Preview of the ATW800/2

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Ай бұрын

This is a first preview of the ATW800/2, a multi-function graphics card for the ATARI Mega-ST bus and (later) the VME bus used in the ATARI Mega-STe and TT.
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@anotheruser2527 Ай бұрын

Very impressive!!

@DirkDierickx 17 күн бұрын

amazing!

@Storm_. Ай бұрын

Amazing work!!!

@slaapliedje 17 күн бұрын

I'll probably 'need' one for the Mega ST and at least one for either my MegaSTe or TT030... oh wait, I do have a secondary MegaSTe as well....

@DeadCat-42 20 күн бұрын

I just bought a Mega (no KB) . This would be perfect.

@fleef3790 25 күн бұрын

Nice. i remember this from the 80's. But what does it do other than run mandelbrot? Will it speed up my GFA Basic or C compiles?

@madigorfkgoogle9349 Ай бұрын

Just for people who dont know, you keep saying ATARI Mega STE while it is the older MegaST without E, which is a very different machine. And yes this project is mega awesome, I had a opportunity to stand next to a ATW in 1989 and it was doing nothing except calculating Mandelbrots, but the feeling standing next to a potential power computer is hard to describe, would be similar to standing next to Cray back then. Edit: I also remembered one more fact, I was told that the ATW had far superior graphics to ST with very fast BLiTTER capable of texturing a 3D object, the ATW had a TT monitor connected when I saw it, and the second box didnt have monitor at all.

@geekdot Ай бұрын

You're right. The 1st time mentioning it at 3:24 when talking about the VME connector... so that fits, as the M-STe uses that bus. Accidentally I call the M-ST "Mega STE" at 5:03... that's about it. No "keep saying" as far as I see. Everything else might be a mumbled pronunciation of "ESS TEE" and "ESS TEE.EEE". Sorry 'bout that.

@madigorfkgoogle9349 Ай бұрын

@@geekdot absolutely no problem mate, great video and even greater work. I just wanted people not to be confused, since your card would not work with Mega STE...

@geekdot Ай бұрын

@@madigorfkgoogle9349 It will. As said, it's a "double-bus" card. The /same/ card can be used either in the Mega-SE populating its specific bus connector OR it will work in both VME Ataris (Mega-STE and TT) when the VME connector is fitted. This video just shows the Mega-ST version as VME is not 100% bug-free. In doubt, please visit the website and read the specs.

@madigorfkgoogle9349 Ай бұрын

@@geekdot I know, and I know how both bus versions work, my comment was video specific and about the current Mega ST version for Mega bus connector, so people do not get confused. I also do like your MC68k slot multiplier (which shows that your Transputer and ISA ports do work on any ATARI ST model to some degree), except maybe the need for pass trough socket for the CPU. You could simply add another socket slightly offset to CPU pin headers for simplification, would be easier to make, dont you think?