dykesr Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Okay i want to know all the information posible about this product for the 2600. If anybody has one and they would like to part with it i am in the market, but any documentation or any info that you can post or send me would be much apreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 There are some good reference images of it here: http://www.gamerzuniverse.net/base/Atarijoysticks.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Good luck getting the NTSC type, they are hard to get complete, but the PAL ones come up all the time from places like Australia, were they seem to have a shit load of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 There are some good reference images of it here:http://www.gamerzuniverse.net/base/Atarijoysticks.htm Thanks for the link--just proves that the Atari 2600 had the most joysticks and 'add-ons' than any other game system.I only have a few of the items listed there and do not have the room for the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Here is an article from Popular Science Magazine, October 1983. New add-ons turn video games into computers http://members.cox.net/plas2/vgcomp1.jpg http://members.cox.net/plas2/vgcomp2.jpg http://members.cox.net/plas2/vgcomp3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted May 8, 2004 Author Share Posted May 8, 2004 Okay i got some more questions about the compumate. I know htat they are in both PAL and NTSC formats, and that teh PAL is much more common but, what do i need to get the PAL compumate to work if i have an NTSC t.v. and i have an NTSC atari 2600. HELP PLEASE RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Pictures speak louder than words.... Of course my TV is PAL, but as long as your NTSC TV can take a 50Hz signal you'll get exactly what I just got. The signal is still NTSC as that's what your Atari is pumping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 What's that system with the floppy disk drive below your TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 That's a Philips NMS8250 - it's a rather funky MSX2 system... always useful to have around the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted May 8, 2004 Author Share Posted May 8, 2004 So if I were to buy a PAL TV the compumate would work on it without a problem??? RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 You would need to buy a NTSC television that can also handle a PAL signal, they are called multistandard televisions. Either that or you have to buy a PAL television and a nasty big old power converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted May 8, 2004 Author Share Posted May 8, 2004 why would i need a power converter and how much would one of those cost and where could i get 1? RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFairy321 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 in the US u have a different power rating, something like 120V... in UK and australia we run on 220V Most new TV are both ntsc and pal compatible............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted May 9, 2004 Author Share Posted May 9, 2004 so that explains why i can play some PAL carts on my TV?? But will i be able to use teh PAL compumate on my Television?? RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirantho Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 The chances of using the Compumate on your TV are the same as any other cart - it really depends on the frequency the compumate puts out, which I don't know. If it's close to PAL standard, and you can normally display PAL carts, it should be fine. However, you don't need a PAL TV. If you're writing to this forum on a computer, which you will be, then just do what I did and import a TV card from eBay or something... then you can use your computer as a PAL TV without any step-down transformers and stuff. Works for me (I have two NTSC TV cards just for that job - cheaper than importing an NTSC telly!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dykesr Posted May 9, 2004 Author Share Posted May 9, 2004 THat is an awsome idea i think i just might do that becase i was thinking aobut importing a a PAl TV. thanks for the Idea!! RD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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