OldAtarian

I got a Fantom SCSI DVD RAM drive a while back with the intent to use it with one of my old Macs, but since rediscovering the ST and my relatively recent acquisition of a 1040STe, I am wondering if the Atari will see this as a standard SCSI hard drive or will something more be required to make it work? I have both an AdSCSI and Link2 to interface.

Here's an interesting read about the ST and why it didn't make it in the US like it did outside the US. http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/stdoom89.html

How about posting a link to a video for the vast majority of us who do not own a 1mb 8 bit to see? Posting a link to a file that maybe 3 of us can run and then telling us to watch it wasn't exactly a good idea.

How will battery power be handled?

Hee hee. I bought Orc Attack new when it was released and still have the box and instructions.

Have you tried passing your RF cable through a ferrite core?

Are you serious? i was told once that AppleCats could upload and download at the same time. Can you do that with an 830?

it's you, buy this one ? http://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/atr-8000/ no money this week damn i really need to get off my lazy arse and put my ATR-8000 up on feepay... but then i would probly get .99 for it :'( also got a 800XL parts machine, and two carts Computer War and Math Encounter... (also bought a third, but the guy emailed me he couldnt find the manual (it was in the pic), and i am not gonna shell out $10 for a common cart only...) sloopy. Nah. Do what my seller did and make the first bid the lowest amount you would be willing to accept or you can place a reserve. You can also use the BIN only option and not take bids or offers at all. Trying to save on your ebay fees by placing pure auctions starting at a penny because they're the cheapest can sometimes bite you hard if you don't get enough determined bidders. It's sometimes worth it to pay a little more in fees to get the best possible price.

I don't have it in hand yet, but I got a Sears 6 switch recently. I don't know the serial or if it's a heavy or not but it has the Dimerco label or whatever the company is. Did Dimerco make heavy's?

So I've had one of those old Backpack parallel port CD ROM drives still sealed in the original box for a while now and I wondered if anyone has managed to use one with an ST before?

I have an actual Shugart (brand name) 10-meg MFM drive sitting here.. The model number is SA712 Both the Adaptec ACB-4000A (MFM-SCSI BRIDGE) and ACB-4070 (RLL-SCSI BRIDGE) will work with SCSI or SASI. Just install a jumper on the "I-J" position on J5. You would normally leave this jumper off in a standard SCSI system, but if your interface is SASI, you install this jumper and the Adaptec board will recognize the addtional commands from the SASI command set that were different in SCSI. Also, in addition to the XEBEC 1410 MFM-SCSI bridge, there was a later model called the XEBEC 11410A. Not sure what the difference/improvements were between these two models. Also, evidently Phillip Price did not think much of XEBEC.. Maybe his blew up or something, while he was working on Alternate Reality: The City. He named it "The City of XEBEC's demise." The difference is the 1410 can only use one bus ID which would be 0. The 1410A can be jumpered to select other bus ID's.

I have found a vintage computer guy locally who agreed to sell me two Xebec controllers he had lying around but they are a little bit different from each other. Not really sure which one will work best but they both seem to have the important pins and ports for hooking up to. Does anyone have a specific part number of Xebec controller that is known to work in an ATR8000? I also managed to source a Tandon TM100 cheap so I hope that works with it.

Agreed. The last Stacy on ebay went for around $250-ish. The one before that went for closer to $400 if I remember correctly.

Homebrew ones . Wouldn't it be easier just to support an existing standard?

They should have made the Flashbacks with cartridge slots. Once all the surviving 2600's die and parts dry up it's over. We need new units to replace them. Seriously, how much more could a slot added to the production cost?

Haven't played Space Invaders on SNES have you? It's arcade perfect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXG8Fluw6HA 2600 Space Invaders doesn't even come close This version for the 7800 is probably the best one on any Atari system

So which keyboards would be compatible with it then?

What are the specs on this? I've never seen it before.

Sorry, but I'd consider that baseless speculation. There were many factors in the NES's success beyond third party exclusivity, including an earlier release date and several pivotal first party titles like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda, something Sega would have never had for their console under any circumstances. That's also presuming that the SMS's library was lacking in something. It really wasn't, only volume. It's actually a quite respectable library, particularly if you consider the releases from outside the US, which lasted well into the 1990's. It's also important to remember that the Game Gear was essentially a portable Sega Master System, so you have to consider that library in the equation as well. Contrast that with a system like the Jaguar, which was not able to showcase its full technical prowess, had a library with some notable holes (particularly at a time when having Japanese developers on your side was important), and was on the market a fairly short amount of time, and you'll see the obvious differences. Nintendo was sued over it's licensing agreement and lost. It's a documented FACT not speculation. If you wanted to make games for NES, you couldn't make games for anyone else.

IMO that wouldn't even compare to what already happened with Motorodeo. Motorodeo used to be one of the top money games and quite a bit more rare than those three. There are a few people on these forums that shelled out over $1k for that one. That being said, I wouldn't doubt the existence of a few pallets of those laying around somewhere. Whoever found those Motorodeos screwed up. They should have been quietly selling them one piece at a time for huge money instead of bringing them all to market at once. It would have taken some time for people to figure out that they weren't that rare anymore. Heh, here's some clown telling everyone it's an R9 but selling a boxed copy for only $45 BIN. An R9 new in box would go for a lot more than a BIN of $45, don't you think? Link removed And in the time it took me to post it, the listing was removed. Someone got royally screwed on that one.

it's you, buy this one ? http://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/atr-8000/ no money this week Would you be willing to scan the manuals and post them here? Please! I'm sure I've seen pdf's of the manuals online somewhere. I'll have to do a little searching to see if I can locate them again. Ok here it is http://home.centurytel.net/turbobird/8bit/ATR8000Manual.htm Download your own copy because it may not be online forever.

I'll second that motion.

Ummm can I ask if there's a USB port included? It doesn't make much sense to me to try to use XEGS or Mega ST keyboard with it because you can't really get them without buying a whole system anymore. USB keyboards are much more accessible or are we going to be locked in to buying a proprietary keyboard from you later?

What do you like about them, OA? Even though they are very similar in appearance, I think they are a little more rugged. I've had a few Atari sticks break off in my hands after some intense play but never had a Gemstick break on me. I also like the feel of the button better than the Atari one. It's bigger and it's domed instead of dished. I've never liked the sticks that have a button on top of the stick or stubby controllers like the Slik Stick. I also like the NES style gamepads that are out there. I think they were sold with the Australian 7800 or something. I also use my Sega Genesis gamepad sometimes.

$43 shipped with 13 carts, 2 sticks (one a coleco gemstick), all hookups and one of those 70's phonograph style cases that hold the unit with the smoked plastic dust cover. I always liked the Sears faux walnut front panel better than the Atari one, though I HATE the silver surround they put on the control panel.