Strange Switch box

[atari70s]

I got this taped up switch box which isnt the small 2600 RF switch from atari ( i dont think) and it isnt the big 5200 4 port switch box its all metal id number from atari

 

CA010112

 

who can tell me what system this is for?

[Lemmi]

heh i just looked though my box of rf switches and you know what? i dont have any switches with the Atari logo on it or even a number of any kind on any of them , and my other RF switches are packed away with my atari systems

[Lemmi]

hehe i just found a RF switch with the word Gemini CV95 on it

[+Mitch]

quote:

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CA010112 who can tell me what system this is for?

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Jaguar.

 

Mitch

http://atari7800.atari.org

[atari70s]

yo mitch i tried Iming you couldnt get ya.

 

Did the jaguar system coem with a fully metal switch box?

[Genki]

I sure don't remember a metal switch box from Jags. AFAIK everyone stopped including metal switch box with the system when Nintendo came out with auto RF.

[+Mitch]

quote:

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yo mitch i tried Iming you couldnt get ya.

Did the jaguar system coem with a fully metal switch box?

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Sorry, I usually keep AOL minimized.

 

I don't know if the Jaguar had a metal switchbox or not. I just looked up the part number CA010112 and that part number is for the Jaguar switchbox.

 

Mitch

http://atari7800.atari.org

[+Mitch]

OK, I did a bit more searching and I think I found what you are talking about. The Jaguar listing I found earlier was apparently just switchboxes that were compatible with the Jaguar. The one I think you are talking about is "The Atari Deluxe Switch Box" it has SWITCH BOX CAO10112 at one end of the label and it's metal. It has a both a 300 ohm and 75 ohm input and 300 ohm output.

Does that sound like it? Apparently it wasn't sold with any console but was available in stores as an upgrade. It should work fine with the 2600.

 

Mitch

http://atari7800.atari.org

[Albert]

This is a picture of the switchbox that comes with the Jaguar, I got it off some site you guys may have heard of..

 

 

It would be interesting to see a picture of this Deluxe Switchbox.

 

..Al

[atari70s]

albert,

 

 

do i hear someone asking for a pic of thsi delux metal switch box.

 

 

mitch,

 

 

yea sounds close the words SWITCHBOX

CA010112 is on the top

 

on the left side says ATTENA 300ohm and 75ohm

 

on the right side is a jack for the computer hook up

 

Mitch do you have a pic to show me of what your talking about?

[Genki]

Archer... hmmm.. You got a Radio Shack branded RF switch box then. I think they are still available at some RS.

[+Mitch]

OK, since a couple people asked. I scanned the picture from the Best Electronics catalog. I hope it's clear enough.

 

 

Mitch

http://atari7800.atari.org

[atari70s]

dat de 1. mitch

 

so this is for the jaguar or what was it originally made for ( all atari or for what system ) when was it first made this particular model?

[+Mitch]

I don't think it came with any system. It was probably sold seperately as an upgrade for any of the Atari systems. It should work fine with the 2600, 2 port 5200, 7800, and Jaguar.

 

Mitch

http://atari7800.atari.org

[Ze_ro]

The switch I got with my Jaguar doesn't say "Jaguar" anywhere on it. It looks just like your picture Al, but where your's says "Jaguar automatic TV/Game Switch", mine says "Archer automatic TV/Game Switch". It sports a part # of 15-1267A. And this is definitely the one I got with my Jaguar.

 

It's possible I got an early run of Jaguars, since I bought this thing almost as soon as it came out. Or perhaps it's another goofy thing they did in Canada....

 

--Zero