What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

800XL over the 5200 is a no brainer IMHO. 99% of the same games plus 1000's more with a disk drive. Joysticks are better and the XL series has a much smaller footbprint.

 

I love the 8bit series and continue to play those games today

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

No prob - no go get that 800XL

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

Good. Thats the best solution, though dont count your chickens until you recieve the check.

 

I bought a 5200 that claimed to have 2 working sticks - none of them worked, I was promised a partial refund that 'was already sent, oh I didnt realize my husband forget to send it but its going out today'

 

I never got it. Fort the 3rd stick was a Wico Command stick so that made up for it a bit

[Pirate 8-bit carts]

I think ndary has dumps of almost all XE carts and has converted a few games to work from carts to burn and sell.

 

Funny the fake Epyx label - thats prob going a bit too far.

[XE Game System Video Woes]

It uses the standard RF cable like a 2600/7800. It runs on Channel 2/3 or 3/4 depending on the select switch on the console.

 

With the RF cable hooked into the TV switchbox you should be good to go.

[Wanted -- 5200 system]

Check here for a resonably pricedone:

 

http://www.collectorscardsandgames.com/games01.htm

[Disk Images.....]

Those are compressed disks for the 8bit - You need to run the utilty to 'uncompress' them back into real disks.

 

These were used back in the BBS to shrink disk sizes for ZModem transfer (or Xmodem if you prefer )

 

One of the various disk utilities handles these but I forget which one (APE???)

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

IMHO he prop plugged it in, turnd it on and saw the 'red' light on the 600XL come on- therefore working.

 

Based upon his writeup it is not in 'working' condition. People who write 'no warrenties', etc... use that to cover the faulty merchandise they are selling.

 

Id write a simple and clear email that the 600XL doesnt work and you'd like to resolve the issue by having another 600xl shipped (one tested on the TV) or a refund of your money (minus shipping since you can keep the garbage you have).

 

Thats my opinion.

[Best/ worst arcade port to the VCS]

Look at Dig Dug on the 2600 to see how bad Mr Do is.

 

It should be called Mr. Doo Doo with all that flicker and reduced gameplay.

 

* and NO SOUP FOR YOU DOO!

[7800 Ramcart Interest]

cschell,

 

Hmmmmmm.........you are very worried about what other folks are doing when there is a good chance the other products may never come out - In fact an Atari 800/5200 'cuttle cart' might be very attractive since both systems used the same core hardware (ok, the cart pinouts - 2 connectors - are differnt but is the storing and loading different?)

 

You already have a successful product launched so people would trust you. Waiting cause someone else is trying something or other folks who are hadny with a soldering iron could do it shouldnt stop you. There are many like me who arent good with soldering irons and chips that would like something like this.

 

Since the 7800 'ramcart' wont support 2600s there may be a market for such a device that does both - Dont let us hang in 'neutered 7800 only land', 2600/7800 would be great!

[Koffi: Yellow Kopter is done!]

Im #45 and holding

 

Ahead of Lee kruger I might add

[Can You?]

The ST has a cart port but is wont handle 8bit carts.

 

You're only bet at running 8bit software on the ST is with STXFormer which is slow and not very compatible (Though Donky Kong works slowly )

[Primal Rage]

I was never a 'special' move type of fighter

 

I never played enough for most of these to learn all the moves, but the few I figured out never required CD access -

 

If someone has a move they'd like me to try I can.

[7800 Ramcart Interest]

Yesola.

 

I would be interested if it would handle 7800+2600 carts (as many as posible anyway).

 

Without POKEY what games wouldnt work besides Ball Blazer? Im not good with a soldering iron therefore would be stuck without POKEY if it wasnt a pop out pop in type deal.

 

Seriel interface would be fine since USB appears to be too much hassle.

[Primal Rage]

Im not good at fighting games but loved PR - It is really well done on the Jag and is the best fighter type game on the platform IMHO. Load times are a bit slow but that gives you more time to rub in your win

[Colors in 2600 mode]

Dunno but love your Avatar icon

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

So whats up with this guy: http://www.collectorscardsandgames.com/games01.htm anyone do business with him? I might buy the 5200 2port just for the sticks!

[hardest/easiest]

Berzerk default game is also very easy with the amount of men you keep getting

 

Asteroids is too easy

 

Laser Blast as well.

 

I think Phoenix is also not too hard

 

 

I found Defender II to be a bit challenging as well as Solaris.

[GoAtari's 99 cent Auctions]

If you know this guys email address and he keeps sending you spam the only answer to get him to stop is maybe producing your own 'autoemailer'

[What happens when you turn on a 600xl without a game cart?]

If you're seeing a Red screen I would say its hooked up - sounds like something inside the 600XL isnt very happy - Try to get the self test running and see if it complains about a RAM chip or something.

[How good is the POKEY ?]

So Sheddy, any update on Space Harrier - The initial demo was awesome to say the least

[Apple IIe Sites]

Heres some more I found:

 

http://apple2history.org/history/ah07.html

 

http://www.cstone.net/~rbraun/misc/a2ftp.html#csa2g

 

http://www.applefritter.com/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.pl (Good forum site)

 

http://www.apple2.org/faq/FAQ.dos.prodos04.html

 

These machines are so frustrating - simple DOS operations are a pain in the arse without specific utilities.

 

These machines are soooo cryptic, even for the day they came out but the architecture was simple, had decent graphics and 80 column support so it did well.

[RPG for ATARI 2600 ?]

Crypts of Chaos?

[Stella for the Palm OS - Please !]

What ever happened to the guy that was going to make portable 2600 systems???

 

I think he made 2 but did they ever get out of his basement?

[How good is the POKEY ?]

I thought Williams also used it?