diff --git a/retro/atari-mega-st-fleet/index.njk b/retro/atari-mega-st-fleet/index.njk index b727fd7..e9c6993 100644 --- a/retro/atari-mega-st-fleet/index.njk +++ b/retro/atari-mega-st-fleet/index.njk @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parent: "/retro/"
Fun fact: two of the "problem" machines turned out to have nothing wrong with the boards at all, a badly soldered CPU socket and a leftover blitter patch bridge were the actual culprits. Moral of the story: check your solder joints twice before blaming the silicon.
diff --git a/retro/sidecartridge/index.njk b/retro/sidecartridge/index.njk index ef97a3f..cf94c85 100644 --- a/retro/sidecartridge/index.njk +++ b/retro/sidecartridge/index.njk @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ parent: "/retro/"My Mega ST 4 "Low" machine uses a SidecarTridge Multi-device, a small board with a Raspberry Pi Pico W inside that plugs into the cartridge port and turns the Atari into an apps platform. It brings Wi-Fi and a microSD slot to the machine and runs a growing catalog of modular apps, no soldering and no internal mods required.
+My Mega ST 4 "Low" machine uses a SidecarTridge Multi-device, a small board with a Raspberry Pi Pico W inside that plugs into the cartridge port and turns the Atari into an apps platform. It brings Wi-Fi and a microSD slot to the machine and runs a growing catalog of modular apps, no soldering and no internal mods required. I bought the original Revision 0 back in late 2023/early 2024, and I've since picked up the new Revision 3 as well.
The SidecarTridge Multi-device works in any Atari ST, STE, Mega, TT or Falcon. A Raspberry Pi Pico W inside brings Wi-Fi and a microSD slot, and the board interacts with the cartridge bus in real time to emulate a range of devices:
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ parent: "/retro/"Setup takes about ten minutes. Slide the Multi-device into the cartridge port, power on, and on first boot it exposes its own SIDECART Wi-Fi network. You join it from a phone or laptop, pick your home Wi-Fi, and from then on the device joins your network automatically. Once connected it shows a QR code with its IP, which opens a web UI listing every installed app, and you pick what your ST should become. On the "Low" machine I use it for the ROM and floppy side of things, alongside the Cloudy/Storm ST combo and the Gotek for disk-image swapping.
+My Revision 0 is the very first version sold at the end of 2023/start of 2024, and it's the one in use on the "Low" machine. The new Revision 3 is a complete redesign that addresses feedback from early buyers. Functionally both run the same firmware and do the same things, but the v3 is noticeably improved:
+The original Revision 0 SidecarTridge is in use on the Mega ST 4 "Low" machine. The new Revision 3 I've bought but not yet installed, so it's still sitting alongside the other uninstalled extensions until I decide where to use it.
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