conda Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Could someone explain to me the upgrade options for the Atari 810 and Atari 1050 disk drives and, if possible, how to identify these upgrades? I have a crapload of drives and need to determine what has been upgraded. But have no clue what to look for. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastron Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 There were two main up grades if i remember correct Happy was one this gave you full control of the disk drive so you could copy games and write bad sectors etc Then there was warp drive which give you faster speed. Happy was a chip that replace the original on in the disk drive so one way is to take a part and see if it has a happy chip installed You could also try booting happy software and seeing if it say's its installed Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 810 - Had a 'Happy' option to provide faster speed and ability to copy protected disks 1050 - Had a 'Happy' option to provide faster speed, copy protected disks and provide true double density compatibility 1050 - US Doubler provided faster speed and double density There are prob more but these are the most popular I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conda Posted July 23, 2004 Author Share Posted July 23, 2004 Thanks. That's what I needed to know. Do you have any links to pics as to what these chips look like, so I know what to look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastron Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 i fitted a happy chip to my 1050 many years ago when i was working on how to protect games and if i remember correct should be easy to see as it had happy written on the chip. Or you could send me all the drives and i will keep them but i promise to tell you what was fitted heheheheheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conda Posted July 24, 2004 Author Share Posted July 24, 2004 Or you could send me all the drives and i will keep them but i promise to tell you what was fitted heheheheheh What is your address, I have 8 1050's and a few 810s. I'll even pay the shipping for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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