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AtariNerd

Member Since 15 Apr 2003
OFFLINE Last Active May 24 2012 6:10 PM

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In Topic: New GUI for the Atari 8-bit

Thu May 24, 2012 5:32 PM

Probably something more basic would tend to stick better.

Modern Atari Graphical Interface. or MAGI

or

First Usable Atari Graphical Interface or FUAGI , pronounce like Fuji. ;)

(I'll get my hat.)

or stealing an idea

Graphical Atari Interface OS or GAIOS. ;)

Something along those lines.

In Topic: Quantizator

Fri May 18, 2012 7:48 AM

You're always at a bit of a disadvantage, trying to convert from another 8-bit machine like the C64 with its' very specific pallete and manner in which it displays images,, because you not only have to deal with a manner in which it's able to create images the Atari may not be able to, but you also don't gain any of the specific advantages the A8 has. That's part of the reason most people have been converting from higher-color images from 16 and 32 bit platforms. You get images of good saturation with "machine colors" the convertor is likely to pick up on well that take advantage of the A8's comparatively large pallete.

I did try a conversion of the Amiga Turrican title graphic, when the first build of the Rastar engine was out and got something that started to look surprisingly like the C64 screen,,,but didn't finish it as a much improved version of the engine had been uploaded by then and me being the ever-excitable blah that I am..yeah, new toy, have to try it. :)

In Topic: Super Circus AtariAge (new WIP)

Thu May 17, 2012 8:50 PM

I think I'm down for an XM version, though with all of the boards I've been involved with, for various systems, I've been known to be forgetful. :)

In Topic: I was going to build an A8 SX64 and A8 Mega [ST]........

Thu May 17, 2012 8:09 PM

View Postoky2000, on Thu May 17, 2012 6:40 PM, said:

....along with an Atari website to showcase this stuff with a combined ST/A8/VCS interactive magazine for gaming and upgrades published on the site bi-monthly. However I don't see the point any more so I just wont bother. I guess the old die-hard 'Oky2000' haters will be muttering "Commodore CUNT" under their breath but the truth is, with some notable exceptions, that generally the A8 people here are bitter, jaded, greedy, rude and unhelpful.

Every single time I have asked for even the slightest bit of help you are met with a wall of silence, or worse still animosity. In contrast people on other forums for different machines GO OUT OF THEIR WAY to help someone who just wants to get into a new machine and do cool projects. Some of these people even sell/donate things way below the perceived *R@RE* value of items on ebay. Though I'm not a charity and I don't expect anything other than an even handed fair deal or just some friendly help pointing me somewhere else.

I think some of you people need to have a long hard look at your attitude, yeah sure the A8 wasn't programmed to within an inch of its life in the past unlike the C64 but then nor was the Amiga with maybe only 10 games out of 10,000 released even coming close to it (and I don't take that out on ST users). But the Amiga community are not like this at all, they WILL help anyone, even someone who says the A500 is fucking ugly P.O.S. to boot compared to the Atari 520STM.

So this is pretty much where those people who regard me as the "Commodore Cunt" can open a six pack and celebrate because I just won't bother any more with the A8 community.

I will have my hands full getting replica C64 and Amiga cases manufactured anyway, so no time for these dinky little A8 fun projects that wouldn't make me any money. The people that are helpful around this section of AA are on other forums anyway so no problem. Win/Win for everyone involved :)

At least I leave with a greater knowledge of the A8 and a large number of cool games I never knew existed. Hell I even seem to have disk/tape images for games that Atarimania doesn't even have downloads for so I guess it wasn't a waste of time all things considered.

http://youarenotsosm...metric-insight/

In Topic: 800 with CTIA: What now?

Thu May 17, 2012 2:04 PM

View PostStephen, on Thu May 17, 2012 1:46 PM, said:

They already have a successful decap of CTIA. The second attempt worked.

You are correct. :)

http://visual6502.or..._die_shots.html

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