godzillajoe Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 43. My mom thought my Atari and C= 64 would ruin me but now I'm a highly skilled software QA / Dev guy. My job is finding bugs which are just the secret dot from when I was 12. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexreed Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I got an Intellivision and a Heavy Sixer. The Atari plays great and came with the original box and a letterhead from Atari Service stating the unit had been repaired. The Intellivision had a gimpy contriller that was easily fixed and it is a great machine too. There were some cartridges too but they were so common I forgot what they were. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 This is a nice thread. I really enjoyed visiting and reading this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstari Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 You know your Atari reputation precedes you when.... your kids decorate your Father's day present with Atari pictures. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 At least when i went to the computer shows (esp. Atari shows) i didn't get asked 'Youre into Atari, right' Atari is the beez knees.....everything else is just ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz (Enough said) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I've visited several times a flea's market, and there is a guy that sells mostly Nintendo 64 cartridges and he has some Atari cartridges from time on time. When I come and he see me he sometimes says "how are you? now I don't have of the rare Atari cartridges you like" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbeliever Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Wish I could find a source around here for Atari carts (loose would be fine, I guess), but there's no such animal anywhere near me. Sigh. You guys and gals are my only hope to collect Atari 2600 stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epyx_Fail Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 ...you're a full-time musician walking into a music store and the first thing the owner says to you is, "Hey, you'll like this! Check out this Atari stuff I got!" Two hours later... "Yeah, so... about those guitar strings I needed." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 My reputation precedes me frequently too. I'm not only into retro games, I also collect old computers. More than once I've had random co-workers approach me offering old hardware... Other problem - I also *fix* things. So that reputation seems to precede me more often than not, being asked by random people to repair game consoles, computers, televisions, arcade games, etc. Usually I enjoy fixing things, but it does get a little old. Some people just want to be friends long enough for me to fix their stuff, and that's very annoying. -Ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Can I be your friend? By the way I have this TV that won't turn on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Other problem - I also *fix* things. So that reputation seems to precede me more often than not, being asked by random people to repair game consoles, computers, televisions, arcade games, etc. Usually I enjoy fixing things, but it does get a little old. Some people just want to be friends long enough for me to fix their stuff, and that's very annoying. -Ian That's why I tell people that the parts to repair it would be more than what they want to pay, and they usually just dump their stuff on me. "Atari with a frayed RF? You can ebay the part for like 5 bucks shipped to you... " "Aww, I didn't want to put any money into it" Just last week I got a PSOne with 4 games... no power cord. Easy enough to replace, right? Even if not, 4 free games is fine too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Can I be your friend? By the way I have this TV that won't turn on.... Haha. Pretty much. One time someone managed to get me to rewire a motorcycle. When asked, I pointed out that I know *nothing* of motorcycles, I don't even know how to ride one. He managed to convince me that hey, it was just wiring, like in anything else... Yeah - never again. That was a royal PITA. Trying to get all those wires threaded through the chassis, secured so they won't catch on anything, all joints weatherproofed, etc. Ugh. And yeah, he never calls me or wants to do anything... unless something of his is broken. Don't hear from him for months, then "Hey, my TV won't turn on"... yes, really. (Bad capacitors on the LV power supply, yes, I fixed it, no, I don't know why). -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Bear for punishment, Ian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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