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    Per Wikipedia....

    The first Chromebooks for sale, by Acer Inc. and Samsung, were announced at the Google I/O conference in May 2011, and began shipping on June 15, 2011.[6] Lenovo, Hewlett Packard and Google itself entered the market in early 2013. In December 2013, Samsung launched a Samsung Chromebook specifically for the Indian market that employed the company's Exynos 5 Dual core processor.[10]

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    I've actually had a few carts that either didn't work -- despite how much I cleaned it -- or stopped working altogether. So it is possible for the cart itself to be at fault.

    yeah i've gotten another copy of counter measure since and that works fine, seems to be a slightly higher than normal failure rate for 5200 carts. or i have bad luck :-o

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    The 5200 is the hobby-ist system. You get to play mr. amateur fix-it to the controllers, easily build your own paddles, maybe even play around with the pots inside to fine tune the analog controls, or do color adjustments.

     

    It requires interaction from you and some tender care. It's more than just the fun games. That doesn't appeal to everyone.

     

    Gaming wise the analog trackball support alone is the strongest point in its favor. Missile Command, Centipede, Millipede, and Tempest. I mean c'mon.

    Oh god yeah, and Millipede. pretty much all in just for the trak ball at this point.

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    If you already own a 5200 OP, and if you have good working CX52 controllers, then play Missile Command, Centipede, and Pole Position for a night. The analog control makes these an entirely new experience that you can't get from the A8.

     

    Then there is Tempest from the AA store. It is fantastic, and so is its analog control programming.

     

    Then there is Star Raiders 5200. You can sit back on the couch with all the starship controls at your fingertips. No need to hover over the A8 keyboard. Actually this is true of many 5200 games vs the A8 version. The 5200 is for the sittin-on-the-couch console gamer, as opposed to the computer gamer sitting at a desk because you have to hit space bar and other keys during a game.

     

    This leads me to mention Qix 5200. The cx52 has 2 buttons for fast and slow draw. Again, there are more 2 button games where this feature comes in handy. And the built in Pause , reset, and start buttons on the controller. Even if you use a Masterplay type interface the 5200 stick can still be sitting next to you for ease in resets etc.

     

    These are my reasons to hold onto my beloved 5200 and to keep the sticks well maintained. Sure, I do like the better reliability and bigger library of the A8, too, of course. If these reasons do nothing for you then I'd say sell the console and stick to the simple A8 setup .

    the most concise and accurate answer. Tempest was ultimately the deciding factor for me. I shall keep the big beast.
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