David Alexander Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi, I am interested in getting this upgrade for my XEGS. I don't have a floppy disk drive but do have an Ultimate SD Cart and could buy the Atarimax MyIDE-II CompactFlash Interface Cartridge if that would work. Can some kindly give me some advice on how to get this to work for me without investing in a floppy drive? Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3612664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 nice video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCkdePtaEKU Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3612695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDean Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Please let me know if you got the parcel or if somebody gave the order. I would like to update the status. Hi Simis I have a 130xe and am interested in the 4mb upgrade . Are you still making thenm and if so how much + shipping to south Australia Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3612884 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Protestari, you dont need a floopp drive, the Antonia configuration tool can be loaded from the Ultimate SD cart as an XEX file or from an SIO2PC interface Nir 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3612895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitbill Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Interested in 1 of the remaining boards. PM sent. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3613055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Hi Simis I have a 130xe and am interested in the 4mb upgrade . Are you still making thenm and if so how much + shipping to south Australia Still available. $60 + $16 shipping to Australia. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3613311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDean Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Still available. $60 + $16 shipping to Australia. Put me down for one for my 130xe pm sent Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3613699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi, I would like to have one. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3616091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 Hi, I would like to have one. PM sent Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3616391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
syn Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I sent a pm for an 800xl if still available. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3616573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBen Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 PM sent Hi Simius, Antonia please for an Atari 800XL, money is on the way to you. BigBen Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3616637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoestring Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Ok I'm in for one. Just sent you payment! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3618101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoestring Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 nice video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCkdePtaEKU I'm a little confused here. He says in the video that he had to upgrade the machine's base memory from 16kb to 64kb to get Antonia to work?? I'm pretty sure I read somewhere in this thread that you don't need any dram installed in the Atari at all. That would make sense since the board has a replacement CPU and some ram already on it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3618342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 The response to this question would suggest you are correct. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3618347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I'm a little confused here. He says in the video that he had to upgrade the machine's base memory from 16kb to 64kb to get Antonia to work?? I'm pretty sure I read somewhere in this thread that you don't need any dram installed in the Atari at all. That would make sense since the board has a replacement CPU and some ram already on it. I think that the extsel pin would have to be installed on any 800XL-600XL in order to bypass ram... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3618351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoestring Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 The response to this question would suggest you are correct. Thanks, that's good to know. I was worried about excessive heat especially during the Aussie summer. Removing all the unnecessary chips ( mask roms, ttls & drams ) is going to help limit that. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3618748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues76 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Am I too late for this? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3651083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchSchaft Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 It's not too late. Just send him a PM. http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/album/1807-antonia-4mb-install-for-800xl/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3651094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I have one of these 4mb upgrades on the way. While I wait, I'm looking into how I can take advantage of the extra RAM and OS slots. 1) What are people doing with the extra OS slots? I'm not familiar with the alternate OS's out their. Anything useful I should check out? 2) I have this strange desire to develop a game completely using my 800XL, not tethered to a PC with an SIO device so it will be old school. Are there any good assemblers/editors that can take advantage of the extra RAM? I'm thinking maybe using it as ramdisks along with the two floppy drives I have. Is there a good assembler and DOS that work well together on systems with expanded memory? Thanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3656119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 tep392, if you have a happy drive check out the SPEEDYOS with the high-speed SIO routines, you can also use OMNIMON OS to have a built in Monitor for debugging. As for developing on the XL i am with you.. you can use RAMDISK with MAC65 for example.. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3666577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thanks for the suggestions ndary. I have a Happy drive so I'll have to check out Speedyos. I've loaded Omniview, Omnimon and Qmeg and have been playing around with them. It's very nice to have 8 OS slots with this upgrade. I've also been playing around with SpartadosX. I have the 8mb Atarimax version loaded on cart. It was very cool to boot it up and see a 4mb ramdrive in my little 800XL. I also found the windows utility that lets me add files to the CAR: drive in the SDX cart. I added the Antonia4mb configuration utility so now it's super easy to update settings but just popping in the cart and running the file off car:. I'm having a lot of fun playing with my new toy. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3667072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlowingGhoul Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Definitely still available. I just ordered 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3668138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I'm going to be testing out the RAMD816L driver which supports linear memory to see if it speeds up ramdrive access. Has anyone tried out the 65C816 XL OS? Are there any benefits to using it with existing 6502 apps? Any benefits with SpartadosX? Just to put this question in context. I am intending to setup my system to create game s/w on the machine. I want to be able to efficiently edit and assemble code. Anything I can do to speed up the assembly process will be helpful. I still haven't decided what tools I'll be using for editing or assembling. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3668153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlowingGhoul Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) My reason is simpler: Upgrade 600XL memory without soldering, and without having to upgrade to 64k first (which other upgrades require)! In fact, out will come the CPU, RAM, and ROMS for a nice, cool running system, since heat buildup can be an issue in the 600XL's smaller case. Edited January 9, 2017 by GlowingGhoul 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3668166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I'm going to be testing out the RAMD816L driver which supports linear memory to see if it speeds up ramdrive access. Has anyone tried out the 65C816 XL OS? Are there any benefits to using it with existing 6502 apps? Any benefits with SpartadosX? Just to put this question in context. I am intending to setup my system to create game s/w on the machine. I want to be able to efficiently edit and assemble code. Anything I can do to speed up the assembly process will be helpful. I still haven't decided what tools I'll be using for editing or assembling. You need the 65816 OS to use Drac030's MultiBasic. MultiBasic has some limited support for accessing linear memory. And of course, you can create linear memory applications using the 65816 MAE assembler by John Harris. SDX has/had a linear memory ramdisk. Those are the only advantages that I can remember. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/page/14/#findComment-3668192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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