Cebus Capucinis Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I figure I've gotten enough flak from the 2600 guys for my projects, I'll see if I can get some from the A8 guys. I did harvest all the chips and components before doing this. Power LED works with lamp and no modification is visible (uses the original Atari 400 power switch). Enjoy. Or hate. Whatever you want. For the record I will not be making more than 1 of these, ever. Not for sale. Just for my little office near my 130XE to light my Atari computing! (I should add I didn't have an X-Acto knife on me when I made the shade, so I had to eyeball it and still need to cut it to fit.) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 These are so cool. I really like em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm going to gut a dead 1050 next and put in a little CD player, paint some computer speakers beige and brown to match the motif and have an Atari stereo to go with it on my desk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 It would have been really slick if you had wired up a LED lamp with a ring diffuser for this project, and make it take power from the cartridge port. You could've called the cartridge "LAMP" and kept a working Atari 400 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 It would have been really slick if you had wired up a LED lamp with a ring diffuser for this project, and make it take power from the cartridge port. You could've called the cartridge "LAMP" and kept a working Atari 400. Now, see, that's just the attitude I was hoping from you A8 gents -- you guys are brilliant geniuses and I hoped you could come up with cool improvements! Although this 400 was dead from the moment I got it -- I purchased it at a savers thrift store for $3.99, and when I cracked it open some board traces and components were fried. It would likely have never been a working 400 anyway. Also now that I have my own cool office one-of-a-kind lamp, I won't be making any "new" lamps to post at all. I'm weaning myself from the lamp addiction, LOL. I'll still probably make 2600 lamps to-order but no more new lamps. I got the one I always wanted in this bad boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 i have always liked your lamps, very nice... i wanted one done with the OSS langauge boxes, but never saw the point in asking you if you could make one since i dont have a lamp in my office... also if you need a donor 1050 case, i have one... needs a little bit of 'sun', (i.e. retrobright ;'), but has no innards... someone tried to 'fix' the board, and wasnt 'very' successful, and i sold the mech to someone in need... just shoot me an offer of trade or pittance + shipping, and its yours... if you want to get our fur ruffled just call that a 'Jay Minor-400 lamp' ;') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 That's sweet It'd be really cool if you could somehow make a lamp out of one and still use it as a computer. Then you'd have a light while computing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 You do some nice work. -B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You know, I know someone looking for a 400 lid maybe you should hook them up... And I'd love some a8 lampshades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) The plastic they made those out of seems pretty tough, and there's a lot of metal shielding in the area... maybe a halogen bulb and diffuse the light as it bounces off the ceiling. kind of like a torchiere lamp. Then just close the cart cover when it's done and it looks stock. I don't know for sure if she could take the heat or remain a usable lamp, but 'too bright to look directly at' sounds cool to me. There's more ataris than atari fans by far. What's to hate on about a recycling project? Edited July 26, 2011 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Mr Cappuccino....can you do a version (of your lamp thing) with screenshots...and i noticed you missed off 'Star Raiders' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) He has said he will not do another one ever, please keep up Carmel Edited July 27, 2011 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 nice - it's a Thomas Edison-800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 nice - it's a Thomas Edison-800 Hohoooo.... NICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4ngerM4n Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Wow, that's what I call an ugly thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 How about adding this :- http://www.recyclart.org/2011/07/lamp-ole-kirk/ The perfect combination . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 EEEk...No disrespect but I find none of these pretty, clever but not something I would have in full show of others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You know, I know someone looking for a 400 lid maybe you should hook them up... And I'd love some a8 lampshades. what a waste of a good cart door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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