Jeremy Popp

sign me up for the giveaway box!

What does a dyslexic, agnostic, insomniac do at night? He stays up wondering if there really is a dog.

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Another custom joystick available, bump

Your story sounds very similar to mine... for whatever reason, I got burned out playing old games, but repairing them... now that's a constant challenge. I would recommend www.console5.com and I occasionally look to www.aliexpress.com for some parts (ships straight from China).

SOLD Sorry, nope, this is a one-time build.

I came across a very odd Sony Discman today at a Goodwill. It's a Sony Discman, Model D-11, which has a sticker on the bottom that reads: PROPERTY OF APPLE COMPUTER, INC EXPENSED EQUIPMENT It was manufactured in 1991. I realize this may not be the best place to post this, but I'm a member of this community, and not a member of any Mac/Apple communities. Is there any significance to this item? Any monetary or historical value to it?

SOLD Recycled Thread, Yes, this is available until I mark as sold. $30 + Shipping. $30 is what I invested to build this about 5 years ago, but I never use it. The box is wood, but not solid wood. I'm really not sure where the box came from, but it's sturdy, and looks pretty good. The joystick is a $10 unknown brand I bought online back in the day, and includes 8 way octagonal joystick gate. It works on the Atari 2600 and 7800, and it's wired for two button operation on the 7800. The cord is only about 3', but I'm including a NEW belt buckle and wrist band! Price does not include shipping from 45005, box is 3 lb 13 oz, 11" x 15" x 9". Include your zipcode in the PM, and I can get you an estimate.

It's Free.

GONE, THIS HAS BEEN PICKED UP. Free Local pickup for an enthusiast, and not someone who wants to flip and sell parts. If you only need a few parts, I wouldn't be mad if you got what you need, and sold the rest. I just don't want a deliberate flipper. I buy broken stuff, and I came across this Atari 400 in really bad shape. The top shell is busted, and the cartridge lid also has a broken tab. After installing the missing power LED, it works, and loads up the memo screen. Cartridge software works, controller port player one works (at least), audio works, video works fine. The keyboard, however, doesn't work. I'm not sure if it's an IC chip gone bad, or the flex membrane cable/connector. FREE PICKUP in Centerville, OH. I don't want to ship this thing because it's heavy, and I don't want to part it out. If I go to the hassle of a part out, I might as well make a buck and sell on ebay. Thanks.

In my experience, you would have to de-solder and replace the entire pin connector. I had one of the short motherboard model variants come into my hands recently with the same problem. I fought with it for about 1 hour, trying to clean and realign the pins, and I never could get it right. So, I replaced the cart connector, which is a PITA with my cheap de-soldering tools.

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You could take some pliers and pinch the outer curved metal parts of the RF cable together slightly, and this should make for a tighter fit.

It sounds like you've really done some serious diagnostics. The only suggestion I can come up with is to try a different Genesis console. Do you have a spare system to test, either model 1 or 2? I know I once found a strange combination of genesis1/CD1/32x that wouldn't output RGB video for some reason, but when I swapped the genesis, it worked. I can't pretend I know why, but maybe the 32x is routing power through the genesis to the CD, and the genesis alone is having an issue supplying power. You could also check the connectors between the genesis/CD to makes sure you're getting a clean connection.

Does JP mean it's a Japanese version? If so, do you know if it's compatible with NTSC? I actually have SEVERAL genesis consoles including a model one with no TMSS, and one with HD graphics and TMSS, and then several later models. I basically have every revision you can think of, and that goes for model 2 as well. They're in various states of condition, but they all work 100% and are all clean. If you're interested, PM me and we can work on the details.