Hardware hacks
DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!
Atari Graphics
- Atari ST to Amstrad CM14 monitor - How to connect an Atari ST/STE to an Amstrad CM14 stereo monitor.
- 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 ST SCART Cable - Various ways to make your own ST SCART cable
- Falcon to VGA Cable - Describes how to connect a Falcon to a VGA monitor
- ST Monitor Switcher - Switch between two connected monitors
- Jaguar SCART/PHONO/SVHS cables - Make your own Jaguar SCART, PHONO and SVHS cables
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
- Replace internal 720k DD Floppy Drive with 1.44MB HD Floppy Drive
Atati Input/Output Interfaces
- ST Serial Port Upgrade - Upgrade the ST's serial port from 19,200bps to 38,400bps
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
- Hard 520STFM 512K to 4MB memory upgrade
Atari Keyboard
- STFM keybrd to TT - Hooking up a STFM keyboard to a TT030
Atari Joystick
- How To Convert a Sega Genesis Controller to Atari Standard Pinout
- How to make a four player adapter
- How to make a mouse/joystick switcher
- How to make a lightgun for STE
- Modify autofire on Quickshot 1 or 2
- How to reposition the mouse and joystick ports
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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