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For the computer and drive I scrubbed it with soap and water, then scrubbed it with rubbing alcohol, then wipped it with fabreeze, and finally armor all wipes. Most of the smell is gone, but they are still yellowish. I'm gonna try the baking soda trick for the books and see if that works for them. Good idea. I'm willing to try anything.

What is your address, I have 8 1050's and a few 810s. I'll even pay the shipping for you.

I didn't think of that one. I just might try that.

Anyone have any suggestions for cleaning an 800xl and 1050 that smells like smoke and seems yellowish? Also, the manuals came smelling like smoke also, any suggestions on cleaning up that smell too?

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. Do you have any links to pics as to what these chips look like, so I know what to look for?

Could someone explain to me the upgrade options for the Atari 810 and Atari 1050 disk drives and, if possible, how to identify these upgrades? I have a crapload of drives and need to determine what has been upgraded. But have no clue what to look for. Thanks.

I had a similar problem recently and PayPal refunded my money. You need to file a form with PayPal, they contact the seller, if there is no response in 8 to 10 days, they take the money out of their account and refund you. That is assuming they have money in their PayPal account. It may be too late for you since it is over 30 days. But you can try. I even called the seller after two weeks of no response and she said it was going to be shipped. Still, I received nothing after 30 days. Filed with PayPal and got the refund.

I like that guy. He is good to deal with and very friendly. I bought a lot of Atari 800 XE games from him not too long ago. Shipping went much smoother and faster than I had imagined.

I like this statement in your ad: Can I use that one when I sell my stuff? I can't stand reading statements like: "I have no way of testing", "It worked when I put it away", "I have no switchbox", "It might just need a little cleaning", etc. Can you think of any others?

I'll try that thanks. Will any DIN plug do? I guess Radio Shack would have something like that .

There is no way I would trust that bidder.

The bidder only buys from one person on ebay? Sounds fishy to me. http://offer.ebay.com/ws3/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...item=8115569323

I don't use switchboxes. The cords seem ok. It is really weird. It will show up for a while, then go away, then come back.

I have an Atari 800 hooked up and after a while some while snow appears on the screen and scrolls upward. I remember way back when my old 800 did this. Does anyone know exactly what it is and what causes it?

Lol, I heard dumpster and thought CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. Too bad it was sold already.

All my old Atari stuff went into the trash. I had to start all over.

I know that feeling also. Bought an atari 800 with an 810, the communicator, and all kinds of other stuff with it. The seller taped the original Atari boxes together, completely I may add, with the priority mail tape. And when I say completely, I mean it. It took me over 30 minutes to untape the boxes--I was trying to salvage them the best I could. In the end, I ended up ripping off many of the box pictures. Kind of sucked. But I got a nice, perfectly working, lot for 20 bucks, so I did not complain.

They must be getting their payback because I cannot even load paypal right now. It cannot find the DNS. lol. What, did you have it or something?

That answers that question. Thanks for the info. I only have cookie monster munch and no controller.

Good question, maybe they had "big" plans.

Does anyone have this controller or any of the other games they want to sell?

Yeah, I'd like to know that also. My kid is two and loves them, but he needs help playing. He plays these games for about a half hour at a time. That is good for a two-year-old.

If you ever see one please let me know. I'm going to watch ebay and see if I can pick one up.

Thanks for the overlay. It's funny, I have a two year old, and as I have been testing all the games I get, he climbs up on the chair next to me and wants to play them. So far his favorate games are the Moon Patrol for the 800xl and Lock N Chase for the 2600. My wife is not happy with me.