Yesterday's Adventure

[Melissa Melville]

I had an opportunity to drive to RI and hang out with an old Amusement operator. I was hoping to score some sweet uprights, but ended up just talking shop. I didn't leave empty handed however, this lil beauty caught my eye and the man told me, "just get it out of here." I am in the middle of building a test station and may use the guy for my monitor. He may go and live at our mini mac museum at work.

 

 

Since I struck out on the uprights and I had some cash in hand I decided to go on an adventure of the console buying sorts. I drove all over RI and MA and saw some pretty cool things, but nothing that really blew me away. I did find a new favorite console shop where I picked up some Japanese imports for my Dreamcast. I will tell you more about it another day. There are a few more TG-16 games I need to purchase from there before I open the floodgates.

 

I also stumbled across this relic at one of the creepiest arcade/coin stores I have ever been to. The guy wanted $75 for it and few various Atari controllers and a pile of 2600 and 7800 carts so I passed. It looked like he had the PS, but the RF and keyboard were nowhere to be found.

Edited August 26, 2011 by Melissa Melville

[STICH666]

Looks like someone sharpied the Atari Logo. Just use that lift-off stuff in my other thread.

[DickNixonArisen]

Store locations plz?

[Lendorien]

HM. That apple monitor brings back memories. In 2001, I helped refurbish about 30 Apple II's to be used in an African School. Didn't take much work to fix them up as Apples IIs weren't that fancy of machines. Just a matter of canibalizing some units to make full complete working ones. Couple had that style monitor, though most had the big color screens. Brings me back a bit.

[Hatta]

HM. That apple monitor brings back memories. In 2001, I helped refurbish about 30 Apple II's to be used in an African School. Didn't take much work to fix them up as Apples IIs weren't that fancy of machines. Just a matter of canibalizing some units to make full complete working ones. Couple had that style monitor, though most had the big color screens. Brings me back a bit.

 

If you notice, that's not an Apple II monitor. That's an Apple III monitor. Shame there's no computer with it.

[Melissa Melville]

I know either the Apple II or III were RGB compatible. I need to do some more digging. I am hoping I can use this one for a test bench.

[The Usotsuki]

Wasn't uncommon where I grew up to see a monitor /// used on an Apple //e.

[Tempest]

Wasn't uncommon where I grew up to see a monitor /// used on an Apple //e.

Yeah I saw that all the time too. Either monitor ///'s were cheap or they just had a ton left over after the Apple /// tanked.

 

I know either the Apple II or III were RGB compatible. I need to do some more digging. I am hoping I can use this one for a test bench.

The Apple II was not natively RGB compatible, but you could buy a card and RGB monitor. I have both and it works great except for Double Hi-Res games where they either look garbled or play in monochrome.

 

Tempest

[Hatta]

The IIgs does RGB natively.

[Tempest]

The IIgs does RGB natively.

Yes analog RGB at 15Khz. Similar to the Amiga and ST.

 

Tempest

[Lendorien]

I'm pretty sure that the ones I worked on were Apple 3 monitors used on Apple 2 business machines. Brought back loads of memories when I saw that photo.