FS Atari 8bit Carts for Sale (updated pics and prices)

[FS Atari 8bit Carts for Sale (updated pics and prices)]

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[WTB Atari XEGS special keys and case]

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[WTB Atari XEGS special keys and case]

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[WTB Atari XEGS special keys and case]

Looking for an good Atari XEGS case only and the special keys (the big colored round keys like Start, Option, Reset, etc.)

Here's a picture of what I need:  1) the 5 buttons, 2) the top case

 

[Atari XE Remake Pre Order Thread]

I have a donor 130XE I can part with if we can agree on price. PM me if interested. Originally it booted to the Memory Test screen but had many/most memory failures. When I desoldered the RAM chips I’m sure I damaged some of the thru holes so I abandoned the project. I can do board only or complete unit (case and keyboard are in great shape). 
 

Also as a general suggestion... would it make sense for one person in the U.S. to volunteer to be a drop ship point to others?  Or does that go against customs rules?  If permitted a bunch of boards could be shipped to one location then distributed/shipped at much cheaper USPS rates from there. 

[Ugh, time to purge]

Interested in Atari 8bit hw, sw, carts, disks. 

[Super SALT diagnostic Carts.]

Do you know where I can purchase the SIO Port Test Connector and/or the joystick test connector (for 400/800 and or XL XE too)?
Alternatively... the pin-out ont he SIO Port Test Connector so I can make my own.

[Super SALT diagnostic Carts.]

2 hours ago, Faicuai said:

The extension ("REX", o "ROMEX") can be changed to .XEX, as the files are fully compatible with DOS/SDX load-manager. You can safely and reliably launch from SIO-attached (SDrive, SDrive NUXX, SDrive Maxx) or even U1MB / Incognito loader. Even TAPE would work, provided you transfer them with the right utility.

 

I developed  this "romex" format out of necessity, a couple of years ago, as I always found handling the physical carts such a hassle, especially when working on my test-beds. The format is based on a [{delta-loader} + {delta-patch} + {payload}] concept, where the payload is, in itself, a pristine (unaltered) rom-image of the cart.

 

FYI, it will run on 800 OS/b, 800 OS/N, OS XL 02, OS XE 03/04, QMeg 4.04, and up to Altirra 3.31 loads. (NOTE: a minimum of 48KB base ram is required at all times!). That should cover 99% of what's out there.

Hi Faicuai - great info and thanks for the images.  I have them booting fine from my SDrive Max on my 48K 800.

[Best modern disk editor?]

 

What is your go to disk editor tool?

 

I have DISKEY and like it but it only supports DOS 2.0s and 2.5. Is there a similar more modern tool that also supports DOS 3, DOS XL, DOS XE, SmartDOS, SpartaDOS, etc. and many of the newer DOSes?  I want to use it mainly for self-education and for the occasional disk or file repair or recovery. 

In the Forum I see talk of DISKIO but no one seems to have a .ATR image. 
 

[FS Atari 8bit Carts for Sale (updated pics and prices)]

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[800 Troubleshoot Option and Select keys]

11 hours ago, Nezgar said:

Maybe start by checking if the switches register continuity with a multimeter directly on the switch pins. If not, the switches will need to be replaced. If they do, try re-flowing the solder.

Thanks to all who responded. Sometimes I overlook the basics. Based on your advice I used my multi-meter and found only the SELECT key was not working (Option was OK). I desoldered the switch and replaced with a spare and now it works great. I fully cleaned this 800 and everything checks-out great now. 

[800 Troubleshoot Option and Select keys]

I have a new to me 800 that is in great condition overall. Video, keyboard, boots BASIC, plays Star Raiders and Centipede, etc. However, the Select and Option keys do not work. Where do I start troubleshooting?  Thanks for ideas. (Start, Reset and all other keys work great)
 

[FS Atari 8bit Carts for Sale (updated pics and prices)]

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[130XE Testing Memory]

I have an abused 130XE that was failing memory testing. I removed all the RAM and went back with sockets. I now have the first bank of RAM in place and thought I would test before the 2nd bank is in (because I have not soldered the sockets yet on the 2nd bank).

 

Will a 130XE boot with only a single bank of RAM (essentially with 64K instead of 128K)?  OR do you need to make a mod to do so?

[FS Atari 8bit Carts for Sale (updated pics and prices)]

I have a small number of Atari 8bit carts for sale.  See the picture.  Suggested prices.  Make an offer. Thanks for looking!!

Buy one or buy multiple to save on shipping.  Buyer pays actual shipping.  (Update 5/21/2021)

 

$40 Donkey Kong Junior (silver label, see single/detailed picture below) is the more rare label type variant with first two words on line one.  Most have each word on a separate line.

$20 Ms. Pac-Man (silver label)

$15 Joust (silver label)

$15 Congo Bongo

$10 Music Composer (X2 $10 each)

$8   Defender

$8   Centipede

$10 Missile Command

$12 Q*bert

$10 Popeye

$10 Asteroids

$8   Linking Logic (red cart)

$13 PILOT

$15 Millipede (silver label, damaged label, includes box, image below)

$39 Educational System (includes 'Talk & Teach Cassette Courseware Catalog)  (Note:  I may have 2 cassette courses available for this cart.  We can negotiate the price for those if you are interested)

$6   BASIC

$19 Telelink I

$6   Delta Drawing

$8   Logic Levels (blue cart with missing label)

 

 

This is the more rare label type variant with first two words on line one.  Most have each word on a separate line.

