Coleco Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Saw this on Best's homepage and wasn't sure if it was really new or if it was something that never materialized or something old like the gold upgrade: Coming this Week an announcement on a New Best exclusive Atari CX52 Joystick Upgrade http://www.best-electronics-ca.com Clearly the webpage isn't updated that often. Any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I think that's new. I was on their website within the last two weeks and don't remember seeing it. I wonder what they have in mind; their "5200 Gold" upgraded joysticks are already pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I saw that as well. I had been wondering if it was a new blurb or an old one that had never been deleted. Best Electronics is great, but their webpage leaves much to be desired. Maybe it's a Jaguar to 5200 controller adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Or a 5200 to Jaguar adapter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari the Jedi Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 5200 Jaguars that's a lotta kitties :0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 A Jaguar to 5200 adapter, OR a 5200 to Jaguar adapter. Hmm. That's like exchanging a punch in the stomach for an arm twisting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hmm, something to keep an eye out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoquickcapri Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Best really needs to update their website. Even something made in Microsoft FrontPage would be better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Hope it's something good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Saw this on Best's homepage and wasn't sure if it was really new or if it was something that never materialized or something old like the gold upgrade: Coming this Week an announcement on a New Best exclusive Atari CX52 Joystick Upgrade http://www.best-electronics-ca.com Clearly the webpage isn't updated that often. Any insight? Are you talking about this new part? http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/cx52.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleco Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yurkie, No, I think the improvements mentioned on that page have been available for some time now. It's possible that Best has something new cooking or their page simply hasn't been updated to reflect the announcement was already made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yeah, I know it's off topic but man that website is one of the worst to navigate still online today. Dude, let someone upgrade that for you. It's still possible for him to edit it like text using SSI. Someone could easily design the site to be nice looking yet simple for him to edit. He could keep just writing the text he wants and uploading as regular old .txt files, and it would all format nice for like a standard site with tables and margins without any hassle or programming skills. Server side includes can be tagged just like a picture to appear within a specified table. Edit the text file, and just the one table cell changes. It would keep it neat, and still allow him to do it the way he always has (not worrying about change). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm sure he could reasonably argue that he's already reaching as large an audience as he's likely to get, and since the website is already doing its job well enough by that definition, it wouldn't be worth putting any more resources into it. Besides, the last time I talked to him, it sounded as if he was working around the clock just to keep up with his orders. It's great that they're doing good business, but it probably doesn't leave them much extra time to work on the website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I honestly wish they'd hire an actual web designer, that's the only real flaw with the site and I'm surprised they haven't jumped on that considering it's the main overwhelming complaint of the site. It doesn't have to be fancy, just something that didn't look like it came out of 1994 will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm pretty sure someone would do it for free, or some Atari stuff... us AAers are like that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Maybe they're going to start producing their own redemption adapters. Edit: It's definitely not the gold contact stuff because the wayback machine doesn't have that statement on the page in their last archive of the site in July of 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110707225949/http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Yeah, I know it's off topic but man that website is one of the worst to navigate still online today. Dude, let someone upgrade that for you. It's still possible for him to edit it like text using SSI. Someone could easily design the site to be nice looking yet simple for him to edit. He could keep just writing the text he wants and uploading as regular old .txt files, and it would all format nice for like a standard site with tables and margins without any hassle or programming skills. Server side includes can be tagged just like a picture to appear within a specified table. Edit the text file, and just the one table cell changes. It would keep it neat, and still allow him to do it the way he always has (not worrying about change). In all my years of collecting I have never purchased from Best...not because of any other reason than their website. I have always feared that 90% of their merchandise listed is no longer available. This is greatly in part due to the fact that it never looks like it is updated...rather, it seems like stuff is added all the time, but nothing is removed. It is terribly complicated to navigate as well. I would bet that if they spent just a few dollars redesigning the site, they would make their money back and then some within the first month...money from me, and others like me who have reluctantly avoided them for so many years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 The few times I did buy, I was also worried about inventory and placed my call directly ordering by phone. I was pleased both times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I might just have to call these guys too to get some of that new 5200 controller action. I always regret going to school in Santa Clara and passing by their address hundreds of times, and NEVER really knowing about it nor checking it out. DUH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Maybe it's self centering joystick kits! Edited October 31, 2012 by walter_J64bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Maybe it's self centering joystick kits! haha, dont we all wish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I'm pretty sure someone would do it for free, or some Atari stuff... us AAers are like that I have offered my services more than once (and yes, for free). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Best really needs to update their website. Even something made in Microsoft FrontPage would be better. Honestly, I've actually considered buying from Best several times before, but their site actually dissuades me from from it. Every time I go to their site, I end up saying "to hell with it." It's a headache to look at and try to navigate and deal with. It's kind of a cool throwback, I suppose. But as a functional business tool, it needs to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Ahh good ol Best. Yeah, the site looks like a geocities page. He's got great merchandise, but a very terrible delivery method(ie the website). With all the modern ecommerce solutions out there, there's no excuse not to modernize up. Like I said before, I bet someone with a modern ecommerce website could charge higher prices for the same merch and would get more business. SSL? Taking credit card orders? Whaaaa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I think they're referencing the custom flex circuit and gold dot pads they've had for a while. I've ordered some replacements for those about two years ago, so it isn't too recent I woudn't mind a self-centering mechanism, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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