Some time has passed since the last and useless purchase and like the previous ones there is little to say all the “mini” are practically identical, change the external box, the menu and some chips inside that for the occasion are the latest version (more or less).

I used a very lame HDMI to Composite Video converter to try it with a CRT monitor.

Gallery:

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Many thanks to Fabs/Hokuto Force, Onslaught for a new Logo for Nightfall Crew. The photo was made using a U64 with RGB video output and a Sony monitor.

Download the Nightfall Logo in PRG format from here

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Many thanks to Fabs/Hokuto Force, Onslaught for the Logo. The photo was made using a U64 with RGB video output and a Sony monitor.

Download the Nightfall Logo in PRG format from here

A new version of the firmware for the AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) by tmp is released

Changelog (v0024):

• PDS/COV/COS files run PDSPLAY/COVPLAY/COSPLAY
• added ability to select (TAB) CAR files
• selected files (ATR, CAS, CAR) don’t have to be in the same directory anymore, selection is cleared only after returning to the selector
• ENTER on ATR/CAS/CAR file will replace the selection so SPACE was added to run with selected files, ignoring current file under cursor
• search now allows navigation during searching and editing search string
• CTRL-L disables item shortcuts and allows starting search by typing instead of ‘/’
• ESC stops search, exiting search requires 2x ESC (to prevent accidental exit when search stops at the same time user tries to stop it)
• disable cart was changed to SHIFT-ESC
• short filenames should finally (hopefully) have proper case
• filenames longer than screen width should be (finally) properly sorted
• type 57 (2kB) fixed
• right cart button will disable cart for carts <= 16kB (to make some CS turbo carts work)

New keys:

• SPACE – run selected files (ignores item under cursor)
• CTRL-L – toggle key shortcuts

Changed keys:

• ESC -> SHIFT-ESC (disable cart and reboot)

Changelog (v0023):

• [ECI] Auto-enable cart menu after reset (CTRL-SHIFT-E to enable, CTRL-E to disable)
• [ECI] Patched OS for ATR emulation is forced as ROM, not just loaded into RAM under ROM, increases compatibility
• [ECI+SIO] When emulating ATR, HSIO patched OS with inverted OPTION (BASIC off) is forced

Changelog (v0022):

• [ECI] EXTMEM support up to 512kB (CTRL-SHIFT-M to enable, CTRL-M to disable)

Download:

• AVGCART [0024] (430)
• AVGCART Manual (589)

source: atariage.com

Against all trends, a simple photo without unboxing.

The Amiga scene has been dead for me from several years, long life to the Commodore 64.

Taken from a deadly boredom i have decided to do this useless hardware update of one of my Amiga 1200.

• A1208 V3 8MB Expansion.
• OS3.2 CF Card.
• OS3.2 Kickstart.
• New membrane for the keyboard.
• Lightbrightning Case and Keyboard.
• CF Trapdoor.
• 4xIDE Buffered IDE interface.

I personally updated the A1208 memory expansion with the Clock section because i had the order wrong, old age strikes again.

This is just a small update to my post.

I added another useless thing to this update … unfortunately in this case it is useful because without the 4xIDE Buffered IDE interface
the CF<>IDE adapter inserted in the trapdoor on the right side of the amiga which uses an IDE cable longer than 10-15cm, DOESN’T WORK generating a mix of reading/writing errors from the CF.

Aware of the problem, i still wanted to try, in fact in an old Amiga 1200 i had the IDE-Fix Express with IDE-Express Adapter bought 12 years ago, then sold.

So i confirm it doesn’t work, even if they write exactly the opposite (see ebay announcements)

Gallery of the useless update:

source: amigaisdead.com amigastore.eu amigakit.amiga.store

A new version of the firmware for the AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) by tmp is released.

Changelog (v0021):

• XEX loader now doesn’t occupy $0800 page
• ATR/ATX emulation fixes (Bruce Lee, Ultima, Flight Sim II)
• Allow IDE emulation together with ATR emulation (SIO)
• Show COM/EXE files in browser
• Increased limit of virtual drives to 8 (SIO)
• Autorun key changed from ‘A’ to ‘N’ due to issues with PS/2 adapters
• Added saving facility (used by FloB)
• Stacking SpartaDOSX with another CAR (CTRL-SHIFT-RETURN)

Download:

• AVGCART [0021] (452)
• AVGCART Manual (872)

source: atariage.com

Not completely satisfied of the previous purchase, the Eakins cam with a 100x C-Mount LENS, i wanted to try another model of cam at low-cost always of Eakins with a 150x C-Mount LENS.

I am very satisfied with this latest purchase.

Strengths that are missing in the previous cam:

• 16:9/16:10/4:3 selection (important because i use a 4:3 monitor)
• Also works with monitors with DVI input (HDMI to DVI cable), the previous one don’t work.
• Many more options for image adjustment, including an important one which is the Adjustment of the Reflection of the light, the welds Reflect the light significantly.
• Two standard 1/4″-20 holes for fixing.
• CAM sensor much more sensitive, it could also be used without additional light.

Gallery Eakins 100x Previous cam:

source: aliexpress.com

Gallery Eakins 150x New cam:

source: aliexpress.com

A new version of the firmware for the AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) by tmp is released.

Changelog (v0020):

• Support for optional SIO cable (ATR, ATX, CAS)
• Copy/delete file, template dir
• Autorun redone, added setting shortcuts
• OSXEX renamed to OSXEX2 due to incompatible change (use the one from the update zip)
• Support for playing PDM files (thanks to Xuel)
• Scrolling long filenames (INV)
• Run random file (CTRL-R)
• See manual at https://atari8bit.net/de-re-avgcart/

Download:

• AVGCART [0020] (548)

source: atariage.com

I’m here with yet another useless purchase (order dating back to 2019).

There is absolutely nothing to say, all the “mini” are practically identical, change the external box, the menu and some chips inside that for the occasion are the latest version (more or less).

Strangely i have tried the “thing” … usually i don’t do that.

I used an HDMI to Composite Video converter to try it with a CRT monitor.

source: konami.com/games/pcemini/gate

After many years i have found in my historical backups the developer kit for Gameboy that i have used to make Demo & Trainer for Gameboy (color) for Nightfall and then Nightfall^Eurasia.

The last time that i have used this compiler was the late 90′s.

I just had to replace the old no$gbm the GB emulator that didn’t run at 64bit and i don’t like the new version of this emulator with the Visualboy Advance and everything started working perfectly, including the compiler.

source: rednex.github.io/rgbds/ github.com/asmotor/asmotor

There are not many interesting things to recover, for example the 256k x 4 ZIP Ram are absolutely useless.

So what i have recovered that could helpful (never) is the Motorola 68030RC20B CPU, the 68882RC25 math coprocessor and 3 x Clock Oscillator.

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