 

$10 Bug Hunt (XE label)

$7   Football (silver label)

$10 Asteroids

$12 Flight Simulator II (XE label)

$15 Centipede (silver label)

$8   Pac-Man

 

 

$15 Millipede (silver label, damaged label, includes box, image below)

 

Courseware 'Catalog' comes with the Educational System Cartridge

[[SOLD] 8 bit Atari 800 Carts for Sale or Trade]

7 hours ago, tabar said:

are they all sold?

Yes I sold 88 carts to one buyer. 

[Newbie ST Questions - UltraSatan, Gotek, 3.5" diskettes]

5 hours ago, Randy said:

Looking at yours, med rez seems to be perfectly readble and therefore, usable, is that correct?

Yes I am pleased with the Dell P2314Ht in all three resolutions.  Adding some pictures:

1) Low Res desktop

2) Time Bandit... notice the smallest, faint vertical lines in the black areas of the screen

3) The ST2VGA adapter I use

[Newbie ST Questions - UltraSatan, Gotek, 3.5" diskettes]

14 hours ago, Randy said:

Hi, so these images are from a Dell 2314Ht, is that the same as a 2314H?  Also, it looks like the middle pic is in med rez, correct?  I have found that many of these monitors that can sync to 15 Khz the med rez comes out with funny pixelation, whereas in this pic the med rez looks great, is that the case?  Thanks

Hi - I have no experience with the 2314H.  Yes the 2nd pic is medium resolution.  The images are not perfect.  Some noticeable, light, thin vertical lines but all in all I am pleased with how it looks on my Dell 2314Ht on all 3 resolutions (low/med/high).  I purchased the Dell 2314Ht via eBay for $70 total (included shipping).  It has 2 dead pixels (not very noticeable).  I also use it for my 2nd monitor (dual monitor) for my Windows PC so it serves both my STE and my PC.

[Options for 130XE Memory Chip Replacement?]

Notice my upper-left memory chip is 4164 all the others are 4264.  Are these interchangeable?  When I replace all the chips which do I want (4164 or 4264)?  and does it matter if I replace with 15 or 20 speed chips.  I notice my board also has a mix of both speeds.

[1050 and XF551 both fail very similar]

3 hours ago, kheller2 said:

Let's go back to basics... do you have a known working single density bootable disk?

Let's focus on the 1050 and booting.

New/Additional testing performed on the suspect bad 1050

 

1) I switched the test computer from an 800XL to a 130XE,

2) I pulled-out a known working 1050.  I booted DOS 2.5 on it.  I formatted a diskette and wrote the DOS 2.5 files to it then booted from it.  So I have a known good DOS 2.5 diskette.

3) Switched to the suspect bad 1050 using the same SIO cable and power supply that was just used with the working 1050 (step 2).  There are no other devices on the SIO chain.  Only the 130XE connected to the suspected bad 1050.  The 1050 drive ID is '1'

4) power off the 130xe, power on the 1050, I hear the normal motor noise and quick seek back and forth (seems normal).  Insert new, known good DOS 2.5 diskette and power on the 130xe

5) the busy light on the 1050 lights-up.  I hear one 'beep' every 10 seconds or so and I get 'BOOT ERROR' on the screen.  What is odd though is it takes a full 10 seconds between 'BOOT ERROR' messages.  Don't these usually happen in rapid fire instead of 1 every 10 seconds?

 

Next I inserted a cartridge based DOS 4.53  When I try to display the contents of the DOS 2.5 diskette in the suspect bad 1050 there is a small amount of activity then after about 10 seconds I get 'Error 163' 'Unrecoverable System I/O Error'

[Options for 130XE Memory Chip Replacement?]

I have a 130XE that boots straight to the memory test and shows all red and some orange (instead of green).  Before I unsolder, socket and replace the 16 memory chips I wanted to ask if there are other memory options for the 130XE.  Questions:

1) Could I just install an Ultimate 1MB upgrade?  OR does U1MB require the underlying default 64K (or 128K) to be available and functioning?

2) I see the '64k SRAM Module for XL/XE' upgrade on The Brewing Company site.  Could I use this to get to 64K of RAM and just leave my faulty RAM on the board?  Obviously this would only give me 64K rather than 128K but then I suppose U1MB could be installed.

3) Other options short of replacing the original 16 memory chips?

 

 

[1050 and XF551 both fail very similar]

2 hours ago, kheller2 said:

Clean the heads on the 1050.

I already cleaned heads on both using q-tip and 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol

[1050 and XF551 both fail very similar]

2 hours ago, flashjazzcat said:

Are the drives and computer all NTSC or PAL?

How do I tell?  They all came from the original owner who is in the U.S.   I'm using my own 800xl which must be NTSC as it works on SVGA on my TV and works on my 1702 monitor.  How do I tell if a 1050 or XF551 are NTSC vs. PAL?

 

[1050 and XF551 both fail very similar]

I tested the drives one at a time. SIO from drive direct to my 800XL. Nothing else on the SIO chain. Drive set to drive one. 

[1050 and XF551 both fail very similar]

I received and cleaned-up a 1050 and XF551 today. Blew out the dust bunnies, lubricated the rails, cleaned the drive heads, gave the cases a bath, etc. Using a known good power supply and SIO cable I went to testing these one at a time.  I could not get either one to boot from a DOS disk so I switched to a cartridge based DOS. I could not get either to read a disk so I tried to format a disk. Both drives set off to format, I hear the head stepping, I hear a write or two, long seek, more stepping, then both throw an error 144  ‘Device Done Error’  the bits of the error description that may apply are:  ‘unable to read or write the requested sector’  OR caused ‘by variations in drive motor speed’   
It seems so odd to me that both drives have such similar issues. Both were in their original foam and boxes but had likely been stored in hot and likely damp locations.  Thanks in advance for troubleshooting advice and order of things to try.