[atari7800] Re: Test..
- From: "Mitch Orman" <Msorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <atari7800@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:54:50 -0800
Hey Curt,
You do know that there was a bug in Atari's implementation of cart audio on
the PAL 7800s, right? They screwed up the audio balance between TIA and
POKEY.
Mitch
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> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Curt @ Atari Museum
> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 7:47 AM
> To: atari7800@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [atari7800] Re: Test..
>
> Well, for those who want to keep abreast of things, I'm sure everything
> knows about this:
>
> www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/7800/expansion
>
> Just shaking out some final compatibility issues and trying to fix an
> issue with Pokey equipped cartridges and their audio levels, seems the
> audio summation circuit we are using for the onboard Pokey and the
> Yamaha YM2151 is causing an issue with audio coming from BallBlazer and
> other Pokey equipped cartridges.
>
> Looking to start shipping 2nd week December
>
>
>
> Lance Wessel wrote:
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > I'm on this list as well! It's been pretty quiet for several years.
> >
> > I'm mostly interested in Atari 2600, but also any of the old 8 bit
> > computing devices, etc.
> >
> > I do actually have an Atari 7800, because my parents didn't understand
> why
> > I would want an 8 bit Nintendo for Christmas, when it couldn't play all
> of
> > my old games too. I've even managed to collect more than 100, but
> > probably less than 200 different 2600 game cartridges, and possibly 2-3
> > 7800 cartridges, not counting Pole Position II, which came with the 7800
> > at the time I got it.
> >
> > Have you actually tinkered with coding anything for the Atari 2600?
> I've
> > only went as far as to read through the machine/assembler command codes
> > list, various techniques which were used, reading of actual code, and
> > other documentation available online.
> >
> > Lance
> >
> > On 11/17/11 8:57 AM, "andy mucho" <andym00@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> ..icles... Just testing if I'm still on this list or not.. It seems
> >> the last email I received was in 2008, yet the archive says there was
> >> a post this year..
> >> Not that it's important since I guess this list has died a death, but
> >> I've got my 7800 head on again, so figured I'd check :)
> >> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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