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olivier.jan
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Noob TF536 questions.

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Hi everyone,
I post here as I’m a total noob concerning TF cards and I’m trying to understand a bit more the options for an Atari.

Over the past few days I’ve been looking at dozens of posts but I’m not sure I have a clear view.

From what I understand, there are currently two possibilities:
1. original TF536r2 with a specific Atari Firmware
2. Exxos TF536r5

The main differences seems to be:
- Original TF536 requires a TOS 2.06 but has working IDE interface.
- Exxos TF536 integrates the TOS decoder but IDE is not yet working.

Are there any other differences I missed ?
Last question : is Alt-ram working properly in a MegaSTE as there might be conflicts with VME bus like with the “MonSTer”?
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Yup. You got it.
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One more thing here is that the original TF536r2 while it has the IDE interface, I don't believe it works under TOS 2.06. I can verify that it works wonderfully using EMUTOS right out of the box. At least that's been the experience I've had with mine.
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Post by olivier.jan »

Thanks a lot for your answers.
So I guess I will try the Exxos version in an STF (or H5) and the original one in an STE (with proper PLCC adapter) then.
Retro stuff
520 STF/ 1040 STE / Mega ST / 2 Mega STE / 2 H5
2 x 600XL with U1MB /SOFIA 2/ AVG CART / and a few 1050
Apple //c, Commodore 128, Mac Classic, SE/30, LC, IIvi and PB G3 (Clamshell)
Amiga 600 and a few 486 and 386.
Many Nintendo G&W and other electronic games from the late 70s/early 80s.
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The Exxos TF536 works at 50mhz all the time, the original TF536 only ran at 50Mhz on alt-ram access.

So the Exxos version gives a extra boost in general and has “ST-fixes” as @exxos called them to make it more stable on ST stuff including running TOS206.

More info here - https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/last/TF536/index.htm
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