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Yes Andy is taller because of the wheel style FRED had the original ANDROBOT wheel system mounted in the front and the pin sat in the middle of the wheels, the wheels have a lower profile. I had found a picture somewhere but cant find it now ANYWAY here is a scan from page six of a ANDROBOT brochure that shows how the wheels were designed Here is another ad showing the full size TOPO and wheels BTW here is a new EBAY sale for just the empty head 200.00 Says its a prototype probably is one of the trys Andrew Filo was working with for the ANDY, as you can see they were adding the eyes. Either that or it was drilled wrong (CNC set-up mistake) and they cut it open to salvaqge the usable parts eBay Auction -- Item Number: 120546886186

Thanks Mike I for one do appreciate all your effort in trying to offer an ebay alternative and trying to keep the cost down, I dont understand the negativity that some have expressed but I guess your always going to get that, can't please everyone. On record as a supporter to any ebay alternative

read somewhere they produce a Axlon Ramdisks (cardridge form) but cant find it now ? Thanks, while trying to find information about the Andy I did not find many pictures either and nothing to do with what was originally included or how the software and Andy interfaced with the 800XL BTW here are some pictures I found on the internet that show how the FRED and ANDY compair, ANDY was made from left over FRED's after Androbot folded as mentioned by Andrew Filo in the article that can be read using the link on my ANDY web page, also I included a picture of the inside showing how the PIN compartment had been cutaway to allow the battery compartment to be installed in FRED

WOW What are the odds, I picked this up off craigs list on the 8th and did a search here for info about a day or two before your post BTW I did find two listings on ebay the one you mentioned that sold for 205.00 but had loose parts and no software another that did not meet the reserve with a BIN of 1150.00 again no software and another that sold in a news group for 350.00 and again no software This one was purchased from the original owner with all the originaly included items as well as the Sales receipt from "Smartoys" here in Sunnyvale. He can be controlled with a joystick in port 1 and pushing the fire button will make him Whistle, the included software needs to be running however. The other methods of control are through BASIC or using the Personality Editor from the Included software

Check out the cool Robot I picked up. It was made for use on the Atari 800, 800XL or 600XL with 48K Expansion (also Commodore 64) It was made by Axlon in 1985 by Nolan Bushnell's second Robot Company AXLON. Controlled through the second Joystick port, Uses Joystick or included software package Here is a link to page I put up with many pictures and information links. All pictures can be enlarged with double click (will open new window with enlarged picture that can then be closed to return to information web page) Link to my Andy Robot page below http://fndcollectables.com/CHANNEL_F_INFO/INTERNATIONAL/Adman_Grandstand/Notes/AndyRobot/andyrobot.html

Another first attributed to the Channel F, The First Video Game System News Letter I was beginning to think this was just a rumor. I had read in Clinton R. Dyer & Chris Webb’s Channel F FAQ (last updated 1997) about a Channel F News letter from 1977 but since I have been collecting for the Channel F even before this FAQ and have never found, seen or heard of this news letter anywhere else except in this FAQ I had dismissed it as a Rumor. Here is a cut and past from the FAQ ================= 4c. Fairchild newsletter First and only known newsletter, featured descriptions of carts 1-9, with preview descriptions of carts 10-12. Dated October 1977. Mentions that Carts 10-12 should be out by November 1977. ================= Again since I had never been able to find one I was beginning to think it must have been something else like an in house memo or maybe a company announcement but not an actual newsletter. I was wrong as I have finally found what appears to be the second issue of this news letter, its pictured below and you can see at the top it states "January/Febuary/March 1978" and on the top right is says, "Volume 2 Number 1". So there you have it Fairchild was the First to issue a Video Game News letter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If anyone can locate the First 1977 letter I would like to either purchase it or obtain a scan Please contact me to discuss either Other First for this Game System First Video game system to have an expandable library through the use of interchangeable Programmable ROM Based Videocarts First Video game system to have a game with an Easter Egg First Video game system to have a Pause First Video game system to have color First Video game system with Black jack First Video game system with AI (Spitfire) First Video game to be used in a T.V. game Broadcast (POW)

By this definition they could put the items in a cardboard box tape it shut and state "Sealed Boxed Un-Opened"

