scottinNH Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I took apart my 2600 (4-port) in preparation to install the electronicsentimentalities.com S-Video board. Compared to all the other 2600's I've seen, this one is odd because there is no silkscreen at all... all the component locations were meticulously hand-labeled with a fine marker. The board is ©1980, rev 8. There is no serial number on the bottom of the case - just a red sticker "Atari Super Service". I'm guessing this means nothing exciting (like a prototype), except this was a rebuild/repair (and Atari was cheap enough to recycle a batch of PCBs that came out without the silkscreen). ~~~ Unrelated - I'm excited to finish wiring in this video daughterboard (this is why some TIA pins are unseated). I hooked the 2600 up to my LCD TV using the original RF, and it was unwatchable. On an older tube TV, it was a little better (but still full of static). The photos I've seen for completed installs look awesome! -Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I can't answer your questions as to the writing, except that I don't think it's that rare. I do believe I've seen that before. But what do you mean by "2600 4-port"? I've never heard of a 4 port 2600. Do you mean 4 switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syntaxerror999 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The really odd thing is that I believe the 4 switch (we all know what you ment to say) is version 14... maybe 15... of the PCB. Is that perhaps one especily made for referbishments? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottinNH Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks for the replies. If the 4 switch is normally a higher rev PCB, then it's probable this PCB was a repair swap. Perhaps they did A run of boards earlier, and forgot the silkscreen... Come repair time, this was a cheaper or available part. Nothing special then, oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 ... the 4 switch (we all know what you ment to say) Yes, I was pretty sure. But just in case there was some model mixup, I was checking. Some of the 5200s are 4-port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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