Beeblebrox Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 55 minutes ago, deffroe said: Just bought a couple more UGV's from the UK eBay seller, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266108017610?hash=item3df5461bca:g:wbsAAOSwa-tjrfu8&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoAIKtER2hI%2Ba3ePkRRwXxjwNgMZgndqAicGmXyA%2BUsb0EzUkRyCxaOQ%2FzFv%2BXcy6Uhx0dVkpOg1vTZjWOsr77dtKiVoWecWHuc8pm83ygjTO6I9VIYnXSHNnrzYISJyGi6WPY%2B6Q9hHnnvi%2F%2B5xZIJmVDW01u%2BtLukN9G520baJIRVVcY2fHnpxQ0wpfPFYUCgbmPemVDD595V5WVNw993E%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5ja4KrAYQ Even cheaper now, excellent. These are the best kind of deals when you have deep pockets and short arms😉 Me too. Really geniune guy also. Bought quite a bit off him of late. Got two more coming at the new slightly reduced price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Beeblebrox said: Me too. Really geniune guy also. Bought quite a bit off him of late. Got two more coming at the new slightly reduced price. Agree, genuine guy. Think the price reduction and free postage shows it, he could've kept the price the same and made a bit extra. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Time to build another Jaguar rotary controller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Not for USA consumption that vendor, 70+ usdollhairs.....because shipping and exchange not counting fees and cost behind that exhange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, _The Doctor__ said: Not for USA consumption that vendor, 70+ usdollhairs.....because shipping and exchange not counting fees and cost behind that exhange Incidentally are you talking about the earlier post for the Ebay UK UGV vendor? If so the Brewing academy sells the UGV units now in various states of assembly, (from the bare PCB to $35 dollars complete, $40 with the daughter board + shipping): https://thebrewingacademy.com/products/ultimate-gated-video-by-mytek-1?_pos=1&_sid=75945cfff&_ss=r&variant=40012521635942 Between the two vendors we are sorted whether in the UK or US. It's such a good board and as I say sourcing UAV for me in the UK isn't worth if for the same reasons you cite. Edited January 30, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) dead 65xe 💀 Intending to just get NOS mobo for it, call it a day. Edited February 13, 2023 by zylon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Bought two Atari 800xl's. First one had a non-working keyboard, which I didn't discover for about a week since I primarily play games on it. Then the second as soon as I discovered the problem with the first. Giving the first one to a friend that has done work on an Atari 400 for me. Also going to have him install a UAV board in the second 800xl, which I got from the Brewing Academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) Well not an Atari thang as such, and also I bought it last year.... but got me an Ender 3 pro 3D printer. Bought it mainly to print all manner of Atari 8-bit related things with and been meaning to set it up for months! Got is second hand in very good condition. (Usual story - guy bought it for son who used it for a few things then the appeal wore off). Set it up yesterday where I immediately realised the seller hadn't included the assembly instructions!! Still, found an amazing unboxing and assembly video so all good. First thing I printed (in PLA+ filament) - as you do - is a little cat model that came on the Sdcard. Took best part of 5 hours and at the 90% mark the damn thing moved....so incomplete. Still - the print resolution on it is pretty amazing. Tried to print an 800 keycap an it failed miserably - so I'll need to look into tweaking it as something is off. Still - early days. Never used one of these before. Whilst I am working my day job (at home day today), it's currently busy printing a right angle cart adapter housing. (On a coffee break so thought I'd quickly upload this) Failed first ever 3D model print - but showcases very nice hi definition print quality from this machine - so very encouraging: Current WIP: Car crash of a 3D print! Edited February 13, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 buildplate adhesion can be a dark art... many variables to practice with but at least the feedback is clear and definitive the ender3 is a decent rig tho and worth the effort! 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, xrbrevin said: buildplate adhesion can be a dark art... many variables to practice with but at least the feedback is clear and definitive the ender3 is a decent rig tho and worth the effort! 