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I would like a CIB copy. I will give to you my monies.

Jobs is the most inept engineer on the face of the planet, The Woz was the real genius (I grew up around them, Jobs is an asshole, and all he ever did at Atari was trouble shoot arcade games in the middle of the night) And from what I hear from friends that work at Apple, he's still an insipid and petty jerk... As for the boards... I'm honestly not sure, I'm just a collector/gamer, not an expert.

Well, a mint one would be worth a lot more than yours Yours is worth about $20. Whats considered Mint to you and others on this board because after I wiped it off with a nice big clean rag it looks like its brand new, no scratches or worn off paint decals all look great as well. The picture shown shows some dirt on it and such prior to me cleaning it. I consider 'mint' to be sealed in box (never opened). I never heard of Mint meaning NEW in the Box. Why would they call it mint if it's new? Mint condition is an expression used in the description of pre-owned goods thats in like new condition. Eh... Not so much, I find nice looking Atari's all the time, and I never pay more than about $20 for them, and that's only if they come with games and joysticks and the like. Mint to a collector means "MINT" never used, sealed in the box, with a fine layer of dust from the Atari warehouse.

UPDATE! Qwak still works, it's pretty awesome. Atari should have sued Nintendo for this... C'mon, Duck Hunt is a total clone. Next time I plug it in, I'll make a video for y'all.

Okay, I reassembled some of the stuff, and found out that what I thought was a pong type of thing, was actually an adjustable blue box (one of the original hacker toys... you know John Draper) but if anyone here can tell me what this thing is, I'd really appreciate it.

And lastly I have Pele Soccer, I know absolutely nothing about this game, I cant find any information on this game what so ever, all I have to go on is the schematics, and it's missing the other board. The only thing I do know is that it was never released. Enjoi...

Now we move on to Space Race, I have three variations of this: Original, Moving Starfield, and my dads' Custom Changing Starfield. The one without a bunch of wires is the original. My Dads Changing Starfield is the one with the Signature in the bottom righthand corner. And the Moving Starfield is the one without a signature. Enjoi...

So now we get into the treasure Chest, where all the boards are kept. So next isn't a prototype, but it is the first arcade game. Computer Space, full board set+1 extra. Enjoi...

Okay, So I've mentioned that I have some rare ass prototypes of arcade games in my closet... well I decided to pull them out and take some pictures. I'm going to give each set it's own post, so I'm not double posting, I'm "updating". LULZ, enjoi. To start off, I want to show off the gem of my collection, Qwak. Already a super rare arcade cabinet, I have the prototype (both board and light gun) It comes in the box it was delivered in back in 1974, it has schematics, and some little mystery board. I don't know if it still works, but my dad says that it worked back in 1977 when he plugged it in last. Oh! Cool thing, the prototype board spells it "Quack" it's super sweet. So here it is, feast your eyes and drool.

Hey guys, I'm planning on building a miniature PONG cabinet for my desk, and I was wondering if anyone out there could take measurements of their cabinet and send them my way? Or, if you already have plans for the cabinet, would you mind sharing? *sigh* Oh teh desperation.

They're just black lab loaners with white text, and they're just end labels with ID numbers, nothing super special. Yeah, I cracked it open, just a ZIF socket wired to the board, I don't know if it will read EPROMs, I haven't tried. However, the inside looks very clean, not a hack job like I was expecting, but a carefully assembled piece of hardware. I'll take some pictures of the rest of the stuff once I have it all put back together, this stuff has been floating around in a garage for the last 23 years, but I'll do my best to reassemble what I have.

Yeah, Chris was saying something like that, I'll reassemble some of the other components that were in the box, maybe this cartridge coincides with the other hardware.

One of my dads old friends came over the other night, and he brought me a box of fun Atari trinkets (mostly old and unused prototype cart labels, and bits of developer hardware) But buried deep in the box was another small box full of chips and this thing. He said that these were distributed to him and his team back in 1980-81, now it's mine... sweet. I'm not sure what they were needed for, but it still looks cool and it works great (the chip in it is combat, no solder on the points) Maybe I'll crack it open and take some pics of the insides.

No, no wallets, that sounds dumb to begin with. I'm making some fun little tech toys for when we're out scouring the landscape for our Atari stuff, it'll be neat. And yes, I'm biting the arthritic hand that feeds, but I refuse to lick the boot that kicks me.

Lock it then. I'm trying to collect materials to make some fun tech toys for everyone, and all I'm getting from people is a bunch of cynical and myopic responses simply because I have a long standing hatred of a clearly inferior game. Try hassling the people that are going off topic, and hassling me for having a differing opinion. I know why I'm getting the short end of the stick here, that's no mystery to me, but I'm not the only one being an asshole. So if you want to live up to your "Moderator" status, try doing it. The finger is for all the people who are trying to get my panties in a knot (and they've done a wonderful job so far). I don't have to do this project, I'm doing it because I want to make the quest (our quest) a little easier. So maybe you guys could try being helpful instead of "I guess you never visited this 5 page section of my web site" or "right back atcha, Mr. 26 Posts" or "Wow, desperation and attitude in one post...good work...". If I wanted a bunch of crap from people all day, I'd go work at the mall. So go ahead and lock this thread, I'll start a new one and never mention E.T. ever again, that way I'll never have to hear another insipid comment from another knuckle dragging troglodyte fanboy about a game, one that they like only because everyone else hates it, ever again. SERIOUSLY, ALL I WANT IS OLD CARTS!!!