Keep an eye open on your local Craigs List Ad's some of it may show up there

While Dumping and checking my 5200 Prototype collection I used three emulators for the 5200 Jun52 V1.1 Win32/SDL MESSUI 0.130 (March 10 2009) AtariWIN PLus 4.0 The first two listed above were very finiky and would run only about 75% of the games, between the two I think I could play about 90%. The AtariWIN PLus 4.0 was nearly 100% so of the three the best choice I found to be this one Here is a link to the home page of AtariWIN PLus 4.0 http://a800win.atari-area.prv.pl/ you will need to click on the little British flag lower left of page to see the page in english

24 hr to Go Bump

Have you Emailed / Called / PM'd him to try and resolve this ? Could be just an honest mistake

I have one but it comes with the original Large Zenith T.V. that was part of the original package in 79 Where are you located as I am in California and shipping would not only be risky but expensive so I am looking to sell local

Yes my Auctions 7 CIB NOS US Games Titles. Great collector condition only issue would be some Glue Residue Stains on front of a few of the boxes otherwise Look Near New Links below, Thanks for looking Eggomania CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633376958 Sneak'N Peek CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633380056 M.A.D. CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633379059 Squeeze Box CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633377862 Name This Game CIB Includes Entry Form eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633376028 Gopher CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633374872 Commando Raid CIB eBay Auction -- Item Number: 130633373441

30 Day Auction - Remind me in 3 weeks

This was some sort of mock up and they actually built one as I did find a small picture of it hidden in the paper workd I had another thread going over at Game Gavel with much better pictures and close ups along with the small picture I found, its shown in the #17 post at the link below (in case you dont want to follow the link I added the picture and a copy and past of the forum post i had made when I found it) http://www.gamegavel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5076&p=29460#post29460 ----- Copy Past from Game Gavel Post ------- Well it looks like they indeed did build at least one small model. Been going though some of the other items I had gotten from this lot I found this old sadly very dark Polaroid of one of the small Tempest models. its very hard to make out as its so dark but you can see the angle of the shot is in the upward angle and there is what looks like the edge of a table top at the bottom of the model ( looks like the model is on top of a table ) it would be very hard to get this angle if the tempest was standing on the floor also I dont see any cion door or slots. Coincidentally it looks like this picture was taken sometime around holloween as I think I can make out a Jack-a-Lantern about 2/3 of the way up the left side of the picture BTW The white marks at the bottom left side of the front of the Tempest in the black area below were the Coin door would be is just lint on my scanner , in the original picture it is totaly black EDIT today 11-21-11 While looking at the picture below I notice it does not have the speaker opening next to the "attraction Panel " at the top of the machine, and as you can see in the picture and negatives of this sticker that I had gotten it was removed and not included. this again seems to help show this picture is of a small 17.5" special cab that was put together for some reason.

Dumped 01-07-2012 --------------------------- Rescue on Fractalus 02-84 Dig Dug 185 Pengo 08-29-83 Ballblazer Soccer REV A Mario Bros 9-8-83 REV C Tennis 343 (Dec, 09, 82) Dumped 01-06-2012 --------------------------- Baseball 7-28-83 Star Raiders (PAM) Jr. Pac Man 046 2-15 Kangaroo 021-01 Jungl Hunt 4-7 Dumped 01-05-2012 --------------------------- Pac-Man (No Date) Berzerk 212-08 Missile Command (No Date) NTSC Choplifter 01-04-84 Choplifter 02-29-84 Dumped 01-04-2012 --------------------------- Track and Field 5-7-84 Qix 11/Nov/82 Last Starfighter 05-08-84 Stargate Dumped 01-03-2012 --------------------------- Vanguard 084 (March 25, 1983) #3 Cartridge 01-20-84 (Rescue on Fractalus pre-Behind Jaggi Line Date) Baseball 4-21-83 Dumped 12-30-2011 --------------------------- Golf 2-10 Baseball 7-26 Last Starfighter 6-28 Atari Open (RS TENNIS) 11-19 Frisky Tom 020 Microgammon 7-11 or 7-14

