ajb@cornea.mitre.ORG (06/21/88)
Since it appears that Neil Harris is still listening to our discussions, I will repost the question that as yet remains officially unanswered. Neil, if you're out there, how about an answer !!! What all of us out here with older machines (e.g. 800) want to know is: Which machines will successfully run the new xe-game cartridges. For instance can I run ball-blazer on my 800 ? Can I run it on my 600 with only 16k ram ? Alan Broder ajb@mitre.arpa
jwt@atari.UUCP (Jim Tittsler) (06/23/88)
In article <8806211251.AA18976@retina>, ajb@cornea.mitre.ORG writes: > What all of us out here with older machines (e.g. 800) want to know is: > Which machines will successfully run the new xe-game cartridges. > For instance can I run ball-blazer on my 800 ? Yes. Here is our current list of which XE supercarts will or will not work on an old 800. WILL work on 800 Will NOT work ---------------- ------------- BATTLEZONE LODE RUNNER STAR RAIDERS II FLIGHT SIMULATOR II BUG HUNT MIDNIGHT MAGIC BLUE MAX FOOD FIGHT ARCHON HARDBALL BARNYARD BLASTER FIGHT NIGHT RESCUE ON FRACTALUS ONE-ON-ONE BALLBLAZER NECROMANCER DESERT FALCON > Can I run it on my 600 with only 16k ram ? No. The goal is to provide the best games possible, for the widest range of machines practical. The large numbers of XL/XE machines out there mean they are the best targets for game development, with 800 support a worthwhile goal if it does not unduly compromise the game. Jim Tittsler, Systems Engineer, Atari Corp. {portal, ames}!atari!jwt
neil@atari.UUCP (Neil Harris) (06/28/88)
In article <8806211251.AA18976@retina>, ajb@cornea.mitre.ORG writes: > Since it appears that Neil Harris is still listening to our discussions, > I will repost the question that as yet remains officially > unanswered. Neil, if you're out there, how about an answer !!! > > What all of us out here with older machines (e.g. 800) want to know is: > Which machines will successfully run the new xe-game cartridges. > For instance can I run ball-blazer on my 800 ? > Can I run it on my 600 with only 16k ram ? I tried to reply by mail but got bounced by the friendly daemon. Here goes: I am not online here very often. Many other things going on, and the engineering group seems to be offering good support here these days. Carts that are 800-compatible are Battlezone, Star Raiders II, Bug Hunt, Blue Max, Archon. Ones that will NOT work are Lode Runner, Flight Simulator II, and Midnight Magic. The above information covers the first release of carts only. I will see if we can get you an update on more recent releases. Also, we list the system requirements on the cart's box. If it lists the 800, it is compatible. If the 800 is NOT listed, it is NOT compatible. --->Neil -- Neil Harris, Director of Sales & Marketing -- East and Midwest Regions UUCP: ...{hoptoad, lll-lcc, pyramid, imagen, sun}!atari!neil GEnie: NHARRIS, BIX: neilharris, CIS: 70007,1135, Office: 408-745-2160
anderson@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (G.Anderson - Computing Services) (07/08/88)
Is there a modem program that will allow the use of the joystick ports to connect to a modem?