ONYX JR (atari 2600)

[FND]

The price is a little high but I have never seen one of these before, thought it was interesting

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8122706551&rd=1

 

FND

[Susuwatari]

That looks like a cross between Jr and a Gemini. Strange one. I would love to figure out how that pause buttom worked so I could see if it can be hacked into other 2600 console.

 

PS look on the game cart. Microsoft seems to have made it but it's missing Window logo.

[EricDeLee]

Wow... I like that thing! I have never seen one. Can someone provide a history lesson for us that aren't in the know....

[SS]

I would love to figure out how that pause buttom worked

 

I was thinking the same thing. I would have assumed that it was simply the B/W switch but one of those seems to be on the console as well.

[Rocko]

is the system by microsoft?! Thats what the cart says. What Eric said, history lesson!

[SS]

is the system by microsoft?! Thats what the cart says.

 

I don't think that you're quite understanding Brazilian pirates!

[Mindfield]

Heh... I have an Onyx Jr./Microsoft cart on the way. I bought it mainly for the amusement value of having a Brazilian pirate "Microsoft" cart. :-)

 

It does look like a cool system tho. A bit on the pricey side, but cool all the same.

[keilbaca]

Hmm that seems like a project... converting the b/w switch to a pause switch. It would seem to have a better purpose for this

[Mindfield]

I just wanted To add that This seller Is Fast In shipping out I got a few Games from him and it took 3days to get to me

[keilbaca]

As soon as you get it, open it up and figure out how the pause works. if its simple enough, i can just run a spare switch to the outside of my atari, easily accessable for those occasions that you need to pause the game.

[Spirantho]

A little bit of related history....

 

Microdigital didn't just make clones, they enhanced them.

 

I don't have any of their Atari clones, but I have a few ZX81 (Timex TS1000 to you American types) clones which have stuff like sound, joystick ports, Spectrum-style keyboards, and load/save off tape at about 5 times normal speed. It doesn't surprise me at all that they've hacked a pause button in... but it's unlikely to be a simple switch job.

 

They're really quite a cool company....

 

Incidentally, what would happen if you connected the switch to the clock input on the 6507 (i.e. switch the switch and the clock signal doesn't reach the chip. A simple transistor would do the trick)? Obviously the display would stop, and when re-enabled it would be corrupted next frame, but the frame after that the TV would have SYNC'ed back in with the console so you wouldn't notice.

 

Comments?

[@ARI]

There has been one on eBay before, about two months ago.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...8111785508&rd=1

 

And strangely enough it was from the same seller Maybe not so rare after all.