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A really difficult question to answer! Nicest...I actually consider the design of the Atari 800XL to be really appealing. It helps that it has a nice clacky keyboard, which I am told is unusual for them. Ugliest...probably the TI99, because it's not symmetrical.

Hey all, I've found a TRS-80 that I may be able to make my own. It looks in great condition although the image is garbled on the screen. Looks like a video RAM issue, right? If so, what video RAM chips do I need to repair it? And where can I get them? Thanks!

The one attached. It seems to play back tapes fine, as I have some original Electron tapes that mostly work (half don't, I'm pretty sure it's the age of the tapes though). And it has some success with Amstrad tapes. There's a modern tape deck available in the shop downtown but I tried it a year ago and the results were awful, but people on the various Facebook groups I am on seem to swear by it!

Hi all, an update. I made sure Turgen wrote in 2-channel. To be sure my computer wasn't interfering with the sound I put the WAV files on my iPod. No improvement. I tried recording tapes for my Amstrad and my C64 and 2 out of 5 games worked. So it sounds like the tape recorder may be the issue. I'll seek a new one out and see. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

No exclamation mark - just BOOT ERROR. It happens after a few seconds of screeching and beeping.

Thanks Ktr0ki. Turns it out was my own fault. I thought I had it launching to WMP by default but instead it was launching Groove it was hanging Groove at launch, not the system. Poor wording on my part.

Cas attached. I get BOOT ERROR after some blocks have passed. I have indeed tried to mitigate the long delay at the start of tapes. I'm honestly unsure about whether it's mono or stereo but I have a stereo-to-mono adapter on the jack anyway. Not sure how to check number 5, it's a pretty old and crappy laptop...there is a high pitched hiss or whistle, in the background of the recording though. I've definitely turned all other sounds off. Thanks for your help! boulder_dash.zip

Just wanted to add I've tried recording at various different sound volumes. No change. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks Baktra. I'm not really much of a Linux user. Well, I probably would be, but my laptop's wifi driver seems to malfunction in Linux (it connects for a bit at boot to my wifi, but inevitably cuts off a few minutes later). So windows is what I'm with for now. Thanks for your help. I successfully created a WAV file that WMP likes, and recorded it to my cassette recorder via headphone jack. I put it in my 800XL and it says boot error. Googling suggests it's a problem with the tape drive itself, but the 1010 is in excellent condition and loads BASIC programs I've saved to it with no trouble. The ancient Grundig tape recorder could be the problem, but it has saved Amstrad games before successfully. Any help? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Drat. Confused again. In Turgenev, clicked 'Add', chose 'boulder_dash.cas', but telling it to convert to .wav it says 'binary file header not found'. Help? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks baktra. I have a dual-boot system so can try either but prefer Windows. The website instructions confused me as it seemed to suggest you needed both on Windows to make it work. I just tried the command example you gave for Boulder Dash and it created a .wav but it wouldn't launch in WMP - just hanged the system I am trying Turgen System now. Need to install Java Runtime, which again hanged for ages. Seems sometimes doing tasks like this is like pulling teeth.

Hi all, Can someone guide me through how to convert files using A8CAS? I've been here: http://a8cas.sourceforge.net/ and downloaded A8CAStools. I tried to download libsndfile which it apparently needs, but while the Windows version insists on a donation, I can't find a Linux version? If that makes sense. Anyway, I've gone into command prompt and told it to convert file.cas to file.wav, but the resulting .wav is unreadable by Media Player. I tried tracking down the really old castowav but it doesn't appear to be available anymore. Really confused, thanks.

Definitely an Amstrad CPC 464 game. Either Electro Freddie or Jet Set Willy.

A Boy and His Blob on the Game Boy. Oh, and Total Carnage, also on Game Boy.

Well I'd specifically like a 486DX33 with a Turbo button, to run old 286 and 386 games.