[What games bring you back to the A8?]

1) Archon

2) Jumpman

3) Summer Games

4) Pinball Construction Set

5) F-15 Strike Eagle

[1200XL Owners Club (serial tracker)]

Just picked up from Ebay:

 

72 R DA 20727 233

[What's the latest Atari related thing(s) you've bought on ebay?]

Just picked up a 1200XL.

[Quick & Easy Video Upgrade for the 1200XL?]

I have done the Supervideo mod on my 800XL and 130XE. I just picked up a 1200XL. New project!

[FS: A/V Modded 7800, 2 joysticks, 1 custom control pad, Cuttle Cart 2 $750]

It's a free market and he can ask for whatever he wants. If no takes it, then he may adjust the sales price or put it on Ebay.

[How can I make my 800XL as bright as my 130XE?]

I have done the 130XE video mod as well as Bryan's 800XL video mod. My 130XE is much brighter than the XL. Is there anything else I can do?

[What's the latest Atari related thing(s) you've bought on ebay?]

$70 worth (well, $50 but $70 to me with shipping) of Atari 2600 JUNK THAT DOESN'T WORK.....

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...N:IT&ih=018

 

DON'T BUY CONSOLES ON EBAY!!!

 

It says, "Ready to plug and play." I would think that means it is a functional unit. You might be able to dispute that with PayPal.

[Is my 130XE upgraded in some way?]

Hmm. Welp, Photoshop this....

 

 

 

LOL "Proof of Life"

[lots of A8 - ST-era stuff - pricing updates 10/1]

Just got my stuff. Thanks!

[What's the latest Atari related thing(s) you've bought on ebay?]

Recent Ebay: My first Atari 130XE (with yellowing keyboard-yuck!) with a Rana 1000. I wanted it more for the Rana 1000 since that was my first floppy drive back in 1984!

 

Rework the motherboard, and slam it in a !200XL case...

There is no finer machine...\

 

If I could find a decent 1200XL case. Can't believe how crappy those keyboards are near the end of the 8-bit life cycle. Can you really type on it??? Just completed the Super Video MOD today. Probably will do the 32 in one OS since the OS is socketed. Much nicer than my 800XL with Super Video MOD.

[75 Ohm question]

FRY's has them in 5 a pack (2% tolerance) for about $1. I bought a pack earlier this week.

[New 130XE - what is it worth?]

Keep an out on the falsly listed NIB 130XE's. I see them all the time. There is one on there right now actually.

 

I think I have that item on my watch list on the Bay. It's probably a "good condition" one with box, right?

[3 Saved Atari Collections]

I'm surprised to see so much Atari stuff come out of Reno. Just recently I asked my co-worker up there to keep an eye out for old Atari 8-bit stuff.

 

 

I know!! It's been crazy. Only 1 of the collections was from Reno but picked up most from between here and SanFran. There was the one collection I had to drive to LA for.

 

To add to it all, I am picking up a small collection in Sacramento this weekend. I'll post what I get.

 

Bad thing.... I am moving into a new house at the beginning of the month. Guess what I have to move???? LOL

 

Lucky you. Perhaps I need to post in Craig's list.

[3 Saved Atari Collections]

I'm surprised to see so much Atari stuff come out of Reno. Just recently I asked my co-worker up there to keep an eye out for old Atari 8-bit stuff.

[XL/XE compatible "Summer Games" by Epyx...]

If I remember correctly, back in '84 I had a 64k 600xl and dual OS board that had the 800 ROM. It ran fine. The dual OS was a hot setup back in the day!

[What's the latest Atari related thing(s) you've bought on ebay?]

Recent Ebay: My first Atari 130XE (with yellowing keyboard-yuck!) with a Rana 1000. I wanted it more for the Rana 1000 since that was my first floppy drive back in 1984!

[Let's discuss TI-99/4A]

I remember my parents buying me a TI-99 because it was the cheapest after rebates. That was about 24 years ago and I still have it! Unfortunately, the PEB was too espensive and I soon tired of using the tape drive. Never really got into the system. A few years after that, I got an Atari 600XL and never looked back.

 

Flash forward to recent times. A few years I found a TI with loaded PEB (minus RS232) for cheap. Now I need some programs to run on it.

 

BTW-all time favorite in the day was Parsec with voice synth.

[Quick & Easy Video Upgrade for 800XL]

I hope removing L5 and re-routing power will remove the faint vertical bars. Not sure of MB revision, though.

 

Did this MOD and it removed all of my vertical bars. Now I have to add the resisters to complete the MOD.

[Quick & Easy Video Upgrade for 800XL]

I hope removing L5 and re-routing power will remove the faint vertical bars. Not sure of MB revision, though.

[Scored my holy grail today!]

Damm....you can't beat .99 cents!

[which drive?]

IMO, Indus GT.

[My Wanteds]

I also have a TI box that is populated. I forget what is inside as it has been a while since I played with it. I do know it has the floppy and controller with DOS cart. Can't remember if it had memory expansion and RS232 or not.

[Intellivision Cuttle Cart 3 Available]

I wished I bought the original Cuttlecart when I had the chance

[Any software like APE for 8 bit on the ST to use a PC as a image server?]

I made Image Runner, for running image files on Atari, without writing them onto floppies, from hard disk.

http://www.ppest.org/atari/imgrun.php

 

PPERA:

Did you also write Floppy Image? If so...THANK YOU!!!!

[Any software like APE for 8 bit on the ST to use a PC as a image server?]

Is there any software out there where I can use a PC to mount an image and play off on a real ST? I'm kinda getting tired of transferring the Automation disks onto floppies.