charliee1151

Thanks. Now, if only I could get rid of some of that stuff! Charlie

Yes, and yes. But I literally had no room. That's why I am doing what I'm doing now, trying to give this stuff a good home. I've been checking the flea-market and tail-gate-party listings for a while, but nothing currently in my area. Also looking into "ham" (amateur radio operator) get-togethers. By the way, I found out I have three (3!) Arcadia 2001's. WTH?? Charlie

I agree, but I've got to do something. I've been saving almost every electronic piece of equipment I've ever had; it was only a few years ago that I actually threw away a VideoDisc player. (I found out I also have a Turbo Express, and a TandyVision). Maybe I should Google for video game collectors close to home? Charlie

Hey, that table top looks a lot like my garage floor. Ummm, only it's cleaner. and not made of concrete and the carts are much more well organized and etc. but other than that, they're identical! Charlie

Florida, 8AM Saturday. More specifically, Coconut Creek. I don't suppose your going to be there? ------------ Actually, it would be cool if you could. Unfortunately, I won't be there.....so I have a "garage keeper" to handle it. Thanks anyway. Charlie PS: I can post my for-sale-stuff someplace on this board, right?

"What interests do you have for Atari 2600 games; have you tried to program any?" Well, the Atari 2600 is not one I have done any programming for; I really came here because of the fondness that my "closet-diving" evoked when I came across all these items. I have a lot, other than just the 2600; and probably 30-50 carts for that, tons of manuals, catalogs, etc. Likewise for Colecovision, Arcadia2001, Nintendo, Playstation, Intellevision, Turbo Express, Commodore Amiga, Vetrix, etc. Since I am apparently reliving my childhood, I just wonder which one I should dig into. I'd rather do something other than just fire them up and play the games, which I why I asked if there is anything, on any console (that I have, of course) that would be of interest. I am very capable of programming, but my forte is hardware; I can go either way. [i can remember being one of the first to "crack" Nintendo's CIC codes; the usual path at that time was to buy a real dumb game (mostly, John Maddison Football, I think -- about $5 when all the "good" games were $30+), and unsolder the CIC chip to put in the homebrew carts that were PROM copies of the desired games. I used a Dallas NVPROM so I could easily re-program it with whatever game I wanted at the time. That and a couple of glue chips to emulate the CIC, made things a lot easier!] I expect I will have to eventually dispose of them, and I like them to have a good home, as opposed to the local landfill. Maybe I should upload some pictures? In the meantime, I'd like to rekindle some of those feelings, so I welcome a suggestion or two as to where I should apply my talents. And thanks for the welcome. Charlie PS. I should note that all of these items are going to be made available at a local garage sale this weekend, so if there is anything I should NOT get rid of, contact me ASAP!

Well, thank you. I'm a new member, and I joined because this particular group seemed to be more hospitable than others about any non-board-centric discussions. That is, you have forums about Coleco, Nintendo, etc, not just Atari. So why my "thank you"? 'Cause I am one of those closet guys, literally within the last week. I've pulled out some half-dozen of my legacy consoles, with literally dozens of games each. And thus, you have given me a perfect introduction into my question: What do I do with those consoles? I don't necessarily mean for disposal, but for usage. I certainly can't play all of them (I have a bunch), and besides, I like to program and make hardware. (I have made my own carts for other games, put my own progs on them, etc). So, which way do I go? It seems that a lot of "secrets" on the 2600 are known already, given that it has been out so long. As for the Ebay approach, that seems like a lot of effort, and I'm really hoping to find some like-minded people that I can share a kinship with (uh, in terms of hardware and games, that is), rather than just go for the $$. Hmmm, maybe it is easier to ask my question this way: Where are you on some of your latest attempts/achievements? Anything particularly troublesome that a new pair of eyes may help? Any secrets we need to ferret out {fiendish cackle}? As you can see, I don't even know what questions to ask! I do have a full eprom/rom/ram developement system, so I'm not limited to any specific system. It is currently set up for the Arcadia 2001, but easily changed. Thanks, I'm hoping this can be fun, Charlie