atari8warez

I know this is not the place to post this but I wanted to warn Atariage users who may be potentially buying these at eBay.

When I said "I can't guarantee my SIO2PC/10502PC" had I ordered my PCB's cheap from an obscure manufacturing facility this is what I meant,
well it's not a PCB but it's unbelievable what you can buy for cheap

I have now all the parts for building this device and ready to take your orders. I will leave the order thread open until all 10 devices are sold.

So far I have 7 more units left to offer.

• I will start accepting payment and start building and shipping the devices 1 week from today whether all 10 devices are sold or not, you can still order after the initial week but expect me to be slower in responding as I will be busy building.
  
• Once you are commited to buy I expect to be paid ASAP, otherwise somebody else who already paid will get ahead of you in the list (no exceptions). I will provide you with available payment options and the shipping charges, although individual shipping charges may vary, expect it to be around $9 US international and $7 in Canada. Your purchase will be insured against loss during shipment.
  
• I will provide a current running status of the project twice a week (monday and thursday).
  
• After some soul searching, I decided to offer a pcboard option for purchasers who are willing to wait for about 4 to 6 weeks (that's how long it takes for my pcb order to be filled without paying big setup fees -with some time safety buffer added- ), otherwise orders will be fullfilled using a perfboard and miniature point-to-point wiring. One caveat with the pcboard option is that I won't be able to offer the lifetime warranty otherwise included with the perfboard option, as I can not guarantee the quality of the pcboard at this time.
  
• Orders with perfboard will be fulfilled in 2 days + shipping time (usually around 4-10 business days), and will be shipped in sequence according to the order/payment dates. Orders with pcboard should add to this the leadtime as explained above.
  
• Supporters who already ordered their device are urged to update their preferences (of a pcboard vs. perfboard) by contacting me through PM.

For specifications of the device please see this post

Hi everybody, I’d like to make an announcement (no I am not getting married again -lol-), It's my new 2 in 1, Auto-Sensing, SIO2PC/10502PC USB edition.

Now, the word auto-sensing here is used in the truest sense as the device will automatically recognize where it's plugged, and configure itself without the help of the software. all happens at hardware level.

Plug it into your Atari and without flipping any switches (hard or soft)it will be ready to be used as a SIO2PC, unplug and re-plug it into your 1050 and it will be ready for 10502PC action. The device works up to 6x SIO speed with no hickups (using Atari DOS 2.5 + Hias's High Speed SIO patch + AspeQt running with 0 pokey divisor) giving you a 125,000 baud throughput.

Naturally it is 100% compatible with AspeQt (open source, free for all SIO2PC software), should work with APE (APE version 3.0.6, in Virtual Com Port Mode only, not tested by myself) and ProSystem (Unregistered version works at 1x speed).

I have not tried to make it compatible with older or abandoned SIO2PC/10502PC software (as such it won't work with software unable to use the DSR –in SIO2PC mode- and DTR -in 10502PC mode-) lines for handshaking. So this rules out ATARI810 and the original SIO2PC).

The device is based on the FTDI RS232R chip and uses modified FTDI driver installation files for VCP. The modification was done to accommodate custom PID (Product ID) and settings programmed into the device EPROM, actual driver files were untouched and are original FTDI files.

I will make the first 10 devices available to AtariAge members at a special price of $55 + shipping, (this will be a special ATARIAGE edition with bright blue LED, a Male A to mini B USB cable and a DVD full with required drivers, ASPEQT v0.8.2, and Atari file archives).

After this sale, the device will only be available from my website (and/or eBay) at a regular price of $65 + shipping. Software and the Drivers for Windows, Linux, MacOs etc. will be available for download from my website.

It takes me about a day or two to build and test each device, depending on where you are on the order list it may take from 2 to 20 days to ship yours, so if you want it fast please order early.

Please note that I AM NOT OFFICIALLY TAKING ORDERS RIGHT NOW, this is only the announcement and a preview of the device
(I have all the necessary parts but I am still waiting for my USB cables to arrive). I will post a pre-order message when I am ready to build and ship. In the meantime I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. You may of course jump in and order one now, but don’t start counting the days before the actual pre-order message is posted.

I had great fun building this device and hope you’ll enjoy it just as much.

Thanks, Ray

P.S: (Some photos and two video clips will follow shortly, sorry for the quality of the video clips, i had to use my digital photo camera connected to my laptop like a webcam :-))

http://www.atariage....502pc-for-sale/

I am offering for sale an Atari 1050 with built-in 10502PC hardware but before making it available to general public I wanted to give Atariage members a first opportunity. So if you're interested PM me your offer within 3 days, after that, if it's not already sold the drive will be available through eBay.

Specifics:

• The drive is in fully working and in very good cosmetic condition. I owned it from day 1.
  
• The drive belt has been changed last year.
  
• The drive mechanism and drive RPM have been throughly checked and found to be in good condition. The capacitors are in good condition.
  
• No damages, nicks or broken pieces light scratches on the badge plate (see the pics),
  
• No bent SIO port pins
  
• No need to connect to an Atari computer to power the 10502PC (interface is powered from the drive, and can be turned of with a switch when the drive is connected to Atari)
  
• Comes with a reconditioned Atari power supply (see the pics), I you don't need a PS I can exclude it saving you a bit of a shipping charge. Total shipping weigth is about 4 kg/7.8lbs with the PS, or 3kg/4.6lbs without it. If you need an SIO cable it's $8 extra (1' length for stacking on top of another 1050). Does not come in the original box but will be properly packed for shipping.
  
• Actual shipping will be calculated and added to the offer.

Sample shipping rates (from Canada Post website):

Vancouver, Canada: $20 (Regular Parcel, 7 business days)
Florida, USA: $30 (Expedited Parcel ,4-5 business days)
UK: $65 (Intl. Parcel - Surface, 4-6 weeks)
UK: $120 (ExpresssPost Intl. - 3 business days - Guaranteed)