5 more DUMPED the list is now Dumped 01-05-2012 --------------------------- Pac-Man (No Date) Berzerk 212-08 Missile Command (No Date) NTSC Choplifter 01-04-84 Choplifter 02-29-84 Dumped 01-04-2012 --------------------------- Track and Field 5-7-84 Qix 11/Nov/82 Last Starfighter 05-08-84 Stargate Dumped 01-03-2012 --------------------------- Vanguard 084 (March 25, 1983) #3 Cartridge 01-20-84 (Rescue on Fractalus pre-Behind Jaggi Line Date) Baseball 4-21-83 Dumped 12-30-2011 --------------------------- Golf 2-10 Baseball 7-26 Last Starfighter 6-28 Atari Open (RS TENNIS) 11-19 Frisky Tom 020 Microgammon 7-11 or 7-14

4 more DUMPED the list is now Dumped 01-04-2012 --------------------------- Track and Field 5-7-84 Qix 11/Nov/82 Last Starfighter 05-08-84 Stargate Dumped 01-03-2012 --------------------------- Vanguard 084 (March 25, 1983) #3 Cartridge 01-20-84 (Rescue on Fractalus pre-Behind Jaggi Line Date) Baseball 4-21-83 Dumped 12-30-2011 --------------------------- Golf 2-10 Baseball 7-26 Last Starfighter 6-28 Atari Open (RS TENNIS) 11-19 Frisky Tom 020 Microgammon 7-11 or 7-14 MORE on the Way Soon

Question I took one of the images and enlarged it 400% and then did some contrast adjustment and can see a lot of pixilation around the words in the areas of the writting ? is this normal I went ahead and did the same type of enlargment and contrast work on one of my own Protolables and dont see anything like this ? could this just be the difference in camera/scanner resolution or something else ? Here are two screen captures of what I noticed the first two are the pictures from the auction the last one is from my own scan you may need to look at these at 100% size to see the pixilation

Some were found at a Garage sale some at flea markets here in the Bay Area others from RGVC before the World Wide Web (www) some through Ebay others picked up here at Atari Age or Digital Press even had one given to me by Curt V. as a thank you for running down a seller who was not sending the games and others by talking to people. It’s probably a 20-year collection heck just got a 15-year Member certificate from Ebay and I was collecting for years before that

Three more DUMPED the list is now Golf 2-10 Baseball 7-26 Last Starfighter 6-28 Atari Open (RS TENNIS) 11-19 Frisky Tom 020 Microgammon 7-11 or 7-14 Dumped 01-03-2012 --------------------------- Vanguard 084 (March 25, 1983) #3 Cartridge 01-20-84 (Rescue on Fractalus pre-Behind Jaggi Line Date) Baseball 4-21-83 MORE on the Way Soon

Available in Limited Quantities (limited to the number we can sell)

What happens if the quota's not met? If quota's not meet return money, re-evaluate cost and number of items and try again ? or accept what is offered and continue "Re-evaluate the cost" certainly means "raise the price" at which point you're likely going to turn off and lose the customers that had originally pre-paid at the original price. "We're refunding your money and raising the price. Still want the game?" is not a good business strategy. What happens if the quota's not met? See above message. The only option implied in the above message was "don't release the game". I'm not sure that's an option for most homebrewers who spend thousands of hours on a game. Especially when most of them do it for the love of it, the challenge, and the opportunity to share a creation. Not profit. The third option as stated in the original response was "or accept what is offered and continue"

There could also be another approach for incentive. There could be a STICKY post in the HomeBrew forum Named something like "Honor roll of HomeBrew Supporters" or some such title where we could list a running total of user names of the users who have supported the community with support by buying the pre-pay games thereby helping out the community to get these games released free to the rest. Each time a user buys/donates to the Programmers they get another Star and the top supporters will have bragging rights to their support. I suspect most of us don’t have the time or expertise to write our own games but this way the average user could get some credit for his or her support in this way. Of course there should still be a certificate to go along with this honor each time a pre-pay is purchased

I like this. Pre-pay, and offer the potential customers a refund at any time or after a pre-determined time if the quota is not met. There would need to be an incentive, because people will simply wait till it is released and then download for free. What happens if the quota's not met? If quota's not meet return money, re-evaluate cost and number of items and try again ? or accept what is offered and continue