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Here....

8MB RAM, Dual IDE and Flash TOS.
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Alright! How much will this cost? Might have to save up for one for my Mega :)

Btw what is the address space for the 8Mb? $400000 to $bfffff? I have a graphics card in my Mega which I believe starts at $c00000...
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Looks nice. It might look even better is there would be STE version :)
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joska wrote:Alright! How much will this cost? Might have to save up for one for my Mega :)

Btw what is the address space for the 8Mb? $400000 to $bfffff? I have a graphics card in my Mega which I believe starts at $c00000...
I'll do you a deal if you help with the FLASH program ?

The 8MB RAM starts at $400000 too, but it's configurable in steps of 2MB, 4MB, 6MB or 8MB.
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AdamK wrote:Looks nice. It might look even better is there would be STE version :)
There will be an STE version and MegaSTE version too.
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Very very nice! Flashable TOS is something I've wanted for a while :mrgreen:

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alanh wrote:
AdamK wrote:Looks nice. It might look even better is there would be STE version :)
There will be an STE version and MegaSTE version too.
Alright! I must confess to not having a need for the IDE or AltRAM but as long as they're not in the way of compatibility (which I assume not) then I'm interested in the FlashTOS for my STE. As you know I love your Unicorn (which is why I don't have any IDE needs ;))

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alanh wrote:I'll do you a deal if you help with the FLASH program ?
You have my mail-address, get in touch and I will try to help you. Send me the datasheet for your flash-ROM :)
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Is it possible to have few TOS flashed and switch between them by software? (with hard reset in between of course)
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Four images for the STFM/MegaST and two for the STe/MegaSTe. i.e. You could have two copies of TOS 1.x and two copies of TOS 2.x for the STFM/MegaST, but for the STE/MegaSTE you could have TOS 1.62 and TOS 2.06, or TOS 2.06 and EmuTOS etc.

It's possible to switch in software after the first boot as there is no NVRAM. But there is always a jumper for forced switching.
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Hey Alan. Nice work. Just out of curiosity - would this fit in a spare STacy
and work with existing accelerators like AdSpeed, Txx series, etc? Thanks.
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Good evening everyone,

(As I am not good in English, I help me with Google translate ...)

If I have understood this to work on Mega STE?
There Is 2 IDE ports for HDD? CD-ROM? Whatever works IDE?

On which site one can find this card?

Thank you.

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DarkLord wrote:Hey Alan. Nice work. Just out of curiosity - would this fit in a spare STacy
and work with existing accelerators like AdSpeed, Txx series, etc? Thanks.
There shouldn't be a problem with them, and now I'm using a CPLD, it's programmable and fixable if there are problems.
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ccarl84 wrote:Good evening everyone,

(As I am not good in English, I help me with Google translate ...)

If I have understood this to work on Mega STE?
There Is 2 IDE ports for HDD? CD-ROM? Whatever works IDE?

On which site one can find this card?

Thank you.

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MegaSTE one isn't available just yet. And I haven't created an order page yet either, but soon.
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Amazing, Alan :D ...As usual :wink:

How will be the Mega STe connection? And there will be a Mega ST version too?
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That's nothing shy of genius. One for my MegaSTE would be great, when they are available. Is it even possible to run TOS 1.62 on a MegaSTE?
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qq1975b wrote:Amazing, Alan :D ...As usual :wink:

How will be the Mega STe connection? And there will be a Mega ST version too?
For MegaST, Just use the traditional MegaST adapter board from my original site with the above.

For MegaSTE, an option of the pins or the more expensive socket. Same with STE really.
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Atari030 wrote:That's nothing shy of genius. One for my MegaSTE would be great, when they are available. Is it even possible to run TOS 1.62 on a MegaSTE?
I doubt it. You might want to try EmuTOS on a MegaSTE though.
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Questions altram Driver program ...

Must I buy this new Card from you when I use a CrazyDots ET4000 Graphiccard in my Atari Mega ST ?

Or is the old 8MB Alternate Ram Board also ok if I can even buy a ET4000 Card for my Mega ST ?


Any plans to make the altram driver configurable ?
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I have been interested by this extension ; but I haven't seen anywhere , the address of your website. :wink:
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frank.lukas wrote:Questions altram Driver program ...

Must I buy this new Card from you when I use a CrazyDots ET4000 Graphiccard in my Atari Mega ST ?

Or is the old 8MB Alternate Ram Board also ok if I can even buy a ET4000 Card for my Mega ST ?


Any plans to make the altram driver configurable ?
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frakatari wrote:I have been interested by this extension ; but I haven't seen anywhere , the address of your website. :wink:
No website yet.
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ok, so where is "For MegaST, Just use the traditional MegaST adapter board from my original site with the above."
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frakatari wrote:ok, so where is "For MegaST, Just use the traditional MegaST adapter board from my original site with the above."
Oh, that's this...

http://www.freemint.org/ide/ide.html

Look for the MegaST adapter board.
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very nice alan keep up the good work... :D
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