Atari USB Project - Call for collaboration
von cas » So 5. Dez 2004, 21:59Atari USB Project - Call for collaboration
The Atari USB Project (aka MicroUSB) has hit its first milestone with the delivery (in the US) of the first USB Cartridges last week. But the project is not finished, indeed we are just starting. There is a lot in USB that we will discover and a lot of work is ahead of us.
The MicroUSB Project is an OpenSource, volunteer driven Project. All Software and all Documentation is free and will be free available in the future.
One of the most frequent request is if it would be possible to attach USB Memory Sticks or other USB Storage Devices to the Cartridge. The answer is most probably yes, but this will be a lot of work. We are already working on this in the last four month, but we have to split our time also for creating other drivers and documentation.
Here is where we need your help. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider joining the team and giving us your help. You must not be a top class developer to be part of the team, as there are a lot of non-programming tasks to do. Here is a list of tasks that needs to be done in the next weeks:
* Documentation
* writing End-User Documentation for the Hardware and the existing Driver Software
* writing Developer Documentation for the existing USB Driver
* how to use USB Driver in Basic/Turbo Basic
* how to use USB Driver in Assembler
* how to use USB Driver in ACTION!, Quick or any other Language
* Development
* improving the existing HID Driver (Keyboard, Joystick, Wheel)
* make them RESET resistent
* chain them in existing VBI driver
* optimize for size (resistent part)
* adapt existing driver for more HID Devices (other Wheels, Force-Feedback etc.)
* Test
* Test Hardware
* test different kind of USB Hardware with drivers and send us feedback
* Misc
* take care of our Website http://www.microusb.org
* take care of spreding news into the ATARI newsgroups and forum-websites
* write articles for Magazines (MyAtari, ABBUC Magazin etc.)
* translate Documentation
* ...
Before starting to work on any task related to Atari USB please contact us. We will coordinate all work and will make sure that no work is done twice.
Your help can make a difference. Help us to speed up USB development. Become part of the team.
Carsten Strotmann
carsten(at)strotmann.de
The Atari USB Project (aka MicroUSB) has hit its first milestone with the delivery (in the US) of the first USB Cartridges last week. But the project is not finished, indeed we are just starting. There is a lot in USB that we will discover and a lot of work is ahead of us.
The MicroUSB Project is an OpenSource, volunteer driven Project. All Software and all Documentation is free and will be free available in the future.
One of the most frequent request is if it would be possible to attach USB Memory Sticks or other USB Storage Devices to the Cartridge. The answer is most probably yes, but this will be a lot of work. We are already working on this in the last four month, but we have to split our time also for creating other drivers and documentation.
Here is where we need your help. If you are interested in supporting this project, please consider joining the team and giving us your help. You must not be a top class developer to be part of the team, as there are a lot of non-programming tasks to do. Here is a list of tasks that needs to be done in the next weeks:
* Documentation
* writing End-User Documentation for the Hardware and the existing Driver Software
* writing Developer Documentation for the existing USB Driver
* how to use USB Driver in Basic/Turbo Basic
* how to use USB Driver in Assembler
* how to use USB Driver in ACTION!, Quick or any other Language
* Development
* improving the existing HID Driver (Keyboard, Joystick, Wheel)
* make them RESET resistent
* chain them in existing VBI driver
* optimize for size (resistent part)
* adapt existing driver for more HID Devices (other Wheels, Force-Feedback etc.)
* Test
* Test Hardware
* test different kind of USB Hardware with drivers and send us feedback
* Misc
* take care of our Website http://www.microusb.org
* take care of spreding news into the ATARI newsgroups and forum-websites
* write articles for Magazines (MyAtari, ABBUC Magazin etc.)
* translate Documentation
* ...
Before starting to work on any task related to Atari USB please contact us. We will coordinate all work and will make sure that no work is done twice.
Your help can make a difference. Help us to speed up USB development. Become part of the team.
Carsten Strotmann
carsten(at)strotmann.de