> >If someone could make a cart that I could download through my serial port
> >to, which would then behave exactly like a normal 2600 cart - yeah, I'd jump
> >for one!
Technically, the use of serial is difficult. There may be some parts out
there that allow simple use of a RS232 line with out a microprocessor, but
I am not familiar with them. The cheapest method would be to use a small
micro controller, but I don't have a programmer that does micro
controllers, or the software to develop such a thing. My design uses a
parallel port because this is very easy to build hardware for. There is
another design out there by Pete Rittwage that is a little simpler than my
circuit, but also uses the parallel port.
> Call me crazy, but don't we nearly have that already with the
> Supercharger? A couple of quick changes to Supercharger, a run through
> Makewav, and POOF! from your sound card to your Atari. Well, sorta:
I don't know. Has anyone ever had any problem with a program that does
not work when used through makewav and the supercharger?(but does when
burned)
I havn't had much experiance with the supercharger, but once a game is
sent to it, does it work identical to building a EPROM cart? I know that
the way I made mine, and from the Technical descriptions of Pete's, that
the result is an image that is identical to an EPROM cart.
Actually when I was finishing my testing of my cart, I realised that I had
actually built an eprom emulator, so I know it worked(I actually had a
ribbon cable with a DIP socket on the end plugged into an EPROM cart with
a socket.)
Mark
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