Unexpected DIY project

[patchell]

    Ah yess....good to hear from a fellow Atari lover.  I used the MAC65 on
later projects.  I have both.  Don't even remember if the Atari Assembler was
compatable with with OSS Mac65.  I also used to use OSS Action! alot as well.
That was pretty much my favorite way of programming the Atari800 just before I
stopped using it.

    The main problem I have is I used a custom 3.5" floppy settup.  So, all of
my stuff is on 3.5" floppies.  Plus the disks are formatted pretty strange.  I
used a 1024 byte sector, etc...which is going to make things exciting.  And even
if I do get a system up, I have to figure out how to get the old RS232 interface
running again.  Problems.Problems.....well, it will keep me busy.  I don't know
what would be easier, getting the old machine to work, or writing a program to
read the funny disk format.

Glen wrote:

> At 04:29 PM 10/2/00 , Patchell wrote:
>
> >    The main problem right now, is trying to get the software off of my old
> >Atari800.  I wrote all the software for it using the Atari Assembler Editor
> >cartridge.  I don't know if I am going to be able to put the system back
> >together enough to get what I need.
>
> I have a few old Atari computers around here, including at least one Atari
> 800. I also have a MAC65 cartridge, which was a deluxe third party Macro
> Assembler Editor cartridge. I have floppy disk drives, and even the
> infernal Atari tape drive. I even have the source code to my Atari's bios!
> (Try getting that for a PC.)   :)
>
> Just in case you have trouble putting together enough hardware and software
> to rescue your old program, send me an email. I might be able to help.
>
> Don't forget there are also Atari computer emulators available. There are
> also utilities and/or cables to allow some of the various Atari hardware to
> communicate with PC hardware.
>
> Later,
> Glen Berry

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