ScuzzBlog: Diaries April 2018 Entry 18th April 2018: Post: 1 Nothing better to do so I switched on the Atari OK so I am kinda locked out from my fun activities at the moment. I am backing up the main Amiga and the SCSI drives across the network which is a massive task and is kinda keeping my workshop machines busy. I also need to check that rogue files haven't stopped the transfer process. Windows doesn't like certain file names, especially ones associated with AMOS. Samba is pretty stable and its going all very well at the moment. I have to be aware of a delivery. Already yesterday I had one failed delivery. No idea how I missed the guy. Today I took possession of the SONY Mini Disc player which had one of those EuroPlugs on it so robbed my plug from the C128d. Just a sprinkling of AC/DC played very low and then off as I wait for the Panasonic tape deck. It wasn't that much fun playing Bayonetta on the PS3 with the sound down so I decided to salvage yet more C90s for the new tape machine and so turned to the Atari to see if I could again transfer and condense to smaller tapes. As ever with all these older computers there is such a variety of power leads and supplies to deal with. Nothing was standardised. Be aware that this blog basically is a diary of what I do generally each day. And that is all it is ... a retro diary First off I needed to dig out Atari power supplies. Generally heavy And also Atari data cables with their own connectors Atari 800 and XC12 should do the trick I have the BASIC cartridge Checking all is working with a bit of traditional saving C:"FILE" allows you to give specific file names You can as easily use CSAVE and CLOAD Saving and loading is achieved by pressing the cassette buttons and then hitting RETURN twice. You get a beep for your efforts Two cartridge slots and yet everything generally says use the left cartridge The very wonderful Atari 800 Very yellow Bit of a beast but works fine I did have to repair the tape machine though Fortunately the 400 runs on the same power supply This is the cost reduced version I only have the one BASIC cartridge And the 400 has just one cartridge slot Uses the same power supply as the 800 Same mellow yellow colours but no actual large buttons The smaller the computer and the bigger the power supply The very beige brown 800XL With BASIC built in as standard Leaves the single slot for games on both 800 and 600 Earlier and we have 'The Woody' a computer with its very own fake wood veneer And yet another power supply... But with the very splendid River Raid I'm sure these things reproduce when you are not looking And the customery 20 feet of TV flex. Shows the size of some folks TV rooms and the like. By the time we get to the ST power comes in on the tea kettle And no top loader Modest user interface.. Bit like GEOS Found this addendum whilst searching Plus Atari mag cover disk Enough of that... I managed to achieve a few file transfers and free up another C90 This tape deck better arrive tomorrow or I'm getting myself a PS4 to play YoRHa 2B Nier Automata Everything that lives is designed to end YoRHA on YouTube Getting a bit old now but still fun Bayonetta on YouTube A rather dreadful dark picture of the replacement Mini Disc player I still haven't set the unit up yet but was working fine and recorded no problem.... Who needs new stuff when the old stuff is still working just fine.. So funny Don't say it ... I know. Don't I just

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