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Purchase a SIDE3 Cartridge for Atari 8-Bit Computers (10-15 mins)

November 27, 2020 moorejh Hardware, Software, Utilities

Task: Purchase a SIDE3 Cartridge for Atari 8-Bit Computers Needed: Web browser, Atari 8-bit computer Time: 10-15 mins Introduction The ability to load files on an SD card and boot them on original Atari 8-bit computer hardware is very desirable and I have covered several

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Make an Atari 8-bit Computer Cartridge (1-2 hours)

August 2, 2020 moorejh Hardware, Modifications, Programming

Task: Make an Atari 8-bit Computer Cartridge Needed: Cartridge parts, EPROM programmer, soldering station or iron Time: 1-2 hours Introduction As I have mentioned in previous posts, I had tons of fun making my own Atari 2600 game called Gene Medic. I sent the binary

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Make Custom Atari 2600 Cartridges (30-60 mins)

February 3, 2019 moorejh Hardware, Software

Task: Make Custom Atari 2600 Cartridges Needed: Binary, label art Time: 30-60 mins Introduction When I finished my Atari 2600 homebrew game Gene Medic I couldn’t wait to make it ‘real’ by having an actual cartridge made. Fortunately, the folks down at Atari Age make

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Backup Cartridges to Floppy Disk Using “The Pill” (15-30 minutes)

December 16, 2018 moorejh Hardware, Software

Task: Backup Cartridges to Floppy Disk Using “The Pill” Needed: Floppy disks, disk drive, The Pill, The Pill software Time: 15-30 mins Introduction Software pirating was rampant back in the early 1980s and there were plenty of software and hardware tools that made this easy.

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Purchase an Atarimax Maxflash Cartridge (30-60 min)

October 14, 2018 moorejh Hardware, Software

Task: Purchase an Atarimax Maxflash Cartridge Needed: Atarimax Maxflash Cartridge, USB Cartridge Programmer, A to A USB Cable, and Maxflash Studio Software Time: 30-60 mins Introduction I love the ease of use of cartridges compared to cassette or disk. Fortunately, there are some easy modern

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