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So I dug this old Percom Data AT-88 floppy drive unit out of the pile and it didn't work. But after cleaning the floppy sensor, lubing the rails, cleaning the head, and then 3D printing a broken plastic latch piece, the drive works great. This is a weird and very old single-sided, single-density floppy drive for the Atari 8-bit. I guess back in the day they just slapped things together and stuck them in a sheet metal container. I'm not sure what these are worth -- if anything. Anyone have any interest? Comes with original manual, a copy of OS/A (in bad shape, but does boot) and the OS/A manual. Oh yeah, an SIO cable is also included and the power cable is integrated. This thing does work now, but it probably needs continued care and maintenance to keep it running -- it is over 40 years old at this point. Send me a message if you have any interest. Thanks!

Bingo! It was a bad MC14051B in the 2nd socket (farthest from the PIA). When replaced, all keys work. Thanks for the help all!

Thanks all. I will double check all of those.

So I've got this 800 and some of the keys do not work. I've tested the keyboard on another 800 and all keys test good. I've tested another keyboard on this 800 and same problem -- the keyboard has been ruled out. I've swapped the CPU and ROM boards with a known good 800 and that doesn't change behavior. CPU and ROM boards ruled out. Swapped out memory board without luck. Memory ruled out. I've swapped the POKEY and nothing. POKEY ruled out. I've check for obvious broken solder joins on the keyboard pin header, and reflowed the pins without luck. Are there any other ICs (like logic chips) that are known to be troublesome on the 800? Most of the keys works, but BREAK and ENTER (and maybe a couple others) do not. Weird!

These keycaps look amazing! Any chance you'd do a set for the WASD VP3 61/62-key ISO keyboard(s)?

The CMOS battery can be easily sourced. I decided to not put a new one in because it is buried deep and you have to carefully disassemble the entire thing to change it again. So instead I removed it while I had the laptop apart (and it had started to leak) and did not replace it. As for the NiCad battery that makes it truly a laptop, I don't know if anyone makes a replacement unit. I've had a few of these and the NiCads are always dead. As for the speed, you might be able to use CpuSpd (https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=74359) to slow down the Pentium for timing-sensitive games.

SOLD! Up for sale is a very nice Toshiba Satellite 330CDT laptop. This item has the following specifications: 266MHz Pentium MMX 96MB RAM Active matrix TFT LCD display (800 x 600) 16GB compact flash card (original HDD replaced) CD-ROM Floppy disk drive Real Yamaha OPL3 sound chip More information here: https://support.dynabook.com/support/staticContentDetail?contentId=638187&isFromTOCLink=false The Toshiba CDT is a great Pentium era gaming laptop. It has a fast MMX Pentium CPU and a real Yamaha OPL3 sound chip for AdLib (and SoundBlaster) compatible audio in both DOS and Windows. It has a CD-ROM and floppy drive built-in, and a single USB port. This unit has been stripped and thoroughly cleaned. All batteries have been removed and disposed of. The CMOS does not keep time because of this, and the laptop now requires the include power adapter to run. There is no battery damage and LCD display has no dead/stuck pixels; everything works great! This item comes with the original PSU, a replacement 3rd party PSU, replacement floppy drive and CD-ROM (kept as spares just in case), and copy of the Toshiba Windows 98 recovery CD. The 330CDT's compact flash has been formatted and the Windows 98 recovery CD installed. Asking $120 + shipping.

SOLD Selling a nice Apple IIc Plus in excellent cosmetic and working condition. I have it posted on eBay here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/126369645243 Happy to sell outside of eBay to a fellow AA member for $400 + shipping + payment fees. Thanks!

If you're in the Seattle area, you can bring it to a Seattle Retro Computing Society or Seattle Commodore Computer Club meeting and there will be people there that can help troubleshoot. Just google those two clubs to find out meeting schedules.

