Portfolio to USB adapter stack:
- Portfolio Serial Module
- Gender Changer
- Null Modem adapter
- RS232 to USB adapter
I can send and receive files on the Portfolio via xterm2, on my modern PC I use TeraTerm to communicate with xterm2 over serial using the XModem protocol.
I also wrote an image converter to convert jpg to pgf (portfolio graphics file). I haven’t yet implemented the compression to write pgc (portfolio graphics compressed) files directly. I use pgcompress on the atari to convert pgf to pgc. Pgc files can be viewed on the Atari using pgshow.
I got all software for the portfolio from here: Portfolio Library
Time to go hack an ATM!
This was my very first computer… Still have it though but ribbon which connects display to motherboard needs to be replaced. There are some glitches on display when I use it.
Glitches like what? Sometimes all it takes is to run a warm soldering iron along the ribbon where it’s soldered to the board. Or anyway it works on old gameboys and calculators.
Damn that is some advanced Atari $#@%! You been busy going retro. I did not get much past pong with my first set and they are not even showing it here https://www.idealine.info/portfolio/library/pages/tx-games.html. Maybe the Chess is worth the battle.
Seems all setup to do 300 baud talking with CompuServe…think you can find it all there. And yes had RS232 memorized and could solder a 4k or 16k (going big here) on a motherboard for you without issue if you needed some hardware interventions on top of things.
Ooh, that looks amazing!
Let’s say: It’s really tiny, as is the whole device.
But well spaced keys, just still suitable for some kind of touch-typing even with my rather large hands.
The keys feel somewhat similar to the high-end calculator I also owned at the time. (HP G48)
Source: Used one during university. Really great to document lab results with its build-in spreadsheet app. Cut down the required time by half or so.
