Arcanis-Will Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I got a box of assorted stuff from Craigslist and one of the cartridges was Star Raiders. But when I turn on the 800 system with that cart installed, it doesn't boot Star Raiders. Instead it displays a BASIC prompt as follows: ATARI MICROSOFT BASIC II V2.0 © 1982 MICROSOFT > Is this an Atari manufacturing error or is it the result of a previous owner swapping cases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sacrilege! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Does the screw look tampered with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Is it an 800 or an 800xl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcanis-Will Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Does the screw look tampered with? I'm not sure I can answer that. It resembles most of the other carts that I have. There is no protection over the screw, and it is fairly straightforward to unscrew it. Is it an 800 or an 800xl? It is an 800, not XL, so without any cart it will go to the memo pad, not BASIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 My guess is that the owner probably swapped it. Having a look inside might give a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 There was a mail order outfit in the mid-80's that advertised MSB II carts for something like $15. It turns out that they had used other Atari game cart shells and inserted legitimate MSB II boards/roms in them. Bought one and when I opened the package, it said "PacMan!" Suspect there are LOTS of the bastardized carts floating around. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Someone pulled a funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Microsoft BASIC is rarer that Star Raiders so it's not a too bad of a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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