leech #1 Posted May 23, 2020 Anyone else just think 'man, I wanted to do that 25-30 years ago, but didn't have the money or couldn't find the $thing'? And then end up finding it all now on ebay? So I now have being shipped... an Atari 1025 printer, lots of tractor fed paper, and I got some ink ribbons for it. Plus I just ordered a light pen (to go alongside my touch tablet) so I can do animations on the 8bit! But I also bought a 1010 by itself (boxed and everything) but haven't even tested it as I know it's one where I should check the belts. Plus in a bundle with a 1200xl, I ended up with a 410 as well... and of course this is to check out the cool audio playback abilities... Atari 800xl was my first computer, and I still think I have the fondest memories of it... It's kind of like loving Star Trek the original series over Next Generation... the roughness of the operating system, and actually having to put your brain to work to imagine how awesome it really is, rather than the clean cut, better special effects of the newer 16+ bit systems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asommer #2 Posted May 23, 2020 This has totally happened to me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR> #3 Posted May 23, 2020 Me.....in the early 90's! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Tillek #4 Posted May 23, 2020 It's happening to me right now. I've spent so much on ebay lately that my last order was delivered personally by bikini models in a limo. Alas, it was a contact-less delivery. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_The Doctor__ #5 Posted May 23, 2020 Psssttt... I've got printer dust!!!! that's right... over here... okay you get one free sniff, you like the sample? We gotta charge ya if you want more... you know where to find us! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Tillek #6 Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, _The Doctor__ said: Psssttt... I've got printer dust!!!! that's right... over here... okay you get one free sniff, you like the sample? We gotta charge ya if you want more... you know where to find us! Nancy Reagan says to JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!!! 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gilsaluki #7 Posted May 24, 2020 JUST SAY YES! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colleton #8 Posted May 24, 2020 I feel you. I recently counted up the number of Atari computers, disk drives, hard drives, etc... that I currently own and I have to say that I'm slightly appalled. I still want more though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voxel #9 Posted May 24, 2020 These posts make me chuckle. At one point I owned over 40 atari 8 bit machines. I was hiding them from myself (and you all know what I mean). These days I own an amount I can face. However I've recently started building a set up... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mimo #10 Posted May 24, 2020 I used to be like that 15 years ago. Luckily most stuff was cheap then. Didn't stop me running up a huge credit card bill from importing NOS stuff from BC and Best though. Happy with my little collection now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mclaneinc #11 Posted May 24, 2020 I had same buzz about 15 - 20 years ago, I just wanted everything, we had some money to spare (remember those days?) and I started going through Ebay like a madman, looking up hardware and software alike but when it came to actually pay for it I just could not do it. The money was there but I simply could not justify the greed I had. Needless to say I regretted not doing it but at the same time realised I'd done the right thing. And of course a few weeks later a couple of unexpected bills came in and wiped the cash.... Now I have got to a point where I'm happy with what I have, there's the odd thing I want but I've worked out that I can only give so much time to all the retro gear I have now, more unless its dead special just isn't worth it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pseudografx #12 Posted May 24, 2020 I ended up with a Falcon in my closet about 4 years ago. Always wanted it ...and now I have no use for it. At least it's a good investment 🙂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mclaneinc #13 Posted May 24, 2020 It is but not by staying in the closet Get some good cash and buy stuff you will use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leech #14 Posted May 24, 2020 2 hours ago, pseudografx said: I ended up with a Falcon in my closet about 4 years ago. Always wanted it ...and now I have no use for it. At least it's a good investment 🙂 Mine sat with its top off for far too long, finally got the courage to add in the internal scsi adapter a couple weeks ago. Now I need to find the courage to move it to the Wizztronics case... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CharlieChaplin #15 Posted May 25, 2020 chorus: Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time ... (Queen) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari030 #16 Posted May 25, 2020 Not just Atari's, I've done the same with Action Man/GI Joe. I get it. But about 25 years ago I got hold of nearly every Atari (and Commodore's for $hits and giggles, as well as consoles). I would have around 40 Atari's and parts and after a cull of the Commodores down to about 15. That list includes two Falcons, a TT030, pair of MegaSTE's, Jag ......... its nuts. But I love them all since I had my first 800XL 40 years ago. What I learned, when the rear end drops out of the market for something that's fun, buy it up. Right now is the best era for the Wii, PS2/3 and XBOX 360. Let that be a warning. 