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  4. Posted

    Hi,

     

    I've heard several reports of people successfully using cheaper RS232 to USB adapters with AspeQt... but I've tried everything I can think of with mine and haven't been successful.

     

    Anyone here successfully using one of these adapters (like the blue colored ones with silver braided cords sold on Ebay by Hong Kong sellers for a few bucks) with AspeQt and could give me some pointers? If I could get my Aspire One netbook to talk to my 130xe... it would be like Christmas in April!

     

    Thanks,

     

    SP

  6. Posted

    Did you get your new boxed 130xe?

     

    I bet you're talking about the guy in Tulsa / Broken Arrow who originally advertised several of them on Tulsa Craigslist. I drove down from SW MO about 2 weeks ago and bought one of the last 3 he had. I told him to advertise the others on Atari Age to get a better response, so it looks like he finally did.

     

    If you need his contact info, feel free to PM me or reply with your E-mail address. I have his cell number somewhere around here.

     

    The one I got from him was truly new in the box and works great. He said he got a few cartons of them when he was laid off by the TV Guide Channel back in the late 90's when they had pallets of them sitting in a warehouse. Must have been a sight to see. In any case... he's a very nice guy and was a pleasure to meet.

     

    SP

  7. Posted

    First off, I appreciate all of the replies. Been awhile since I've reviewed this post.

     

    I never received the cable. I E-mailed bitrom several times around 4 to 6 weeks after purchasing the cable to check on shipping status and never received a reply. Paypal's 45 day dispute deadline started approaching, so I filed a dispute with them thinking he would at least respond to that... but still no reply. Finally two weeks later I escalated it to a claim and received a refund less than 10 minutes after doing so... and that was on a Sunday afternoon. I don't know how I got it so quickly since their website says it usually takes a month, but somehow I got it in record speed.

     

    I'm surprised bitrom knows nothing about this since I'm sure even Paypal tried to contact him about the dispute and refund. I just assumed he agreed to it since I had no way in knowing otherwise. I got a full refund, so it's a closed case in my books.

     

    Steve

     

    I contacted bitrom about your issue. He indicated that he was not aware that you did not receive your cable. He asked if you would email him at [email protected] or [email protected]

  8. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I'm trying to run AtariWinPlus 4.0 on my two laptops, but it runs slowly... about 35% on my Toshiba P150 MMX laptop and about 75% on my AMD Athlon 1600 laptop. I've tried decreasing the display size and other tips via the Help file without much success.

     

    Any thoughts? Are there other Atari 8-Bit computer emulators that might run better on older machines?

     

    Thanks

  10. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    Anyone here... especially those in the USA... ever purchase a SIO2PC cable from Ebay user "bitrom"? He's from Poland and has a great 99% feedback rating, but I've been waiting 6+ weeks for it to arrive and two E-mails to him over the past few weeks have went unanswered. It seems most of his negative feedbacks include updates saying their cables finally arrived... so I'm a bit hesitant about filing a Paypal claim... but I really need that cable.

     

    Anyone in the USA ever deal with him and, if so, how long did it take to get the order?

     

    Thanks,

    Steve

  12. Posted

    Mid 80's Sony KV1311CR 13" TV / Monitor combo. Has a handy front panel mounted RCA RF / AV jack for the Atari stuff... plus composite and RGA analog / digital jacks on the side. It will handle just about any old video source thrown at it. Video output is awesome... probably the best I've ever seen from Atari 8-Bit stuff.

     

    Steve P.

     

    SonyKV1311CR.jpg

  13. Posted · Edited by joplinatari

    The one I bought last night at a NW Arkansas "Vintage Stock" location does seem to have a bad controller, so I agree they're probably returns due to defects. Will probably just keep it and eventually try to repair since the other controller works fine. The boxes are untaped and fairly ratty, but the console and accessories look like new.

     

    Were they taped back shut? makes me think defective units-- would be great for case refits for broken 2600's, maybe. It would be better if they worked.

  14. Posted

    Just bought a used FB2 and one of the controller buttons seems to move objects to the left when pressed... basically in the same manner as moving the joystick to the left... along with firing as usual.

     

    Hate to take it back since I'd probably have a hard time finding another one, so any ideas for a fix?

     

    Thanks,

    SP

  15. Posted

    Here in the midwest (MO, KS, and AR) there's a chain of gaming stores called "Vintage Stock" that seems to still have quite a few Flashback 2's lying around at $20 each. They look to be department store returns since the cardboard boxes have barcode stock tags on them. I've seen at least 1 or 2 at each store location I've been to.

     

    Are there any stores that still have Flashback 2s? I was at Target and Walmart today and neither store had any?

  16. Posted

    My worst thrift store find was a mid 1970's Zenith "space age" styled tabletop stereo that I had been searching around for some time for my collection. It was quite dirty, but decent. Left it in the back seat of my car overnight and found several thousand ants all over the interior of my car the next morning. Took several hours with a vacuum and ant spray to clean it all up. Threw that stereo in the closest dumpster I could find. Never have found another one since.

  18. Posted

    Mine was a TRS-80 Model 3 for Christmas 1982. My father worked in an engineering lab that used them, so that's what he chose. He never showed much interest in our home computer and didn't want to spend money upgrading it, so I used a program recorder for years. Finally I received a Tandy 1000SX disk based system as a high school graduation present in 1988 and it was like night and day compared to the Model 3.

     

    I just bought my first ever Atari 8-Bit system a few weeks ago at a flea market.

  20. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    A year or two ago I bought a NIB Percom AT88 external disk drive at a flea market for a few bucks which apparently is designed for Atari computers. Wasn't into Atari 8-Bit computers at the time, so didn't do anything with it, but the Atari "bug" has now bit me and I have a 400 and a 800... so it might be useful.

     

    Anyone heard of this drive and is it good or bad? Does it rank with the Atari 1050? It has something called a "doubler" board installed and the manuals mention a "DOS XL" disk which I don't have.

     

    Any info appreciated. Thanks!

     

    Steve

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