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  4. Posted · Edited by AMenard

    Hi,

     

    I'm getting rid of some stuff to make space for more stuff :-)

    In fact I've decided to concentrate on the 8bit world, especially the Atari and TI-99/4a. I don't need 3 PC so I'm getting rid of the XPS 8700 which is still a powerful machine. I replaced the PSU for a 650w because it was sporting an AMD RX Vega for a while.

     

    The Colossus card is one of the best, being able to record HD content with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. I've used it to grow my home theater collection since it can capture HD via components which isn't impacted by HDCP. You get it for free.

     

    The serial card is especially practical to transfer data to you old computers like the Apple II serie

     

    I'll even throw in a BluRay burner to sweeten the deal.

     

    I'm sure some of you could use a new PC that can run MAME and othe emulator perfectly all the while serving as a pvr for you cable\satelite service. Combine with Kody and it could serve you games and media for years!

     

    Added a few goody to the PC...

     

    -- Dell XPS 8700 ( Haswell i5, 16gig of ram, GTX745, DVD burner, BluRay Burner, 1x 128gig SSD, 2x 1tb HDD, Hauppauge Colossus HD capture card, RS232 PCIe interface card PSU upgraded to 650w ) ~ $300 s/h: $40

     

     

    I would also trade for one of the following (don't be shy, I'm really easy to deal with. I'm not looking for a 1:1 ratio in value):

     

    - Original software (cart/cas/dsk) for either TI99/4A or Atari 8bit computer (boxed or not, but with manual if available, but I can lived without) - I'm starting my collection so even common titles are accepted as long as the quantity justify the trade (I'm easy to trade with) - i collect games, utility, applications, languages. Grade B stock is ok - A great time to get rid of your doubles :grin: and I'm no flipper, what I get I keep.

     

    - OSS Basic XE and OSS Mac/65 carts + discs and manuals for both (not looking for originals, repro are ok but must be tested and working) - I want to code on those machine and for this I need tools. I would also considered a complete Atari Macro Assembler package instead of Mac/65.

     

    - Working Epson compatible printer to use with my TI99 and Atari (one that I can still get ribbons for, so any epson mx/fx 80 or similar/clone would be great) and a printer switchbox (A-B). This will help me debug my assembly code.

     

    - Working 80 track disk controller + dual FDD TI99/4a PEB compatible kit (two 5¼ or one + a 3½") As they say, two drives is better than one. It could also be an exernal disk drives that daysichain with the drive inside the PEB.

     

    - Working Atari 1050 FDD with Happy or 2 "vanilla" 1050 with psu and SIO cables (Also applies to the Happy drive)

     

    - Atari

     

     

     

    **** Paymentis via Paypal. Shipping will be done the next business day or two as I've got to pack it and drive to the post office. Tracking and insurance is included.

     

    **** Shipping : If you buy you pay shipping. If you trade, I pay to ship to you and you pay to ship to me which seems fair to me.

     

    ***** If you need pictures just ask and I'll post some.

  7. Posted

    I don't know what the ABSOLUTE biggest was, but I had a friend about 10 years ago who had one of these big 40" Sony Trinitron badass bastards......

     

    attachicon.gifTrinintron XBR800.jpg

     

    https://docs.sony.com/release/specs/KV40XBR800spec.pdf

     

    It was absolutely, positively, the HOWITZER of the outgoing CRT era. It did 1080i (I remember playing PS2 Gran Turismo 4 in pseudo 1080i on it) and it had a built-in subwoofer that would shake the wall boards.

     

    (1) It cost $3500+, 10 years ago.

    (2) It weighs in at a svelte 300 lbs (!!!)

    (3) I'm too old to struggle with stuff like this now

    (4) The stuff is too old now and the caps are probably all ready to blow, even if you found a working one.

     

    I used to think about looking on those Craiglist search engines (they used to be on there!) and hitching up the covered cargo trailer and taking a road trip to get one. NOT ANYMORE! But I really did want to do this, at one time.

     

    In my opinion, it was the end-all-be-all large CRT television! Whew, it was nice, right before the other technologies took over. In a day when you can get a 55-inch 4K LED-backlit LCD for $299 on Walmart Black Friday, it is hard to think about the end of the CRT and the semi-shit that came in between.

     

    Remember the rear-projection crap with the plastic screens? Remember the "DLP" (digital light processing or something) with the $250 bulb that would go out? And then there's the plasma, and I can't remember what happened to those, but they kind of slowly faded. I can't remember the disadvantage, because I never knew anybody that had one.

