Louis Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Are there still units left? I am in for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Ah I wanted to save the last one for myself but i guess i will have to wait until the next run .... So you've got the last unit Louis... I'll PM you the details... Thank you for the interest... And from this point on I am taking orders for the 3rd run, if there are enough orders (at least 5) i will start a new thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac.tomo Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hi, I have an Atari, 1050 & pc and would like to know the best way to connect the 2 up, what hardware & software i need. If its a Sip2pc then count me in for 1, thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 Hi, I have an Atari, 1050 & pc and would like to know the best way to connect the 2 up, what hardware & software i need. If its a Sip2pc then count me in for 1, thankyou. Hi, with the device i am building and selling you can connect the Atari to the PC and use the PC as a storage device(like a large hard drive), or you can connect your 1050 drive to the PC and archive/copy your floppy disks to the PC or transfer atr files from the PC to 1050. So it functions as a SIO2PC with Atari+PC, or as a 10502PC with 1050+PC. For SIO2PC functionality you can use AspeQt (free), or APE (need to pay to unlock all features). For 10502PC functionality you can use Prosystem (part of APE package, need to pay to use it at full speed) So I suppose you're in for one then :-) Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac.tomo Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I'm assuming this will work with a pal Atari, will I be able to create pc xex & atr files, & vice versa, transfer from xex or atr back to the atari? If so, I'm definitely in for 1, otherwise do u have any advice as to what I really need, thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Yes it will work with PAL Ataris as well as NTSC. To create ATRs you would connect your 1050 to the PC with this device and use Prosystem software. To transfer XEX files from the PC to the Atari (and vice versa) or to run XEX files directly from the PC you would connect your Atari to the PC with this device and use AspeQt or APE software. So in short this is the device you need for the tasks you mentioned. Edited November 6, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac.tomo Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) That's excellent. I'm definately in for 1 then, when & how do I go about buying 1. Could u also give me a link to the software I need, if that's possible, thankyou very much. Edited November 7, 2012 by ac.tomo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) This is the link to AspeQt and this is for APE+Prosystem, please note however the trial version of APE (3.0.2) will not support VCP (Virtual Com Port) - which my device and many other SIO2PC interfaces use - as it has a propriatery USB interface. Registered version (3.0.8 ) has added VCP support but I can not comment on its performance as I have never used it myself. On the other hand Prosystem software which is part of the APE package works with VCP and therefore with my device but unregistered version only works at 1xSIO speed and will not allow you to select the atari drive number, so your floppy drive must be set as D1: As for the ordering info, I believe I already PMed you but I will double-check and send the info if I didn't already do so. Ray Edited November 7, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariguy44 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'd be interested in one if you make a 3rd run.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) That's the 2nd interests for a 3rd run then, 3 more to go and I will be ordering more PCBs. And thank you for the support. EDIT: Well, actually I have a 3rd interest for a 3rd run, and that's me! - lol - , I need one myself too, so 2 more to go.. Edited November 9, 2012 by atari8warez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac.tomo Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 This is the link to AspeQt and this is for APE+Prosystem, please note however the trial version of APE (3.0.2) will not support VCP (Virtual Com Port) - which my device and many other SIO2PC interfaces use - as it has a propriatery USB interface. Registered version (3.0.8 ) has added VCP support but I can not comment on its performance as I have never used it myself. On the other hand Prosystem software which is part of the APE package works with VCP and therefore with my device but unregistered version only works at 1xSIO speed and will not allow you to select the atari drive number, so your floppy drive must be set as D1: As for the ordering info, I believe I already PMed you but I will double-check and send the info if I didn't already do so. Ray Thankyou Atari8warez, I've made my purchase with you through paypal, so look forward to the delivery, again, thankyou for making such a device for the Atari and some of us die hards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) Thankyou Atari8warez, I've made my purchase with you through paypal, so look forward to the delivery, again, thankyou for making such a device for the Atari and some of us die hards. Thank you for the purchase.... As a reminder to other purchasers the shipping for the 2nd run will start at the beginning of December pending the arrival of the PCBs Edited November 11, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Update: The good news is I am back home and the PCBs arrived, the bad news is I was struck with food poisoning on the day of my return, and it was a very difficult 11 hours flight.... Thank god it's over and I already started to feel better, so hopefully i will start assembling the boards on Monday. Edited November 16, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Hi Ray, good to have you back and healthy, well almost..thanks for update, cant wait for my device Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Thank you Jan..... and here's the latest status. Please let me know if you see any errors or omissions in the list. I will be shipping starting Wed Nov 21st in the order show in the status sheet. Once again I thank you all who supported this project since its inception. Edited November 18, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Update: The first 3 devices will ship tomorrow morning, work is progressing on the remaining units... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 UPDATE: All devices are built,tested and with the last 4 shipping tomorrow, all should arrive to their destinations soon... Once again, thank you all for supporting this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 (edited) Something was bothering me for a long time, and that's the read/write speed disparity on my SIO2PC/10502PC device running under AspeQt. Tonight I was able to alleviate that somewhat and increase the overall performance of the device. It turns out the default COM port parameter values on the FTDI chip are not the best values for maximum performance of the device under SIO peripheral emulation. The FTDI Virtual Com Port is setup by default to use a READ/WRITE buffer length of 4096 bytes each and the latency timer is set to 64ms. Changing these parameters to 128 bytes for READ/WRITE buffers, and 1ms for the latency not only reduces the disparity of READ/WRITE speeds dramatically but also increases the overall performance of the device by about 18%. Reducing latency also seems to improve the stability of speeds higher than 3 x SIO. Default parameters are changed by right-clicking and selecting Properties/Advanced from the SIO2PC/10502PC Dual-VCP entry in the device manager under Ports in Windows. And here's a table which illustrates RWTEST.COM results with the default and customized parameters, all tests were done running under Atari DOS 2.5 patched with Hias's high speed OS code. Note that how read/write speed differences were reduced (write speeds increased), percentages at the right of the columns show gains in the Average speed. I highly recommend anyone who is regularly using the device to modify default parameters for better performance. Edited November 28, 2012 by atari8warez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Received my unit yesterday. Thanks Ray! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitchcock4 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 PM Sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Received my unit yesterday. Thanks Ray! Mike You're welcome Mike, enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 PM Sent Done .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratzengeballer Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 O canada, true patriot love in all thy sons command..... I received mine today, envelope got butchered by the custom service, guess they felt kind if envy. Thank you, I will check it later when I am back home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) O canada, true patriot love in all thy sons command..... I received mine today, envelope got butchered by the custom service, guess they felt kind if envy. Thank you, I will check it later when I am back home Yeah, German customs officers aren't easily satisfied Edited December 14, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk40001 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hope to receive my device soon. If German customs officers aren't easily satisfied, then Czech officers would rather steal it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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