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  1. The Mr. Video

    Oh the weather outside is frightful
    But the AC is so delightful
    Since it's not gonna snow again
    Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Are you in California?  (Just my quick guess)...Plenty of snow here, just bring your own shovel and maybe I'll be able to get the car out in a couple of days ...I better, If wer'e open, I've got work on Tuesday ;)

  2. The Mr. Video

    Turns out some random "blank" disk I used to test the Laser 128 actually has a copy of Summer Games written to it. What's the deal with me and floppy disk containing copies of Summer Games?

    1. RockyRaccoon

      RockyRaccoon

      Ha. I'm totally jealous of your Laser 128 thou. A friend of mine had one and I was always super jealous of it.

  3. The Mr. Video
    Hi, I've recently bought a Laser 128 Apple II clone computer. Unfortunately, it is missing the F10 key and the space bar key. Is there a place where I can get replacement key caps? And if there is none, will key caps from an Apple II fit?
  4. The Mr. Video

    Scored me a Laser 128. They're pretty much Apple iic computers but with a little bit more.

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    2. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      @save2600 About $60. Apple ii's aren't necessarily cheap.

    3. DeathAdderSF

      DeathAdderSF

      If you didn't already, try'n find & buy the expansion box. It's a solid metal enclosure that'll allow you to truly experience the "little bit more" the computer has to offer: as it can accept up to 2 Apple II expansion cards. There are also modern-day clones of this unit, but they don't come w/an enclosure.

    4. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      @DeathAdderSF Duely noted. Also is there by any chance a modern clone of the Mockingboard for sale anywhere?

  5. The Mr. Video
    Now how did that end up on a Sirius disk? This is starting to reminding me of those Laserdisc dead sides. I should check the B-sides of other disk in my collection and see what I can find. Also, wouldn't it be theoretically possible to disable the copy protection on this copy and get the game to work?
  6. The Mr. Video
    Ok I managed to make it work. What I did is that I set both the source and destination drive to drive #1. When Disk Wizard prompted for the source disk, I unplugged the SIO2PC cable, turn on the 1050, and let it read the disk. Then when it prompts for the back up disk, I turn the 1050 off, plug in the SIO2PC cable, insert a blank disk image into virtual drive #1, and let it save. Anyway, here's the image. Bandits_B_Side_Complete.atr
  7. The Mr. Video
    Tried this and it did not work. In fact, If the cable is plugged in to the drive, then the Atari won't read from it, even if RespeQt isn't running.
  8. The Mr. Video
    How will I be able to load Disk Wizard II to the Atari then? I have to load it through RespeQt, and the Atari can only boot to drive 1.
  9. The Mr. Video
    Unless you are buying an Atari 400 to play non-stop rounds of Typo Attack, I'd say go for it and install the 48k mod. Also fun fact: Typo Attack was programmed using a 400, an Atari Assembly cartridge, and a 410 cassette deck.
  10. The Mr. Video
    I was sure that the second virtual drive was empty, and I made sure that the 1050 was not set to drive 2.
  11. The Mr. Video
    Ok actually, when I try it with a disk that I know works, it still says it has bad sectors. I think it is trying to read from respeQt's virtual drive and not my actual 1050. Is there a way to prevent that from happening?
  12. The Mr. Video
    So I built the cable and dumped the disk using Disk Wizard II. It says that the b-side is full of bad sectors. It may just be some corrupt data, but here is the .atr file if you want to take a look at it. b-side.atr
  13. The Mr. Video

    According to Activision, October 2019 is when rogue robot tanks start rampaging near Santa Clara.

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    2. chas10e

      chas10e

      probably has somthing to do with THIS: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/30/20891343/tesla-smart-summon-feature-videos-parking-accidents

    3. save2600

      save2600

      Robot tanks you say? That's okay... just look the other way and they'll disappear.   ?

    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      They probably started the wildfires.

  14. The Mr. Video
    Just bought the FTDI usb to serial cable. I'll build the SIO2USB cable as soon as it gets delivered and dump the contents of the b-side soon after.
  15. The Mr. Video
    Anybody know where I can buy the usb to serial cable used in the video?
  16. The Mr. Video
    Unfortunately, I don't have a method of dumping disks into .atr files. Where can I find instructions on how?
  17. The Mr. Video
    Hi, I have this copy of Bandits in my Atari 8-bit floppy collection. Out of curiosity, I ran a directory listing on the b-side of the disk in DOS 2.5 to see if anything was written on that side. Surely enough, there is some kind of data written to that side. It seems to be some kind of garbage data. When I would try to boot the Atari XL through the b-side, it would load for a few seconds, and then soft-lock, no "BOOT ERROR" message or anything. The disk itself has a write protected b-side this data must have been written to the disk during the duplication process. Does anybody know what this data might be? Also if you just so happen to have a floppy disk copy of Bandits, does it also have data written on the b-side?
  18. The Mr. Video

    How bad is drinking Pepsi from a Coca-Cola glass?

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    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Dr. Pepper and Mr. Pibb are H O R R I D.  It's like drinking melted cooler water (bottom of a Coleman cooler) mixed with a bouillon cube.

    3. Eltigro

      Eltigro

      I used to charge my iPhone with the USB block that came with my Zune...

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      I have Samsung, LG, Amazon USB blocks and cables. I really like the Google ones that come with Chromecast and Google Home speakers/assistants.  

  19. The Mr. Video
    Don't they work differently from each other? I think the Relax unit functions like Atari 2600 paddle controllers, while the Mindlink is proprietary.
  20. The Mr. Video

    I adore my 64.

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Bread bin or wedgie?

    2. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      Bread bin.

    3. JacobZu7zu7

      JacobZu7zu7

      Bread bin? Nonsense name for such a fine piece of hardware. ? 

  21. The Mr. Video

    Got an Atari 2600 heavy sixer. Been wanting one of these for years.

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    2. save2600

      save2600

      Beautiful! Just needs a whores bath now.   ?

    3. H.E.R.O.

      H.E.R.O.

      Congrats. They are so choice.

    4. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      @save2600 Yeah, it could use some cleaning. It's also missing some of the screws that hold the top and bottom halves together.

  22. The Mr. Video
    I forgot about Loot Crate until now, they and their copy cats were a huge fad up until around 2017. It seemed like everyone and their moms were doing Loot Crate unboxing videos and sponsored ads back then. I personally never cared, I guess getting cheap, random junk in the mail every month didn't appeal to me.
  23. The Mr. Video
    Really the best option is to use a VCR hooked up to a capture card. But another method (which is the one I use) is to use a DVD recorder and a couple of DVD-RWs.
  24. The Mr. Video
    This took me way too long to make.
  25. The Mr. Video
    Ok, this is amazing. Also I thought I'd share a video that goes in depth on mechanical TVs.
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