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Features:
- Import of Williams 32 KB ".ROM" and ".CAR" files now automatically converts the file to a Williams 64 KB".CAR" file in case only the Williams 64 KB bank switching scheme is supported by the flash target type of the workbook.
- The new Atari800 cartridge types and corresponding content types for "Atrax 128 KB" (68), "aDawliah 32 KB" (69), and "aDawliah 64 KB" (70) have been added to the cartridge detection and unit test generation. Note that they are not supported by "The!Cart" itself. But if you have used "Atarax 128" (17) (which is supported by "The!Cart") in your existing workbooks, you have to re-classify the corresponding entries now as "Decoded Atarax 128" (17). This is an incompatible change, but I want to be 100% in sync with Atari800 and its definitions.
- The cartridge database has been updated to Kr0tki's version from 2018-04-24. Now, 839 instead of 737 known titles, 807 instead of 717 known content types.
- If a matching entry in the cartridge database is found when adding a file, the user is prompted to decide if the proposed title from the database should be used.
- The About dialog now also displays the number of supported content types.
Fixes:
- Import of Maxflash Programming ATRs now automatically converts the ".ATR" file to a ".CAR" file only if the flash target type of the workbook supports the Atarimax bank switching scheme.
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Shortly after Silly Venture 2k17, Grey celebrated his 39th birthday. I felt very motivated after Silly Venture, so I created a remix of my ABBC Magazin 69 Intro and turned it into a Grey 39 Birthday Intro as a surprise. And now, I finally managed to create a proper release archive and upload it to the productions section.
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Right after the last update in January, my Laptop with all my coding and website stuff ran into an irreparable SSD failure. It took almost three months to get everything back in place again. Finally, I finished the last mile today and am happy to publish an update again. Meanwhile, the site has received over 40.000 and over 200 likes on Facebook. That is quite a benchmark for me.
In the section Making the Atari 800 Compatible with The!Cart, MyIDE II, and more I have added the description of the variant that works without modifying the PCB of the Atari 800. I have also added a link to Wolfsoft's blog, where he shows how an original Atari 800 cartridge shell can be modified to house a "The!Cart V2".
Last week I attended Revision, and biobern joined for the first time. It was motivating to meet some Atari people in person again and to see Atari releases on the big screen. If things turn out right, I'll also be at Outline in May.
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The website has been updated to the latest Joomla version and a new file system structure. Please report problems in case you have any.
In addition, the section Making the Atari 800 Compatible with The!Cart, MyIDE II, and more has been updated with a slightly more straightforward way to perform the modifications.
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As part of the Wild Competition of Silly Venture 2k17, I have released SillyPack 2k16 with all Atari 8-bit released at last year's event. I achieved 5th place out of 20 entries. All releases on the compilation have been tweaked and fixed to run seamlessly on the actual hardware and with the menu system.
In addition, I released an entry called "I.V.I. - Incidential Vertical Interlace" in the 256 Bytes Competition. It is based on an effect I found incidentally in 1992. It achieved 3rd place out of 8 entries. And right now, as I type this text, I realize it should have been "Incidental", not "Incidential". It's funny what you learn when you look at things over a distance of 25 years.
You can find the download for the binaries and the source in the Atari 8-bit Demos section. And like last year, Paptak created a nice video of the whole event.
If you think the party was crazy, look at what it caused on Pouet: A VCS demo leading the top of the month - What a blessing I'm allowed to experience this in my life!
