• More news about the RM 800xl!

    From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to All on Tue May 2 00:10:46 2023
    Thanks to BF2K+, we got a little more information on the RM 800xl that
    seems to give me more confidence that it's not a hoax.

    More information on the machine itself from the website.... https://tinyurl.com/yuk8a2hn

    This is an english translation of an excerpt of a Zoom meeting of the
    Polish "Brain Trust" that produces some of our most loved upgrades.

    Apparently there was a zoom meeting in Polish... english translation
    below

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    I did a summary for non-polish speakers:



    - 6502 FPGA (not asic but true FPGA chip)
    - Additional CPU instructions (like 'bra') FROM 6502 series
    - More than 1MB RAM (like 4MB+)
    - Pokey stereo (covox in the thinking)
    - All original Atari signals (like SIO audio) are included
    - All peripherals will work (like SIDE3 or AVG CART)
    - Generally 100% compatible with original 800XL
    - All USB controllers going to work (from bootleg ones to PS5
    controllers)
    - Can use usb dongle for internet connection (for XL/XE)
    - They try to avoid cheap chinese parts


    - Can use pendrive as storage data (similar to microsd carts in other
    projects)
    - No problems with any patents (they checked), almost all are public
    (auto released because 25 years)
    - Can use both video outs and the same time (svideo and hdmi)

    - Gamestate saves going to be in the system (and other cool features like
    this)
    - Nothing yet about RISC CPU and how we can use it
    - Two starting modes: original 800XL or improved with UI (more