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  1. john_q_atari
    The cost of a 2600 with functioning chips and the time to desolder the cartridge connector, or ~$65 plus shipping for those parts from best electronics. plus ~$40 plus shipping for various components from Mouser, plus the cost of some other switches and jacks and usb-c interface board and FMS6400, ~$20?, plus the circuit board, plus a wall wart if you need one, plus 2 or 3 hours of someone's time to solder the thing together. So I guess its around $150 in parts plus any tax and shipping from suppliers plus the cost of 2 or 3 hours of someone's time to assemble it. It's more of a hobby build vs. a finished product for sale.
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    I have extra boards available and I did purchase a small supply of the odds and ends so if more people want to build it in the future that is certainly a possibility. The chip used is FMS6400CS1 which is long discontinued but still available. I have a small amount of them. In fact I just bought 20 more as they are cheap and potentially convenient to have around.
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    This plus E.X.O. and I will be in 7800 heaven!
  4. john_q_atari
    A few thoughts. I recommend soldering in the resistors first before anything else to make things easier. And yes the holes turned out to be a little too small but they are useable with patience. Please do not force anything! The only thing I had to force was the ZIF sockets. Those were so tight I never even bothered to solder them in! For the cartridge connector here is the trick. Make sure the pins are straight. Line up one row of pins with the holes which means the connector is tilted at an angle. You should be able to feel the end tips of the pins seated in the very tops of the holes. Then tilt the connector straight up keeping that first row of pin tips in the top of the holes. Then use a small screw driver or something to individually "click" in the other row of pins one by one into the tops of the other row of holes. Only a small amount of force is needed to do this. Once all pin tips are in the tops of all the holes you should be able to slide the connector all the way in without force. I just looked at the picture of your socket pins. They look very straight which is good.
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    The picture of the load runner box and poster. I thought that was a new release, or maybe it was from PRGE?
  6. john_q_atari
    sounds like orders have started shipping?
  7. john_q_atari

    Order placed.
    My wallet cries.
    The wait begins...

  8. john_q_atari

    Waiting for store update... refresh... refresh... refresh...

    1. AtariBrian

      AtariBrian

      I have been hitting refresh for my order "placed" over a year ago :sad:

  9. john_q_atari
    For me, this is the killer/must have feature!
  10. john_q_atari
    I got mine last week also. It is very nicely made. I now have at least 7 different joystick adapters for the 5200. 8 if you count the one i built on perfboard by hand 10 years ago. I should open a museum. 😁
  11. john_q_atari
    Yup I also recommend calling him. I use a credit card and I don't worry about the total, I don't think he even gives a final total but it'll be on your invoice when you receive your order. It's roughly part costs plus sales tax plus a dollar or two I think plus about $10 or so for the priority shipping within the US.
  12. john_q_atari
    If a game was programmed to use pokey sound, for example ballblazer, commando, or certain homebrew releases (assuming they are playable on the concerto) then if you stuck a pokey chip into the socket you would get the pokey sound when playing the game. For many games (for example all original release games except for ballblazer and commando) having a pokey socket in the concerto is of no benefit.
  13. john_q_atari
    That is my understanding. Whatever video out you already have set up on your console with the option of taking RGB from the cart.
  14. john_q_atari

    Lego Atari 2600 is complete. Looks pretty cool. A Lego piece identical to the one I was missing was on one of my son's Lego builds. I bought it off him for a dollar. All are happy. 😁

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    2. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      I have one as well, also unbuilt. Maybe we need a support group.

    3. john_q_atari

      john_q_atari

      A Lego 2600 build zoom conference!

    4. fakecortex

      fakecortex

      Just finished mine tonight! Such a fun build and a great looking set! I also have the NES, which is also fantastic. Cool to see others here have this :) Glad that you were able to buy a missing piece, hahaha.

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    I normally don't make New Year's resolutions but I'll make an exception this year. My New Year's resolution is to try and finish assembling my LEGO Atari 2600 today. Wish me luck!

    1. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      Good luck!

    2. Atarian7

      Atarian7

      Did you succeed?

    3. john_q_atari

      john_q_atari

      Sad to say I failed. I was getting tired so I left the last Lego bag untouched to be built today. Also seem to be missing or misplaced 1 Lego piece so had to use the wrong color panel piece for the livingroom scene. Will try and reach out to Lego for a replacement piece. Thanks for asking!

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    Is that all? What a slacker! 😋
  17. john_q_atari
    Field Programmable Gate Array. MiSTer is an example of an FPGA implementation. FPGA basically means the configuration of the logic gates on the chip can be programmed by the end user to realize logical functions. The alternative is custom designed logic that is mass produced as Integrated Circuit (IC) chips like those found in game consoles, smart phones, or any modern electronic device.
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    My observation is, if there is something you want, you need to be checking atariage enough throughout the year to see the announcement, and then make the purchase then and there and not wait for later or wait for funds to become available, etc. Its a hobby driven by people's limited time and finite resources. This translates into windows of time of availability. If you make the window, there usually is not a shortage and you can get what you like. For example dragonfly and Rikki&Vikki. But if you come by later and find something offered in the past then it probably is no longer available from the original source. It's just the way it is.
  19. john_q_atari
    Pictures of the cable connections would help.
  20. john_q_atari
    Tim's RGB mod comes with a replacement voltage regulator circuit. Did you use it? Sounds like maybe the original 500mA regulator in the console might not reliably handle the RGB mod all by itself?
  21. john_q_atari
    I bought the dreamcast when it was being discontinued just for MSR.
  22. john_q_atari
    Understood. Sending a private message to express interest is sufficient.
  23. john_q_atari
    I hadn't decided if I was going to market anything, other than I decided early on that I wasn't going to be selling assembled boards. If someone in the US has sold hobby related things in the past and dealt with related tax reporting I would welcome their PM. I did have extra boards made up when I started this project. If I make anything available the highest likelihood would be the boards, followed by a partial kit of the odds and ends pieces specific to the 2600 Plus that are much cheaper to acquire in bulk. In that case the end user would be responsible for acquiring the rest of the parts themselves and for the assembly. If this appeals to anyone they can feel free to PM me to register their interest and I will keep that in mind if I ever decide to go through the effort of selling anything.
  24. john_q_atari
    When I originally thought of the idea 3 or 4 years ago I considered adding HDMI into the mix. The more I thought about it I realized the end result would probably look like integrating in a retrotink or OSSC type circuit into the design with all the attendant complexities and costs. I decided to drop the idea of HDMI awhile back to keep the potential project easier to implement. When I finally executed on designing the 2600 Plus earlier this year my main goals were to learn KiCAD and use it to design my own PCB, and to do that through a what I thought of as a cool project. HDMI had to go, at least for this project. I also considered supporting Tim Worthington's 2600RGB board and/or the UAV board. I decided I didn't want to up the cost of the design plus there is a certain satisfaction of implementing all parts of the design myself without using 3rd party add-on boards.
  25. john_q_atari
    I have seen on one occasion a ZIF socket stuffed into a regular i.c. socket though I haven't tried that myself.
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