BoatofCar Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I recently acquired a 1050! and want to recreate the experience of receiving a big pile of random disks full of games, applications, who knows what. I tried doing a search on eBay for "Atari 8 bit disks" but all I found were single (and legit) titles. I'm guessing I may be in the minority for wanting to satiate this particular bit of nostalgia. Does anybody have any ideas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, BoatofCar said: I recently acquired a 1050! and want to recreate the experience of receiving a big pile of random disks full of games, applications, who knows what. I tried doing a search on eBay for "Atari 8 bit disks" but all I found were single (and legit) titles. I'm guessing I may be in the minority for wanting to satiate this particular bit of nostalgia. Does anybody have any ideas? Hey - I have that same 8mm / super 8mm scanner! Probably best to keep your eye out for auctions of large batches of "blank" disks. I keep several working drives around, but only so I can check out the ABBUC disks, and in case I ever rnu across a big batch needing archived. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, BoatofCar said: I recently acquired a 1050! and want to recreate the experience of receiving a big pile of random disks full of games, applications, who knows what. I tried doing a search on eBay for "Atari 8 bit disks" but all I found were single (and legit) titles. I'm guessing I may be in the minority for wanting to satiate this particular bit of nostalgia. Does anybody have any ideas? I found quite a few listing on eBay by including the term "lot", not all will necessarily be for an Atari inspite of it being a required search term, link below: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=%2Batari+5.25"++floppy+lot&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=%2Batari+floppy+lot&_osacat=0 Edited January 16, 2022 by BillC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, BillC said: I found quite a few listing on eBay by including the term "lot", not all will necessarily be for an Atari inspite of it being a required search term, link below: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=%2Batari+5.25"++floppy+lot&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=%2Batari+floppy+lot&_osacat=0 Oh, thank you! I should not have included "8-bit." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, BoatofCar said: Oh, thank you! I should not have included "8-bit." I used 5.25" instead, most other Atari disk based software is 3.5". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Stephen said: Hey - I have that same 8mm / super 8mm scanner! It works well! I've scanned about 30 3-5" reels with it and no problems, knock on wood! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 How many disks do you want? Will you return them when you are finished with them? Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatofCar Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, bob1200xl said: How many disks do you want? Will you return them when you are finished with them? Bob Hi Bob, I don't want a lot. Just maybe 10 with misc games/other stuff on them that I can put in a case next to my setup and to fire up when the mood strikes me. I'd be happy to return them when I'm finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 10? PM me with an address and what, exactly, you are looking for. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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