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    Is this a sign of the imminent disintegration of the Atari collecting community? Is it time to crack open each others heads and feast on the goey insides? Yes, yes it is...

     

    Fare well, Pitfall Aim...I mean Harry. You helped answer many of this computer illiterate's questions. :_(

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    I've had that game for about 11 years now and will never let it go. A friend of mine was visiting from out of Province and left it at my place. It's not so hard to beat if you have a lot of time, eat lots of sushi, get dragonkick, stonehands and buy a pair of cowboy or army boots. Plus you'll need about 2 hours of free time. Its a blast on 2 player cause, everyone can kick anybody's ass!

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    There's a place downtown that has pretty good classic stuff 2600-prestent. Prices are a bit steep ($5 CAD) for every atari and coleco cartridge, but once I bought a 5 rarity for 5 dollars so I can't complain, and really, it ends up being cheaper than ebay. Their selection is dwindling, though, as they don't get much in the way of trade-ins.

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    I'd say at this stage of the game the Atari universe is expanding. Although I don't really "belong" in the Atari generation, being merely 23 years of age, I am old enough to have played them, post-crash, circa 1984-89. I am surprise, however to see new members join who are in the 13-18 year old range, people who grew up well after Atari faded and Nintendo took over. I predict this sort of growth to continue for a number of years. It will take a lot of time before we start "dying off" because at this point, most us are between the late 20's or early 30's.

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    Thanks for all these great answers. Being a person who is not educated in electronic engineering, but can understand the princibles if explained properly, I am getting a better understanding of how these mysterious cartidges work. The bit about the Activision contacts wearing out really hit home as these are the buggers I have the most trouble with. On thing, PCB's? Maybe I'm mistaken but isn't that part of the "dirty dozen" of banned chemicals?

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    I was recently reading the keynote speech from ADAMcon 7 in which a somewhat frightening point was made. Although he was speaking of ADAM computers and Colecovision consoles, the point is equally valid for Atari. The issue was bitrot. He said that the mean lifespan of ROMs is approximately ten years before digital degradation begins, thus meaning that by now a good number of our cartridges now have bugs, or have ceased working altogether. I think we all have experiences with dead cartridges or ones that behave stragely. This leads me to wonder, how long do we have before our beloved cartridges start dying en masse? How much longer do we have before we can expect the majority of them to be dead, and most importantly, is it really worth shelling out the big bucks for games that will be non-functioning within a few years or a decade? I'd like some answers from the more tech savvy folks out there, or anyone else who has an opinion on the matter.

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    I feel that ebay is the online equivalent of going to the market. Sellers are going to try to get the most money they possibly can. Some will try to rip you off. You can't depend on the seller to be honest. It's up to you to weed out the scammers. If you pay $20 for an ultra rare Pacman cart, you didn't do your homework. On a personal note, I hate thrift store pirates. You can tell who they are on ebay by checking their other auctions. If their other auctions are for clothing, toys and dinnerware, you know they are a pirate! Arghhhh!!! :ahoy: They seem particularly rampant in Ottawa![/b]

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