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Unopened Battle of Hoth for Colecovision. Absolutely mint. See photos. Price is $145. Buyer pays shipping. Will be securely packaged. Paypal preferred. Contact via pm please. Thanks.

In the process of thinning out some of my stuff and have decided to part with my Colecovision SGM Super Game Module. It's brand new and the box has never been opened. Pristine condition. See photos. Price is $200. Buyer pays shipping. Will be securely packaged with care. Prefer Paypal. Contact via private message. Thanks.

Hello, I made an SGM Paypal payment on 6-15-14 and just wanted to know if it was received. I don't believe I received a confirmation. Thanks.

Thank you very much for the information and CF card image link. Exactly what I was looking for. I'm going to try using that image on a spare card and see if I still have issues with the #1 partition. Also looking forward to trying out Temple of the Snow Dragon with speedy load times. Thanks again.

I just installed the IDE compact flash drive in my ADAM this weekend and have a couple of questions. First, is there something special that I need to do in order to boot the games on the #1 partition? When I go through the steps to select partition 1 and then boot the games folder see the opening screen of the cartridge copying program but then get an error message about nothing being on the media or something like that. I am able to successfully boot the games from the #2 partition by using the same method that failed with the #1 partition. The other thing that I was wondering is if there were any disk based games that have been modified to work with this device. If so, how would I go about transferring them to my compact flash card? On another note, I've come up with a clean way to route the power cable for the compact flash board to the rear of the ADAM that doesn't require drilling any holes/splicing wires/special tools/etc. No hardware modifications at all. I'll try to post some pictures in the near future. I have a lot to learn about how to use this drive but like what I've seen so far. Thanks!

Thanks again NIAD for the information. I'm still having the same issue with my drive, only now it seems to be intermittent. I disassembled the drive over the weekend and noticed that the chip next to the ribbon cable on the drive board seemed to be partially unseated. After seating the chip the drive worked again for a period of time. The problem may not have anything to do with the chip itself and more with something else that is loose or not making contact. The troubleshooting continues. However, I did get permission from ADAMcon to share his suggestions on how to repair some of the issues that these drives can have. The following information is a compilation from several emails, so hopefully it will make sense. I described the issue that I was having and he said: I then asked him if the drive he has that needed to be "warmed up" had the access led light up. He replied: The last suggestion that he made was to check to make sure that my drive cable was plugged into the INPUT port. I double checked and it was. I really appreciate the time and effort that ADAMcon put into trying to help me out. What a great guy. Thanks again ADAMcon. Actually, I just ordered on of the CF card/IDE hard drive cards from the Adam News Network and am looking forward to installing it. I haven't given up on my floppy drive but wanted a reliable storage solution that will meet most of my needs. I'm sure that I'll be posting a question or two about the card once I start using it.

Thanks NIAD. I just sent ADAMcon an email via his website. If I get any information I'll share it here. Having a bad controller board would definitely be unfortunate. If all else fails I could always purchase the IDE card but would still like to have my drive working again.

Hello everyone, My previously reliable ADAM floppy drive has just started to have a serious issue. Initially the drive seemed to need to "warm up" before functioning properly, but now for some reason it refuses to read any disk. The power led is lit but the disk access led is not. However I can hear the drive motor running. The floppy drive is a basic unmodified 5.25" 160k unit. Any suggestions on how I might repair the drive would be appreciated. Thanks!

Currently listed on eBay. Thanks.

Selling a non-working Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I with original monitor, aftermarket expansion board, software and disk drive. The computer shows a memory size prompt, but there are additional random characters displayed on the screen. Hitting ENTER shows what looks like a BASIC prompt, but the random characters make it extremely difficult to see what is typed. The monitor seems to be working as it should. There were several modifications done to the computer by the previous original owner who bought the system in 1980, but I don't know enough about the system to describe them accurately. Also included are a 5.25" drive in a custom cabinet and a custom power supply. There is also a box of miscellaneous software and manuals included. Price for all is $100. Not willing to split up so please don't ask. I would much prefer local pickup in Green Bay, WI. but will ship within the continental U.S. at the buyer's expense. Please P.M. for additional info. Serious buyers only please. Thanks.

It's always reassuring to see heatsinks on chips. I was actually rather impressed when I saw them on the board. Speaking of chips, does the ADAM suffer from any common failures like the C64?

Thanks for the detailed explanation and for the hardware listing. I didn't know that there were so many options available. I noticed that the motherboard in your post didn't have heatsinks on any of the chips. Was that something that was added with later board revisions?

It's the socket next to the ribbon cable. Just wondering.

Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, and 1000 computers. Include two AC adapters, one battery adapter, Panasonic cassette player, two 16K memopak, manuals, and software on cassette. Unable to confirm whether any of the three machines are working. Tried to connect all of them to an older tv with digital tuning and got snowy picture with something in the bottom left corner of the screen. If anyone has suggestions on how to test them further I am more than willing to try. Selling everythng as a package for $75. Not willing to split anything up so please don't ask. I will be attending the Midwest Gaming Classic in Brookfield, Wisconsin later this month and can meet potential buyers there. Would rather not ship if possible. Thanks.