SOLD Up for sale is a Tandy CoCo3 computer case and keyboard ONLY (no mainboard or power board or cables or anything else). I have no idea if the keyboard works, but the plastics are not yellowed and look pretty nice. As I'm not really familiar with the CoCo line of computers, this appears be undamaged except for a slot cut on the bottom of the case which I do not see on stock photos of this CoCo3, so I'm guessing someone cut this in the case at some point. Anyway, maybe someone can use this? $40 + shipping? Please look at the photos for condition. No screws of any kind included. Thanks!

SOLD! Up for sale is an Atari Lynx (model 1) that has been thoroughly cleaned, recapped, and has the BennVenn LCD mod. Comes with power supply, link cable, a handful of games, carry case, and a GameDrive multi cart with every Lynx game on it. This unit is in immaculate condition with very little signs of wear. No battery damage inside either. Hate to part with this, but it just never gets used and could be loved by someone who plays it. Asking $300 shipped in the United States.

Some IDE cards for sale: RadLib OPL2 sound card 8-bit ISA -- this is an AdLib clone card. $55 XT-IDE with CF card adapter and internal IDE header. $45. SOLD! PicoGUS 2.0 -- Gravis Ultrasound clone. $45 SOLD! Items do NOT include shipping from 98115. Buy multiple, save on shipping!

SOLD! Up for sale is a set of reproduction C64 keycaps from the CBMSTUFF Indiegogo campaign. Full set, you get all keycaps as shown. Unused, brand new. $50 + shipping. Thanks!

All sold! Selling a couple of emulation devices I have laying around: Raspberry Pi 4 2GB in an Argon v2 aluminum case with a nice Canakit power adapter. Has Lakka (retroarch) installed on a 64GB SD card and is ready to go! This is a very nice little emulation game machine. Excellent condition! $62 shipped in the US. Anbernic RG35XX portable gaming machine! Size of an original Gameboy, plays lots of great retro systems. Has "Min UI" installed which runs NES, SNES, SMS, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, and more! Comes in original box and is in excellent condition. $62 shipped in the US.

SOLD! Up for sale is a Spectrum Next Issue 2. What is this thing? More info here: https://www.specnext.com This unit is virtually new. It has been opened to verify it works and put back in the box. Less than 10 minutes of use. I was a Kickstarter for this 4 years ago, but have lost interest in the project. Would like to sell what I paid for it, not looking to make a huge profit. $400 + shipping from 98115 in the US. Will be shipped in the original brown shipping box to protect the beautiful product box. Thanks!

Bump ... sold the original XBOX, added another XBOX.

Up for sale is another spare XBOX 1.1 console modded with Aladdin mod chip and Cerbios. XBOX has been fully serviced: disassembled, plastics cleaned thoroughly, super cap removed, motherboard inspected and cleaned, CPU and GPU re-pasted, Aladdin XT mod chip installed and flashed with Cerbios (the best replacement XBOX BIOS). Original optical drive serviced and tested working. Original hard drive has been replaced with a 1TB hard drive with multiple dashboards (Evolution X, Unleash X). Hard drive is ready to be filled with games and played! XBOX includes a single controller, a new power cable, and a new HDMI video adapter to play this on your modern TV. Controller has also been disassembled and cleaned thoroughly. This is a very nice looking original XBOX and a great way to get into OG XBOX gaming. Asking $140 + shipping from 98115. At this price, I'm not making a profit, just trying to unload my spares. This is my last spare! Thanks! Up for sale is a spare XBOX 1.1 console modded with Aladdin mod chip and Cerbios. XBOX has been fully serviced: disassembled, plastics cleaned thoroughly, super cap removed, motherboard inspected and cleaned, CPU and GPU re-pasted, Aladdin XT mod chip installed and flashed with Cerbios (the best replacement XBOX BIOS). Original optical drive serviced and tested working. Original hard drive has been replaced with a 1TB hard drive with multiple dashboards (Evolution X, Unleash X). Hard drive is ready to be filled with games and played! XBOX includes a single controller; no power video cable included. Controller has also been disassembled and cleaned thoroughly. This is a very nice looking original XBOX and a great way to get into OG XBOX gaming. Asking $130 + shipping from 98115. At this price, I'm not making a profit, just trying to unload my spares.

