+orpheuswaking Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I've never seen one of those boxes before mino, can you explain anymore about it? Is the original Atari 800XL box inside or what? HEY, That's how I got my first 800 XL :) I had no idea what you were talking about earlier in the thread, but now I've seen it, it all makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropcheck Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Call the Doctor! Call the Doctor someone! I have Atari fever again. It must be like malaria. Once you have it, you can never really get rid of it. I thought I beat it some twenty years ago. But it's back again and with a vengence. Over the last two weeks I have been reaquiring Atari 8bit equipment again. Some I lusted after the first time around, but couldn't afford then. Just out of college and living on my own for the first time ya know. To date: 1 800XL (Stock except for salvaged OmnimonXL/OmniView 256 board) 1 800XL (OmniView 256 with 256k Ram) 2 130XE (1 completely buggered except for the OminmonXL/OmniView 256 board that I saved, 1 that puts a red screen up without a ready prompt and buzzs) 3 1050 Floppy Drives (1 Happy, 1 Stock and 1 just doesn't want to run) 1 1027 with the advance wheel broken and missing 1 1010 that won't play 1 MPP 1150 with passthru SIO port 1 each Pac-Man, Star Raiders, Missle Command and Centipede carts (no manuals) Assorted manuals and brochures I have more coming but condition unknown. Isn't it fun? Gosh I better do another search on ebay, see what else is being offered. Later..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Just received a very nice CIB Speedway Blast cart from Rob Catron (who doesn't post here nearly enough these days!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Robot Tank, Ms Pac Man and Spider Fighter cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFM Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 - VCS 2600 (first edition, CIB) with all cables, 2 x CX40 joysticks, 2 paddles 'Indy 500', 2 paddles 'Paddle' plus Asteroids, Space Invaders, Space War, Combat, Air-Sea Battle, Warlords, Outlaw, Slot Racers, Night Driver, Indy 500 with all manuals plus 1 archive-box with 9 slots - Atari 2600 jr. plus King Arthur, Pygmy, Zaxxon, Boom Bang, Fox & Goat, World End, Base Attack, Donkey Kong, Motocross and double-edition Summer Games & Winter Games (CIB) - Atari 2600 jr. plus Tennis, Wizard of Wor, Road Runner, Skiing, Grand Prix and Q*Bert - Unimex Duplicator SP280 plus empty cart & manual - 'Conquer The Video Craze' vinyl at a very, very decent price - LOT #1: Ghostbusters (CIB), Rampage (CIB), Kung-Fu Master (CIB), Boom Bang, Die Springteufel, Motorcross, Pac- Kong, World End, 2-PAK Planet Patrol & Wall Defender, 2 x 32 in 1 Game. - LOT #2: Pressure Cooker, Missile Command, Pole Position, Star Wars, Phoenix, Cosmic Ark - 'Quest for Quintana Roo' cart (CIB) Has been a lucky week for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dropcheck Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Finally got my first working 130XE, another semi-working 1050, a broken 1050, assorted power supplies for each, Print Shop & Companion, some games and some Antic Mag disks, Chipmunk and Flight Simulator II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 An Atari Lynx with case, AC adaptor, and 32 games, some complete. Games included are: A.P.B , Awesome Golf , Baseball Heroes , Batman Returns , Block Out , Blue Lightning , California Games , Casino , Checkered Flag , Chip's Challenge , Crystal Mines II , Gates Of Zendocon , Gauntlet , Ishido , Jimmy Connors Tennis , Joust , Kung Food , Malibu Bikini Volleyball , Ms Pacman , NFL Football , Pinball Jam , Pit-Fighter , Rampart , Scrapyard Dog , Shanghai , Steel Talons , Super Skweek , Tournament Cyberball , Viking Child , Warbirds , Xenophobe and Xybots Cost was only $61 US plus shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I haven't bought anything on Ebay in awhile... Everything I've sold or bought I did right here... Just got in the mail from the marketplace 800xl 1050 MyIDE/Flashcart w/CF Adator and several games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfranklin Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Well. let see think for a moment. I bought a boxed "Darth Vader" 2600 with 6 boxed games, several Atari Age magazines (I now have the complete set, minus the 2 B/W newsletters), 57 total Antic magazines (boy, I love browsing through them in my spare time), several original disk sleeves (like Archon Adept 2, I need to locate the disk for this one), Jumbo Jet cart in original clamshell case, Atari Timewise sealed from B&C Computervisions (those guys have it all!) and two rare Atari books, "Musical Atari" and "31 Atari Programs." I barely lost the bid on a boxed 800 computer (why did I let this slip away?) and a boxed 827 printer (again, lost it within 2 bucks). Then my wife started screaming at me to stop for now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfranklin Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 I just got a copy of the book "Zap! The Rise and Fall of Atari", by Scott Cohen. Should be a good read. Have you read this book yet? I'm thinking about getting it, but I read several negative reviews on Amazon. It is accurate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I just got a copy of the book "Zap! The Rise and Fall of Atari", by Scott Cohen. Should be a good read. Have you read this book yet? I'm thinking about getting it, but I read several negative reviews on Amazon. It is accurate? I have read this. While I can't comment on its accuracy, it did make a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonfin826 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I recently bought a lot off ebay containing: Atari 800 Atari 510 Atari 410 16 joysticks tv switchbox all those cable things 14 cassette games (boxed) 27 cartridge games (boxed) 38 diskette games (boxed) all of the manuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javiero Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Not exactly ebay, but deremate México.... 