Contiki is a small, open source, highly portable, multitasking computer operating system developed for use on a number of memory-constrained networked systems ranging from 8-bit computers to embedded systems on microcontrollers, including sensor network motes.
The name Contiki comes from Thor Heyerdahl’s famous Kon-Tiki raft.
The Contiki 2.x contains only very little assembler coding and even less target-specific assembler coding. This allowed for easy porting to targets beside the C64 namely the C128 and Apple II. Porting to other cc65 targets wasn’t done due to missing Ethernet hardware.
The major changes are:
- Support of the Atari 8-bit machines with the ethernet cart described on http://www.atari8ethernet.com
- FTP client app (only download although UI suggests upload too)
- Twitter client with OAuth workaround (using SuperTweet.net)
- New high contrast color scheme for Contiki UI apps on the C64.
source: lemon64.com wikipedia cbm8bit.com
Jason “Gwobby” Kendall has released a new Version of his game Gwobby Strikes Back! with a lots of new features and fixes.
What’s New in this Update?
- Over one hundred and thirty thousand different levels.
- Improved animation, sprites.
- Additional sequences assassination.
- Hard platforms are maintained by the first 4 levels.
- The ball can give extra power force.
- The ball under renewed at the early levels.
- Press any key during the boot screen to go intros.
- The game is a little faster, better jumps and many other minor improvements.
source: atarionline.pl
This is the 5th edition of the New Years Disc for Atari. In this issue you can find a lots of interesting things to begin a new year with our beloved Atari.
In this issue you can find:
[Disc one]:
- Kleeblatt and Schneemann done by me.
- Jacfield Badekapp Miel and 3 by JAC!.
- Atallax to map & PG.
- 2011 Intro to Heaven.
- Happy New Year by Sikorski.
[Disc two]:
source: atarionline.pl
“NRV” from Chile has started a new project on Atari 8bit machines called “Project M”.
This is basically a clone of very well popular Wolfenstein 3D PC game. This update of Project M v2 contains improvements and several bugs
source: atariage.com youtube.com
Autopsy:
Thank to Lynx of Nightfall for your generous donation.
The Atari Lynx has several innovative features including its being the first color handheld, with a backlit display, a switchable right-handed/left-handed (upside down) configuration, and the ability to network with up to 17 other units via its “ComLynx” system (though most games would network eight or fewer players).
from Wikipedia:
The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1989. The Lynx holds the distinction of being the world’s first handheld electronic game with a color LCD. The system is also notable for its forward-looking features, advanced graphics, and ambidextrous layout. The Lynx was released in 1989, the same year as Nintendo’s (monochromatic) Game Boy.
However, the Lynx failed to achieve the sales numbers required to attract quality third party developers, and was eventually abandoned. Today, as with many older consoles, there is still a small group of devoted fans, creating and selling games for the system.
source: wikipedia
I had to make this change to get the Expansion Ram 320XL running on my Atari 800XL:
source: atariage.com
Autopsy:
The Expansion Ram 320XL is a external plug and play 320kB memory expansion card for Atari 600XL and 800XL machines designed by ctirad a user of AtariAge Forum.
Additionally there is a possibility to disable internal memory and remap it onto card (switchable via jumper), thus one can “fix” many failing XLs without even looking inside. Also, an unexpanded 16kB 600XLs can be upgraded to 320XL without any additional work.
The Expansion Ram 320XL uses banking via bits 2,3,5,6 and 4 of PORTB. As you can see this is compatible with “Atari magazine” expansion rather than a most common RAMBO or Compy shop setup, however I have to say the comaptibility with both old and new software is excellent. There can be only problem with some programs, which does use the separate Antic/CPU banking.
The Installation is very easy. The Atari 600XL users will just plug it into PBI port. For Atari 800XL is a bit more complicated, because Atari decided to remove 5V power from the PBI connector from it. Thus 800XL users will have either to use additional power cable which will fit into joystick port or solder one wire inside atari to make the PBI port powered like on 600XL (look photo).
For more information and price visit the atariage.com.
source: atariage.com
Autopsy:
from Wikipedia:
The Atari Portfolio is the first PC-compatible palmtop computer, and was released by Atari Corporation in 1989. The Portfolio was licenced from Distributed Information Processing (DIP) based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The original founding member of DIP was Ian Cullimore, fresh from his experiences at helping design the early Organiser products at Psion.
DIP officially stood for “Distributed Information Processing”, although secretly it actually stood for “David, Ian and Peter”, the three founding members of the company, all ex-Psion. The original founder of the company (first called “Crushproof Software”) was Ian Cullimore, and the other two David Frodsham and Peter Baldwin. It was built around an Intel 80C88 CPU running at 4.9152 MHz and ran a variant of MS-DOS called “DIP DOS 2.11″. It had 128 kB of RAM and 256 kB of ROM which contained the OS and built-in applications. The on-board RAM had to be divided between system memory and local storage (the C: drive). The LCD was monochrome without backlight and had 240×64 pixels or 40 characters x 8 lines.
source: wikipedia
This is a rare SIO Adapter cable. You can use it for connect the Atari 1010 Program Recorder on Commodore 64/128.
Autopsy:
I bought one month ago a AtariMax 8MBit Cartridge for Atari that had the wrong label on it, it is a 1mbit in place of a 8mbit.
This is a free replacement 8mbit cartridge from Steven J.Tucker (AtariMax).
Many Thanks Steven.
source: atarimax.com
Contiki is a small, open source, highly portable, multitasking computer operating system developed for use on a number of memory-constrained networked systems ranging from 8-bit computers to embedded systems on microcontrollers, including sensor network motes.
The name Contiki comes from Thor Heyerdahl’s famous Kon-Tiki raft.
The Contiki 2.x contains only very little assembler coding and even less target-specific assembler coding. This allowed for easy porting to targets beside the C64 namely the C128 and Apple II. Porting to other cc65 targets wasn’t done due to missing Ethernet hardware.
Contiki 2.4 is the first 2.x release to contain the following programs:
- Dhcp client.
- Web server.
- Web browser.
- Wget.
- Smtp client.
- IRC client.
- Twitter client.
Beside lots of other improvement especially the following issues were fixed:
- Malfunctioning DNS lookup.
- Missing PETSCII conversion for the smtp credentials.
- Incorrect fixing of all disk I/O to drive 8.
source: lemon64.com wikipedia cbm8bit.com
Finally! after a long time the new version of the Firmware for the interface SIO2SD is realesed under GPL Open-Source.
The SIO2SD is a device that allows you to load games/applications into any 8-bit Atari XL/XE computers via SIO interface from SD/MMC cards.
Changelog:
- Configuration is now available from Atari Screen – press K3 key (no need to disconnect the cable from the SIO).
- Loader for the executable files has been replaced with a new version.
source: sourceforge.net sio2sd.gucio.pl marcinprusisz.pl
Autopsy:
The Atarimax Maxflash Flash Cartridge System for Atari 8-bit Computers is a high quality, professionally produced cartridge creation suite for the Atari 400/800/XL/XE series computers.
Maxflash Studio Demostration:
source: atarimax.com
My SIO2SD interface is dead (without any valid reason) after 2-3 hours of playing demos/games.
I have tried to reprogramming the firmware with a STK500 USB ISP Programmer and the tools AVRDUDE and it has worked perfectly.
Fixed the SIO2SD Firmware Crash.
The SIO2SD is a device that allows you to load games/applications into any 8-bit Atari XL/XE computers via SIO interface from SD/MMC cards.
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