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#1
Software / New 1 GB game compil. special ...
Last post by Petari - 21-09-2025, 19:01:06 As is known internal ACSI-SCSI adapter in Mega STE and Stacy has limited disk access to max 1 GB disk space (area at start) . Same is with some old ACSI-SCSI external adapters.
So, this is good for such config. And for Satandisk, BlueSCSI with MSTE and Stacy. Of course usable with ICD extended adapters too, and with newer ACSI-SD adapters like ACSI2STM , SD4ST ...
Count of games is 772 on 2 partitions, and there is 100 - 100 MB free space on then, good for state saves, adding some new game adapts. With Game Menu program, screenshots from games . Selection of games is by quality in first place.
Mail me for details how to order it .
So, this is good for such config. And for Satandisk, BlueSCSI with MSTE and Stacy. Of course usable with ICD extended adapters too, and with newer ACSI-SD adapters like ACSI2STM , SD4ST ...
Count of games is 772 on 2 partitions, and there is 100 - 100 MB free space on then, good for state saves, adding some new game adapts. With Game Menu program, screenshots from games . Selection of games is by quality in first place.
Mail me for details how to order it .
#2
General chat / Re: VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 18-09-2025, 08:28:33Here are a few videos of my modified Atari STacy from VCF Midwest 2025.
This first one is the game Gauntlet II running on the STacy. Simultaneously, we had it playing on another LCD screen via the STacy's external color monitor port.
Double the screens, double the fun!
(unfortunately, because of the way it was filmed, Youtube placed this as a "short")
https://youtube.com/shorts/C2IDBsJkNyE?feature=share
The second one is the STacy playing Spectrum 512 pictures (by Anima) while music from a MOD based on the game Xenophobe is being played. The music is actually coming from an audio CD.
https://youtu.be/xxDHBBuZH4s
The third video shows my Atari STacy running the Ambience demo. The STacy has a color LCD via the RGB2HDMI mod. Audio is provided through a small modification that brings the signal out from the Yamaha sound chip to an external RCA jack. This is then plugged into a LG XBOOM Go P7 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which takes the mono signal and does simulated stereo. The demo is pretty impressive considering that it's running from a single floppy disk.
https://youtu.be/EPPUeVYU6A4
This first one is the game Gauntlet II running on the STacy. Simultaneously, we had it playing on another LCD screen via the STacy's external color monitor port.
Double the screens, double the fun!
(unfortunately, because of the way it was filmed, Youtube placed this as a "short")
https://youtube.com/shorts/C2IDBsJkNyE?feature=share
The second one is the STacy playing Spectrum 512 pictures (by Anima) while music from a MOD based on the game Xenophobe is being played. The music is actually coming from an audio CD.
https://youtu.be/xxDHBBuZH4s
The third video shows my Atari STacy running the Ambience demo. The STacy has a color LCD via the RGB2HDMI mod. Audio is provided through a small modification that brings the signal out from the Yamaha sound chip to an external RCA jack. This is then plugged into a LG XBOOM Go P7 Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which takes the mono signal and does simulated stereo. The demo is pretty impressive considering that it's running from a single floppy disk.
https://youtu.be/EPPUeVYU6A4
#3
General chat / Re: VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 16-09-2025, 22:53:37Oh, "Power of Vintage" had his usual great segment covering VCF 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRndvWLeWs
A certain STacy may or may not be in there around the 6:45 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyRndvWLeWs
A certain STacy may or may not be in there around the 6:45 mark.
#4
General chat / VCF Midwest 2025 Pictures!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 16-09-2025, 22:43:17Here are some pictures from VCF Midwest 2025 which I attended. I had an absolute blast! Enjoy.
(Click on "See More", then open up the first picture in each post - from there you can just cycle through the pictures)
https://www.southernamis.com/group/general-discussions/discussion
(Click on "See More", then open up the first picture in each post - from there you can just cycle through the pictures)
https://www.southernamis.com/group/general-discussions/discussion
#5
News / Re: How to be useless
Last post by Petari - 29-08-2025, 17:54:37Atariage thread: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/384140-want-an-additional-readablewriteable-micro-sd-drive-device-on-atari-st/
Still using (old) hard disk, when have cheap, large capacity SD cards and adapter for them ? Bad idea. Hard disk will not last long, and all those transfers to hard disk just take time.
Good way of usage is : remove hard disk, and use only SD card adapter. I recommend SD4ST - fastest one among devices for Atari ST(E) .
