Hardware hacks

DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!

Atari Graphics

• Atari ST to VGA adaptor - Describes how to wire a cable to connect an ST to a VGA/SVGA monitor.
• Atari ST VGA Cable Procedures - by Techie Alison

Atari Hard disk interface

• DIY IDE adaptors - DIY projects to give an ST access to IDE mass storage
• IDE-SCSI interface on Atari Falcon/TT
• SATA hard disk drive on an Atari Falcon

Atari Floppy disk interface

• Drive Select Swap Mod - Swap Drive Select A/B signals to boot from internal or external floppy drive (or HxC Emulator)
• Connecting an HxC Floppy Emulator to an ST - How to case you HxC Floppy Emulator and wire a cable for it

Atari sound

• D/A converter - Details to create Digisound output via parallel port
• STF Stereo Modification - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range

Atari TOS

• STE TOS Upgrade - Explains how to upgrade to TOS 2.06 and how to use have a dual or quad TOS ROM

Atari Memory

• STE SIMM Memory Upgrade - Walkthrough of SIMM memory upgrade in an STE
• Easy 520STFM 512K to 1MB memory upgrade

Atari Keyboard

• STFM keybrd to TT - Hooking up a STFM keyboard to a TT030

Atari Clock

• Atari ST(E) IKBD clock mod with battery power

Mouse Adapters

• Eiffel 3 Interface PS/2 - Allows connection of PS/2 keyboard & mouse and LCD
• Tom Kirk's PS/2 Mouse Adapter - Allows use of PS/2 Mice
• Tom Kirk's Serial Mouse Adapter - Allows use of old PC serial mice
• Rewire PS/2 Mouse for Atari - How to convert a PS/2 mouse to an atari mouse

Disk Duplicating Hardware

• Synchro Express - Make your own!

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