JagDiesel Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 Hey, I was out "thrifting" yesterday and found a 7800 expansion port model. That makes 3 of the early ones for me. To top it off, I paid $3 for it and it works great!!! Anyways, its nice to finally find a bargain after a 4 month dry spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 I would love to just find 7800 carts here much less a complete 7800 deck?! Truly ...I am envious. Great find and let us know should you ever want to part with one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted June 21, 2001 Author Share Posted June 21, 2001 Thing is.. I have 3 decks, but only have 1 AC adapter, as they seem to be an endangered species. But.. I would part with one of the consoles for a decent trade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted June 21, 2001 Author Share Posted June 21, 2001 I figure I'll pick one up from a small game shop the other side of town (they are cheap there).. I'd part with one for some Odyssey2 stuff or some decent 7800 or 2600 stuff, nothing too rare, as I dont have much in any of them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelRunner Posted June 21, 2001 Share Posted June 21, 2001 Hey, new 7800 games are so easy to find, who needs used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted June 21, 2001 Author Share Posted June 21, 2001 Well, I just bought several new 7800 games from folks on eBay, 3 for $6 NIB and 2 more for $5 NIB. Its not that I cant buy them new.. I find it an interesting way to meet new people and make contacts dealing with folks for used stuff. Plus, if they need something that is in abundance here, why not see if they have something that is scarce here... Plus, it helps me learn more about what the "real" worth of something is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted June 22, 2001 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Heheh... Well..I haven't any good trade bait..except some Colecovision games I can't use since I don't have a CV. But nothing rare for the 2600..and while I have some semi rare 7800 games that would be worthy of one of those decks...I can't bare to part with them... But seeing as how you are only missing a power supply...check this out... 7800 power supply on yahoo auctions... Or you could go the unnatural way and hardwire a 2600 adpater to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Ask and you shall receive...look here for the answers in which you seek! http://www.geocities.com/atari7800mod/7800...0_powermod.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-DEE Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Cool, thanks Crossbow!!! I'll have to give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-DEE Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Crossbow, How do you hardwire a 2600 power adaptor to a 7800? Have you done this? How much work is involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kondre Posted July 20, 2001 Share Posted July 20, 2001 hey, -^Cro§Bow^- i got some 7800 carts that i can trade, not sure if they are anything anyone might want or need but here is the list: pole position II food fight dig dug ms. pac-man asteroids super skateborardin' ballblazer crack'ed robotron xevious realsports baseball centipede joust all are loose, but i would let them go real easy. kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 20, 2001 Author Share Posted July 20, 2001 Kev, I could use: Super Skateboardin and Crack'd for the 7800. Are you looking for anything in particular in trade or are you just selling them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kondre Posted July 25, 2001 Share Posted July 25, 2001 JagDiesel - you want the "Crack'ed" cart?. ok. does anyone know where i can get planet smashers NTSC not PAL, I got a PAL and cant play it so i want a NTSC version. kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 25, 2001 Share Posted July 25, 2001 The NTSC version of planet smashers is quite rare Kevin. All I can say is keep looking...or ask around or try Ebay (Yeah I said it...). The pal version of that is much more common than the NTSC version here. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 25, 2001 Author Share Posted July 25, 2001 Kev.. Email me and let me know what your looking for for that cart.. thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari70s Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 mine is a 1987 system with a extra expanding port what year did they stop makign it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 Atari70s: It isn't totally unusual to see yours being an 87 model with the expansion port. See I got mine in 88 and it has a newer case and serial number from that year as well. But in the case of my 7800. It is actually a reworked board that was made in 84. It either was a return from who knows how far back. Or it was simply old stock that didn't test out the first time and they went back and fixed the problems. Either way it eventually made its way out the door to my hands. So to answer your question. The expansion model 7800s probably ceased being made with the ports at the end of 86. By then Atari knew they would never use it for its intended purpose (Too bad too...it would have rocked!). So they started to make the boards without them. I am sure some internal design changes had to be made upon doing that since they didn't all the resistors etc...for the expansion port anymore. Anyway, there are at least two different revision boards that contain expansion ports on them. The REV 001 (84 years...). And the later REV 002 (86-87?). After this the ports are not present on the main boards. The true 84 released 7800s have the actual opening in the side for the port for access also. Whereas I don't believe the later models do even though the port is there physically (Such is the case with mine). I hope that answers this question more or less. I am sure Mr. Vendel or somebody else with the real ties to this would know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 26, 2001 Author Share Posted July 26, 2001 All 3 of my 7800s are expansion port models..all 3 also have the opening on the side of the lower case for it... I have only taken apart one and it was a true Rev001, 84 model..the others I am tempted to check out also, but if I find out they are also Rev001 models, I will really be tempted to keep all of them, rather than share them with the rest of the world.. Hey, does anyone have a body for a 7800 with bad internals? I tested out my 4th 7800, a rev002, and it worked but the case on it is shot to hell so I need one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 sorry I know of none locally. I actually found my first 7800 in the wild this past weekend. But they wanted 49 bucks for it!! I of course couldn't crack it open to see if it was an 84 board in it or not. But I suspect not. I think Jag that your best bet for dead 7800s with good cases will be Ebay (Yeah I said it...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 26, 2001 Author Share Posted July 26, 2001 I have been keeping an eye on ebay for a dead 7800 or one for parts.. If you want one of the 7800s I have, I'd be happy to ship it your way for a couple of games for it. I have most of the really common 7800 carts but am looking for some of the others and am trying to get more boxed ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 26, 2001 Share Posted July 26, 2001 Wish I had dupes of my 7800 games. Truth be had...I actually was smart in the 7800 era and bought the more rare games now. Except that by the time Midnight Mutants, Fital Run and some of the others came out I had lost interest in the 7800. Oh well, I am sure you will find a good home for those decks at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 27, 2001 Author Share Posted July 27, 2001 I think the best home for them for now is..MINE but hey, I've felt that way all along. Anyways, theres a guy outta Tucson that has a ton of 7800 carts that has em on ebay all the time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 27, 2001 Share Posted July 27, 2001 Next time I am in the Tuscon area...(I have a cousin who lives there), I am gonna have to hit that guy up and make a few buys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagDiesel Posted July 27, 2001 Author Share Posted July 27, 2001 Hey, Tucson has a couple of Bookmans stores, hit them up, as the one here in Mesa has lots of bargains (CIB Jag games under $5, 50 cents for CIB Intv and 26/7800 games, lots of other newer stuff)... Hell, I may even head that way this weekend.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted July 29, 2001 Share Posted July 29, 2001 I'm very curious to find out what models my 7800's are, I've never checked, except I know the model I have, which is being sent to me as I speak, from storage, does not have the opening for an expansion port. The other one I just ordered from E-bay, and it's on it's way...It would be very cool if it has the port and even the opening for the port, we'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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