jmos1277

Sorry, I don't have the equipment to dump the cassette. However, I'm currently looking to pass it on to someone who might.

It has been well cared for up to this point. However, I don't have the means to preserve the data. I'm selling some other Atari cassettes and random gear on eBay. Maybe I'll post this and pass it on to a collector who can preserve it.

lol ... I think both are acceptable in this case. Although, I do prefer "ensure".

I came across this cassette-based program called Crystals from Dynacomp. I don't currently have a program recorder and can't seem to find anything about it online. The only info I found was a page on atarimania that listed the rarity rating of this cassette as a 10/10 ... so I guess it's pretty rare. Is anyone familiar with this? Thanks

Good news! I checked my local hardware store for the adapters suggested by @Nezgar and @ChildOfCv. Sadly, I had no luck. I'm impatient and didn't want to wait for a package from amazon, so I sought out another television on which to test this 600XL. Everything works perfectly, as expected. No more video glitches. I'm still using the same switch box and wire that I was using previously so I guess the internal TV tuner in my Samsung television was the problem. Also, I ran the system tests and everything passes so that's nice. The memory test shows a single line of 16 blocks for the RAM test. I'm going to assume that means the machine is equipped with 16K of RAM.

@Nezgar and @ChildOfCv, thanks for the input. I just checked the website for the two local big box hardware retailers that I have in my area. I cannot seem to find the right adapter on their websites. I guess I can order the one that @Nezgar linked from amazon and see how that goes. @Nezgar, I've seen some info about the composite conversion for the 600XL. However, I'd rather leave all the machines in as-is condition and let a true enthusiast do as they wish when I sell the machines. For now, I just want to confirm that everything works.

I recently acquired a ton of Atari hardware and related components (multiple 600XLs and 800s, 810 drives, 1050 drives, a cassette deck, touch tablet, spare drive PCBs, commodore monitors, many cartridges and cassettes, etc.). I have the original packaging, manuals, and paperwork for many of the hardware devices as well. I eventually plan to sell all of it, but I'd like to better understand what I have so I can represent it fairly to any potential buyers. I was hoping I could tap into the knowledge base here and get some experienced opinions. Anyway, my first question has to do with the video output of a 600XL. Basically, the video is very glitchy as can be seen in this video (with sound): https://imgur.com/M68sa5c I tried swapping out the switch box (model # CA010112C), still same behavior. I tried swapping out the cable that runs from the 600XL to the switch box, still same behavior. I tried both channel 2 and channel 3 settings, both exhibit the same behavior. I have NOT tried a different television set. Has anyone seen this behavior before? It is a problem with the video output of the 600XL or are these machines just incompatible with modern televisions coax inputs? Thanks for any input anyone can provide. I expect I'll probably have a bunch more questions in the near future.