say there are no specs about what it produces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3-rg Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 4 lengths of wire There's 8 wires (or 7 if you don't bother with the RMB), the 4-wire adapters were for the 2600 driving controller and light guns. That's twice as much work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 There's 8 wires (or 7 if you don't bother with the RMB), the 4-wire adapters were for the 2600 driving controller and light guns. That's twice as much work! maybe, it was a very long time ago i took it apart, i still think i could knock out at least 5 in 30 mins if i had to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 i still think i could knock out at least 5 in 30 mins if i had to What happens in Jagland, stays in Jagland. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I have sent the parcel 2 weeks ago, but christmas season always slows transportation down during december. Probably all for the best, the USPS postal smashing machine was in full force during December. I've never encountered so many damaged parcels in one month. Now for the good news: Impulse X has arrived and is ready to ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 On the day I finally ordered a rotary controller for the Jag, this becomes available! Whoo- Hoo! Order placed w/Console5 - cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Hello all! On the day I finally ordered a rotary controller for the Jag, this becomes available! Whoo- Hoo! Order placed w/Console5 - cant wait! Now that a lot more Impulse X CDs can find new homes i hope to see a lot of new entries in the online highscore lists too! Bye! Matthias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtshark7 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I already ordered and have the CD version of the game and I just noticed last night that it also comes in cart form. Could we still order the cartridge version if we want? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh3-rg Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Cart isn't out yet :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I plan on stocking the cart as well, once complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBO Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks to Matthias for sending an updated version of Impulse X to correct a bug. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSW Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Bug? This is the first I've heard of it. I bought the cd from 16/32, so do i need to get a replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks to Matthias for sending an updated version of Impulse X to correct a bug. Ditto on this. I was pleasantly suprised to find this at my door yesterday.I was going to post something about this also. If only other software makers saw to it to provide such a service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Bug? This is the first I've heard of it. I bought the cd from 16/32, so do i need to get a replacement? That's where I got mine from and I received an email that the replacement CD had been shipped. I'm not sure how they are handling the shipping of the replacements but I'd expect to get a message from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Am not sure what bug this is but this is why Matthias needs me as a playtester. I would of found said bug early on and saved him much grief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Harlow Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 A bug was found in the higher levels under a specific set of cirsumstances, Mattias corrected this as soon as he found out. He provided me with replacements (same high quality pressing as before) last weekend. I am currently sending out replacement disks as they have been provided by Mattias and emailing folk when I send them. I am a little behind (due to RL work) but the last will be sent out over weekend. There is no cost and no charge... Nick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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