OldSchoolRetroGamer

Roman that you? I recognize this image from Facebook Atariage post I commented I got it running on my 2011 Macbook with wired PS3 controller (Rob) 😆

No image guy. Are you trying to share a link or did you attach it to your post?

For the bios password try.....ataribox 😏

Regardless of my own opinion or view of this console may I say I find your presentation engaging and very well done! Very enjoyable video. 😎

As mentioned you are interpreting it WRONG STEP # 5 in that doc is about burning the Windows Installer to a USB stick, that is the tool that will then be used to install windows to an external drive, nothing "virtual" about it. You are not INSTALLING Windows at this point to the USB stick you are just creating a Windows Installer stick to boot from , I've have done it many time over the years.

We have a Electronics Recycling bin on on condominium community property. I check it, I should probably check it more, who knows what I have missed but over the years yeah, a variety of stereos, tv's, vcr dvd players, ancient tablets etc. Now there are also a lot of things like kitchen appliances like blenders, toaster, pots pans, irons, all kinds of things that I just leave or we have better ones. I have even found so many strong working batteries of all types and even rechargeable to the point I have not had to buy batteries in years. Typically of course most computers laptops tend to be 10+ years or older which is fine as I repurpose them wipe the hard drives and where possible upgrade the ram or storage. If I find one truly beyond or not worth repairing I scavenge anything worthwhile in hope of upgrading another one. The cool thing is I suspect at least many here know I do this because most of the time when I find a laptop it is gently placed inside the bin right on top with the power supply and most things work and are in great condition. We are actually some of the "youngest" people here being in our 50's but I would say the average residence age he is 60+. I have found in past an oriignal iPAD or iPAD 2 (those tend to be really not much more use then for an electronic frame) and even some old iPhone 4 or earlier. I kept a couple iPhone 4's since batteries were still good but I mostly use them as cameras 😆 AS FOR THE MACBOOK, honestly, that was still a big surprise I admit, it is a 2011 early 15' in beautiful condition, it came with a hard drive and I THINK MacOS LION? Sadly no matching power supply and obviously none of the various laptop power supplies I had was going to be any use to me so I just held onto it. I know you might think just by a replacement off Ebay but see this hobby and the things I find being retired I cannot justify spending money frivolously like I use to back in my collecting days 🙁 so I decide to wait patiently and it paid off! After checking the bin regularly about 2 months later I opened the bin one day and seen this white brick I thought no way! Then I seen the Apple logo and the very specific connector and I knew that was it, I rushed back upstairs, grabbed the Macbook and plugged it in and it booted right up to a beautiful screen 😀 Now, I am totally a PC guy (though my wife loves her iPOD so I had learned all about IOS to help her with frustrations) and I tend to dive right in and learn all about any new to me tech that I get so I learned all about the Macbook very quickly and in no time I even updated it to MacOS High Sierra the last properly supported version for this Macbook. I upgraded the RAM from 4 gb to 8 gb I had in supply and swapped the hard drive with an extra SSD I had (I imaged the OS and restored it to the SSD) these things made a big difference. It even still received security updates still from Apple up to a couple months ago, so all in all I was really happy to find it but also that I held onto it until I found the matching power adaptor.

I would not think sol, I mean it certainly does not hurt however nothing the VCS can do will be aided much beyond 16 gb RAM, he has increased storage capacity so it will hold more and MAYBE the spec of the storage M.2 is slightly faster for a touch quicker loading? I am not clear on the M.2 storage, was this to add to the default OS drive or replace it? Games whether Steam or otherwise, the quality of the experience is more reliant on CPU / GPU defaults of the system. Basically, he's made it the best AtariVCS it can be pretty much but it is still far short for AAA titles to run smooth with decent settings, not saying this as a insult, it simply is what it is a low to midrange PC, in the end to improve gaming performance and visuals requires more powerful CPU/GPU specs period.

I hope he's ok after the AtariVCS high wore off 😆😜

OK, well there seems to be so many threads and announcements about AtariVCS Is guess I lost track. As for AtariOS on different hardware, I will keep posting and updating where I started mine, a mod or admin is free to move it where appropriate.

No it was best directed at YOU which is why I did that, I agree with TPR, the complaining is ridiculous imho, I'll leave it at that as I do not want to disrespect the thread further with this nonsense.

