[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

There are available units!

[Metal Slug (Mission 1) port for Atari STE - Completed]

On 11/6/2023 at 4:38 PM, D r Clu said:

Looking good.  How long did it take to do the first part?

 

A lot of time, really its a training exercise while learning how to use Atari Game Tools.

[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

There are available units!

 

 

[Post your latest/recent pickups!]

 

Athanor II for Atari ST/E

 

[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

On 11/22/2022 at 11:31 PM, DegasElite said:

Will this HDD interface work with a MegaSTE computer? I assume yes, and I am much obliged to hear more. I am still thinking about buying one, but not yet. Thanks. :O)

 

Yes it works with a MegaSTE computer,

 

If I remember well, @Jinroh has a MegaSTE, he can provide you with real experience feedback with Mega models,

 

 

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On 11/3/2022 at 5:36 AM, Jinroh said:

Very cool @masteries, did you integrate a USB cable for +5V power into the design? 😄 That is the handy revision.

 

Yes, this simple addon is the solution for the power source compatibility problem.

 

As well, anyone with the minimal needed tools can add this USB cable,

in order to use any 5 volts power source 🙂

(current delivered units have this power cable)

 

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On 10/19/2022 at 8:47 PM, Marcos Lima said:

High, I’m interested. Can you ship to France? Thanks, keep up the great work!

Your unit has been sent,

 

You have a message with tracking number and how to information,

 

Thanks!

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On 10/19/2022 at 8:47 PM, Marcos Lima said:

High, I’m interested. Can you ship to France? Thanks, keep up the great work!

 

Greetings Marcos,

 

Thanks for your interest ans support!

 

Yes, tracked shipment to France is easier,

due to I am located in Spain 🙂

 

I sent a message to you with details,

 

[What is your most rare item in your classic computer collection? (Photos Required) (Any Platform)]

Memotech MTX 512,

a very rare 8 bits computer in an aluminium case.

 

 

[An interesting photo collection of retro personal computer ads from the 1980s]

Thanks for sharing,

 

Interesting the amount of Apple II clones.

[Metal Slug port from Atari STE to MegaDrive / Genesis]

 

 

 

Beta version available for donwload, the same binary is compatible with PAL and NTSC machines at once 🙂

 

https://masteries.itch.io/

[Fan remake of The Empire Strikes Back for C64 (and it's FREE!)]

Empire Strikes Back for NES can be used as a continuation reference purposes,

[A Look At JUNGLE JERRY for Atari 8-bit - Work In Progress]

There are a huge amount of sprites at once,

 

As well, its a very promising game for Atari 8 bits computer,

where sadly, most of the commercial games (from 80´s) are pretty simple.

[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

On 6/10/2022 at 6:05 AM, Atari 5200 Guy said:

I will have to keep this in mind. I'm going to need some sort of hard drive abilities for my STE.

For your 4MB STE, instead use floppies, its much better to use a low cost high performance hard disk unit;

as well, the SD card is compatible with Atari ST/E and a PC at same time, the format is FAT16  🙂

[Metal Slug clone on Atari STE - First big attempt]

On 5/27/2022 at 8:15 AM, Atari 5200 Guy said:

Would love to try this on my 1040 STe also maxed at 4 MB.  But the only way my STe can get anything is with floppies as it has no other options.  It does have a second disk drive though.  And, yes, it is very underrated.  I would have liked to see what more it is capable of.

 

Greetings,

 

The complete demo of stage 1 is availabe there:

https://masteries.itch.io/

for Atari STE and MegaDrive/Genesis (Genesis version is more "beta" than STE, its very difficult to deal with the very size limited video RAM of the console, when you put on screen a very high detailed scenario and many sprites).

 

As well, for modern STE times, you will need a low cost high performance hard disk device.

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On 6/15/2022 at 10:18 PM, Mystic Rebel said:

I would love to have one. How do I order one?

Thanks!

 

Excuse my tremendous delay, I almost forgot to review this Atari related forum.

 

I wrote to you a message,

 

Thanks for your interest,

 

[eBay's new seller requirements]

On 2/18/2021 at 2:41 AM, RickR said:

Well folks...I just sold my first item using the new seller requirements, and I'm extremely unhappy.  Why?

• Fees are way up.  Books for example.  The fees were 12% before.  14.35% now. 
• Without paypal, there are no more shipping discounts. 
• I have no idea when the money will show up in my bank account.  Paypal was immediate. 
• They keep telling us this is going to save on fees.  But I beg to differ.  A $14 book sale resulted in $3.57 in fees.  Why bother?

I'd love to hear others' experience as they start selling under the new system.  Me personally?  I'm probably done for a while selling on ebay.  What a shame. 

 

 

Oh my God!  3.57 in fees is a 25% of the book price... that is unacceptable!

 

I was thinking in selling via ebay, but the fees appear a bit cumbersome.

[Low Cost Fujinet v1.6 - Includes USB and Coleco Adam hardware components]

20 hours ago, RickR said:

Very nice.  For USA customers, the orig Fujinet is $80 + $6 shipping and comes with a 3d printed case.  Yours is 70 Euro, which converts to $78.  BUT -- they are out of stock and have a waiting list.  I also like how yours can be used with C64.  I shall give it some thought. 

