NooBee

This is regarding the 1999 CD ROM from Hasbro. https://www.amazon.com/Atari-Arcade-Hits-Jewel-Case-PC/dp/B00004VXAN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=OHE5NOTWMBNZ&keywords=atari+arcade+hits&qid=1683407481&sprefix=atari+arcade+hits%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1 Years ago it would not install on Win7 so I just copied all the files to the HDD but it never worked properly. Sometimes the games would play but usually not. Only Missile Command worked all the time. A couple years ago the files got copied over to a Win10 PC but I never tried playing anything because I presumed they would not work. But the other day I tried & everything seems to play just fine, except for a short video when launching the Arcade. I wanted to Clear high scores in Tempest but clicking on that box did nothing. I searched for where the high scores might be saved but all the suggested filepaths were a dead end. Any idea where high scores are saved and/or how to clear them? Would the configuration settings be saved in the same place? Thanks

I was looking at ZD USB joystick encoders on ebay & noticed most of the circuit boards themselves look the same, but some have more resistors than others and some have 2 red connectors that others do not. And there are similar but different descriptions such as USB Encoder PC To Joystick For MAME JAMMA Or USB Encoder To PC 5Pin Joystick For MAME+ Push Buttons Cable Even with the same description some boards are populated differently. The difference is typically the number of resistors populated at the end of the circuit board with the joystick connectors (and opposite the LEDs) What is the difference between the “stripped down” boards & the more heavily populated ones? I thought choosing by looking at the photos might be the way to go, but even within the same listing the different photos show different parts. Sometimes the 2 red connectors appear in some of the pictures but not in others. How do you choose which encoder to order?

Here is part 2 - I bought one of these Retrolink Atari to PC USB adapter cables for use with a joystick. I read some comments that it does not work with track-balls & that is true, at least with my WICO unit. It does work with the joysticks. http://www.amazon.com/Atari-PC-USB-Cable-RETROLINK-2600/dp/B007ZS35CU The WICO track-ball needs power & I checked the Retrolink and there is no 5V on pin #7 as needed by the track-ball. Does anyone know if I use the Retrolink and provide a separate 5V supply to the track-ball will it work? If so any guess which mode? I’ve seen the WICO hacks using the circuit of a USB mouse. If I have to proceed down that path, are there any helpful hints to make sure it works? Thanks in advance.

I pulled out my old WICO track-ball that I used with an Atari 800. I would like to convert it to USB in order to use it on a PC. I read through a lot of Internet artcles & realize track-balls can work in a joystick mode or a true track-ball mode. I also read that Atari Trak-Balls have a switch to select either mode. But I'm not sure what mode my WICO uses. Some comments I read state it works in the joystick mode. However because I bought it to use with the Atari 800 computer is there any chance it works in a true track-ball mode? IOW maybe there are different versions of WICO track balls? I mention that because some WICO track-balls I see advertised state they work with Atari, Commodore, etc., such as this one. I'm just not sure which mode this one operates in. http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Trackball-Atari-Commodore-2600/dp/B003LYWXMU My WICO has no model # on it that I can find, but it does have an "AT" sticker on one side. I would think that means for Atari. If so, would that mean it does not run in joystick mode? IOW why specify "AT"? I opened up the WICO & there is an IC in there. I Googled the part #, which led to a WICO patent. Part of the Summary states "In connection with the foregoing object, it is another object of this invention to provide means for selectively conditioning the adapter to operate in two different modes for respectively adapting the trackball device to switch-type or proportional-type joystick inputs". Can my WICO track-ball be made to work with a PC in some mode? - part 2 to follow -