Geez get over it, you have your opinion, it is literally just an announcement, do with it what you will or don't. 🙄 I am on Facebook daily and even part of that group and guess what? I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT HERE just a few minutes ago, so PROOF not everyone on Facebook will know regardless.

Thanks Brett! Just entered (hope my being in Canada is OK?) I am MaximumRD on Youtube, very nice / cool of you. ColecoVision has been and remains my favorite Pre-NES console since receiving it for Christmas back in the day.

An update: Used the AtariOS boot image (though running off a 32 gb Sandisk stick this time) and worked the same on a couple other of my machines, my older Hp Pavillion 4 gb laptop with AMD A-6 CPU (see images) again no networking. Cooler though was booting it on my main Desktop (16gb ram/ Ryzen 1500x CPU) this machine has no Blutooth BUT it is hooked up to internet via Ethernet so was glad to see it was recognized by AtariOS and so offered access to the Store front, updates etc 😀 obviously running great on that hardware. Sadly I have no images of the Desktop PC as it was 3 am in the morning and it was a spur of the moment thing I was unprepared for (I may do it again just to get pics) but I have the images below from the Hp laptop boot. FYI though I am showing an old MADCATZ wired PC controller I had lying around interacting, to be clear I plugged it in when prompted for a controller however it went to the config screen but did NOT seem to recognize it afterwards. All my interactions with the AtariOS interface was done with the laptop Keyboard. NOTES for those interested. I definitely know of two people doing the same things as me on their own PC's and laptops that solved the lack of audio issues using some sort of USB external audio device though I do not know the specifics, also one fellow had his wireless working on his Asus laptop right off the bat, it seems his specific Wifi internal adaptor is very similar or perhaps identical to the one built into the actual AtariVCS consoles, Realtek if I recall as shown in a recent AtariVCS teardown video on YouTube.

This fellow instructs you on some cool things new AtariVCS users can consider doing. 😎😀

It has been shown the AtariOS can be booted on hardware, images and videos have been shown it booting on laptops and desktops with various degrees of success, meaning issues with networking, sound etc, sound is sometimes fixed plugging in a USB audio device etc. 😜😎more surprises, while the AtariOS USB stick I created worked on my desktop and a up laptop to various degrees it didn’t work on my old bedroom desktop, due to no no uefi boot options. I also imaged this Sata drive, plugged into 2011 MacBook Pro and held down option key when booting, displayed a drive called efi and it booted, Bluetooth even seems to be working though I have no Bluetooth controller, no network though I am sure it would be fine if I plugged in Ethernet. Figured would not hurt to try 😆Nice use for the old recycle bin find MacBook! I had yet to see this done on Apple hardware so thought I would share.

Latest video from the fellow booting Atari OS on other machines. Note his comical description 😀 😎Love his description - "Just a video showing you how to restore the Atari VCS operating system. Here is the link to the document provided by Atari: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17TeJMIZcLIsGMJEHlQAxOb_YdIuX4GoL4bvBExAudWU/edit As mentioned in the video, this is ONLY to be booted on an Atari VCS console and definitely SHOULD NOT be booted on ANY other machine.

Happy Belated birthday wishes Al! Appreciate all you do.

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Oh the 5200, I love that big bastard😂 I mean isn’t the 5200 trackball accessory alone the same footprint as a 7800?

THANKS ! MERRY CHRISTMAS! 😮😎

Is the ball in these typically that yellowish color when new? After seeing images in some recent topics I decided to dig mine out of storage, forgot what great condition mine was in and about the only thing I have that also still has the clear plastic on the aluminum strip (MUST RESIST REMOVING 😛) I really need to try this accessory more as it seems to be in excellent shape however, I noticed like many pictured the ball seems discolored yellowish, looking up images online it seems it WAS originally white? If it should be white might look into brightening or SHOULD I BOTHER? Is it more trouble than it is worth? I only lightly tested it upon receiving the 5200 / games etc in a lot years ago. I should do more testing and also maybe give it some maintenance if required. ANY GOOD TUTORIALS or videos on that? Also, I may have posted similar at one time but my memory is not getting any better 😛 Still, thanks in advance for any / all replies.....IF anyone or a mod notices I am repeating this post just merge it or point me in the direction of original post.