 

Adjusted to 59€

 

Its very hard to adjust more, due to it needs a lot of hand made work,

 

Thanks for consider It,

 

For C64, it uses a DB15 to DIN 6 cable

[Low Cost Fujinet v1.6 - Includes USB and Coleco Adam hardware components]

 

 

Greetings,

 

 I finished a batch of my minimalistic and Low Cost General Purpose Fujinet v1.6

 

 

These are called general purpose, due to the interface its not only dedicated to Atari 8 bits computers;

the unit is detachable, a DB15 to SIO, DB15 to DIN6, DB15 to RJ12, DB15 to DB19...

allows you to connect the Fujinet v1.6 to each supported (currently or future) computer such Atari 8 bits - Commodore 64 - Coleco Adam - Apple II

 

The unit includes all the hardware elements of Fujinet v1.6, also the Coleco Adam interface components.

Via jumpers, you can select the desired operation, if Atari 8 bits SIO (C64 as well) or if you desire Coleco Adam Interface.

As well, the unit can be powered externally, or via the SIO interface. There is a jumper to change this selection.

The USB interface is included, in order to update the device.

ESP32 WROVER with 16 MB flash and 8 MB PSRAM

 

 

A photograph:

 

 

 

 

A video using the device in an Atari 65XE:

 

 

 

Price of an unit is 59€ (comes with an Atari SIO cable);  (original Fujinet cost around 80€)

each additional cable such C64 - Coleco Adam - Apple II  takes 8€ per cable

plus 6€ of tracked shipment to Spain, or 9€ for Europe, or 10€ for USA, or 11€ for rest of the world.

 

[Low Cost Fujinet v1.6 - Includes USB and Coleco Adam hardware components]

 

Greetings,

 

I finished a batch of my minimalistic and Low Cost General Purpose Fujinet v1.6

 

 

These are called general purpose, due to the interface its not only dedicated to Atari 8 bits computers;

the unit is detachable, a DB15 to SIO, DB15 to DIN6, DB15 to RJ12, DB15 to DB19...

allows you to connect the Fujinet v1.6 to each supported (currently or future) computer such Atari 8 bits - Commodore 64 - Coleco Adam - Apple II

 

The unit includes all the hardware elements of Fujinet v1.6, also the Coleco Adam interface components.

Via jumpers, you can select the desired operation, if Atari 8 bits SIO (C64 as well) or if you desire Coleco Adam Interface.

As well, the unit can be powered externally, or via the SIO interface. There is a jumper to change this selection.

The USB interface is included, in order to update the device.

ESP32 WROVER with 16 MB flash and 8 MB PSRAM

 

 

A photograph:

 

 

 

A video using the device in an Atari 65XE:

 

 

 

 

These units are available at marketplace thread,

 

 

 

[Metal Slug port from Atari STE to MegaDrive / Genesis]

 

This Metal Slug port is a conversion from my own Metal Slug port for Atari STE computer

Mainly all the game engine is being ported from Atari STE to MegaDrive / Genesis.

 

A video:

 

 

Audio playback is 100% based on digital samples, using our custom made sound driver that provides 3 channels mixed at 16 KHz.

Samples are compressed, in order to save ROM space, and Real-Time decompressed using the Z80 processor.

 

Currently, the same samples and graphics from the Atari STE version takes only 1 MB of MegaDrive / Genesis ROM space,

while the STE version takes 3.6 MB

 

There is a high detailed background composed of up to 8600 tiles, and a parallax background.

Background uses up to 61 different colours. Custom MegaDrive / Genesis tools are made to create map graphics data,

and to provide colouring to the map tiles.

 

Many things are still pending to be ported to MegaDrive / Genesis,

 

Stay tuned!

[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

3 hours ago, RickR said:

And I would think it's much easier to select the software you want to load over a Gotek. 

Yes, I am interested, @masteries.  Please private message me to let me know how to buy. 

Thank you.

 

Thanks for your support!

You have a private message,

 

[FS: Low Cost high performance Hard Disk unit for Atari ST/E]

7 hours ago, RickR said:

I'm thinking about it now.  I currently have a Gotek drive, which works fine for me.  I'm not sure what extra features this would have for me.

 

 

If you use these devices for playing... with a hard disk you can save the game state at any moment, in order to continue playing when you want; for almost any game.

A feature hard to accomplish in a Gotek, due to Gotek is only a floppy replacement, with the limitations of floppy disk size.

 

There is a video of this feature of hard disk adapted games:

 

 

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On 11/8/2021 at 5:57 AM, RickR said:

It's so cool to see.  But I always have trouble with the complexity of these devices.  Is there any kind of guide for adding more software to the SD card after it's been imaged with the winflash utility?  That middle video mentions being able to download whatever you want, but not how to add it to the sd card. 

Yes, its very easy due to the deployed SD card image is readable under your Windows or Linux machine, as well in your Atari ST/E at once 🙂

 

You only need to use a SD card reader in the PC; its a FAT16 formatted card

 

As well, with the tracking number message I provide ready to use SD card images

 

Are you ready to acquire one of these?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 11/8/2021 at 4:47 AM, DegasElite said:

Interesting. It costs about USD$50.00 then, which is quite cheap like you said. Fascinating stuff. Is there tax that needs to be added? Since most people here aren't European Union citizens, I assume there isn't any VAT added. But what about US taxes and tariffs? Are those applicable? Just curious. Thanks. :O)

Excuse me the delay...

I understand your worries,

Due to the low size and low weight; the envelope is small and I declare these with a value of 15€

 

However, with this price I can't asume your nation customs taxes, but many do not tax very small declares value such this device

Are you ready to acquire one of these?