tobias_project

ya so maybe the flashable one's the ticket. thanks for all the input

good to know they are decent. i stumbled across the same site. as for the other systems you mentioned, i have them all in my collection and might be looking for those carts then. any good links?

hi hi other than ebay, is there anywhere to purchase the version 2 sean kelly multicarts for vectrex? i noticed sean kelly's website went down. i saw there was a usb flashable vectrex cart, but i'm looking for the preloaded suckers. thanks

all the old games i played were on an Apple IIe computer. carl

it's tough enough to find an eprom burner that supports 2532 chips - all take 2732, a chip easier to find in stores too, but i think are harder to set up to make your own carts. does anyone know about using a 2732 eprom for atari 2600 games? once i learn how to use those chips i'm on my way. carl

ok, in answer to the original query - i found a 9v @ 500MA ac adaptor at an electronics shop, it had the wrong end so i bought the headphone-style end, soldered them together and voila. thanks to everybody for the help, without which i wouldn't have made this thing. now i need to test it.. i'm not home right now so we'll see if i blow up later. carl

i am going to do some shopping today - see if i can find a reasonable priced eprom burner (hah, wish me luck!) - or at least some of the chips i'll use. there's a hardcore electronics shop close to me soo i'll let you know how it goes. i had an idea tho - since i don't have many duplicate common carts for when i actually do get my burner working, i was thinking about making just one cart, wiring a ZIF socket to it so i can just easily switch chips when i want to play different games, if this works i'll make a custom case for it and have a kinda universal cart. that is, if this will work. i don't even know if i can get a sif socket of the right size. we'll see - it's a fun project to start anyway. once i get more adavnced with this i'll move to the dip switching multi-carts. carl [ 07-07-2001: Message edited by: tobias_project ]

ok, over the last couple of hours i've been cramming eprom info.. i found a lot of expensive burners, but also this cheap one: cheapy eprom burner... i'm going to ask the guy to see if he can build me one - or maybe someone here knows how - i'll pay! i think it will work with the 2532 / 2732 chips the atari needs.. ??? carl

yeah i like that one.. but you're right, there are no large sized ones anywhere. thanks for finding that one! carl

yeah that's the guy who'll send more detailed instructions if i buy a cart from him... which i don't really want to do. but he mentions an ep-rom burner, where can i get one of those? carl

one little side note - a friend of mine told me he found out how to do the same thing with GBA carts! i don't know the details yet.. but is this also possible? please help me with the atari cart thing first tho, thanks! [ 07-06-2001: Message edited by: tobias_project ]

hey all. i am developing a very keen interest in making my own carts.. i'm wondering if anybody has had experience with this? I've seen a site (that guy who makes carts with modern games and sells em) but maybe i missed it, i think he charges for info on cart making. i got the gist of it, erasing a common cart and then burning a new game onto it. here's where i need help. is it possible for an average joe to do this? I have above-average electronics experience, i know the basics in wiring and soldering etc.. but for this project: 1)what tools will i actually need? I need a list or something.. 2)is it a standard, downloadable ROM file that goes onto the cart? 3)does the rom stay in the cart permanently until i erase it? or does it fade away? 4)jesus, how to i burn a rom to a cart?! i really want to do this, some games i just can't get in my area and i just want to be able to play them. thanks for the help! carl

hey tempest, just a heads up with your project-site.. the picture for the board of Motorodeo is a broken link. impressive collection tho.. where do you manage to find these? on autions or through connections? i'm curious. carl

i've used ebay over the past while and i have to agree. also living in canada i feel the same lack of support. i think ebay has waaaaayyy too many users, there can be so much demand for something that it drives prices up drastically. i would recommend Amazon.com's auctions - i signed up last week and just bought a huge amount of atari games, all for like $3 us or so.. the thing is, because it's more or less "undiscovered" than ebay, there's hardy any competition! not one of my bids on there were touched by anyone else, i felt like i was the first person there. anyway, give amazon a seach for what you're looking for, i bet you'll save almost half. carl

i have an even older unit a Coleco Telstar (pong) and i always unplug it because even when it's plugged in and turned OFF, the game still plays! when i turn it on again the score will have changed etc... but as for atari's, i don't know if they do this. i just play it safe and hit the off switch on my power bar when i'm done. carl

quote: Originally posted by Gunstar: Hey! Tobias project. I'm just curious, Why by the 2600? ... After all, the 7800 plays 2600 games actually, i do have a 7800 and a 2600 i got just now.. in about 2 weeks i have 2 systems and 160 + games (mostly thanks to twit ) i got so into it all at once, more games and stuff's on the way too. carl

anyone know a site / person that i can see some atari logo's? all the sites i've seen have little tiny ones.. i am especially interested in the logo with the red background and the atari symbol in yellow, in a box with round yellow edges. thanks for any help carl

i got a set of driving controllers thrown in with a 2600 in cheap auction i won. too bad they only work with one game - i just want to play! carl

those will fit the good ol' 2600? has anyone used one before? carl

so i kinda got ripped off in my auction then.. ah well thanks for the help tho carl

i'm fairly new to the atari world.. i own a 7800 and just got a 2600 from an auction today with 2 driving paddles. however i can't use the 2600 until i get an AC for it .. but the driving paddles don't work on the 7800.. i tried playing Super Breakout. are they just not compatable or what? thanks for the help carl

if anyone has an extra let me know, we should get in touch. i got hard cash carl

hey all.. i just spotted this on ebay, may be of interest to someone.. a mint 2600 to 5200 adaptor i've never seen one of these, but all i own is a 2600 and a 7800.. not that freak middle system carl

ok all clear. i won't use it just to be safe, besides i'd rather find an original 2600 adaptor so i can have all my systems hooked up at once.. thanks so much for your help again

ok, the telstar pong ac adaptor is 9v but it says only 50MA... is that one dangerous to use? what is MA anyway?