All 25 of the games - Atari's THE400 mini

The internet has been trying to piece this together for a while, now there are many sources that believe these are the 25 games that will be bundled with The400 mini by Atari and Retro Games.

Here’s the list of 25 games:

Airball

Asteroids

Basketball

Battlezone

Berzerk

Boulder Dash

Bristles

Capture the Flag

Centipede

Crystal Castles

Elektraglide

Encounter!

Flip and Flop

Henry’s House

Hover Bovver

Lee (aka, Bruce Lee)

M.U.L.E.

Millipede

Miner 2049er

Missile Command

O’Riley’s Mine

Star Raiders II

The Seven Cities of Gold

Wavy Navy

Yoomp!

ComSIPL has a "working" XMPP to SIP gateway server now

 

This new server "xmpp_s" allows XMPP (Jabber clients) to send messages to SIP clients.  Below is a screenshot of a Pidgin Jabber client logging on and registering to the xmpp_s gateway.

ComSIPL fix

I just released COMSIPL 0.8.8 that squashes the really annoying subscription update bug for client presence. I was really making the check more complicated than need be. The fix was reducing this if statement check to this:

  if (strcmp(watcher_dn[loop], watcher_dn[numOfWatchers])==0 && 
      strcmp(watching_dn[loop],watching_dn[numOfWatchers])==0 &&   
      strcmp(watcher_ip[loop], watcher_ip[numOfWatchers])==0 ){

The logic finds the previous subscription(s), but does not step on the current subscription that was just written, then marking the matching row values:

watcher's DN

watching DN

watcher's client ID

watcher's tag

watcher's IP
as "expired"

There is still a lot to do with Presence and expanding the functionality to fit more clients. Also want to clean up the admin interface a lot more.

Atari post in threes

I'm making an Atari resouce and Fanboy page: http://mrgibson.com/atari/
The page will likely have history, technical, and programming information for the Atari MOS computers and gamimg systems.

Atari computers

I find it interesting that Atari started in 1979 ahead of the technical game and ended the computer making business in 1993 - technically ahead of the game, but nobody cared because Intel/IBM compatible computers were where it was at. Of course Atari was making top of the line Intel/IBM computers, but nobody noticed - or cared.

Here is Atari's computer manufacturing [timeline].  

The last of the ST computer, Atari Falcon030, was by far the most capable.   Separating the computer from the 'ST' name was not enough and Atari as a computer manufacture was not being taken serious. 

Just some thoughts.

Atari Mini

Yes, I have already prepaid for the new Atari "THE400 mini". I did so as soon as I could. Why would I be so eager to purchase this little tiny device (other than I have become an Atari everything fanboy)? First and formost, The 400 mini will run software created for all of the Atari MOS 6502 computers with all the formats. Let me list the Atari devices out that his will run the software for:

Atari 400 and 800

Atari 5200

Atari 1200XL, 600XL, and 800XL

Atari 65XE, 130XE, adn 800XE

Atari XEGS

What does the 400 mini look like? It looks like the original Atari 400 from 1979.

Original 1979 Atari 400	New 2024 Atari THE400 mini

What are the hardware specs for the Atari mini?

H3 CPU

RAM 256MB; FLASH: 128MB

5 USB ports for game controlers, drives, keyboards, and what ever else.

HDMI output
Unlike many other mini consoles, this one makes it easy to run your own atari software via USB.

Don't own any Atari software, 25 games are included...like

Berzerk

Boulder Dash

Capture the Flag

Lee

Millipede

Miner 2049er

Missile Command

M.U.L.E

Star Raiders II

Yoomp!

Battle Zone

Air Ball

Crystal Castles

Elektra Glide

Henry's House

Seven Cities of Gold

Yep, we only know of 16 of the 25 games so far. Since the Atari MOS 6502 8-bit CPU systems are really good gaming systems - This mini also includes a CX-40 like USB joystick. I hear that is of good quality. They are also touting that many other USB controllers work too.

A table I have compiled.

I compiled a mineral table that is a little different than anything I have found on the web.  

Hopefully someone will find this useful:

http://mrgibson.com/rock_spar_min/Catalog_Note.php?view=0

The table is arranged by Mohl's hardness scale.   Note:  I do realize it is still far from complete and formulas can be made better .

differentiating purple Amethyst and purple Fluorite.

Sometimes rough purple fluorite and quartz Amethyst look a lot a like.  I have pieces that visually, it is very hard tell the difference. In fact, sometimes identifying the mineral and its core is quite challenging and near impossible for some individuals in the market looking to purchase the stones.  Especially if the Fluorite or Quartz Amethyst is not showing the natural cleavage or have not been cut and/or polished into shapes.  For example, both can be the same color with the same variance in lightness/darkness of color. But the two minerals are very different. Fluorite's chemical formula is CaF2, meaning the mineral is composed of Fluorine and Calcium in equal amounts. Quartz's chemical formula is SiO2.

If cut and polished into shapes though, differences may become even harder to tell visually.

Quartz and fluorite also naturally glows under ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light will only show they are real crystals, not specify which type they are.  So, if you’re questioning the authenticity of your crystal, stick it under a blacklight. The electrons in the crystals will naturally react to the UV light, giving off a fluorescent glow. If there’s no glow, the crystal is most likely fake.

Note:  different crystal of the same type will glow at different UV spectrums.  In fact, one crystal may glow one color at one UV spectrum and glow a different color at another.

How do you test Fluorite and Quartz?

In general, both can be tested by checking: 

• luster/shine
• how soluble with water
• hardness

What are the differences?

Is crystal shiny or dull? Raw, untreated Fluorite is dull, but can be polished to a shine. Quartz is a naturally shiny.  But Fluorite can be easily shined.

Does the crystal dissolve in water? Fluorite will dissolve very slowly in water, but it can be submerged for a small amount of time. At room temperatures quartz is practically insoluble in water and the dissolution process in water is extremely slow, so there is no need to worry about quartz crystals being damaged by repeated cleaning.

Does the crystal scratch easily? Fluorite is a soft crystal, so it scratches easily. Quartz is much harder than Fluorite. The surface of real fluorite has a lot of tiny scratches due to its low hardness. It has a hardness rating of 4 on the Mohs hardness scale - Fluorite easily fractures. Amethyst rates a 7 on the Mohs scale and has good toughness.  Amethyst should be able to scratch metals and glass.