Anyone interested in an almost new, complete in box Sony PlayStation VR2 for the PS5? I bought one for my son a few months ago on a whim thinking he might want VR for his PS5, but nope, he's all in on the Oculus Rift for his PC. So, I have this PS VR2 that has been used for less than 10 minutes complete in original box sitting in the basement. I plugged it in to make sure it worked and then it went back into the box. Thinking $300 + shipping for this thing? Thanks!

No offense to the Atari 400 mini, but I don't really want another ARM-based software emulation device. The RM800XL appears to be a much better recreation of the A8 with modern updates than the stuff coming out of Atari. Hoping they make it to the finish line!

Up for free: Toshiba T3200SX parts: case with plasma screen and mainboard. No FDD, PSU, HDD, or keyboard, or screws. Last time I checked, mainboard does not post, but plasma screen works with a line down one side. If you have a T3200SX with a broken case or dead screen, this will help fix you up. XBOX version 1.6 mainboard, works XBOX version 1.6 mainboard with LPC rebuild and mod chip, works 2x XBOX version 1.6 PSUs, both work Just pay shipping or pickup in Seattle!

Bought a dreamcast from llabnip and item arrived well packed and working as advertised. Really great seller!

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Some random things for sale... SOLD PiTrex board with Raspberry Pi Zero W and 32GB SD card with the bare metal software installed. Plug this into your Vectrex and play stuff. More info here: http://www.ombertech.com/pitrex.php. $51 shipped in the US via USPS small priority. PotatoFi PiSCSI case that looks like a Mac hard drive from yesteryear. More info here: https://www.tindie.com/products/landogriffin/piscsi-slim-case-designed-by-potatofi/. 3D printer case and LED only. No Raspberry Pi, no PiSCSI. $21 shipped in the US via USPS small priority.

a real disk/cart with a box and everything?? YES! YES! YES!

Just finished the build of the "vintage" Decent XE keyboard kit for a 130XE. Overall, this is a nice kit that provides a radically improved typing experience on the XE. Some random thoughts: The kit is well-made and shipped very nicely in a durable package so it arrives safely. Really pro. The maker of the kit (ScreamingAtTheRadio) is super nice, friendly, and helpful. Once assembled and installed, it looks like the OG XE keyboard. You simply cannot tell it's been upgraded. That is, until you start typing! The included switches are just slightly "clicky" and have nice travel and tactile feel. Every key press is registered with a click. I really like the feel of them. No more mush!!! The assembly is pretty easy, though can be a little bit tricky. For the "vintage" kit, the steps must be in this order: (1) assemble spacebar stabilizer, (2) install spacebar stabilizer on bottom plate, (3) place top plate on top of bottom plate/stabilizer, (4) pop key switches onto top plate, (5) double-check everything, (6) triple-check everything, (7) solder. Read the instructions on GitHub thoroughly before doing anything. The key switch legs do not come all the way through the bottom plate. Use a fine tip on your solder iron to reach the legs in the through holes. If you have experience soldering, this is a breeze. The top plate needs spacing between it and the bottom plate. I ended up making some 3D-printed "clips" to put around the edge to keep it spaced evenly. Re-use the spacebar spring from the XE keyboard. Mine was a little "long" and would pop the spacebar. I had to modify the spacebar adapter to lessen this. YMMV. NOTE: The keyboard cable/adapter that plugs into the XE mainboard needs the top shielding removed. This is a fun build project (if you like that kind of thing). Once installed, the keyboard slides around a little bit inside the case. I need to experiment with either some tape or maybe a 3D-printed "stop" that keeps it in position. If you have a 130XE and want a nice, mechanical keyboard for it that looks original, this will do the trick quite nicely.