Hello,
I have recently purchased the MyIDE II cartridge and started to use it on my Atari 130XE. As I started using it, several observations came to mind and I wanted to share them, noting that I searched for them in the forum but did not find the answers I was searching for.
1- Why does the MyIDE II not support CAR files? It is a very arduous task to have to convert .CAR files to .BIN/.ROM every time even with the AtariAge Atari ROM Maker software.
2- Very important programming languages such as Basic XE, Basic XL, and Action! all did not work despite them being in .ROM format. Did anyone else have a similar problem? Was there any work around solution?
3- The FAT32 partition procedure described by AtariMax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQodgRABCUA is a little different from what I went through (I think the firmware update caused some differences). I wanted to share that I was able to follow up with the video by setting all the flags (i.e., HFI) to the partition.
4- Finding osb.bin and mathpack.bin was a task. I wish there was like a Quick Start documentation for those who are either lazy or are not Atari Computer savvy to know all the details and yet want to enjoy their Atari old days.
Sometimes I noticed that pressing the Help key (while in BASIC) will take me directly to the MyIDE Menu, then Reset, then Shift would take me to the MultiCart menu---while this is a very convoluted approach, it saves me from having to power-off-power-on the computer and is similar to what other cartridges have as a small switch on their multiboot cartridge (this approach did not always for example if I had loaded a game).
If you have succeeded in launching Basic XE or Action! using MyIDE II on Atari 130XE, please share with me what file types you used and the procedure you followed.