That's what I wanted to hear 👍- and preferably see. Too many retrocomputing fans, especially American users, ignore the ST's hires mode entirely, as if colour were always better (it's not). There's a lot of great "Jackintosh" software for the ST that really shines on the mono monitor. Glad to hear the RGBtoHDMI supports that.

@@ropersonline Cubase!!

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Thanks! I will put more Atari ST on the menu.

There are severam excellent Basic's for the ST. The original ST-basic that was delivered with it in the beginning is not one of them, that was a real stinker. The good ones were GFA-Basic, Omikron-Basic that was delivered with the machine later on and for those who love game programming, there was STOS-Basic, which was the program that became AMOS on the Amiga.

​@@galier2Ha, my first ST was when the Mega STe back in 91-92... and I think by that time, they did not include ST-BASIC.

Thanks! It is a challenge for sure. The garage is not insulated and even in California it gets quite cold in the winter months. I just got a propane forced air heater that takes the chill off but is quite loud.

I'd start by insulating the garage, It probably wouldn't take much (maybe r-12 insulation) to make a difference, but the better the rating, the better temperature control you will achieve. The other part of the equation is the HVAC setup. Look at some of the really nice mini-split units that are available. They typically come in two major sections, one of which mounts in the ceiling, and the other (heat exchanger) which sets on a good footing outside. These units typically come with a remote that allows setting things like temperature and humidity without getting on a ladder. A lot is going to depend on the construction of your garage: does it have a ceiling, or are the rafters open? (A ceiling of some kind would be better.) How tight is the fit of the garage door (that door is one huge pneumonia hole, and will leak enough to really mess up any efforts at control if it's fit is not tight). If you have a side (personnel-sized) door, use it whenever possible, and keep that garage door shut unless actually in use.

@@RetroHackShack Be careful with that heater... if you don't have one, consider installing a CO detector - it might save your life.

Yes. I used retrobright. The case is not brittle at all.

Good tip. I have another one to fix with a bad PS.

Haha, I haven't shocked myself on an ST PSU yet... honestly surprised too, since my Falcon hasn't had a lid on it for ages...

Not that I know of. I have been meaning to ask Ian about it though. I wonder if RISC V might be a good target.

I have only ever done composite mods to the 2600.

Looking at this mod, it should be possible. etim.net.au/2600rgb/

Yes. It will work with high res mode. You can adjust the look and feel in the menu.

I tested Medium in the video and it was fine. I wasn't interested in mono/hires, but I just tested it and it works well, too.

Just the four items I mentioned. You supply your own RPi. But order quick. I am almost out of stock already on several items. More are on the way.

Yeah. I just got a model 1 that is in rough shape so I will make it a part of that repair.

This mod uses the digital RGB signals to scale and not the analog signals. So the picture can be bigger and sharper this way with less lag.

@@RetroHackShack That's definitely a good reason to do this, then!

Hello! Yes. Check out my Apple iic videos for an example.

I could have done an adapter on the monitor port, but I want the option of using the CRT monitor at the same time as capturing output. Personal preference I guess.

@@RetroHackShack Ah, ok, a permanent audio output, no matter which monitor is connected. Actually I did a Stereo output (two RCA, just like STE or Amiga) on my 520STM back then. When capturing from this ST, I always use this output for audio. 😉

The ST *can* do sample-based tracker audio (which sounds great!), but it taxes the CPU. Notice in “The Duel” that you only get the nice audio during the menu screen, not during gameplay 😎

@@jamesfmackenzie Cool! Can the YM3812 do that?

The ST had some good music, it is just one of those things where you need a good composer to utilize it. I really miss the days when coders could actually wow you by their skills because the hardware had limitations. These days, you almost just can feel there was no talent when the games are not photorealistic... some games on the ST do crazy stuff and show more than 16 colors, and run far better than they rightfully should. Especially considering the stock ST that did not have a blitter.

If you could make it work I know the community would appreciate it. So far it's a no go.

The difficulty comes from the fact that the RGBtoHDMI software for the Pi is running on bare metal, not on Linux. It is open source, so modification is possible, but it would be a non-trivial task to add the required support.

Ouch 🙂

@Dom - You're one of those dang Commodore users?

Yes. As I mentioned, you can totally do that if you want.

Now try disconnecting the hard drive from your retro computer let's see what you see 😁