+slx Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 A PAL six-switcher VCS with two standard joysticks sold untested and without PSU but which turned out to work fine. (Had a 2600 Jr. already but that simply isn't the same for style - that woodgrain reminds me of countless hours spent behind my best friend's VCS cursing my decision to wish for an Odyssey 2 the same Christmas he got the VCS.) For a while I thought either the unit or the TV tuner was faulty as it only showed black/white pictures but then I tried Solaris and got a colour screen. My next thought was that the Adventure Cart I had tried before was NTSC rather than PAL. It took me a while to remember the B/W switch (used for other purposes in Solaris ) and presto: a yellow castle in all it's 12" Trinitron glory! Now I can show my kids some severely 70s gaming on rainy summer break days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I just picked up Star Raider in a decent condition box, manual, and rebate card. I picked it up since this was the first Atari 8-bit game I owned. BTW: is there an interesting story behind the name on the cart being, "Star Raider" instead of "Raiders"? Also, the raiders in the game aren't really raiding anything. Maybe after they blow up all of the space stations is when the raiding starts to happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Since my last post: To backup my ST files. MCU for 1450XLD Parallel Disk Drive Controller. First one and it's in great shape Diskwiz-II with manual 200 Atari Floppy Disks, still need to image these... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Android8675 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Got a Spectrum GCR (dirt cheap), and bonus, it came with the cables, manual, and the Apple ROMs. Also got a MT-32 with a nice set of hookup cables (Monoprice rules) so i can run my ST/PC and the MT-32 audio through my Home Theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That banner looks great, Sadly I purchased one a few years ago but I can no longer find it (had a couple house moves so I think it's gone forever) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That banner looks great, Sadly I purchased one a few years ago but I can no longer find it (had a couple house moves so I think it's gone forever) Yep it does I've seen some on ebay that have visible signs of being folded many times, luckily mine came in a shipping tube... Hopefully, you'll fin yours someday soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Collector Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 NOS Pac-Man patch I just got. It's now on a nice black hat I've had a few years so it doesn't look "too new".. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Added several loose carts to my collection, one at a time over the last month or so: My favorite of which is Seafox - I've wanted this one for some time, and finally got a decent deal (I think) at $75 shipped. It's one rare cart I didn't mind spending a little more on, because it's actually a pretty good game, that I'll actually play.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhod Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Mercenary / Datasoft https://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/08/nouveaute-atari-8-bit-commodore-64-mercenary-datasoft/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Tom_coming_home Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Snagged a 7800 with hookups, 2 controllers, and a dozen games for $35 shipped. Also an XEGS console / keyboard with hookups and 2 gemsticks for $80 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Nice price on that 7800. With shipping I've seen em go for much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 A batch of ten 10 uf capacitors to repair my favorite 800XL, where C50 decided to get all gooey-splodey on me last week. $2.38 shipped, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morelenmir Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I bought forty precision-engineered IC sockets of various leg-counts to complete replacing the standard sockets on my 800XL. A batch of ten 10 uf capacitors to repair my favorite 800XL, where C50 decided to get all gooey-splodey on me last week. $2.38 shipped, lol. Was this related to your intermittent problems with the display post-"Ultimate1MB" DrVenkman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Was this related to your intermittent problems with the display post-"Ultimate1MB" DrVenkman? Yep. Well, the 4050 hex buffer went first, maybe related to the 800XL Quick and Easy Video Mod I did on it a month before, but more likely due to age. The cap went out a week after replacing the hex buffer. I don't think either problem had anything to do with the U1MB installation. In retrospect, I think the cap was probably marginal, which led to the failure of the 4050, and then died itself. I'm gonna install the new capacitor and run the 800XL for a 72 burn-in test to make sure it's stable. If it is, I'm going to move the U1MB over to it, since it's got a somewhat nicer case than the one it's riding in now. That machine also has less wear on the aluminum buttons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morelenmir Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Yep. Well, the 4050 hex buffer went first, maybe related to the 800XL Quick and Easy Video Mod I did on it a month before, but more likely due to age. The cap went out a week after replacing the hex buffer. I don't think either problem had anything to do with the U1MB installation. In retrospect, I think the cap was probably marginal, which led to the failure of the 4050, and then died itself. I'm gonna install the new capacitor and run the 800XL for a 72 burn-in test to make sure it's stable. If it is, I'm going to move the U1MB over to it, since it's got a somewhat nicer case than the one it's riding in now. That machine also has less wear on the aluminum buttons. I may give that a try myself - swapping out the caps I mean. I'm still encountering a crash to corrupted display after the machine has run for a while. Good tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 I may give that a try myself - swapping out the caps I mean. I'm still encountering a crash to corrupted display after the machine has run for a while. Good tip! The second 800XL - the one wearing the U1MB at the moment - is rock solid for hours and hours at a stretch - I've loaded up games with an attract mode and let the machine run all day (12 - 14 hours) on several consecutive days and it's been great. Once I get the first machine up and running well again, and assuming the machine doesn't blow another cap or hex buffer in a month or two - I'm going to do that video mod to the second sometime this fall. It only requires removing a cap, removing an inductor, adding a few resistors and two wire jumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 A batch of ten 10 uf capacitors to repair my favorite 800XL, where C50 decided to get all gooey-splodey on me last week. $2.38 shipped, lol. And my 23.8¢ capacitors work great. My favorite 800XL is purring happily along. Gonna for a several-day burn-in and see how it holds up, then move the U1MB back over into it this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) I picked up the complete set for the ultra rare Demon Attack International Edition (I have another cart loose). and Donkey Kong Jr Multi-Language and Romox CIB Atack of EP-CYG-4, front has damage but cart and back are good. Edited September 12, 2015 by Atari8bitCarts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well I can't wait to try this out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Well I can't wait to try this out I missed out on this one by seconds and it was $100 cheaper... eBay Auction -- Item Number: 181891197776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Only loosely Atari related and not eBay or even paid for. A C64 slimline, 1541-II drive and power supplies for each. Free, courteousy of my local dumpster. There was a container of floppies (copies) as well but I left them. Don't really trust media that old when I don't know it's history. Tried them out yesterday, work just fine. The disk drive has some cracked plastic in the vent slots. The computer looks a bit sad and kb is badly discoloured. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlorianD Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 a 800 (NTSC), a 810 both in top condition (barely yellowing), full documentation in good shape. ATARI Artist cart with pad and docs, carts: missile cmd, assembler, basic, asteroids, basketball various books in good shape. Flight II in original package, Chess game, 2 ATARI sticks and an professional multi-system monitor (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) with full docs and cables. from an retired airline pilot, who was the original owner. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I bought these last night for 35$, somehow I always get a copy of ET and pacman in every lot I buy on eBay. Its fine with me as I like these games, but it never fails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinroh Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) ^ | | Nice lot! I snagged a copy of Ghostbusters with instruction card for my 800XL. Edited October 22, 2015 by Jinroh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Anyone here pick up the 800xl and 1050 from Goodwill? I was going to pull the trigger but it looked like it was missing a power supply. What I found interesting are the mods they had. This one (http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=25091434) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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