airsoftmodels Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hello All, I have returned to Atari after many years. Just bought a 600XL on ebay last week. I have bought some cartridges that will arrive soon. The emulator Altirra got me interested again. The 600XL was my first computer for xmas 1983. I particularly like the arcade ports, which I think are really well done. Hope I posted this in the correct place. Airsoftmodels. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Video 61 has Commando, Venture, Tempest Xtreem, and Xenophobe. All of which are excellent. He has the usual suspects as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hello All, I have returned to Atari after many years. Just bought a 600XL on ebay last week. I have bought some cartridges that will arrive soon. The emulator Altirra got me interested again. The 600XL was my first computer for xmas 1983. I particularly like the arcade ports, which I think are really well done. Hope I posted this in the correct place. Airsoftmodels. Welcome! The 600XL is near and dear to me as well... it was my first in '83 or '84. If you're comfortable with a soldering iron, I highly recommend upgrading to 64K, and possibly adding a composite video jack. Video 61 has Commando, Venture, Tempest Xtreem, and Xenophobe. All of which are excellent. He has the usual suspects as well. The only one of those (all excellent) titles that will run on a stock 600XL is Venture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I have a picture ( schematic )of the ram upgrade if you need it. You just need some wire and two 4464 ram chips....and some very simple instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airsoftmodels Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 I am going to get the ones I had as a kid first: Donkey Kong, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Dig Dug, Moon Patrol, Millipede. I already bought 2 from Video61 and 3 from 4Jays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmercer Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Run away while you still can! I found this place this summer, now we are at the end of the year... I have three 800xl's, 3 commodore monitors, several commodore computer variations, various other atari computers and 2600's, a dozen or more atari 8-bit peripherals... hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Welcome back Airsoft, Fill your boots as we say in the UK, there's some wonderful games out there you need to replay time and time again.. I would seriously add to your list an SIO to USB lead and the rather wonderful aspeqt found with a search on here, that will open your choice to a million and one archived files of Atari goodness. Obviously I hope you will support the new developers such as Petey5m with venture and all the other brilliant new developers but there's a goldmine of old greats like Bruce Lee etc out there for free when you get one of these leads or use the superb Altirra emulator..(get the latest beta via the Altirra 2.50 thread on here) And of course a very merry Xmas to you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Run away while you still can! I found this place this summer, now we are at the end of the year... I have three 800xl's, 3 commodore monitors, several commodore computer variations, various other atari computers and 2600's, a dozen or more atari 8-bit peripherals... hahaha Lol Ryan, As a multi computer / console lover I share your love of the old stuff, I never really left the 'scene' as it were and love so many old computers and consoles but my Atari 800 remains my fave, you and Airsoft should check out the Game pack from the sticky thread produced by Starwindz with the help of me and many people here on Atarimania.. It has ALL the classics... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) I've been thinking about getting a pal 600xl os I can run all the pal only games, I like the small foot of the 600xl. Welcome back to the A8 airsoftmodels. Edited December 24, 2014 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airsoftmodels Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Update: after fixing my "lock up" problem by ordering a new CPU and OS Rom, I have encountered another more serious problem. My 600XL will not display correctly, lots of horizontal lines and static on the screen, as well as not booting. Some research has alerted me to the fact that the "ingot" power supply I am using causes major problems. I am not sure if I should try to order the ANTIC and GTIA chips now, or is it permanantly destroyed? I am highly considering ordering a rebuilt Atari from B&C, if they have any. I have caught the Atari bug, and I can't wait to play the 6 carts I have just ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) Hello All, I have returned to Atari after many years. Just bought a 600XL on ebay last week. I have bought some cartridges that will arrive soon. The emulator Altirra got me interested again. The 600XL was my first computer for xmas 1983. I particularly like the arcade ports, which I think are really well done. Hope I posted this in the correct place. Airsoftmodels. Welcome to AA, good choice if you ask me, I love the 600XL myself even though my first Atari was an 800XL back in the day. With a few minor mods a 600XL can be made as good as (or even better than) the bigger brothers in the XL/XE series with a small footprint to boot. Hope you sort out your problems with it. By the way I just replaced the PIA on mine. I am not sure what was wrong with it but it stopped working with my SIO2PC even though It still worked fine with normal atari drives. In any case it is now back to normal. Edited December 27, 2014 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kogden Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Some research has alerted me to the fact that the "ingot" power supply I am using causes major problems. I am not sure if I should try to order the ANTIC and GTIA chips now, or is it permanantly destroyed? Those power supplies are a hazard. When they start to fail the voltage increases. If you have a multimeter handy you may want to check it. There's usually folks on ebay offering modern replacement supplies that are much lighter, more efficient and less dangerous. I don't see any for sale right now. Can you solder? If so, just grab a DIN connector (or cut up the ingot) and a modern 5VDC 2A wall wart. I wouldn't throw any more parts at it until the ingot gets replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airsoftmodels Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks for the responses. I am going to be getting a rebuildable power supply, along with another Atari 600XL, I hate to throw the ingot away, but it can't be used safely. While I wait for shipment, I continue to familiarize myself with this site and play with Altirra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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