Herbarius #1 Posted November 7, 2009 Well, here's the picture, because when I looked at that sight, I thought it might look silly enough to be funny to people here, or maybe even mystify people as to what I'm trying to do. So, who can figure out why I did that "weird stack", and what I want to accomplish? Well, the answer isn't very complicated, and I don't even know if it will work out, I'll just have to see how it works out. Of course I'll post after a while what I am doing so you don't have to keep wondering forever, and if you don't want to participate in this "silly game", just wait until then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvga #2 Posted November 7, 2009 You're playing a game of Classic Computer Jenga? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbarius #3 Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) You're playing a game of Classic Computer Jenga? lol I'll try to remember that, hopefully someday I will actually play a game of Classic Computer Jenga I suspect the C64 in the bottom part of the picture could confuse people, so please note: It has nothing to do with the picture, it's all about the 2600. Edited November 7, 2009 by Herbarius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homerwannabee #4 Posted November 7, 2009 Rape the Atari 2600 by gangbanging it with a ton of CD's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tr3vor #5 Posted November 7, 2009 cd rom addon for the 2600? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yurkie #6 Posted November 7, 2009 cd rom addon for the 2600? Each item is a measuring unit for a case your working on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvga #7 Posted November 7, 2009 Are you trying to study that book using atarimosis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cebus Capucinis #8 Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) 2600 PC, more than likely. You're trying to see if you can fit a mobo and everything in it. Edited November 7, 2009 by CebusCapucinis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NilBud #9 Posted November 7, 2009 Has anyone ever made a 2600 PC? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yurkie #10 Posted November 7, 2009 Has anyone ever made a 2600 PC? There was a predecessor but you had to flip switches for the zeros and ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorGamer #11 Posted November 7, 2009 You're trying to make that Geico money face out of it... If you look overhead, the two CD spools are the eyes with the one below a nose and probably the floppy drive looking like the stack of money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvga #12 Posted November 7, 2009 Are you trying to stack items alphabetically? Atari, Book, CDs, DVDs, ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cebus Capucinis #13 Posted November 7, 2009 You're trying to make that Geico money face out of it... If you look overhead, the two CD spools are the eyes with the one below a nose and probably the floppy drive looking like the stack of money. YES! I can see that! At least a face of some sort! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostbite Bailey #14 Posted November 7, 2009 You're trying to make that Geico money face out of it... If you look overhead, the two CD spools are the eyes with the one below a nose and probably the floppy drive looking like the stack of money. YES! I can see that! At least a face of some sort! 2600 ROBOT??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+save2600 #15 Posted November 7, 2009 Trying to get Stella to learn through osmosis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cebus Capucinis #16 Posted November 7, 2009 I can certainly tell you what you're NOT doing, and that's telling us what it is! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoyx #17 Posted November 7, 2009 My guess: Drunken forum posting? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brojamfootball #18 Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) Looks to me like you're gluing the bezel on, using the book and spindles of CDs as weight to hold it down while glue dries. Maybe some of the little tabs that hold the bezel in broke off or something. Actually now that I look at it again, looks like it's actually a Flashback 2 that you're customizing with 2600 switches and bezel, again using books and CDs as weight to hold it on while glue dries. Edited November 7, 2009 by brojamfootball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorGamer #19 Posted November 7, 2009 My guess: Drunken forum posting? And now he's smoking a cigarette after sodomizing the 2600 Love Robot he just created. Or maybe something went terribly wrong and it will remain a Robert Stack tale... Make a note not to buy any hardware from this guy... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert #20 Posted November 7, 2009 Looks to me like you're gluing the bezel on, using the book and spindles of CDs as weight to hold it down while glue dries. Maybe some of the little tabs that hold the bezel in broke off or something. Actually now that I look at it again, looks like it's actually a Flashback 2 that you're customizing with 2600 switches and bezel, again using books and CDs as weight to hold it on while glue dries. No, it's not a Flashback 2, it's a normal 2600 console. My immediate thought upon seeing this picture was that he's trying to glue the 2600 to whatever it's sitting on. Could also be trying to glue the two halves of the 2600 case together for some reason. ..Al Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horseboy #21 Posted November 7, 2009 Could also be trying to glue the two halves of the 2600 case together for some reason. This is exactly what I was thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jferio #22 Posted November 7, 2009 Adaptation of a Supercharger and a tape deck into an integrated Atari unit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamerz #23 Posted November 7, 2009 Glueing together a broken 2600 case, using the other stuff to hold it together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbarius #24 Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) My immediate thought upon seeing this picture was that he's trying to glue the 2600 to whatever it's sitting on. This is almost correct. However, I'm not using glue, because it could be hard to remove later, should I want to. What it is? It's a plastic letter tray. Much like those: I wanted to put the Atari on top of it, so I could have the room below for manuals and the like, and also to manage controller cords easier, by also putting those through the tray, and somehow fix the plugs at the other side so they won't slide back out again, and of course, put little stickers on them which show, to which controller each plug belongs. So I have an easy time switching to the controller I want without the cables getting tangled up anymore. Well it didn't really fit. It did almost fit. The letter tray is made out of a very soft plastic, so it could be bended so the Atari does indeed fit into it... However, it won't stay that way for long, because it will spring back out after a while. Also the bottom of the tray is bended upwards, so it's use would be diminished. So, I've put all that weight on top to help bend the plastic of the letter tray permanently so it will not spring out again... Also the floppy drive you see is pressing onto the tilted front of the bottom of the letter tray, which actually - through lever action - seems to bend the bottom back into a flatter state. (There was already a small crack in it, which isn't too bad and might even help for this) There's also a 3.5" floppy drive inside the tray, that you can't see on the picture. Do I not fear I could harm the Atari? Well, not really, after all it's built like a tank, and it's plastic is MUCH harder than that of the letter tray. It's been more that 18 hours that way you saw on the picture... Unfortunately after I released the weight it didn't seem to have affected the letter tray very much... I put it back, this time without the CDs, and instead more books, also this time the 5.25" drive gets additional weight on top of it by the second book. Well, maybe it just won't work... Glueing it would be always an option, but then again it would mean putting glue on the Atari 2600 case which, like I said above, could be hard to remove later, should I not want to use this setup with the tray underneath anymore. If this does remind anyone of something he/she did in the past or planned to do, please feel free to post your own stories. Also if anyone has advice, I'd like to hear it. Edited November 7, 2009 by Herbarius Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorGamer #25 Posted November 7, 2009 Dude.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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