Re: Atari CATBOX Project??

There is always Jeff Hendrix's R.A.T. Box. Jeff, how's it coming along?
:)

http://www.diac.com/~jeffh/rat/

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Chris Starr wrote:
>
> 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...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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