I bought 7800

[mika]

hi,

 

i'm from Poland, and we didn't have much atari consoles here, so don't laugh at me. i recently bought an atari 7800, now i'm waiting for it.

it looks like on the photo. it's real photo from the auction. i'm wondering, what is this white cable for? it's probably homemade. what should i have to connect it? are the joysticks pins like in 2600? and would 9V power supply be ok? i know that 2600 carts would fit.

seller told that console works, but he didn't even told me HOW it works...

generally: does it have the same connections as 2600?

i hope it would work, this is my first 7800 ever!

[Mot]

Q: what is this white cable for?

A: The 7800 had a special connector that the power supply uses to connect to the 7800. The seller is only giving you the cord (I think).

So you will have to get DC 9V 1A and use the wire he gave you to connect to the 7800 unit.

Q:does it have the same connections as 2600?

A: The 7800 has connections for TV and joysticks.

TV connection: an RCA type connecter that you will need to connect to your TV Cable some how. See: How do I hook up my Atari to a TV? and

you could buy Coaxial (F-Type) to Female RCA Adapter

Joystick connections

You can use regular 2600 joysticks to play all 2600 games and a some of 7800 games (mostly the arcade ports). Most of the 7800 games needed 2 botton 7800 joysticks to play.

 

I hope this helps.

[mika]

THANKS mot!!!

 

i'm sure it'll help.

(and sorry for my english)