1 130XE in perfect shape, white keys... And a beautifull fully working XF551. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfranklin Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I just got a copy of the book "Zap! The Rise and Fall of Atari", by Scott Cohen. Should be a good read. Have you read this book yet? I'm thinking about getting it, but I read several negative reviews on Amazon. It is accurate? I have read this. While I can't comment on its accuracy, it did make a good read. Thanks, for reply. I just read an interesting review on this book in Antic 12/83 issue. So this means this book was originally published 83-84. This reviewer doubted Mr. Cohen knowledge of computers and felt he didn't really care about what he was saying about Atari. What do you think? Did he make it sound like he had first hand knowledge of early 80's computers and Atari? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 £6.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I just got a copy of the book "Zap! The Rise and Fall of Atari", by Scott Cohen. Should be a good read. Have you read this book yet? I'm thinking about getting it, but I read several negative reviews on Amazon. It is accurate? I have read this. While I can't comment on its accuracy, it did make a good read. Thanks, for reply. I just read an interesting review on this book in Antic 12/83 issue. So this means this book was originally published 83-84. This reviewer doubted Mr. Cohen knowledge of computers and felt he didn't really care about what he was saying about Atari. What do you think? Did he make it sound like he had first hand knowledge of early 80's computers and Atari? The book was written pre-Tramiel era, so it is missing the time period that I first encountered Atari. There is also a lack of technical information, but I read this book as more of an insight into the business side of the corporation. If I remember correctly, Mr Cohen is 'candid' about atari, and appears to be trying to be honest regarding his views of the company. To be blunt, I wouldn't pay too much for this book (I don't think I did). It's an interesting read, but not an essential part of my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Just off the truck... Atari XE Game System Lot w/ Games Atari XE Game System in box! Light gun Atari Joystick (black) Atari 1050 Disk Drive in box (US Doubler installed) Atari 1027 Printer in box 8 Game Carts: - Hardball! - Food Fight - Donkey Kong Junior - Midnight Magic - Flight Simulator II - One-on-One Basketball - BugHunt Everything works great. It's all so clean -- minimal use, maybe none. Where does this stuff come from? The seller refunded $15 off the shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Last few things I got on eBay... 3 Lynx games 2 Gravis gamepad controllers 130xe 600xl (this baby looks and smells brand new) 800xl and 1200xl with a bunch of other goodies 7800 (which I haven't gotten yet... but it's on it's way) I think that is it... my Atari buying days are put on hold awhile... but hopefully soon to be back in full swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 (edited) Nice avatar Edited July 13, 2007 by WizWor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellE Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Hahaha... I changed it just for you WizWor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telengard Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Atari 2600 6 switch in the box Used 130XE Running out of room.... ~telengard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgle Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 AtariWriter System arrived today. Complete with box, no manuals. 600XL looks good but supposedly doesn't work. Bought it for the working 1027 printer to replace my dead one. I plan to gut the old 1027 and use the case as a master case to house all the hardware upgrades to my 800XL such as IDE and SIO2PCUSB. The 600XL has a really nice keyboard which I might swap into my 800XL if they are compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 A collection of 5200 game carts. I have a 5200 but only about 3-4 games. This will give it something to do!! Miner 2049er (red cart) Frogger (cart with no label) Qix Super Breakout Counter Measure Star Raider Pole Position Centipede Vanguard Pac Man Defender Missile Command Dig Dug Space Invaders Galaxian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 The 600XL has a really nice keyboard which I might swap into my 800XL if they are compatible. It should be. I have used a 600XL board in repairing an 800XL before (if I recall correctly). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfranklin Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Well. let see think for a moment. I bought a boxed "Darth Vader" 2600 with 6 boxed games, several Atari Age magazines (I now have the complete set, minus the 2 B/W newsletters), 57 total Antic magazines (boy, I love browsing through them in my spare time), several original disk sleeves (like Archon Adept 2, I need to locate the disk for this one), Jumbo Jet cart in original clamshell case, Atari Timewise sealed from B&C Computervisions (those guys have it all!) and two rare Atari books, "Musical Atari" and "31 Atari Programs." I barely lost the bid on a boxed 800 computer (why did I let this slip away?) and a boxed 827 printer (again, lost it within 2 bucks). Then my wife started screaming at me to stop for now!! Just last week I bought on Ebay Archon 1 for $10.01. Was this a good deal on this rare 8-bit chess game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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