landsmarra Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey all, Sorry it's been so long between posts...time seems to just disappear sometimes. A few weeks ago I finally received my complete 2700 (a nice companion piece for my 5100!) The unit is in excellent cosmetic shape but was apparently not able to be made fully functional (don't know if any are). I was told it is a radio issue where the unit loses communication with the controllers. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Looking at it in person makes you really appreciate the unit's design and one can only wonder what impact it would have had in the marketplace if the radio issue was worked out. I have attached some pics. Please feel free to contact me with any specific questions you may have about the unit or if any techie out there has any suggestions for the radio problem. Peace in the new year... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Susuwatari Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 It's a nice but odd looking unit. For some reason any brown console without faux woodgrain panel looks crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Its a very nice piece you have there! I know you are very proud to own it (as any of us would be!). Does it work with the standard carts (is the opening big enough) and can you play it with regular controllers? Hopefully, you can use it as well as enjoy it (not that you would regularly). Having a piece like that is a big responsibility. You know that it will take on a life of its own after you. You merely happen to be its caregiver for this lifetime. My suggestion (on a more solemn note....); make sure you address what is to happen to it after you pass away. I assume you will have it for life, and would want it cared for in the future. My Computer Space 2 player is going to the Computer History Museum (Smithsonian could not be bothered by it....seeing how Pong and Pac Man are the only pieces in its collection; dont get me started on that one!). You may want to find a similar source or one of the collecting communities (AA, DP, etc). Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 WOW, i dont think ive ever seen that before, i know i havent! thankyou for the pics, i would of loved to have something like that when it was new! id even like it now! "Nostalgia" enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landsmarra Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 By the way, plug-in controllers work fine on the console but the radio controllers only produce sporadic activity on the console and the movements are always wrong. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 By the way, plug-in controllers work fine on the console but the radio controllers only produce sporadic activity on the console and the movements are always wrong. Steve Glad you finally got it, I was talking to him about this problem at CGE and he really didn't want to send it to you without fixing it. He must have given up on trying to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I've always been fascinated by the console switches on the 2700. Could you explain how the console switches work? They are contact switches like an IPOD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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