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leech #17 Posted May 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Atari030 said: Not just Atari's, I've done the same with Action Man/GI Joe. I get it. But about 25 years ago I got hold of nearly every Atari (and Commodore's for $hits and giggles, as well as consoles). I would have around 40 Atari's and parts and after a cull of the Commodores down to about 15. That list includes two Falcons, a TT030, pair of MegaSTE's, Jag ......... its nuts. But I love them all since I had my first 800XL 40 years ago. What I learned, when the rear end drops out of the market for something that's fun, buy it up. Right now is the best era for the Wii, PS2/3 and XBOX 360. Let that be a warning. 🙂 I have kind of done that with Transformers... I have so far resisted the urge for He-Man... It is too bad I do not have much nostalgia for that, as I ended up getting a PS3 much later in life, and it sits mostly unused, but connected at this point. Too bad the PS4 couldn't play the previous PS games... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari030 #18 Posted May 25, 2020 I have a thing for Star Wars games, and hacking hardware so any console will do. I do have a serious soft spot for the N64 and original Xbox. While I like Nintendo's I seem to have wound up with quite a few Sega's. DC, Saturn etc. I do have a few Star Wars figures and vehicles as well, but Action Man is the main hook. I have a complete Joe/Action Force 82 to 85 set of vehicles and figures. That's around 400 figures..... I love what I love, I budget and stick to that and just enjoy it all. 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrbrevin #19 Posted May 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, Atari030 said: I have a thing for Star Wars games, and hacking hardware check this out then: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_The Doctor__ #20 Posted May 26, 2020 I don't think the phrase means what they imply it does... https://atariage.com/forums/search/?&q="stop me"&search_and_or=and&search_in=titles&sortby=relevancy but do that search including the body of posts and you'll see none of these folks want to be stopped... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mclaneinc #21 Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, _The Doctor__ said: but do that search including the body of posts and you'll see none of these folks want to be stopped... Clearly not, drama queens (poor pun) Edited May 26, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzip #22 Posted May 26, 2020 On 5/23/2020 at 4:22 PM, leech said: Anyone else just think 'man, I wanted to do that 25-30 years ago, but didn't have the money or couldn't find the $thing'? And then end up finding it all now on ebay? So I now have being shipped... an Atari 1025 printer, lots of tractor fed paper, and I got some ink ribbons for it. Plus I just ordered a light pen (to go alongside my touch tablet) so I can do animations on the 8bit! But I also bought a 1010 by itself (boxed and everything) but haven't even tested it as I know it's one where I should check the belts. Plus in a bundle with a 1200xl, I ended up with a 410 as well... and of course this is to check out the cool audio playback abilities... Atari 800xl was my first computer, and I still think I have the fondest memories of it... It's kind of like loving Star Trek the original series over Next Generation... the roughness of the operating system, and actually having to put your brain to work to imagine how awesome it really is, rather than the clean cut, better special effects of the newer 16+ bit systems. That was me in the 90s, when I graduated, and got a job that gave me some extra money. So I started picking up things I could never have before. But then I realized I didn't have time to make use of it.. I used emulators to get my retro fix, and the equipment sat in my basement until I admitted to myself I would never actually use it and started selling it off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leech #23 Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, zzip said: That was me in the 90s, when I graduated, and got a job that gave me some extra money. So I started picking up things I could never have before. But then I realized I didn't have time to make use of it.. I used emulators to get my retro fix, and the equipment sat in my basement until I admitted to myself I would never actually use it and started selling it off. Ha, I am actually getting to the point where I like fixing the things as much as using them. And on that note, I may make another valiant attempt at fixing the 800+incognito+SCCC build before I attempt to send it off somewhere... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atari030 #24 Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 8:47 AM, xrbrevin said: check this out then: Holy $....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mclaneinc #25 Posted May 29, 2020 OT: If you have never seen the Back to the Future outtakes on the DVD's etc then do, the Hispanic Marty McFly is hilarious..Michael J Fox with a fishnet hair net just rules Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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