atari email archive

a collection of messages sent at Atari from 1983 to 1992.

threads filed under 'hardware'
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new T-11 devsys rev.

Jul 10, 1985 | 1 message

*** SYSTEM II STUFF *** There is a new DEVT11.LDA file available now. I have changed the downloader to accomidate mmu offsets not equal...
filed under: hardware, software

I.C. Fab Costs

Jul 23, 1985 | 1 message

Just F.Y.I. I talked to Jim Wallin and got the following information regarding CUSTOM I.C. WAFER FABRICATION: - DATE: 7/23/85 -...
filed under: hardware

27128A

Aug 23, 1985 | 1 message

It is important for all to know that when programming 27128 EPROMS that you take a good look at what the "real" part number is. There is a...
filed under: software, hardware

FYI: I.C. PACKAGING COSTS (EXCLUDES COST OF MAKING WAFER)

Aug 26, 1985 | 1 message

FYI - IC PACKAGING INFO DATE: AUGUST 1985 VENDOR: AME DEVICE: GANG OF THRICE (FOUR LESS ONE) ORDER QUANTITY: 3000 EACH (9000 OR 12000...
filed under: hardware

Memory Hogs

Aug 29, 1985 | 1 message

Well memory hogs, AMD has it for you - the 27C1024 CMOS EPROM. That's right, a megabit on a chip. It's organized as 65536 words by 16 bits....
filed under: hardware

remote sense on power supplies

Sep 05, 1985 | 1 message

The question has arisen as to the necessity of sense lines on five volt switching power supplies. Background: Traditionally, we have...
filed under: hardware

POKEY INVENTORIES

Sep 05, 1985 | 2 messages

5 SEP 85 POKEY STATUS WALLIN/BRODREICK TELL ME THAT ATARI GAMES BOUGHT A LARGE LOT OF POKEY WAFERS FROM ATARI CORP. FOR $.50 A DIE....
filed under: hardware, status reports

DIO volunteers anyone?

Sep 09, 1985 | 1 message

I need some assistance. We have max'd out the capabilities of our DIO's. They currently each hold 64k bytes of memory and because of...
filed under: hardware

SYSTEM I CART 2 & COCKTAIL

Sep 09, 1985 | 2 messages

THE SPLIT SCREEN INTERRUPT ADDED TO THE LATEST CART BOARD CAUSES PROBLEMS IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION. THE LEVEL 3 INTERRUPT CAN BE LOCKED...
filed under: hardware

NEWSFLASH!!!

Sep 11, 1985 | 1 message

Today, per Jim Wallen (straight from AMD along with our samples). The latest CURRENT price for 27512's is ... (ARE YOU READY!) $9.00 in...
filed under: hardware