Re: Atari CATBOX Project??

Well, it does use a 6502A, which is pretty common, the other is a 6532 (i
think) which I have seen around. Thanks for the other info though...

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From: "Phillip Eaton" <phil@freedomprojects.co.uk>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 4:54 AM
Subject: RE: VECTOR: Atari CATBOX Project??

> Personally I wouldn't bother making an emulation of the Cat Box. From my
> experience in using one, it was very limited in what it can do and was a
> pain in the arse to use. **Use only in the case Nostalgia**
>
> On the other hand, not much else can do what it can do. You'd be better of
> making an updated version to your own design, and with your own software.
> The software was the real problem, cos it was so basic, and did very
> little - every thing was done pretty much manually. Also, it was designed
> before Atari used Z80 and 6809 so the pods to use these processors are
hard
> to find.
>
> If you made your own, using a PC and parallel port, you could code it to
do
> anything the Cat Box did lots more. I have rough designs for a standalone
> Cat Box using Hitachi HD64180 processor with LCD and keypad, wheras some
> others have designs using Altera PLD and some the parallel port.
>
> One person who's actually got it off the drawing board is Chris Toseland
> (aka Muppets) http://www7.ewebcity.com/xevious/
>
> Here's a handy resource if you want to know about interfacing parallel
ports
> (and lots of others besides).
> http://www.beyondlogic.org/spp/parallel.htm
>
> Personally, I've documented and emulated the Signature Analysis part of
the
> Cat Box for checksumming ROMS find it (temporarily) at:
> http://www.freedomprojects.co.uk/siganal.zip (200kB'ish)
>
> Phillip Eaton (D-Type/Flip-Flop)
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Chris Starr
> > Sent: 19 January 2001 06:49
> > To: vectorlist@synthcom.com
> > Subject: VECTOR: Atari CATBOX Project??
> >
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I just managed to get a complete set of schematics for an Atari
> > Catbox, and
> > wanted to see if I could make one, either hardware or a software
emulation
> > of the hardware using a parallel port for digital I/O to test rigs.
> >
> > I wanted to see if anyone had managed to dump the 2K rom that is in the
> > unit, as this would be necessary for me to make the project work as it
> > should.
> >
> > If anyone would like to assist or contribute any information it would be
> > appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > c-starr@erols.com
> >
> >
>
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