update 21/7: I’ll make regular builds of this, and hope to have it completely automated soon. They can be found here (link might change in the future): original post: 12 hours ago SDL2 support was merged into the popular retro graphics program GrafX2. Here’s a fully distributable macOS x86_64 binary (only tested on...

När jag fyllde år fick jag en ljusbox från Jysk av familjen. Barnen tycker den är helfestlig eftersom man kan skriva egna saker med hjälp av de medföljande bokstäverna, och den passade alldeles utmärkt på nattduksbordet. Den är, precis, stark nog att kunna fungera som sänglampa - än har inte åldern kommit ifatt min...

I’ve added yet a new little description to Projects - a circuit and modification to “nudge” wakestates on Atari STs without needing to power cycle.

Back in the day, those of us who did advanced video tricks on the Atari (opening borders, hardware scrolling on hw without hardware scroll) knew that there were differences between systems, and sometimes on the same system. After some trial and error you built in some compensation which made things work “always” on...

I’ve done an extended writeup of a little project I’ve been working on and off on for the last few months. Extending the video modes of an old Atari ST in new and interesting ways. Going from 4 colors to 16 might not sound much with today’s tech, but for us oldies this is pretty fascinating ;)

update: See the very bottom of the post for more on where this is going. A while ago there was a discussion on Atari-Forum about what’s known as the “Stefan Nitschke 16MHz mod”. A document from 1996 describing how one can, sort of simply, overclock a regular Atari ST bus from 8MHz to 16MHz, while still keeping video...

update 20-07-20: Since a few weeks back I no longer use any macOS systems, being Linux only nowadays. Because of that I feel that I can no longer keep this service running, due to not being able to verify that things are working or being able to quickly correct them when they’re not. Hopefully the Hatari project can...

The Atari ST, like other computers at the time, had Dual Density disk drives with 720KB of storage. DD for short. Since High Density (1.44MB) appeared shortly after, Atari used such drives in the more top of the lines models Mega STE and TT. Additionally, us enthusiasts and hardware hackers added HD capability to...

Today it’s exactly two months since I started on my "Elysium Basis" regime. Since quite a few of my friends have asked me to write an update on my thoughts about it - here it is. I’m still of the opinion that I have more energy. I’m also confident in the "smoother skin" effect, although I’m unsure as to whether it’s...

“it’s better to burn out than to fade away” (From Neil Young’s My My, Hey Hey - and known for being quoted by Kurt Cobain in his suicide note) I remember my teenage years well. I also remember voicing the opinion above, along with other things along the lines of “life ends at 30”. I’m 42, almost to the day. I have...

A few weeks ago I acquired a computer I never had the chance to play around with when it was new, an Atari Mega STE. It’s the culmination of Atari’s 16 bit line of computers, very compatible with the ST(E) range yet much more expandable, usually coming with a SCSI adapter and HD (1.44MB) floppy support. Besides the...

The Atari Mega STE might be the best machine of the 16 bit era. It’s very compatible with the regular ST(E) range, but in addition it can be run at a higher clock speed (16MHz, with cache) as well as a very nice case where it’s easy to access things like memory, the built in SCSI hard drive etc. Most of the Mega...