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  1. bfollowell
    That looks really nice for our old 8-bits.
  2. bfollowell
    I'd have to look that screen over a little closer than I really have time for at the moment, but to be able to move, a tile has to have nothing on top of it and it needs to be free on either the left or the right. Either way, it seems really strange that it would just sit there if there were no more available moves. Most mahjong games will notify you if there are no more possible moves, so I would suspect that there is a move there that you're just not seeing. It looks like there is a show moves option under the special menu.
  3. bfollowell
    I guess it's been too long since I looked into the UnoCart. I decided on the Ultimate and moved on. I'd forgotten it had an SD card as well.
  4. bfollowell
    Were there major differences between the UnoCart and the Ultimate Cart, other than the UC had an SD card slot where the UnoCart didn't? That makes me wonder if something similar couldn't be done using a Raspberry Pi Zero to make a A8ZeroUC? Of course, the RPi Zero cost a little more, and may not be as easy to get these days, but it would be a neat idea, if possible.
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    Cool. Yeah, as I have a UC and a Side3, I really don't need another cart emulator, so I wouldn't want to purchase an assembled one personally. I'm only interested in it as a fun little project, so I'm fine with waiting for a later release. Thanks again for all the hard work going into this!
  6. bfollowell
    And I still have good CDRs from 25 years ago. You just never know how long they're going to last. Heck, some of them could outlast us!
  7. bfollowell
    Hey @electrotrains, I just wanted you make certain I didn't miss something. Have you, or are you, going to release the Gerber's files for the PCB, or would we get the PCBs from you? Or are we not even to that point yet? The more I read about this cool little toy, there more I want to build one. Thanks!
  8. bfollowell
    Owning an original Ultimate Cart and a Side3, I definitely don't need one of these, but it's such a simple and relatively inexpensive little project, I find myself wanting to build one just for the fun of it. Thanks @electrotrains for this awesome little project!
  9. bfollowell
    Personally, I'm holding out for one of those crazy low specials like Gamestop's $99 sale on the VCS, so this doesn't grab me, but some of you may wish to take advantage of the new Atari special on the VCS Speakerhat Bundle. It's now showing available for $227.99. https://atari.com/products/atari-vcs-speakerhat-bundle Enjoy!
  10. bfollowell
    Personally, I'm a big opponent of any case modifications. Still, it's your machine, so you can do as you please. That being said, you did a really great job with it and it looks really nice. I figure I can appreciate it even if I wouldn't want to do it personally. Great job!
  11. bfollowell
    That's funny. I see what you did there. It's also the only Atari console in almost three decades, so it would have to be the best. Of course, it would have to be the worst as well!
  12. bfollowell
    So, it's a cartridge, possibly homemade, definitely not commercial, full of pirated software. Why would anyone consider this rare?! Just because there aren't many of them, or even more than one doesn't make it rare. If that's the case, I have a ton of "rare" pirated menu disks that are worth hundreds! I know they're rare, as I made them, and each is the only one in existence! 😉 It would be worth however much the plastic and components that make it up are valued at, nothing more. You never know though, some naive collector that doesn't know any better may offer you but bucks. Just because someone that doesn't know any better offers a lot of money for it though, doesn't mean it's really worth that much.
  13. bfollowell
    Can't say as I've seen a torrent for them, at least not in recent years. They are readily available from AtariMania and archive.org
  14. bfollowell
    Probably shooting in the dark here, but are you certain that cartridge worked before? Do you have another unmodified 5200 you can try it on or did you try it on this one before you opened it up and modified it? Just trying to narrow it down to the 5200 or the game cartridge.
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  16. bfollowell
    So, since my poking around and stalling has cost me my opportunity to pickup a Hercules cable, what are the going opinions on the second best cable available? Is anyone out there currently producing anything even remotely close to similar build and image quality?
  17. bfollowell
    Granted, it is a an extremely easy upgrade to do. Still, I'm glad yours went well. It definitely sounds like you're 5200 upgrade will be a little different just because of the existing AV mod. Hopefully, you'll have just as much luck with it. Good luck.
  18. bfollowell
    I've seen someone making quite a few for the ST line, but I've never ran into any for the 8-bit line.
  19. bfollowell
    Best no longer has them. His addendum changed the status to Sold Out some time ago.
  20. bfollowell
    Well, I've never seen a TV that had an auxiliary audio input for an HDMI source, so you'll either have to come up with some device to inject the audio into the HDMI stream, or use a set of external powered speakers. The easier and cheaper route would be to use external speakers. Most modern TVs have crap for built-in sound anyway, so you'll likely get much better audio using external, powered speakers anyway.
  21. bfollowell
    You don't need a RetroTink at all to connect your Sophia 2 equipped 8-bit to an HDMI capable monitor or TV. DVI and HDMI are both fully digital signals. No conversion is required. All you need is a simple adapter or a DVI to HDMI cable. I've used this one with the original Sophia without issue: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Adapter-Cable-1-Pack/dp/B014I8UQJY/
  22. bfollowell
    I can't vouch for others, but I typically check ebay for comparable items and look for completed sales to see what a particular item seems to be going for over the past few months before setting a price.
  23. bfollowell
    Aww man, that bites. I'd been meaning to order a cable and never got around to it. Now, I guess I never will.
  24. bfollowell
    No problem at all. We can't just play along nicely with our Ataris, blind to the world and pretend that life, as wonderful as it is overall, doesn't just suck sometimes. If piping in about your problems dealing with the loss of your dad, and me reading it and commenting can help in any small way, what else can we hope for? How else can we really be helpful to each other? Neither my wife nor I have lost either of our parents yet, but they're all in their eighties, so let's face it, it's only a matter of time. I try not to think about it or take the time that we have for granted, but to some degree it's human nature. I hope you can find that spark again, knowing your dad likely would've loved seeing anything that you'd done and would be happy knowing that you're still finding some small amount of joy in your hobbies, even if he isn't here to show anymore.
  25. bfollowell
    It's doubtful that he'll see it. That post was from '14 and his last ever post to any of the forums was in '15. Still, stranger things have happened. It would be interesting to see this one revived. From the year that his dad passed and him mentioning that he was 13, that'd have him around 37 now. He could very well be highly involved in career and family raising. We all went through those stages and found our way back to our Atari's, maybe he'll do the same.
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