     

    I But the KV40XBR800 is the biggest of the end of an era. Just make sure you have about 4 NFL Linebacker friends to help you load/unload and move it!

    40" was about the max that could fit in a normal door frame, depth wise. Even my old Panasonic Gao 36" would leave me about 1/2" on each side when going through the door while moving. We even had to pass it througn a window once because the front door of my apartement was non standard...

  8. Posted

    Back in the 80's the ADAM computer had 80 column video output to a 80 column terminal when using programs like CP/M 2.2 or TDOS. The external 80 column terminal would connect to the ADAM computers RS-232 port adapter that was plugged into one of the internal expansion ports. The RS-232 port on the ADAM would send data to the terminal. These were text only terminals, I do not think anyone used a color graphics RS-232 terminal on the ADAM. However there is no reason why with special software a color graphics RS-232 terminal cannot be used on the ADAM computer. If data can be sent over RS-232 to a color terminal on the ADAM, then why not a HDMI port on the ADAM with a special graphics card connected to a HDMI monitor? Possible a SD card might need to install a new operating system with the correct drivers to run the new HDMI graphics card with standard EOS ADAM and ColecoVision games.

     

     

    communication over RS232 is a bit on the slow side compared to the way the z80 and the graphic chip dispaly works...

  12. Posted

    I have one of the last CRT that were on sale in my neck of the wood, an Ascent 23" that I've bought at Zellers in 2005 as an upstair TV for watching the news or general TV while eating supper... It has Components/S-Video/Composite/75ohms/Antena input and still works great for classic console except, supposedly, for Lightguns since it's a flat screen tube. It's way to big to be use as a monitor for my classic computers though.

     

    I still use my old A1080 for those. I would like to use my new LCD 19" HP monitors but none of the cheap upconverter (rgb & hdmi) that I bought give me a usable picture on them. I also have a quite dirty 1702 that I got with an equally dirty and bad shape C64 that I'm bringing back to life.

     

    The 1702 as a non-functional front composite input and its chroma/luma input are so oxidized that they barely take the signals in. The tube seems in good shape though so I may be able to bring it back to full fonctionnality after I finish with the C64 (I'm waiting for the cap for it from digikey).

  16. Posted

    Haha, it seems like everyone is out west. I'm all the way over in Massachusetts, but thanks for the offer. Its looking like I'm probably going to go for a nanoPEB

    Take a number... They're backordered and arcadeshopper doesn't know when the next batch is coming in.

  17. Posted

    My own personal experience regarding the importance of the Adam historically, is that it had almost no impact at all. It got almost no magazine and 3rd parties support compared to its contemporaries for example. And no one tried to compete with it, at least not to the extent of the Apple II/C64/Atari feud. It was also, for me, an ill conceived machine with its dependency on its printer for power and tape drive that could be erased by turning the machine off with a tape in it.

     

    It was just another z80 based computer lost in the sea of 6502 based home computers in its market. It may have had a better chance if it had launched and concentrated on the european/asian home market where the z80 was popular and many were developing on it.

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    Since this thread is active again, I'll ask those who've ordered - should I be expecting an email regarding my order as to shipment or does he just ship items out? I ordered and paid for the USB Programmer cart last Thursday but haven't heard anything yet.

     

    EDIT - I checked the first page and yes delays are normal. No problem. Just checking :)

    He did notify me before shipping, but it went to my old email adress that I used years ago when I ordered my SIO2Serial for some reason. The important thing is that he does ship your goods to you.

  24. Posted

    Hi,

     

    I've just bought the dirtiest C64 and 1702 I've ever saw. Although both are functionnal, they are in dire need of a bath. The C64 had some kind of spill on it and the power socket was lose inside the case. Luckilly, the spill wasn't acidic and didn't affect the traces and none of the cap leaked but I'm planning a full recap job on this one anyway.

     

    My question is: Has anybody cleaned a motherboard by immersing it in isopropyl alcohol? And if you ever did, how much time did you let it dry? Since this model as no socketed chip, it's the only way that I know that would at least reach under those chips.

  25. Posted

    @Gazoo worked that way in his head. Wish he were still with us, :sad:

     

    ...lee

    I recently downloaded a couple of 6502 assembler books from Archive.org

    Most of the give the corresponding numerical value for each instruction. One of them, the one I got that is more Apple II oriented recommend to learn those value as to make the use of the built in monitor more efficient.

     

    Of course, compared to modern CPU, the 6502 assembler has less instructions/values to remember.

     

    The last assembler I used was for the 68000 when I was working on my Bsc at the university. But that's a good thing since it feels like I'm learning it for the first time :-)

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