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To be honest, I'd rather dual boot Windows 2000 and 98SE than use a DOS boot disk. I'm rather disappointed that ADT Pro for Windows doesn't work on 98SE. One would think that'd be a great task for an older machine, or a retro gaming PC, one that actually has a serial port built-in. It just seems excessive to me to be using a really recent PC for talking to an Apple //e.

I tried old ADT for DOS and it didn't seem compatible with the ADT Pro disk I have for Apple //e. Can you please tell me what the minimum Java version is needed for Win32 ADT Pro? I think the final Java update for Windows 2000 is Java 6 update 27, will that work? The problem here is I'd prefer to use my AMD K6-2 based desktop PC for writing to my Apple //e, since they're both right next to each other. The problem is Windows 98SE all that PC has currently. I don't think XP would run very well if at all.

I can't get ADT-Pro working on Windows 98SE, something about Java being out of date. Anyone here know if Windows 2000 will work?

Still no dust flaps in the cartridge slot... sad...

Why not just use an old PC? They're cheap and plentiful.

I'd buy that.

Probably tape, heh heh.

As old video games continue to become older and older, being proficient in soldering and electronic theory becomes ever more valuable. Seriously, owning cartridge systems become a lot more expensive if you can't fix them yourself. Better pick up a soldering iron and learn how to use it. Replacing cartridge batteries is easy.

Not that anyone would care, but I sold my TG16 stuff a long while back. If I ever decide to get back into Turbo / PC Engine, I'm doing it the right way with a Duo. There ain't much to play on a TG16...

Can't wait to see this on a cartridge! WOW!

What price did you have in mind for all that stuff? What kind of Genesis games did you want to trade for?

Any particular price you're thinking of wanting? I don't know what this would be priced at, or if you'd even want to ship to Canada.

Wow, this game might actually be a solid reason to dig out my 7800.

I too am a 90s kid, but I love my 2600 Jr. I've been picking up games for it occasionally and it's always fun. Some of my favorites are Centipede, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Donkey Kong, Haunted House, Sea Quest and Plaque Attack. I'll be getting some new games pretty quick here too. I need some paddle controller though, I already have Warlords and I got Super Breakout... And maybe the driving controller for Indy 500 too.

I know this is a bit off-topic, but was Gremlins originally an Atari 8-bit/5200 game, or was it ported from another computer? Is the Apple ][ version the original?

I'll keep an eye out for one I guess... Again, thanks for all the help guys.

I never found a cheap Super Serial Card, I just stuck with the audio client in ADT Pro, much cheaper. So far, every game I've wanted has transferred successfully over the audio connection, except just one so far, Apple Cider Spider.

There's just one disk image of Cider in that Asimov archive. Keatah linked me to two more copies. They all fail transferring at exactly 200 blocks. Thanks a ton for all the help so far guys, even if my presence here is pretty short notice. EDIT: I just noticed there's another copy of Cider in the Asimov archive under "cider_spider.dsk", I haven't tried that one. Wish me luck guys! EDIT 2: Nope, that copy doesn't work either. It stalls at 200 blocks... Nothing is written to the disk when it should and the host client says "image transfer failure". For the record, I am using the ADT Pro audio client.

I downloaded that copy and tried to write it to a disk. Unfortunately, the transfer fails at 200 blocks. I know my floppies work fine. That makes 3 different copies now... Know any other sites with Apple Cider Spider?

You're my hero! The image transfered fine and the disk boots! Thanks a ton! Now if I could just find Apple Cider Spider... It's a Sierra On-Line game.

Has it really been over a year and a half? Feels like last week... Anyway, I just wanted to follow up this thread with perhaps one last update on that big huge pile of Apple ][ stuff. After a long time of trying to troubleshoot the problem-prone ADT Pro audio client, I have finally figured it all out and have been writing games to floppy disks. I even got a nice new desk to put the Apple ][ on, along with a 2600 Jr. Concerning ADT Pro, I eventually discovered that two of the biggest problems were the audio levels on the host computer (not low enough) and some disk images were in fact bad. They would either consistently fail transfering at specific blocks, or they wouldn't boot after a successful writing. I also backed up that copy of Spyhunter that was mentioned earlier. I tried out the disk image in an emulator and it works fine, aside from the graphic glitching on the semi, which are there on the original floppy too. http://www.mediafire.com/?549hgh9odluwx9k In short, I think this thread had a happy ending after all. The Apple ][ works great, I repaired the cut cord on that custom-looking joystick, but still have to replace the microswitches in the joystick (one is broken) and I've even managed to get some games written to floppy disks. There's just one small issue right now though. I am unable to find clean dumps of Montezuma's Revenge and Apple Cider Spider. Every copy I've downloaded online refuses to transfer completely or boot. Can somebody help me out?

I can imagine those units are really hard to find. You'd have an easier time buying an SP1 and swapping the cases between them.

Well, backlit or not, the DS Phat has really bad screens, especially compared to the DS Lite. Not only is the brightness ridiculously low, but the color has nowhere near the fidelity or quality of the DS Lite. In more ways than one, the DS Phat has more things in common with the SP than the Lite. Too bad the Phat and Lite screens don't appear to be compatible, otherwise I'd open up another DS Phat and stick some replacement DS Lite screens in it.

A few corrections are needed here: 1) The DS Phat is frontlit only, though I'd LOVE to hear news of a backlit version, since I can't stand the DS Lite. 2) The GBA SP2 is available in only 3 colors: Graphite, Pearl Pink and Pearl Blue. I've heard there were also two limited edition AGS-101 variants, Special Pikachu Edition and a Spongebob Squarepants version. 3) If your hardware is wearing out, don't throw it away, fix it! Search around, you can probably find NOS contact pads for the Micro somewhere.