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Rescuing an ancient 520ST

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:08 pm
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by troed » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:16 am

So here's my latest project. This 520ST was given to someone in the shape it is, without cables. When the new owner tried hooking it up to 5V to get...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:08 pm
Boosting STFM: 16MHz bus, 64MHz Shifter

Last post by exxos « Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:32 am
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by troed » Thu Oct 05, 2017 5:05 pm
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edit: A long prosaic writeup of all the steps can be found here:

Since a few months back I've slowly been modifying one of my 1040 STFMs with the...
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Last post by exxos
Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:32 am
My retro computer blog

Last post by PeteW « Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:23 pm
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by PeteW » Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:38 pm
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Don't know if it's ok to post a link to my blog here detailing my work on the ST, apologies if not:
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Last post by PeteW
Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:23 pm
32MHz for STEs without CPU socket

Last post by tzok « Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:29 am
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by IngoQ » Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:02 pm
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Introduction

As some may know, there is at least one STE Board revision where the PLCC-CPU is not in a socket, but is soldered directly onto the...
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Last post by tzok
Sat Sep 08, 2018 11:29 am
NetBSD 7.1 on the Atari TT

Last post by Icky « Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:35 pm
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by Icky » Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:58 pm
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Well this weekend I fancied watching paint dry and thats what I did. :ball:

I decided to have a go at installing NetBSD on the Atari TT. Little did...
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Last post by Icky
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:35 pm
My TT is on a journey of self discovery

Last post by Steve « Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:41 am
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by Steve » Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:31 pm

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Last post by Steve
Sat Aug 11, 2018 3:41 am
Atari TT - FPU Overclock

Last post by Icky « Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:40 am
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by Icky » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:00 pm

Over the Easter weekend I decided to overclock the FPU in the Atari TT. I had seen several areas on the web that discussed changing the clock on the...

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Last post by Icky
Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:40 am
The ultimate TOS desktop?

Last post by Steve « Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:35 pm
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by Steve » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:58 am

Hey guys,

I've always used Mint as the main desktop on my machines, but I'm keen on creating a seperate CF card install of pure TOS apps. I'd like...

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Last post by Steve
Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:35 pm
STFM 4MB SIMM ADAPTER KIT INSTALL BLOG

Last post by PeteW « Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:10 pm
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by PeteW » Fri Jul 27, 2018 6:10 pm
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I have just received my 4meg ram upgrade from Chris. I decided to go with this one as I like how neat it is once installed.

I'm working from home...
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Last post by PeteW
Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:10 pm
Top of the pile

Last post by atari030 « Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pm
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by atari030 » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:56 pm
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OK, so I have a few machines that need fixing. I have just moved house and have finally got a bit of a work area that doesn't mean the kitchen table....
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Last post by atari030
Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:01 pm
Atari TT PSU & CPU Fan Cable Tidy Up

Last post by Icky « Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:21 am
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by Icky » Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:42 pm

After recapping the Atari TT PSU and adding the Noctura fan I added a CPU Fan and heatsink.

The CPU sits under the RAM board and gets hot as air...

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Last post by Icky
Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:21 am
My little retr0bright experience [SUCCESS]

Last post by Bobrane « Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:59 am
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by Bobrane » Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:10 am

Hi everyone,

As I am restoring one of my STE in a custom way, i decided to do a paint job on the body. However, the keyboard looked really yellow....

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Last post by Bobrane
Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:59 am
Conway's Game of Life on the Blitter

Last post by keli « Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:05 pm

by keli » Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:05 pm

I've been playing around with the Blitter recently and created a PoC implementation of Conway's Game of Life that uses the Blitter for the actual...

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Last post by keli
Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:05 pm
Working Atari ST Wall Art

Last post by Icky « Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:36 am

by Icky » Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:36 am

As with most of us we have so many projects on the go and I have been toying with the idea of having a permanent display of an original Atari 520 STM...

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Last post by Icky
Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:36 am
Mod #2 The STFM

Last post by braincell « Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:06 pm
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by braincell » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:56 pm

So i have a few ST's in the loft and i thought i would mod my STFM with a few bits.....

I cracked the bad boy open and found a 2 chip TOS 1.02 and...

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Last post by braincell
Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:06 pm
Change wakestate at every reset

Last post by rpineau « Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:13 pm
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by troed » Sun Jan 14, 2018 3:01 pm

I've just finished a little writeup of the project I concluded this weekend. A hardware mod to enable the possibility to change wakestate at every...

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Last post by rpineau
Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:13 pm
Mod #1 The STE

Last post by braincell « Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:58 pm

by braincell » Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:58 pm

After a few years away from a physical atari i stumbled across Flash Floppy and the exxos webstore and decided to give some of my ataris some tlc in...

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Last post by braincell
Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:58 pm
4MB RAM PCB ASSEMBLY NIGHTMARE

Last post by exxos « Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:10 pm

by exxos » Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:10 pm

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As the cost of assembly was so high in the 4MB RAM upgrades, I have been plotting for a long time to assemble them myself. I did try a...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:10 pm
Mains powered LED without a transformer.

Last post by exxos « Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:49 pm

by exxos » Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:49 pm

I thought I would post this here as its really simple and may be useful to others.

I needed a way to power a simple LED, but I did not want to use a...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Oct 17, 2017 4:49 pm
My latest Ebay purchase

Last post by exxos « Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:34 pm
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by keli » Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:56 am

This morning, this Mega 4 arrived in the mail.

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I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet (have to go to the basement an...

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Last post by exxos
Sat Sep 23, 2017 6:34 pm
MegaST to be restored

Last post by exxos « Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:23 am
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by Anzac » Fri Sep 01, 2017 4:48 pm

This is a long term project, but just wanted to share the machine status and revisions. maybe this one will be good only for display and collection...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:23 am
Help for eBay/PayPal users AKA WhyeBaySucks.info

Last post by exxos « Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:36 pm
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by DrF » Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:04 pm

Most people use eBay as buyers, but as a seller there's a lot you need to aware of and so Why eBay Sucks was born. It's not all sad tales there's...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Sep 05, 2017 3:36 pm
LIQUID RETROBRIGHT TEST ON MOUSE

Last post by exxos « Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:57 pm
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by exxos » Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:21 pm

This test was done last year..

Top part of the mouse socked in liquid peroxide. Left in sun light all day. IIRC the first 2 hours showed the most...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:57 pm
THE RETROBRIGHT EXPERIENCE.

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:54 am
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by Atarieterno » Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:26 am

THE RETROBRIGHT EXPERIENCE.
This is not The definitive guide of the retrobright ; it is only my personal experience with this procedure and I detail...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:54 am
Old Computer Mag Search Engine

Last post by exxos « Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:04 pm
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by IngoQ » Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:16 am

Hiya,

I recently had the idea (most likely I was not the first) to set up a site where you can full-text search old computer mags. Technically it...

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Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:04 pm

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