Mindfield Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 (edited) Woohoo! I love it when someone has too much stuff they want to unload cheap. Now, I've been wanting to get an 8-bit kit back together for some time now -- haven't had one since 1989, so it's been a while. So someone on CGCC advertized a bunch of Atari computer gear they wanted to be rid of. I took them up on the offer. Here's what I scored: ST stuff: - 520STfm (1 meg RAM); no power cord or mouse. (I already have a 1040STfm with both so no big deal) - SC1224 colour monitor - Miscellaneous wooden monitor stand - 13 disk cases crammed with ST disks (there's gotta be a thousand there) -- some are even store-bought. 8-Bit stuff: - 130XE w/ AC brick and RF adapter - 1050 drive w/ AC brick - XF551 drive w/ AC brick (black -- wasn't this supposed to come with a matching gray AC?) - 5 SIO cables - OSS BASIC XL cart - Atariwriter cart Misc. stuff: - Wico BOSS - Another 4 disk cases or so full of PC disks There was another nice bonus. The guy I bought this from wasn't the original owner, but I figured whoever originally bought a 130XE, a 1050 and an XF551 knew their stuff. If they bought an XF, they probably wanted more space and speed, but probably started with the 1050 and probably wanted more speed and space before they bought the XF. So I cracked it open, removed the shielding and sure enough, there was that big black ICD chip: US doublers. Punchline: C$60 (approx. US$50). Delivered. Angel did the recieving (as I was at work when he dropped by) and she insisted on throwing in $20 for gas -- we both felt bad taking such a big haul for so little. He almost wouldn't hear of it, but she practically forced the $20 on him. Unfortunately there were exactly zero disks for the 8-bit so I can't test either of the disk drives. Now I gotta find me some disks o' stuff for the 8-bit. Anyone got a pile they want to unload? Edited September 17, 2005 by Mindfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNXGUY Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 That's what I call a Massive Haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 That's awesome man, nice score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Nice score!! Originally this lot was supposed to be completely free if I picked it up. I did not want to drive to Keswick (3 hrs. from Kingston) to get it when it was first posted so I decided against it. When I found out that it was still available I inquired again. The guy said that now I would have to pay or trade him for it so I said I was no longer interested. I am cheap like that. Congrats!! No need for disks. SIO2PC is the way to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Nice score!! Originally this lot was supposed to be completely free if I picked it up. I did not want to drive to Keswick (3 hrs. from Kingston) to get it when it was first posted so I decided against it. When I found out that it was still available I inquired again. The guy said that now I would have to pay or trade him for it so I said I was no longer interested. I am cheap like that. Congrats!! No need for disks. SIO2PC is the way to be. 933226[/snapback] Heh -- SIO2PC is definitely on the list, but I discovered something slightly more pressing. For some reason I always thought you could plug an SC1224 right into an XE. (I never owned both concurrently so I was never able to confirm that) The pins are different though. Is there some sort of adapter you can get to make that happen? The only item on an eBay search of "atari xe monitor" was one to let you use a C64 monitor. (I use to have one, but it died on me) As for the haul -- I didn't know it was originally supposed to be free, but although Keswick is closer to me than you it's still way too far. Just the same I was more than happy to pay $80 for this lot. The boxed XF551 alone is worth more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 (edited) Nice score!! Originally this lot was supposed to be completely free if I picked it up. I did not want to drive to Keswick (3 hrs. from Kingston) to get it when it was first posted so I decided against it. When I found out that it was still available I inquired again. The guy said that now I would have to pay or trade him for it so I said I was no longer interested. I am cheap like that. Congrats!! No need for disks. SIO2PC is the way to be. 933226[/snapback] Heh -- SIO2PC is definitely on the list, but I discovered something slightly more pressing. For some reason I always thought you could plug an SC1224 right into an XE. (I never owned both concurrently so I was never able to confirm that) The pins are different though. Is there some sort of adapter you can get to make that happen? The only item on an eBay search of "atari xe monitor" was one to let you use a C64 monitor. (I use to have one, but it died on me) As for the haul -- I didn't know it was originally supposed to be free, but although Keswick is closer to me than you it's still way too far. Just the same I was more than happy to pay $80 for this lot. The boxed XF551 alone is worth more than that. 933280[/snapback] The SC1224 is RGB only. Is an adapter concievable? Possibly, after all, the Commodore 1084 series among others is RGB and also has S-video and composite video inputs, but no adapter or monitor mod was ever made that I know of. But, that may be where you misunderstood, as the Atari SC1435 monitor and the Commodore 1084 are the same montor internally, which could have lead you to a mix-up between the two Atari monitors. Anyhow, as far as I know, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, even