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2600 Composite mod

Last post by exxos « Fri May 24, 2019 2:26 pm
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by exxos » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:32 pm
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This board I purchased ready made and apparently is based on the Longhorn Engineer mod which seems to be the best mod which people go for....
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Last post by exxos
Fri May 24, 2019 2:26 pm
My next challenge: Memotech MTX500.

Last post by stephen_usher « Fri May 24, 2019 6:50 am
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by stephen_usher » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:26 pm
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Way back in 1988 my Memotech MTX500 just stopped working whilst it was connected to a BBC Micro via a serial cable.

Over the years I've tried...
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Last post by stephen_usher
Fri May 24, 2019 6:50 am
Newest Aquisitiont Atari Portfolio

Last post by rcamp48 « Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm

by rcamp48 » Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm

This is some of the latest things I have acquired:

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Last post by rcamp48
Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:09 pm
Atari 2600 Dev Station project

Last post by exxos « Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:56 pm
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by DrF » Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:40 am

Interesting information if anyone wants to develop for the Atari 2600 on real hardware, uses a special audio tape cartridge which was interesting on...

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Last post by exxos
Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:56 pm
Open Source visual Game Boy game maker

Last post by DrF « Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am

by DrF » Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am

A tool that lets you make Game Boy games that run in a emulator or on a real Game Boy via whatever flash cart you have, no programming know how...

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Last post by DrF
Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:45 am
Multi-Platform Arcade Game Designer (8 bit game maker Spectrum, CPC, Acorn)

Last post by BlankVector « Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:25 pm
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by DrF » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:31 am

Now this is a cool tool, its a click and drop type game maker thing for 8 bit systems and more to be added, it outputs the file in assembly source...

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Last post by BlankVector
Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:25 pm
Chess game in 365 Bytes (Sinclair ZX81)

Last post by DrF « Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am

by DrF » Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am

Luckily we don't have to work in such low spec conditions no more, sadly this is why we have 50gb games :lol:
There's a small web based emulator to...

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Last post by DrF
Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:29 am
64K memory upgrade for Commodore C16

Last post by DrF « Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am

by DrF » Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am

Interesting modification for the Commodore 16, does not make it a C64 by far but still a good mod, opens up the way to a bigger software choice :)

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Last post by DrF
Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:51 am
ESO Little game engine, microcontroller open source game engine

Last post by DrF « Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am

by DrF » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am

Thought this was interesting, using a cheap microcontroller someone made up a open source game engine that looks quite impressive very 8bit like :D...

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Last post by DrF
Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:39 am
Not quite 8-bit: Acorn A4000 refurbishment

Last post by DrF « Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:27 am
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by stephen_usher » Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:10 pm

OK, not quite 8 bit, more 32 bit really, but a part of another fine 80s micro lineage...

I've been working recently getting an Acorn A4000...

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Last post by DrF
Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:27 am
Rendering SVG files on 8 bit Ataris

Last post by DrF « Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am

by DrF » Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am

Interesting to me, since I spend all day doing this rubbish on a Xeon that still sometimes struggles, and yet here with a Atari doing it.
I might...

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Last post by DrF
Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:34 am
New 8 bit games Atari 7800 & Commodore 64

Last post by DrF « Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am

by DrF » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am

Reviews of some new 8 bit games, the Atari 7800 game looks quite impressive. I like the packaging that goes into these old games, so well done must...

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Last post by DrF
Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:50 am
How to fit a NES game into 40 Kilobytes

Last post by DrF « Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm

by DrF » Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm

Saw this cool video a while back, its popped back up today.
Shows some really cool tricks to optimise sprites, graphics and other game bits, cutting...

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Last post by DrF
Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pm
dmaf2 dma disk controller.

Last post by PaulJ « Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:02 pm
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by PaulJ » Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:16 pm

Well now that exxos has put up the eagle tutorials and I gain some expertise I'll be able to build the dmaf2 dma disk controller.
DMAF2_RedBlue.jpg...

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Last post by PaulJ
Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:02 pm
Recent 800 acquisitions

Last post by Mr.Toast « Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:10 pm
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by Mr.Toast » Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:46 am

I'm from the CBM bubble-and this is my first tentative step into the land of Antic and Pokey... (please be gentle)

Recently acquired two 800s, a...

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Last post by Mr.Toast
Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:10 pm
Write 8-bit code in your browser

Last post by czietz « Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:58 pm
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by DrF » Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:59 am

Write 8 bit code in the browser. The Atari 2600 is listed as a platform and some old arcade platforms.

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Last post by czietz
Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:58 pm
Books I learnt to code from

Last post by DrF « Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:57 pm
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by PeteW » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:46 pm

Just found these in a box of stuff my parents cleared out of their loft - I worked through all 3 on my 800xl back before my Spectrum +2 or ST 😊...

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Last post by DrF
Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:57 pm
My new 130XE

Last post by IngoQ « Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:49 pm
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by IngoQ » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:05 am

Two weeks ago I was able to score a 130XE on ebay for under 60 EUR.

This one is special to me, since it was my first ever (real) computer (not...

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Last post by IngoQ
Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:49 pm
You have got to be kidding me - c64 on ebay

Last post by IngoQ « Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:46 pm
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by PeteW » Wed Aug 29, 2018 9:21 pm
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20 quid for a machine that looks like it's been run over?!

In fairness to the seller, he started bidding at 99p, but those bidding need to get a...
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Last post by IngoQ
Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:46 pm
Not Atari, but definitely 8bit (ZX81)

Last post by redhawk668 « Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:03 pm
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by PeteW » Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:12 pm
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A friend just donated this to me from their loft clear out. A boxed ZX81, with 16k ram pack, manuals, an early 80s set of computer course magazines...
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Last post by redhawk668
Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:03 pm
Big pickup from former software developer

Last post by Smonson « Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:46 am
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by silentshadow56 » Wed Jul 11, 2018 4:34 pm
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Hey guys,

I got a fairly large pickup of hardware and software from a former atari software developer and wasn't certain what all of these disks...
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Last post by Smonson
Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:46 am
SUPER PACKER 6.0 for the A8.

Last post by walter_j64bit « Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:03 am

by walter_j64bit » Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:03 am

Does anyone here know how to use this app? :headbang:

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Last post by walter_j64bit
Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:03 am
2600 JR replacement switches

Last post by exxos « Thu May 03, 2018 2:29 pm
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by exxos » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:25 am

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While resurrecting my 2600 console from 30 years ago, I noticed it is in dire need of some maintenance and repairs.

First of all,...

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Last post by exxos
Thu May 03, 2018 2:29 pm
Atari 2600/7800 Composite MOD

Last post by atari030 « Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:57 am
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by rubber_jonnie » Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:19 pm
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There is a great article here about 2600 composite mods, so I've ordered a bunch of bits to make one (Or maybe more :o )up.

Will let you all know...
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Last post by atari030
Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:57 am
130XE to 320 KB.

Last post by rubber_jonnie « Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:51 pm
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by redhawk668 » Sun Apr 01, 2018 3:21 pm

Well, I successfully completed a 320 KB upgrade on my 130XE and now knowing that the information is very hard to find I thought why not share my...

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Last post by rubber_jonnie
Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:51 pm

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