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  1. I don't relish the idea of opening up that 400 case again! It was quite a struggle to get it back together the last time, largely because of that wound-up RF cord. Do you know of any diagrams that detail exactly what contacts that I should solder my jumper to? If I *am* going to go to the bother of opening everything up again, I should probably give thought to finally putting in that "Super Color CPU Card" that I have been sitting on too. Thanks for the insights.
  2. Does anyone know of a way to add a simple mod to the 400 power door so that the system WILL NOT shut off when the cartridge door is open? And, perhaps more importantly, is there any good reason as to why I should not do this? In the past, I have used a small stick to prop against the open door and hold down the button but this necessitates always leaving the cartridge door open while running a game or program. I am asking because I am thinking about getting an A8PicoCart to use with my RAM modded 400 but I would like to be able to have access to the cartridge's reset switch while the machine is running. Thanks.
  3. FYI - The 2.4ghz wireless adapter for the 8bitdo M30 absolutely does work with the Seagull 78, at least with the newer style release. I have not been able to try it with the original style Seagull because I broke mine by stepping on it a few years ago but I have two of the newer style and the 2.4ghz M30 works on both.
  4. Thanks! This seems to have completely fixed the problem. 👍
  5. Hi. I got my GameDrive from Stone Age Gamer in the mail today. So far, everything looks pretty great after downloading and installing the Feb 8 firmware. I am still in process of checking everything out but I have had issue with a few of Bob DeCrescenzo's games. "Galaxian" experiences a lot of slowdowns throughout and has a momentary screen freeze every time that a player shot hots a Galaxian ship. "Armor Attack II" runs but very, very slowly. "KC Munchkin" loads and the game starts but then crashes with a total screen freeze almost immediately; this happens in both versions of the game. Thanks.
  6. I like my Dragonfly Cart because it is the least easy to use! 😋
  7. SS

    THE400 Mini

    If and when the 400 Incognito gets released, my 400 will definitely move into permanent setup as my main Atari computer.
  8. SS

    THE400 Mini

    Gotta disagree here. To my eyes the "retro-futuristic" look of the 400's case is the most beautiful design of all the A8s. I never had a 400 as a kid but I own two of them now. I also own about seven or eight XL machines (and the 800XL was my very first computer) but I would honestly be less interested in this mini in an XL style than I am in the 400. If only it had a functional SIO port so that I could use it in conjunction with my 810 styled SDrive-MAX!
  9. It's decently put together and fun for short bursts occasionally. It just doesn't hold my interest for long. Maybe "easy" isn't how I'd describe it but it's certainly not all that challenging either. If I didn't own the A8 version, I would probably not mind getting the 7800 cart. I just really wouldn't put enough time into it to warrant owning two.
  10. I've thought a few times about picking up the 7800 "Nova Wolf" but keep talking myself out of it. I already own the Atari Computer version that Video61 put out a few years ago. Not a bad game in any sense but not horribly exciting either. As much as I like the idea of 7800 homebrews, I just don't think that I need an upgrade on this one.
  11. Quoted for awesomness! 👍
  12. It certainly looks legit. Still, I would have some reservations with dropping $8K with a seller with zero feedback. 🤷‍♂️
  13. I probably play 7800 homebrews more than I do the originals. Except for "Ballblazer" and "Food Fight"; not only are these my favorite 7800 games but they are really two of my favorite games ever on ANY platform 😃. My other three favorite 7800 originals are boringly "Asteroids", "Centipede", and "Commando".
  14. SS

    Best 4K game

    Classic releases would have to be either "Pitfall!" or "Demon Attack". For homebrews I would have to go with "Skeleton+"; I have always been amazed with ho much that Eric was able to squeeze out of 4K for that game.
  15. It looks as if you are right. I updated the AtariMax firmware and gave all of the contacts on everything a good scrubbing. I had to give it three more tries but it looks like the third time was the charm and that I finally got a good dump. At least it seems so thus far after about 20 minutes of testing. This newest dump actually runs OK on my 7800 via Harmony Cart. The original cartridge continues to produce the same screen jumping effects. Now I am wondering what the difference could be that the Harmony makes to the 7800 for running the game?
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