jcbstein Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Has anybody ever used this? And is there a manual/ instructions for use. BLE DER.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 No, I haven't, but it looks very interesting. Do you have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 http://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n7/8BitToolhouse.html Allan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbstein Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yes, I do own this. I am trying to figure out the purpose of the software which is "D.E.R. Program Disk Menu Version 1.60" I had read that article in the past but it only says how to hook up the cable and where the cartridge goes but not how to actually use it. The disk I have does not appear to have the programs listed in the article. I guess I will have to toy around with it a bit to figure out how to use it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 What's on the other end of the SIO cable? I couldn't make it out in the image in the PDF. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's an SIO to SIO cable, with Tx and Rx swapped, and COMMAND and INTERRUPT swapped. The Cart is plugged into the Atari you want to use as a disk emulator. You may want to read the ANALOG articles on "Atari Zucchini", as this (and a similar Printer Buffer program from the same company) appear to be based on that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Is there a dump of this anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morelenmir Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Sooo... Basically this is like an SIO2PC, except it is really an SIO2Atari? Very cool! It reminds me of how it used to be fairly common to use a 'null modem cable' to link two PC's for file transfer before ethernet cards became cheap enough for home use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbstein Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thanks for the info David_P. I'll check out the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Just a thought... If this could be turned into a set of SDX drivers, might it be possible to have one computer with a hard drive as a master, and the other one (connected via the special SIO cable) as a slave, both running a BBS program? This would certainly be a cheaper solution for a multi-line BBS system than a cartridge port (wiggle it and lock-up) MUX. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I think this would be a good candidate for a archiving and making atr disk.... I could see myself using this after making a few changes to transfer at pokey divisors at or close to zero! _The Doctor!__ This would save money on the electric bill.... my pc eats 90 watts or more all the time.... my Atari doesn't use nearly that much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I did find this related thread from 2008: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127138-pbr-print-buffer-routine-anyone-ever-seen-one/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Just a thought... If this could be turned into a set of SDX drivers, might it be possible to have one computer with a hard drive as a master, and the other one (connected via the special SIO cable) as a slave, both running a BBS program? This would certainly be a cheaper solution for a multi-line BBS system than a cartridge port (wiggle it and lock-up) MUX. A well-designed driver set would permit both computers to access drives on the other. The biggest challenge would be that Atari DOSes were not designed with sharing in mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Huge thanks to the OP for dumping the disk and for all the other goodies he provides on a regular basis: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-disk-emulator-routine_30963.html The whole combo is probably required to make the program work but it's great to have at least part of it archived Edited August 7, 2020 by www.atarimania.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbstein Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 The attached image is the SIO cable wiring for use with the D.E.R. (Disk Emulator Routine) Disk And Cartridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbstein Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 8:38 AM, www.atarimania.com said: Huge thanks to the OP for dumping the disk and for all the other goodies he provides on a regular basis: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-disk-emulator-routine_30963.html The whole combo is probably required to make the program work but it's great to have at least part of it archived Your welcome, just doing my part to preserve Atari history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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