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Title: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Tighe on May 01, 2014, 05:01:02 pm
Just in case you didn't know about these more recent Atari accessories:

Homemade Atari EPROM cart:
http://hackaday.com/2013/03/22/atari-800-eprom-cartridge-hack/

Atari Ethernet Cartridge:
http://www.atari8ethernet.com/Pictures.html

Atari 800 Cf Cart (plus ram upgrade)
http://www.atarimax.com/myide/documentation/

SD card floppy drive:
http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=23
Video of it in action
Sio2SD - Atari 8bit Floppy drive mod: http://youtu.be/fW7l-fxJxVc

Also:
http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-how-can-i-use-sd-mmc-cards-with-my-atari_28.html

Ram upgrades:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/162420-ram-320xl/page-18?hl=ram+320xl#entry2190666

http://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/12.AtariLibrary/2.MiscellaneousTextFiles/showarticle.php?104

Atari video cable (800xl doesn't have Chroma connected requiring a sine soldering)
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=231154326374

This one has a svideo connector if you are using a TV over a commodore monitor with the separate luma and chroma rca connectors
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/331187356650?lpid=82

Here is a document for upgrading the video output to best quality:
http://www.atari8.co.uk/downloads/UltraVideo%20XL%201.0.pdf

This one doesn't disable RF and composite:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/178089-kjmann-s-video-upgrade/?hl=%20kjmann%20%20s

And you can always buy another one of these as long as your dad won't take this one too.
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=140962323985


Title: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: John's Arcade on May 01, 2014, 05:47:23 pm
Cool, thanks! I already ordered a new video cable. The one that plugs into the video port not the RF port.

And... I ordered a XM301 modem. I'm gonna try to get my 800XL back online! My Dad can't stop me now!!!!!


Title: Re: Re: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Tighe on May 01, 2014, 06:55:44 pm
Cool, thanks! I already ordered a new video cable. The one that plugs into the video port not the RF port.

And... I ordered a XM301 modem. I'm gonna try to get my 800XL back online! My Dad can't stop me now!!!!!

Yeah, is it the just composite video version, or the composite+ svideo (luma/chroma) version? Just remember that on the xl Atari neglected to connect the chroma pin inside the system.

Did you try your current RF setup with your neon signs off? I have a suspicion that they might be causing the interference you are seeing.


Title: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: BloodyCactus on May 02, 2014, 09:54:11 am
I was always a commodore guy. C64, C128, Amiga..

there are some great stuff for these old machines now. I'm building a new PSU for my C64 that can power two c64s, two drives and allow switching of drives between machines and stuff. no more 1 power brick for everything.


Title: Re: Re: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Tighe on May 02, 2014, 04:52:34 pm
I was always a commodore guy. C64, C128, Amiga..

there are some great stuff for these old machines now. I'm building a new PSU for my C64 that can power two c64s, two drives and allow switching of drives between machines and stuff. no more 1 power brick for everything.

That is pretty awesome!


John, please do a Montezuma's Revenge video! That was my favorite game back then!


Title: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Space Avenger on May 03, 2014, 10:16:10 pm
How much would all the stuff cost to get an 800XL with 5 or 10 games?


Title: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: John's Arcade on May 03, 2014, 10:54:08 pm
How much would all the stuff cost to get an 800XL with 5 or 10 games?


I don't think much at all. You can get a flash cart for like $40 that can hold a ton of games.


Title: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Space Avenger on May 04, 2014, 09:42:39 am
How much would all the stuff cost to get an 800XL with 5 or 10 games?


I don't think much at all. You can get a flash cart for like $40 that can hold a ton of games.

Oh cool. I might try to get one.]


Title: Re: Re: Re: Atari 800xl links for John
Post by: Tighe on May 04, 2014, 05:53:27 pm
How much would all the stuff cost to get an 800XL with 5 or 10 games?


I don't think much at all. You can get a flash cart for like $40 that can hold a ton of games.

Oh cool. I might try to get one.]

This is the one to get as it has the memory upgrade too.

http://www.atarimax.com/myide/documentation/