emr Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Thanks for the leads and info to all who responded! I'm new to this world. I have a 2600 and I'm looking to expand my family...I would like to buy a 7800. Anyone know someone who's interested in selling? Erin [ 10-26-2001: Message edited by: cat ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Check it out! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?V...item=1285565871 Great shape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Make sure it comes with a power supply if you buy one, because they're proprietary and you can't just get a replacement at Radio Shack. You can build your own if your handy with a soldering iron though. Loose 7800 power supplies run about $20 by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 i hate the power supply on the 7800 what where they thinking? i mean nothing universal will ever fit on that system i have 4 systems and 2 power packs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 This was actually a good business choice. Since the AC adaptor is one of the more likely components of the system to fail, by having a propritery connector you can only get them from Atari, thus they get some extra income from selling the replacements. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Dan Boris: This was actually a good business choice. Since the AC adaptor is one of the more likely components of the system to fail, by having a propritery connector you can only get them from Atari, thus they get some extra income from selling the replacements. It may be a good business choice, but it's a bad choice for consumers. I could probably go into a little side business today making and selling these proprietary Atari 7800 controllers. At least most modern systems use a standard power cable that's easily replaced. Although everything else is way proprietary (a/v cables, controllers, expansion, etc.) Bucking this trend is the PS2 which USB ports (*gasp!*) so you can actually use PC mice, keyboards and steering wheels (yes, the Logitech GT wheel works on the PC and vice versa..) The Japanese version even has a PC Card slot. Okay, now I'm getting off the subject, sorry. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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