Tag: SIO2PC

Build your own disk drive emulator for the Atari 8-bit computers

May 13, 2019 0 Comments on Build your own disk drive emulator for the Atari 8-bit computers
Posted in Atari News, Atari XL/XE, News

Paweł Mandes‎ has posted today on Atari 8-bit Computers Facebook group a link to a very detailed article explaining how you can very easily build a disk drive/tape recorder emulator for Atari 8-bit computers using an Arduino and few more parts. His tutorial covers the SDrive-MAX project, an open source disk drive/tape recorder emulator for Atari 8-bit computers, based on…

SDrive² – A new SD Card storage option for your Atari 8-bit

June 23, 2017 0 Comments on SDrive² – A new SD Card storage option for your Atari 8-bit
Posted in Atari News, Homebrew Games News, News, Programming, Retro Computing History, Retro News

Alexey “alsp” Spirkov has started to ship SDrive², a disk emulator for Atari 8-bit computers that uses a microSD card as storage media. The device connects directly to the Atari SIO port and it is available in kit format or fully assembled unit, including a nice 3D-printed case. The kit is sold for US$15 and the fully assembled for US$50 + shipping,…

ABBUC contest will give prizes for new Hardware development on the Atari 8-bit machines

May 16, 2017 0 Comments on ABBUC contest will give prizes for new Hardware development on the Atari 8-bit machines
Posted in Atari News, Hardware, News, Retro News, Scene News

The German Atari club ABBUC (Atari Bit Byter User Club) is holding a new contest. This time they are calling out for new hardware development for the Atari 8-bit machines. The basic rule is that any non-commercial hardware that is ready to go or in development targeting the Atari 8-bit series 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 800XE, and 130XE can enter the contest, which…