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This same item was listed a few months ago (by the same guy)... I thought it sold back then Roger

No, I don't have the tools (or ability) to do that I am committed to fixing this one though... it's gonna be a learning experience. Roger

No stepping at all upon power up. This code comes on and that's it. If I plug/unplug the PS cord (where it connects to the Indus on the back), it does flash the "00" very quickly so I am thinking that the display is good. Internally, everything looks good (for what that's worth). Thanks, Roger

I just got this from eBay. Seller said that it powered on but wouldn't read a disk... boy was he right. It came with a 5200 PS but I get the same results with that one or my stock Indus PS. The protect button will go off/on if I push it but that's about it. The screen reads what looks like "I I" and a backwards capital "C". Any ideas on this one? I've searched and coulnd't find anything remotely close to this error code... is it fried Thanks, Roger

I got this off eBay but nowhere on the disk does it say "Atari." Could it be a C64 disk? I am assuming that I would still get a boot error if this was the case too?!? Or, I guess the disk could just be bad Thanks, Roger

Some great conversation here... one of the many reasons to love this website This weekend, I will try and make one of these bad boys! Thanks to all, Roger

Hmmm... that red wax thing rings a bell... maybe I do remember that thing And I initially thought the disk was bad Thanks again to everyone, Roger

So, if pins 1 + 2 + 8 need to be connected on the dongle, could I (through process of elimination) find the three wires that correspond to these three pins and simply tie them together?!? Is it that simple Thanks, Roger

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My level of expertise in doing something like this is pretty low Roger

I have a working ROM for my emulator... I'm just being extremely anal in my attempt to obtain a working original Roger

After doing a little research, it appears that there was a "security dongle" that had to be plugged into joystick port 2 for the game to run. I am guessing that that's why it hangs in the middle of loading It seems as though the dongle simulated the joystick being pressed upwards and downwards simultaneously?!? Pretty ingenious security measure for back then... My next question is "Does anyone have one of these?" Thanks again, Roger

I read on another forum about some hardware "security key" that needs to be plugged into joystick port2. I had bought this game back in the day but I don't remember anything like this... is there a dongle or something that was required to run this game?!? Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks, Roger

Just ordered one from B and C Roger

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Just got an 830 but it has no power supply... can anyone help me out here? Thanks, Roger

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I have an Indus GT that's always worked well, but it's always had a quirk: I have to let it warm up before it will format. If I turn it on and it's cold, it gives me errors (or the newly formatted disk doesn't work--I can't remember which). But if I wait until it's at normal operating temperature, it will format just fine. I don't think this issue was contingent on the DOS I was using. Does anyone know anything about this? It's funny you say this... I seem to have noticed a pattern. The drive has trouble reading/formatting right when you start it up... after it warms up, it runs like champ!!! Roger

Well, what do you know... the one on eBay just popped up again in a lot with a Vader 2600 and games: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 220751694409 I sent the guy (again) an offer for just the Wico stick... should anyone else win this, I would make the same offer to you: $20 Thanks, Roger

Oddly enough, I've seen one like that before but it was a looooong time ago... I wish I had some better info for you. Cool looking stick... maybe the base was their attempt at ergonomics?!? Roger

Yeah, I got mine in a computer store in Vancouver (in 84/85). The grips were swappable and there was a snap on plate at the base that had notches for 4-way or 8-way directional movement. Roger

The search continues... I saw one on eBay that was included in a 2600 lot, the lot didn't sell but the seller ignored my inquiry... guess he didn't want my money Thanks, Roger

Just curious what the difference is... Thanks, Roger Country of origin, Japan vs Hong Kong. Cool, I had no idea. Thanks for the info! Roger

Just curious what the difference is... Thanks, Roger

Well, for whatever reason, now it's working like a champ! The one issue I have now though is that I can't seem to format a disk... I'm using DOS XL (it came with the Indus). Is there another DOS that I should use? I can't remember what I used back in the day Sorry for the newb questions, I'm trying to re-acquaint myself with it all now... Thanks, Roger On a side note, DOS XL tells me that one of the disks I'm trying to format is "write protected"