John Heritage
@johnrheritage

Gen X Gamer, Former BBS SysOp, Vintage computer enthusiast: Atari 2600, Atari 800, Atari ST, and even.. Amiga!

 Pennsylvania
Joined June 2010
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A few Astrophotography (phone) pics I've taken over the years:
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Tonight, I repaired my original SF354 - a single sided 360KB 3.5" floppy drive for the Atari ST. The failure? the old belt had shredded into 100 pieces. See below with new belt, and.. "Don't Copy That Floppy" to verify it works!
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Any Atari ST Monochrome fans?
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I just finished Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4. I really liked the show at the beginning, but this season was pretty rough. (Too many gimmick eps) Must Watch: Ep 1, 8 Weak: Ep 6, 10, 4, 2 Strong dislike: Ep 3, 5, 7, 9* *Would have liked this if it had Hemmer..
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I have 3 Atari STs operational now! (+ an 800XL and Jaguar). The STs from left to right: 520STE w/4MB (for enhanced joystick port games), Mega STE (for general fun), and the "short" OG 520ST w/2.5MB RAM (for nostalgia and gaming on a standing desk). There is an Amiga 1200 hiding..
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Cleaning a very old (mechanical/clicky) keyboard is a lot of work, but also rewarding..
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And one more post - I finally decided it was time to get rid of "floppy disk case" keys I had sitting around.. some of these would probably unlock a plastic case made in 1984 that is now in a landfill somewhere..
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Just a small retro post. I've had a spare Gotek drive sitting around that wasn't working right, so I finally got it connected to a PC and flashed with FlashFloppy! successfully.
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I *highly* recommend the Star Trek (Original Series) set Tour in Ticonderoga, NY: 4 pics can't do this place justice -- they have the full show stage - engineering, medical, officer quarters, the bridge, and more. And the tour guide we had was awesome!! maps.app.goo.gl/wD1z4SrSS4gw…
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And for the retro fans - yes, they have the "floppy disk" props too: (+some bonus pics)
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TIL - The Atari Mega STE comes factory Overclocked! The CPU installed in my Atari is rated for 12 MHz, but the system runs the CPU at up to 16 MHz (8/16 selectable).
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Need a laugh? check out my terrible (but working) soldering job replacing a blown cartridge port fuse "F21" on my Atari Mega STE. (The 0.5A fuse blew because I inserted a cartridge upside down). Pic 1 = original blown fuse. Pic 4 = PCB bottom, before cleanup.
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Doesn't this look like fun? Visit ataricrypt.blogspot.com
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I feel lame quoting my own post, but @malventano was once an Atari 800 user and may find these links fun :).
John Heritage
@johnrheritage
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Hey Atarians! Here are some links you should be aware of: atarimania.com - Excellent "all Atari" games database atari-forum.com - Most active / Best Atari ST forum atariage.com - Very active general Atari forum+shop atariuptodate.de - modern ST software repository atariscne.org - Fun Atari Demoscene site atarionline.pl - very active 8bit scene site a8.fandal.cz - excellent 8bit games/demo site gury.atari8.info - Active catalog of 8-bit software atariwiki.org - 8bit focused technical wiki atari.8bitchip.info - ST HDD games adapts, much more Hardware/Software Stores: best-electronics-ca.com - Atari parts dealer (40+years) sidecartridge.com - Lots of awesome ST hardware upgrades/replacements lotharek.pl - 8bit and ST hardware upgrades fujinet.online - the single best 8bit upgrade there is songbird-productions.com - Jaguar, Lynx Games shop atari.com - toy store for adult kids :) Youtube channels: Power of Vintage (great 16 and 32-bit content!) Joy of Sticks (live plays of ST games) Atari Legend, AtariCrypt - ST focused content FlashJazzCat* - 8bit repair/upgrade channel, +firmware Into The Vertical Blank - Great ST content Commodore is not the only fruit - ST applications/OS Music: asma.atari.org - Atari XL/XE music archive asma.atari.org/asmadb/ - browser stream 8bit music sndh.atari.org - Archive of Atari ST game and demo music Blogs and BBS: Ataricrypt.blogspot.com - ST games, blog style :) Atarilegend.com - Large ST review/repository site telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/dark-… - Active ST telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/south… - 8bit BBS Note: Ataricrypt also has a general Atari Discord that is active - visit the blog site above for invite link. *Extra shoutout to FJC - he does a LOT for the Atari 8bit community. He writes the excellent SIDE/U1MB/Incognito firmwares among other things.
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Hey Atarians! Here are some links you should be aware of: atarimania.com - Excellent "all Atari" games database atari-forum.com - Most active / Best Atari ST forum atariage.com - Very active general Atari forum+shop atariuptodate.de - modern ST software repository atariscne.org - Fun Atari Demoscene site atarionline.pl - very active 8bit scene site a8.fandal.cz - excellent 8bit games/demo site gury.atari8.info - Active catalog of 8-bit software atariwiki.org - 8bit focused technical wiki atari.8bitchip.info - ST HDD games adapts, much more Hardware/Software Stores: best-electronics-ca.com - Atari parts dealer (40+years) sidecartridge.com - Lots of awesome ST hardware upgrades/replacements lotharek.pl - 8bit and ST hardware upgrades fujinet.online - the single best 8bit upgrade there is songbird-productions.com - Jaguar, Lynx Games shop atari.com - toy store for adult kids :) Youtube channels: Power of Vintage (great 16 and 32-bit content!) Joy of Sticks (live plays of ST games) Atari Legend, AtariCrypt - ST focused content FlashJazzCat* - 8bit repair/upgrade channel, +firmware Into The Vertical Blank - Great ST content Commodore is not the only fruit - ST applications/OS Music: asma.atari.org - Atari XL/XE music archive asma.atari.org/asmadb/ - browser stream 8bit music sndh.atari.org - Archive of Atari ST game and demo music Blogs and BBS: Ataricrypt.blogspot.com - ST games, blog style :) Atarilegend.com - Large ST review/repository site telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/dark-… - Active ST telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/south… - 8bit BBS Note: Ataricrypt also has a general Atari Discord that is active - visit the blog site above for invite link. *Extra shoutout to FJC - he does a LOT for the Atari 8bit community. He writes the excellent SIDE/U1MB/Incognito firmwares among other things.
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Any Atari Mega STE fans? (Green card is the ATW800/2 transputer/graphics card)
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Madruga Works@madrugaworks
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The Launch date for #Planetbase2 has been set: Mar 19, 2027 store.steampowered.com/app/3…
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An internal ACSI2STM from @sidecartridge has cleaned up my Atari Mega STE setup nicely! Previously I had an "UltraSatan" external harddrive hanging off the back, with power and data cables. Now I just have an internal solution that supports 3 microSD cards! (Bonus Pic-Noctua Fan)
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The first time I used a "Dark Mode" application was the modified DOS "2.6f" for the Atari 800. As a 9 year old, it was my favorite version of (standard) Atari DOS. (Of course I didn't know this was "Dark Mode" until.. 30+ years later :) ).
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