🙃 Tell me about it. (Yeah one of the reasons I went with thje Ender 3 pro is it has great reviews and is a good all rounder/great for beginners like myself). Unfortunately currently all the Atari parts I've attempted resemble Shredded wheat for the most part! FYI I've converted STL files to Gcode formats for the likes of the Right angle cart adapter, the Sophia 2 DVD connector (PBI) adapter and the atari 800 keycap. All resemble the above in their structure and a lot start off not adhering to the bed, or do but then go the way of shredded wheat. I've checked the bed is level, cleaned it with Isopropyl alcohol, etc etc. Even reset the failsafe setting. (See this vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAY6z4IB1U0 So I guess I am missing something. Weird how the first cat print make up was solid in it's structure but the latest ones are breakfast cereal?!! Anyways, I've hijacked this thread enough. Edited February 13, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 cx801 board. I need the c012399b on it for my 400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 A couple of vintage games on cassette in generally good condition: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Untested 600XL, I will clean it up, hopefully get it working, then upgrade to 64K and do the Supervideo mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, hueyjones70 said: Untested 600XL, I will clean it up, hopefully get it working, then upgrade to 64K and do the Supervideo mod. Cool. Always like ugrading 600XL's. So presumably an NTSC model? Will you be adding a din5 monitor jack as part of the upgrade? With my PAL 600XL's, where obviously the monitor jack is present, all I need to do video wise is hook up chroma and remove c109. On an svideo cable the image quality is fantastic then. 600XL's video output is always one of the best. (Found that consistently with all PAL 600XL's I've upgraded. Lovely little A8's. 😘 Edited February 23, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagOMatic Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I bought a 1030 modem on eBay for absolutely no reason other than nostalgia (it was the first modem I ever owned, and I sold mine decades ago) and because I wanted all of the XL-designed peripherals. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 6 hours ago, SlagOMatic said: I bought a 1030 modem on eBay for absolutely no reason other than nostalgia (it was the first modem I ever owned, and I sold mine decades ago) and because I wanted all of the XL-designed peripherals. I wonder how many phone calls my family missed due to my adolescent self tying up the line with my 1030.. I miss the days of BBSes and warez! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 1 hour ago, adam242 said: I wonder how many phone calls my family missed due to my adolescent self tying up the line with my 1030.. I miss the days of BBSes and warez! Why do you have to miss it? Download SyncTerm on your PC and keep calling them. http://www.sfhqbbs.org/ataribbslist.php We're not dead.... are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinadan67 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 I got an untested 600XL from Ebay.The unit was in bad condition with stuck keys and not booting. After some cleaning, removing the rusty shielding and repairing the keyboard the only broken part was a partly defective Pokey. I swapped it with the second Pokey on my TKII-Stereo board and now the machine is working properly again. The Pokey interestingly works without problems on the Stereo board, all 4 channels sounding nice. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Another 600XL, untested. The computer works perfectly. I am amazed at the video quality on the 600XL. The RF picture on this one is better than the composite of most 800XLs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Stock 600XL's output is great. Hook up chroma to use svideo and remove c109 and it's fantastic. Interesting to see your rf output is impressive too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 5 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: Stock 600XL's output is great. Hook up chroma to use svideo and remove c109 and it's fantastic. Interesting to see your rf output is impressive too. The stock NTSC 600XL doesn't have a monitor port, only RF output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) Doh, of course - had my PAL hat on. Edited March 7, 2023 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Small world. I am sure a lot of you, especially in the UK, remember Micro Discount and it's founder/owner Derek Fern. I used to buy a lot from MicroDiscount in the 90s and often chatted to Derek on the stalls at the Staffordshire based Computer fair. Still have a good few titles I bought from him. Anyways, I recently acquired a 1050 drive in a bundle and opened it up to clean the head, where I found this etched on the metal plate: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Derek was a key factor in me building my original collection of Atari software/hardware. I miss the days of getting his catalog and highlighting everything I wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Ah yes, I remember the catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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