• AspeQt-2k26: A modern Qt6 SIO Emulator for Atari 8-bit

    From paul@21:3/195 to All on Sat Apr 25 16:58:47 2026
    Hey everyone,Since we have a good Atari crowd in here, I wanted to drop a quick update about my current project: AspeQt-2k26.

    As the original owner of the RESPEQT project over on SourceForge, I decided it was time to bring the SIO emulation fully into the modern era. AspeQt-2k26 is a complete, modern Qt6 SIO emulator built from the ground up for cross-platform compatibility (Linux, macOS, Windows).

    We just pushed the big April update out the door, and it includes some heavy-hitting quality-of-life features for the 8-bit crowd:

    Under-the-Hood: Full Qt6 and CMake architecture. No more cross-platform build identity crises.

    Epson Printer Emulation: Fully integrated and working.

    New WebUI: Manage your disk images remotely without touching the host machine.

    Workflow Upgrades: Added a dedicated 'Swap' button and an 'Add Blank
    Image' button directly in the UI.Localization: Fresh language translation updates.

    If you are actively spinning up Atari 8-bit hardware and need a
    bulletproof, modern SIO emulator, grab the latest release and let me know how it runs for you.You can check out the source, build notes, and the latest release here:[Insert your GitHub Repo link here]Always looking for feedback or pull requests from the retro dev community.

    Cheers,Paul

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  • From slacker@21:3/193 to paul on Sun Apr 26 07:58:32 2026
    check out the source, build notes,
    and the latest release
    here:[Insert your GitHub Repo link
    here]Always looking for feedback

    Sounds really interesting! I'm on my 800 right now and curious to take a look but it looks like you left out the link!


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  • From paul@21:3/195 to slacker on Mon Apr 27 16:08:21 2026
    Here you are -- https://github.com/pjones1063/AspeQt-2k26/releases/tag/v2k26.5

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