though the SC1435 is basically the same monitor as the 1084, it wasn't equiped with composite or S-video so an Atari 8-bit like the 130XE could be used with it. Besides a couple prototypes, there is no 8-bit Atari monitor. Many people use the C64 and Amiga monitors for the Atari 8-bits. An Apple composite, or any composite monitor from that era will work also. It's just a single RCA video jack and possibley RCA audio on all of them. I have an Apple composite monitor hooked up to my Atari 800 and an Amiga 1084S monitor hooked up to both my 1200XL and 130XE via chroma/lumina(S-video) using the proper video cable(which is also compatible with the C64 monitor cables and vice-versa). Best Electronics and B&C both carry Atari/C64 monitor cables with both composite and chroma/lumina(two RCA jacks instead of an S-video jack) and I also see them all the time on E-bay too. If you can't find and Atari monitor cable listed, search for a C64 cable. But restricting the search to Atari XE is not a good idea, it's only part of a whole series of compatible 8-bits including the 800 and XL models. The best search would be either just Atari monitor cable or Atari 800/XL/XE cable. Keep the search as broad as possible, if it comes up with cables other than just for monitors, so what, monitor cables will be listed too. Edited September 17, 2005 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Dont think there is any realistic way to hook your 130XE up to your SC1224 - hook it up to a TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Damn. I was hoping. I have a small TV I can use (one with a vhold knob so I can see PAL stuff), I was just hoping I could sort of make the SC1224 work double duty as an ST/XE monitor. (I'd lose the cool graphics 8 artifacting, but for convenience it would have been nice) Then I could have put them both on the same table I currently have the ST on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 The 520 has RF output right? Not a perfect fit but if you are only playing games with it then it should be fine - then both systems on 1 TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 The 520 has RF output right? Not a perfect fit but if you are only playing games with it then it should be fine - then both systems on 1 TV 933357[/snapback] I'd rather not. The ST looks like crap on a TV -- I ran my first ST on one for some time before I managed to get a monitor for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Nice haul! I've gotta hunt down a disk drive for my 800XL sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 The 520 has RF output right? Not a perfect fit but if you are only playing games with it then it should be fine - then both systems on 1 TV 933357[/snapback] I'd rather not. The ST looks like crap on a TV -- I ran my first ST on one for some time before I managed to get a monitor for it. 933370[/snapback] Please do your A8 a favour and invest in a Commodore/Amiga monitor! The image quality can't be surpassed with an unmodded (A/V) A8, and they're still relatively easy to find in Canada. I also have a ton o' 8-bit disks. What are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted September 18, 2005 Author Share Posted September 18, 2005 Please do your A8 a favour and invest in a Commodore/Amiga monitor! The image quality can't be surpassed with an unmodded (A/V) A8, and they're still relatively easy to find in Canada. I may have to do that. The real problem with getting one is that eBay isn't exactly a viable option; shipping monitors is expensive, so I'll have to see if I can find something locally that preferably can be delivered. I also have a ton o' 8-bit disks. What are you looking for? 933378[/snapback] At this point it doesn't really matter; I don't have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Rice Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 - XF551 drive w/ AC brick (black -- wasn't this supposed to come with a matching gray AC?) 933001[/snapback] I got a XF551 new from Jack's Federated stores before they closed. I still have it and I do not have a grey power supply. It was a black one identical to the 400/800 PS and 1050 PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Nice score! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Nice score! I want a 8-bit setup... or a 4 port 5200... anything for 4 player Castle Crisis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 I haven't had the opportunity to play Castle Crisis yet. However, the only 8-bit that could do the 4-player thing would be the 400, since it's the only model with 4 joystick ports -- but then you don't get GTIA graphics modes (12 thru 15). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 However, the only 8-bit that could do the 4-player thing would be the 400, since it's the only model with 4 joystick ports... *cough* 800 *cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 17, 2005 Author Share Posted November 17, 2005 However, the only 8-bit that could do the 4-player thing would be the 400, since it's the only model with 4 joystick ports... *cough* 800 *cough* 966885[/snapback] Yeah, uh... isn't that what I said? Must have been a typo, the 4 and 8 keys being so close together and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Mindfield, when are you in the UK next, you can have my collection of A8 user group disks and type in listings disks if you want them, as my 2 1050 are brown bread (dead) send me a pm or email if interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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