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Atari TT Boosters / Accelerators

Last post by tuxie « Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:19 am
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by Icky » Sat Dec 30, 2017 12:43 pm

I have been looking around the web for an Atari TT booster but there only seem to be two locations I have found any references.

Firstly I think the...

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Last post by tuxie
Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:19 am
Project: HDMI/DVI out for STFM

Last post by Smonson « Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:32 am
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by Smonson » Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:42 am
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Hi all,

Here's my current project that's been keeping me up late for several months.

I'm creating a HDMI/DVI video out for my STFM by interfacing a...
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Last post by Smonson
Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:32 am
Viking board on Mega,ST

Last post by PaulJ « Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:15 am
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by rcamp48 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 3:52 am
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What if anything can I do with a Viking board in a Mega St4 , mine arrived today with 4 megs ram , TOS 1.04 and a Viking n board with an extra CPU...
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Last post by PaulJ
Mon Feb 11, 2019 2:15 am
How would you rework/improve this STE?

Last post by stween « Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:21 pm
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by stween » Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:08 pm
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In my collection, I've pulled out of storage my original STE, the one I've had since 1992. It's been mostly in storage for the last 15 years, but...
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Last post by stween
Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:21 pm
16BIT ROM CART THOUGHTS

Last post by Atarian Computing « Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:06 am
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by exxos » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:46 pm
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I have been thinking about the diagnostic cart where larger ROM's are used with a switch to select which version of the ROM to run (IE, ST, STE, MSTE...
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Last post by Atarian Computing
Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:06 am
diagnostic berr test address ?

Last post by czietz « Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:34 pm
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by exxos » Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:15 pm

Does anyone know the address which the ST diagnostic cartridge tests out BERR on ?

I'm assuming it tests some invalid address which causes BERR to...

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Last post by czietz
Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:34 pm
Project STacy (STaceX, TOS 2.06 & others)

Last post by Darklord « Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:17 pm
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by Atarian Computing » Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:57 pm
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Greetings Atarians,

I've acquired a couple of slightly defective STacy units. I have not received them yet but I know that the keyboards need new...
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Last post by Darklord
Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:17 pm
Just bought a U S Atari Mega 4 for $240 US

Last post by PaulJ « Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:39 pm
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by rcamp48 » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:19 am
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Hey guys: I.Just bought a Mega ST 4 with keyboard and mouse for $240 US plus shipping came to a little over $300 US. Thing is it says Mega ST4 on the...
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Last post by PaulJ
Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:39 pm
My latest acquisition

Last post by PaulJ « Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:28 pm
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by rcamp48 » Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:35 pm

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Last post by PaulJ
Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:28 pm
Wanting to upgrade a 520 ST to 4 MB

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:57 am
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by rcamp48 » Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:32 pm

Hi I am wanting to.upgrade a 520'ST to 4 MB. What is involved and what is the easiest way to do this. It has 512 :-/ in it right now , it's kinda...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:57 am
Ceramic capacitor supply problems MLCC

Last post by terriblefire « Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:12 pm
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by terriblefire » Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:13 pm

Yesterday I went to resupply my 0603 caps.. I was out

To my suprise I couldn’t get any of the values I wanted from RS but more surprisingly I...

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Last post by terriblefire
Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:12 pm
Just got a new SH204 minus the hard drive

Last post by frank.lukas « Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:06 pm
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by rcamp48 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:38 pm

I just got my SH204 minus the hard drive, what can I use in it to replace the MFM drive , Brad tells me it will handle SCSI-1 as I have all of the...

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Last post by frank.lukas
Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:06 pm
I have some new SCSI enclosures that I am testing

Last post by rcamp48 « Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:40 am
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by rcamp48 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:18 pm
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Hello everyone:

I have some new SCSI enclosures that I am trying to prepeare for Atari ST use on a Windows 7 machine. I have installed the Adaptec...
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Last post by rcamp48
Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:40 am
Mega ST part number wanted.

Last post by PaulJ « Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:26 am
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by PaulJ » Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:19 pm

Does anyone know where I can buy the 64 pin mega st expansion port plug or know its part number? I got the last one from best and they didn't know...

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Last post by PaulJ
Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:26 am
BLITTER RE-CREATION THOUGHTS

Last post by exxos « Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:36 pm
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by exxos » Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:37 pm
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Many should know the great work over at in recovering some lost Atari files. I saw in there 2 versions of the blitter IC. 1986 and...
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Last post by exxos
Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:36 pm
UBE Adaptor and Del 2410

Last post by ube « Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:02 pm
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by thedavegray » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:55 pm

Hello,
Have just got my UBE adaptor and Dell U2410 24 monitor hooked up. In high resolution and with a little bit
of horizontal and vertical...

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Last post by ube
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:02 pm
saving resolutions

Last post by exxos « Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:36 pm
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by thedavegray » Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:00 pm

Hello,

From reading the webshop page is appears that if I hold in the small button on top of the adaptor for
more than 2 seconds it saves the...

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Last post by exxos
Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:36 pm
OSSC w/ ST and UBE VGA settings?

Last post by stephen_usher « Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:14 am
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by Steve » Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:28 pm

Hey guys,

I got an OSSC and I'm having difficulty getting a nice output for low and medium res, I have horizontal color grades etc on the desktop....

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Last post by stephen_usher
Thu Nov 29, 2018 8:14 am
520ST small model w/ no floppy / general advice

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:12 am
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by Steve » Wed Oct 31, 2018 7:28 am
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Hey guys,

I've recently picked up a nice little 520st (the original external psu model) I haven't had a chance to look at it yet (it's overseas) but...
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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:12 am
Any unused IO on the STf mainboard?

Last post by sety « Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:54 am
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by sety » Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:40 am

Hi,

I have installed an internal IDE drive in my STF and changed the drive LED for a tri colour LED, so now I have red for FDD and blue for HDD. I...

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Last post by sety
Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:54 am
Megafile 30 bites the bullet

Last post by Forgottenmyname « Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:04 pm
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by Icky » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:40 am

So my Megafile 30 HDD made a grinding noise this morning and now stopped spinning :cry:

I know trying to replace a MFM / RLL drive is a non-starter...

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Last post by Forgottenmyname
Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:04 pm
Lightning VME + (original) Apple USB Ethernet interface = Success!

Last post by Icky « Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:12 am
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by stephen_usher » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:48 pm

Just for everyone's reference, the Apple USB Ethernet adapter (MC704LL/A) works with the Lightning VME card and connects to the network, at least...

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Last post by Icky
Sat Nov 10, 2018 10:12 am
MSTE Mousse issue

Last post by exxos « Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:26 pm
Replies: 33
by francouai » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:15 pm
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Hi!
I'm loosing the Right/Left click on my ATARI mouse connected to the Mega STE keyboard (right port).
I can move the mouse.. but no click.
I can...
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Last post by exxos
Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:26 pm
Home-brew Atari TT ECL VGA Adapter

Last post by czietz « Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:55 pm
Replies: 9
by Icky » Wed Dec 27, 2017 7:53 pm

Today I had a go at building an Atari ECL (TT-High) to VGA adapter using the diagrams on the Atari-forum

I used the option suggested by Frank Lucas...

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Last post by czietz
Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:55 pm
Leaving your computer case pristine - switch installation trick

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:12 pm
Replies: 7
by sandord » Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:46 pm

I wanted to install a TOS switch in my ST the other day. But I didn't want to drill a hole in the case, I wanted it to stay pristine as much as...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:12 pm

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