The!Cart

…the one and only ultimate multi-mode module for ATARI XL/XE computers!

The module offers:

• Huge storage space with 128MB Flash ROM
• Additional 512KB SRAM
• An EEPROM for saving settings
• The emulation of different ROM types by using a 95144XL PLD from XILINX
• A selection and setting menu with saving the settings in the EEPROM
• A separate RESET button on the module that saves the hassle of switching off the Atari
• An internal clock improvement so that it runs smoothly on every XL/XE
• A 3-D printed plastic housing
• The inux/macOS/Windows program "The!Cart Studio" for creating the required Flash files
• The Atari DOS "FLASH.COM" tool for programming the module
• A Google-like start menu
• An expert start menu with manual bank and mode entry as well as the flasher program are already on the module
• Three control LEDs for RD4/5, S4/5 and CCTL

The following modes are implemented and emulated:

• 8K (left), 8K (right), 8K+RAM, 16K
• ATARIMAX 128/1024K (1MBit / 8MBit)
• ATRAX 128K
• Blizzard 16K
• Diamond 64K
• Express 64K
• MEGACART 16/32/64/128/256/512/1024/2048K
• MEGAMAX 8 / 16K Mode (1024 / 2048K)
• OSS
• SDX 64
• SIC! 512K
• SXEGS 32/64/128/256/512/1024K
• Williams 64K
• XEGS 32/64/128/256/512/1024K
• Flexi Mode (separate 8k banks at $A000 and $8000

Here are a few pictures:

• Solder side of the module
  
• Assembly page of the module
  
• Expert start menu of the module with integrated flasher and PicoDOS:
  
• Expert start menu - Mode selection
  

Usage

The!Cart Studio creates projects to which ROMs, ATR files and XEX files can be added. These are exported as special large ATR files. The flasher supports the ATR files created by The!Cart Studio, which can also be on different drives and then loaded one after the other. Individual ROM files can of course also be flashed. With incremental flashing, the entire module doesn't need to be flashed every time, just the changes.

Further details, comparisons with other modules, answers to frequently asked questions and 3-D printing templates for cases can be found at The!Cart Page.

Software

• The!Cart Studio Software by Peter Dell (JAC!)
• Flasher software on diskette and expert menus by Mathias Reichel (hias)

Purchase

Visit the ABBUC Shop to buy The!Cart.

Contact

Send me an email.