ST Diagnostic Cartridge - Revision history

LaceySnr: Fixed up the lnk formatting

2023-05-03T14:35:32Z

Fixed up the lnk formatting

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	The Diagnostic cartrdige was used with a test harness to diagnose hardware issues with the ST line of computers. It includes tests for RAM, ROM, Timers, Floppy Drive, Colours, Ports etc., and new cartridges are still available today from various sources, such as eBay or on the ~~Exxos Store (~~https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0165).		The Diagnostic cartrdige was used with a test harness to diagnose hardware issues with the ST line of computers. It includes tests for RAM, ROM, Timers, Floppy Drive, Colours, Ports etc., and new cartridges are still available today from various sources, such as eBay or on the [https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0165 Exxos Store].

	The modern carts use the original diagnostic software ROM images, but not all tests are usuable without the test harness - this connected the cartridge to the various ports on the machine to allow full checks to occur. Should the comupter not have any video output, the text-based menu is also accessible over a serial link.		The modern carts use the original diagnostic software ROM images, but not all tests are usuable without the test harness - this connected the cartridge to the various ports on the machine to allow full checks to occur. Should the comupter not have any video output, the text-based menu is also accessible over a serial link.

LaceySnr at 14:34, 3 May 2023

2023-05-03T14:34:52Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:34, 3 May 2023
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	The Diagnostic cartrdige was used with a test harness to diagnose hardware issues with the ST line of computers. It includes tests for RAM, ROM, Timers, Floppy Drive, Colours, Ports etc., and new cartridges are still available today from various sources, such as eBay or on the Exxos Store (https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0165).		The Diagnostic cartrdige was used with a test harness to diagnose hardware issues with the ST line of computers. It includes tests for RAM, ROM, Timers, Floppy Drive, Colours, Ports etc., and new cartridges are still available today from various sources, such as eBay or on the Exxos Store (https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0165).

	The modern carts use the ~~origina~~ diagnostic software, but not all tests are usuable without the test harness - this connected the cartridge to the various ports on the machine to allow full checks to occur. Should the comupter not have any video output, the text-based menu is also accessible over a serial link.		The modern carts use the original diagnostic software ROM images, but not all tests are usuable without the test harness - this connected the cartridge to the various ports on the machine to allow full checks to occur. Should the comupter not have any video output, the text-based menu is also accessible over a serial link.

LaceySnr: Created a stub page for the diagnostic cartrdige

2023-05-03T14:34:30Z

Created a stub page for the diagnostic cartrdige

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The Diagnostic cartrdige was used with a test harness to diagnose hardware issues with the ST line of computers. It includes tests for RAM, ROM, Timers, Floppy Drive, Colours, Ports etc., and new cartridges are still available today from various sources, such as eBay or on the Exxos Store (https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/store2/#0165).

The modern carts use the origina diagnostic software, but not all tests are usuable without the test harness - this connected the cartridge to the various ports on the machine to allow full checks to occur. Should the comupter not have any video output, the text-based menu is also accessible over a serial link.