pixelmischief Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I was scanning eBay this morning and I found that someone recently listed and sold a cartridge called "Taget Covidea" for $799.00 ( The cart looked familiar. I went through my stuff and found that I have one. Is this thing really that rare and/or valuable? If so, it belongs in more careful hands than mine. I'd be glad to sell it, especially for as exorbitant a price as $799.00. But if there is no buyer and still a desire in the community to get a dump of it, I'd be glad to facilitate that as well. Informative responses would be deeply appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Ultra rare indeed! There already is a dump of version 0115 available, but another dump would be appreciated, especially if yours is a different version - and if not, then for verification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 There's one on eBay right now - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-TARGET-COVIDEA-Banking-Cartridge-v1-15-400-500-800-800XL-1200XL-XE-XL-8bit-/171261432384?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item27dffa1240 Current bid is $31, but "Reserve not met". EDIT to add: looks like the same seller, with "Buy it Now" at 799, followed by auction starting at $249/ $499 Buy it now, followed by the current auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Ummm. I also have 2 Pronto carts, 1.8. Also Rarity 10. WTF did I just find? Edited March 9, 2014 by pixelmischief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Apparently, here's the dude who programmed it. Lists it as the project he's "most proud of". http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-smolinsky/1/355/1a0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilaskey Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Barclays in the UK had a pilot home banking system which I'm pretty sure predated that one. It used prestel/vudata graphics and my friend used to access it on a 1275/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilaskey Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That got chopped off. A 1275/300 baud modem on his 8bit Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I wonder if Mr Smolinsky would have any of his old software or information about this product? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 OT: That reminds me - my computer keyboard is long overdue for a good cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 OT: That reminds me - my computer keyboard is long overdue for a good cleaning. OMG, look at that filth. Shamed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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