Algus Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 It took me about four years from the time you guys all told me to stuff my plans of buying an Atari 5200 and just buy an 8-bit instead but I finally got one, courtesy of Scooter83. Now I just need some damn games I think. I'm tempted to pick up a small LCD TV for my desk rather than attach this thing to my larger set. I didn't really realize how compact these things were until I was holding it in my hands. I think I'm about to start a love affair with 80s computer design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Next thing to do is to replace that INGOT power adapter with a better one. The INGOT's are known to fry the 8-Bits by feeding 10+ volts to the XL/XE's when they fail... Edit: Check out this post on what to get: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/200820-what-atari-power-supplies-should-we-keepthrowaway/?do=findComment&comment=2567816 Edited May 13, 2013 by AtariGeezer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter83 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Glad it found a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Glad it found a good home. The Ingot? Anybody found a good use for these besides the trash or a doorstop? I've been cutting the cords off them and tossing them to eWaste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 If you've got the money, an Atarimax Flashcart is absolutely awesome! So many image files out there to be able to try before you buy on some of the carts, and even disk based games. It's so worth the cost! http://www.atarimax.com/flashcart/documentation/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-42 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 In the vein of Cebus's suggestion, Atarimax also sells an SIO2PC unit and software that emulates floppy drives on a PC. Connect the (very sweet looking) Atari's SIO port on one and and your PC's USB cable in on the other. Then load disk images via the APE software and you're off to the races. You can even read/write files if you'd like. (I actually use my XEGS as a word processor and for a dash of programming, so this is useful.) Oh, and you can share your printer to your Atari, too. Very handy thing! You can find it by digging around on the Atarimax site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Or just build your own Mini USB - adapter for use with Mac/Linux/PC: http://www.abbuc.de/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6102&hilit=usb+mini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 There are many worth sio2xx and cart based solutions for data transfer. Check out the noob sticky at the top of the forum to see what may suit you best (hint, it is a SIDE cart. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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