What not recommend is using so called GemDOS mode (ACSI2STM) - not compatible with all old Atari ST SW, as is not fully compatible with TOS-es hard disk way of work (AHDI) . There is partitioning and driver good for purpose, and we know which is it
Still using (old) hard disk, when have cheap, large capacity SD cards and adapter for them ? Bad idea. Hard disk will not last long, and all those transfers to hard disk just take time.
Good way of usage is : remove hard disk, and use only SD card adapter. I recommend SD4ST - fastest one among devices for Atari ST(E) .
What not recommend is using so called GemDOS mode (ACSI2STM) - not compatible with all old Atari ST SW, as is not fully compatible with TOS-es hard disk way of work (AHDI) . There is partitioning and driver good for purpose, and we know which is it
#6
Software / Special hard disk driver upgra...
Last post by Petari - 16-08-2025, 17:57:58 I developed low RAM usage mode for my hard disk (now rather SD card) driver SW . It is for cases when RAM usage is tight, some SW what is written for lower RAM locations and like. Details on this page:
PP HD driver SW page
In paragraph "August 16 2025" .
How came on idea to do this ? Basically after writing about how can solve combination of so called GemDrive and regular TOS supported hard disk driver - to have good sides of both. Can not say that I got positive reactions on idea. And yes, not surprised - shallow people do not care about so complex things, even if it is useful. They make YT videos, where my SW is presented - without any serious effort, reading instructions, detailed tests. Why I write this ? Because I made detailed tests of thousands of Atari ST SW - mostly games. And I know what is needed that they work well with modern storage.
I hope that someone from developers from now pretty popular ACSI-SD card adapters will consider this seriously and go in developing/coding of new way of data transfer/exchange between now 40 Years TOS and modern computers filesystems. Flash C. sizes are now really big and low price.
PP HD driver SW page
In paragraph "August 16 2025" .
How came on idea to do this ? Basically after writing about how can solve combination of so called GemDrive and regular TOS supported hard disk driver - to have good sides of both. Can not say that I got positive reactions on idea. And yes, not surprised - shallow people do not care about so complex things, even if it is useful. They make YT videos, where my SW is presented - without any serious effort, reading instructions, detailed tests. Why I write this ? Because I made detailed tests of thousands of Atari ST SW - mostly games. And I know what is needed that they work well with modern storage.
I hope that someone from developers from now pretty popular ACSI-SD card adapters will consider this seriously and go in developing/coding of new way of data transfer/exchange between now 40 Years TOS and modern computers filesystems. Flash C. sizes are now really big and low price.
#7
FAQ / Re: Regarding how much free R...
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 12-08-2025, 03:03:09Hehehe, people should visit your site more often. 
#8
FAQ / Regarding how much free RAM i...
Last post by Petari - 11-08-2025, 12:11:14 There's thread at atariage about how much free RAM is available after booting from image, surely without AUTO run PRGs, ACCessories or any other RAM allocating SW.
I wrote about it long time ago on page: Playfhd
Can see it at middle of page. TOS 1.02 is not listed, and it uses more RAM than later 1.04 .
Below it is detailed RAM usage .
All it was there in 2009 already.
I wrote about it long time ago on page: Playfhd
Can see it at middle of page. TOS 1.02 is not listed, and it uses more RAM than later 1.04 .
Below it is detailed RAM usage .
All it was there in 2009 already.
#9
News / Re: Another shallow YT video a...
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 08-08-2025, 04:21:54Sorry about that Peter. I'm unsure why people don't do more
research and testing before posting things.
Too many people seem to be bent on getting "clicks" and "views"
these days...
research and testing before posting things.
Too many people seem to be bent on getting "clicks" and "views"
these days...
#10
News / Another shallow YT video about...
Last post by Petari - 07-08-2025, 10:33:21YT video by 'expert'
He talks that my driver is good only for TOS 1.04 and above. I'm really full of shallow 'testers', who making claims without any serious testing, looking details, and maybe reading what writes on site of programmer ...
And my comments just go deleted - sure, that's the simplest way to solve problem. Because for some that's the biggest problem - getting critic, corrections . No wonder where this 'humankind' sunk latest years.
Just something really elementary: they should read instructions supplied with partitioner/driver SW before using, and especially before doing YT video and commenting SW .
He talks that my driver is good only for TOS 1.04 and above. I'm really full of shallow 'testers', who making claims without any serious testing, looking details, and maybe reading what writes on site of programmer ...
And my comments just go deleted - sure, that's the simplest way to solve problem. Because for some that's the biggest problem - getting critic, corrections . No wonder where this 'humankind' sunk latest years.
Just something really elementary: they should read instructions supplied with partitioner/driver SW before using, and especially before doing YT video and commenting SW .