Fuji-Man Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Hello all, I'm looking for a complete document of the Windhover or Byrd 288k Atari 800 memory upgrade. All the text files that have this upgrade make mention of several diagrams which are not included with the text. Please PM me if you can send me a copy of the instructions. Fuji-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I found these in my document collection... wpmem800.txt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji-Man Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Panther, Awesome! Thank you very much! I'm not sure why these are not included with the text file. When I read step 32, install seven jumper wires in figure 4, I knew something was amiss. I really appreciate it! Thank you, thank you, and thank you. Fuji-Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 My pleasure! It's nice to know I've been keeping this library of info around for a reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 The same Windhover upgrade files are available (and perhaps came from?) here: http://atari.a8maestro.com/info/8ball/ballhc.htm I'd also be interested in seeing the whole Byrd upgrade, complete with illustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 The same Windhover upgrade files are available (and perhaps came from?) here: http://atari.a8maestro.com/info/8ball/ballhc.htm I'd also be interested in seeing the whole Byrd upgrade, complete with illustrations. Tried to go to that link and got this!!! Be aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Wouldn't it be easier to put your name on the Incognito #3 list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Wouldn't it be easier to put your name on the Incognito #3 list? lol Indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Tried to go to that link and got this!!! Capture_001.jpg Be aware There is nothing wrong with that page if one uses an Apple device. Just ignore the warning when using iPad, iPhone, iMac, etc. UPDATE: http://atari.a8maestro.com says "What with Google marking my site as suspicious for threats, and the host not really wanting to maintain shared web hosting-not doing threat scanning, and my webmail becoming very difficult to access for 18+ months, I decided to move to another hosting company. Bear with me as I get things moved over. I have recovered as much email as I can from the old host. This means any mail not sent to gmail.com in the last 6 months has probably been lost." Edited November 20, 2013 by fibrewire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Found a different, earlier version of the Windhover Project / Jay Torres RAM upgrade for the 800. This is from the SPACE Newsletter (Minnesota), January 1986, as reprinted there from the Manitoba Atari Computer Club, Oct 85. Full issue of the Jan 86 SPACE newsletter: http://www.spaceweb.us/newsletter/1986/news8601.pdf windhover800.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1050 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'd also be interested in seeing the whole Byrd upgrade, complete with illustrations.Doing time as Addmema.arc in the Michigan U archives: http://www.umich.edu/~archive/atari/8bit/ Under Info, under Modifications Then I made the pics into jpgs for printing which is why they are vertical and put them in here: Bird.zip Be sure to read the readme, it has info on related files in the same archive. They seem to be the same bird (oooh) as far as operating at D7xx instead of 1Fxx, and it's mirror at CFxx as a true Axlon does. Changes to the software seem to be the only way to make them 'work' like an Axlon unless Claus comes by to give us some addon info to really Axlonize these two mods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 That's awesome, thanks. Last question remaining for me: When/where did the Byrd upgrade first appear? The text files floating around, including the one in addmema.arc from umich, are all the same version from October 1985. However, the Ramdisk maker, also in addmema.arc, carries a date of 1983. So, I suspect that the Byrd upgrade actually originally came out in 1983 as well, which means there should be an original 1983 version out there to find. If so, it probably appeared in usergroup newsletters from that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Found, scanned & posted the Byrd install documentation - 1987 Rev D version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 To answer one of my earlier questions, based on the intro to the Rev D version I now believe the Byrd upgrade was first published in the July 1985 S.N.A.C.C Newsletter (Southern Nevada Atari Computer Club). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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