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falcon_

Member Since 22 May 2009
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In Topic: R-Time8 problem

Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:23 PM

View PostStephen, on Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:53 PM, said:

View Postsloopy, on Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:55 PM, said:

no doubt... find the chips, PCB's are easy ;')

sloopy.
Would this be an easy chip to reproduce with a PIC?

I second this thought. Couldn't the m3002 be emulated by a current AVR/PIC/ARM ??

@Fox-1 You have the datasheet, and certainly what is needed from the chip for the
atari clock to work is known. I say there could be a decent replacement made using
a new microcontroller for < $3. :D

Comments anyone?

In Topic: Raspberry Pi Possibilities

Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:54 AM

The RasperriPI is TOO KWWL - mainly the price! If it were $200 there
wouldn't be as much to rave on.

I'm glad to see someone else thinking like I would/have. ;) There could be
much power available to _alter_ the A8 in magical ways we haven't thought
about yet! There is a video on YT of the Rasperri playing Quake1 on 1080p and
it's decently smooth! Is 128 Meg ram enough??? :D

dream=on

Imagine - installing a rasperripi INTO your atari for feature upgrades and
unlimited software and development on your XL/XE.... It could provide
interpretation or execution of code hosted on the rasperri. You could
program A8 games/apps using custom Python or Java or BASIC or even LUA!
Oh and C++ or Objective-C or LISP! Tools to make better entertainment
using the ole A8 hardware...

dream=off

Could be interesting. :)

falcon_

In Topic: New PBI HDD

Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:49 PM

View Postbob1200xl, on Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:00 PM, said:

No, I can't make a video processor. Get a VBXE.

Um, I see...

View Postbob1200xl, on Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:00 PM, said:

We might be able to process the Atari frames, though - get some better stuff out of the old system.

But, I'm doing the CF card and CPU, now...

Bob

What do you mean by 'CPU'?? Is it some cpu-core in the circuitry?

You said to tell you what I/we want. Can I inquire to the type of possibility
we are thinking about here? What _can_ I suggest??

thanks! :)
falcon_


View Postfalcon_, on Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:39 PM, said:

View Postbob1200xl, on Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:10 PM, said:

It's going to like what you want - so, tell me what you want!

Basic function is to convert the Atari video to component output. You will lose artifacting, unless someone has a bright idea?

But, that's for later... I just allowed for it in the WIDE hardware.

Bob


Interesting! What I want?? I want that good ole Atari Magic :P
Then what scale of possibility are we talking about here? Can you make a full cpld video processor
chip, or just tweak or alter the standard GTIA?? I bet the community would be more happy with
a hybrid approach, as would I. Using the original HW to the max, and 'improving it' to make that
small leap for atarikind....

falcon_

In Topic: New PBI HDD

Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:39 PM

View Postbob1200xl, on Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:10 PM, said:

It's going to like what you want - so, tell me what you want!

Basic function is to convert the Atari video to component output. You will lose artifacting, unless someone has a bright idea?

But, that's for later... I just allowed for it in the WIDE hardware.

Bob

Interesting! What I want?? I want that good ole Atari Magic :P
Then what scale of possibility are we talking about here? Can you make a full cpld video processor
chip, or just tweak or alter the standard GTIA?? I bet the community would be more happy with
a hybrid approach, as would I. Using the original HW to the max, and 'improving it' to make that
small leap for atarikind....

falcon_

In Topic: New PBI HDD

Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:29 PM

View Postbob1200xl, on Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:06 AM, said:

Ahhh... no, not the hardware - the features. This hack will take up the major portion of a 1200XL (any XL, actually) so it needs to provide as many capabilities as possible. There will be a video enhancement that plugs into the GTIA card. What else does it really need to have in order to be useful?

Bob

Wha Wha?? This sounds interesting! Could you please elaborate, Bob?
Kwwl project folks!

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