Tweety Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hello, I would like to use my BJL on the Jaguar and the Atari Falcon, is this possible? Because I still don't have a cable yet. What kind of cable do I need, Parallel to Parallel cross-wired ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Yes, you can use BJL with a Falcon. The cable is the same as the one which is used with PCs. It's not a standard cable, so you can't buy it from a computer store. (Some persons used to sell BJL cables, but I don't know if they still do). Here's a guide on how to build it. (note : it's easier to start with half a VGA extender cable, so you only have to solder the parallel port side.) For more information, ask GT Turbo : he uses BJL exclusively with his Falcon, because he doesn't like PCs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Turbo Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hello, I would like to use my BJL on the Jaguar and the Atari Falcon, is this possible? Because I still don't have a cable yet. What kind of cable do I need, Parallel to Parallel cross-wired ? Hello, If you want infos about using Falcon with Jaguar ask, i think i am the only coder using a Falcon for Jaguar coding GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thank you for the reply and information about building my own cable. And I don't like Windows PC's either. This is why for my internet stuff, I use a dual G4 Apple Mac playing games on the mac is just Medal of Honor, and the rest I use my Atari Jaguar and Lynx. But I love my Falcon and would gladly use it a bit more than I do now. BJL: I haven't tried it yet, with the BJL I got a small cd with programs on it, is there also a Falcon compatible program on that cd? I hope its easy to use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Turbo Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thank you for the reply and information about building my own cable. And I don't like Windows PC's either. This is why for my internet stuff, I use a dual G4 Apple Mac playing games on the mac is just Medal of Honor, and the rest I use my Atari Jaguar and Lynx. But I love my Falcon and would gladly use it a bit more than I do now. BJL: I haven't tried it yet, with the BJL I got a small cd with programs on it, is there also a Falcon compatible program on that cd? I hope its easy to use... Perhaps, but if you don't got programs for using it, i can give you them You can use BJL ST programs they run nice on Falcon even on CT6x GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 I'll try to buy tomorrow a cable and some parts, soldering time, if I get the time. Oh ehhh, I think I buy a normal parallel cable and go from that... Is this wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosquare Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Oh ehhh, I think I buy a normal parallel cable and go from that... Is this wise?You can, but the high-density 15-pin connector is more difficult to solder than the 25-pin connector. So it's easier to use a VGA extension cable and a parallel port connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted August 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 After very busy days finally have some time. I received a BJL Loader Adapter, I think the cable has to change, but to what configuration, I don't know yet. Lets hope someone here knows. I still don't have a cable yet, not even had the time to buy some parts, the day I wanted to do that I was struck down with a migraine. <sigh> Thanks to GT Turbo I already received an Atari program for sending files to the Jag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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