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  1. I did this as a 12 year old kid. Just put a paper clip or something small in the latch mechanism. takes 2 second, very simple very easy, and is not permanent.
  2. Thank you for the clarification.
  3. Question on the lost Atari models.... So I created a virtual 1450XLD for the first time, even though it has been available for a few months now. Too many other projects going on. Anyhow... WHen I use the 1450 TONG controller it gives me a message "Please Insert Disk, and close drive latch Or if you do not want disks, press return". OK, so the obvious question, is there a switch, or key combination to close the latch? I was thinking it might be under console switches, but nothing there. 2nd question....This is going WAAAAAY back... I vaguely remember reading that the disk controller in the 1450XLD was a lot faster than a 1050 drive. Trying the other 1450 disc controller, I really do not notice a speed difference. Sure, I could click on the SIO handler, and get the near instant load times, but I want to play with a system close to the original. I also noticed the regular controller does not have the loading beeps. Is this normal??
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    Mame ColecoVision

    Use MameUI (assuming you are running Windows. Simple as can be. Just click the cart name from the software window, and go. Can not make it any more simpler. No having to type a novel to play a game every time. Screenshot from my personal version.
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    PicoDrive

    Is PicoDrive still the only emulator that can run the handful of SegaCD games that require the 32X? Also, Is there a standalone Windows X86 version or just the RetroArch core?
  6. Even if you can just take a high res picture of each of the 4 parts of the board, I can stitch them together, and greatly help the community. Any help appreciated.
  7. It was in the Willowick, Willoughby area from what I remember. In the days of Ma Bell, it was a local call from Cleveland (Cuyahoga County) so it had to be pretty close to the border.
  8. "Cleveland Atari Computer Enthusiasts", "Lake County Atari Computer Enthusiasts" or "Thee Atari Peekers" which was B&G Electronics user group over in Lakewood. I miss those days. Sadly, I know of a few members that have passed on to that user group meeting in the sky, but is there any Cleveland area users out there?
  9. Oh lord.... I had the 1000C, then some generic 1200, I wanna say the DAK Electronics modem, connected to an 850. I think from there it was the 2400 USR Courier, and the last one I ever bought was the 56K HST Dual Standard External. Seems to me there was a USR 28.8 that was a free upgrade to 33.6 in there somewhere too, but way to many years and too many brain cells ago. LOL
  10. So in theory, the C was the better model, I guess. I had the C and ran a BBS back in the day with no problems. My best friend of 40 years had the E, but never ran a BBS so he never said anything about it. What was the reason for the change from the C to the E? Cost cutting? Although the E was in a bigger case....
  11. SWEET!!! Thank you for this. I had the "1000C" which was the earlier blue model were they functionally identical? Also, I will download this later today. Is there a bios needed or is it embedded? Thank you again.
  12. Oh crap. I never noticed that. Don't know how I missed it. Thank you so much.
  13. Avery, Any chance we might someday see the Koala Pad emulated?
  14. The above listed .CAR file works in Altirra under 800 settings with 48K.
  15. I would get some kind of external hard drive. Get a USB hub for the drive, and you can get a 2-in-1 Bluetooth/Wifi dongle that supposedly works pretty good. I got 2 of them for under $10USD on AliExpress on the way from China. Got to the US pretty quick, and cleared customs yesterday, so I should have it just after the begining of the year.
  16. HAppy New Year to you as well. Be safe!!
  17. Wife and I play Dr. Mario on (almost) a daily basis. We are so evenly matched that it makes it so fun. She is a longtime Tetris player, so when she discovered it, she loved it. Some days I will kill her, other days she returns the favor, and other days if we play 10 rounds each will win five games. You never know from one day to the next. The one thing I do know, is she HATES to get shut out. We play on real hardware with the exception of an Everdrive cart. We could use the MISTer, Raspberry Pi or emulation (PC is connected to same TV) and even with USB controller adapters, we still play on real hardware.
  18. Anybody else love this game? I discovered it years ago (mid 90s?), and think it is the best baseball/softball game on the NES or any console/computer before that. Having to pick your team from a large group of players that are all different as far as their abilities go. Knowing where to play them in the field, and put the in the batting order (don't want a slow guy hitting leadoff). Game is so much fun. That being said, I am not very good at it. I only play single games, and win less that 50 percent of the time. But I love it for it's originality and game play.
  19. Thank you for this!!! Any chance you could take a picture of the board with a decent cell phone camera? I can speak for Apple, but on Android, there are several programs that will take the picture, straighten it out and save it as a PDF where you would never know it was not scanned. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!!
  20. Just about all the public libraries in the Cleveland, Ohio area (multiple separate systems) will print it for just the cost of the filament used. Cleveland Public charges 5c per gram of filament. The County library system is 10c per gram with a $1.00 minimum charge. Thank you for the design!!
  21. Merry Christmas to you and yours Avery, and as always, Thank you.
  22. Remember when the computer "experts" of the day would tell you not to notch your disks and use both sides, as the disc was made to spin one way, not both ways, and it would damage the surface of the disk over time. LOL Did it for YEARS and never had a bad disk.
  23. Welcome to the family!! The computer you are showing is an Atari 800XL. The most popular machine Atari made. By itself, it does not do a lot. It does have Basic and a self test built in, But aside from that, you are going to want to add either a disc drive or a modern solution, of witch there are many. Fujinet and SIO2SD are popular options. You can also get one of the cartridges that are available that will let you put cartridge roms on an SD-Card and play them from the cartridge. This is nice, but not a necessity, as every game on cartridge has been dumped and played from the other devices mentioned above. Click on this link to read the Atari 8-Bit FAQ. It is very easy to understand, is very informative and tells you everything you need to know about the Atari 8-bit line, including newly released hardware. https://mcurrent.name/atari-8-bit/faq.txt EDIT: VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!! If this is what your power supply, looks like, DO NOT PLUG IT IN!!! IT *****WILL******* FAIL, and eventually damage your computer. It is known at the ingot, and is BAD NEWS!!! Either buy another one, or get a USB to Atari 8-bit power plug. I have had one of the later for years and it works great. More information here on AtariAge. DO NOT USE THIS POWER SUPPLY!!! THIS is what you want. $15, and The Brewing Accademy has a very good reputation in the Atari Community. https://thebrewingacademy.com/products/atari-xl-xe-replacement-power-via-usb
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