Jacques Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) I was looking long for it! 🙂 Edited August 7, 2023 by Jacques 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 An Atari 822 thermal printer (I never knew these Atari models existed): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr D. Kaczorowski Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Purchased yesterday for me by a friend in Chicago. Now I'm waiting for it to be sent to him and then shipped to Poland. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Piotr D. Kaczorowski said: Purchased yesterday for me by a friend in Chicago. Now I'm waiting for it to be sent to him and then shipped to Poland. ...with DDT.... isn't that an insecticide?! Edited August 15, 2023 by Beeblebrox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) As a bit of a kneejerk/impulse buy (after checking out the spec a forum), I've just purchased an 80's Analogue oscilloscope which runs at 20mhz Hameg Oscilloscope HM203-6.. Working Condition. 20 Mhz. Got me some compatible BNC probes/leads too. Thanks to Marauder666 for his expert advice. Now to bone up on all things anaglogue oscilloscope related, first stop - the manual) Edited August 18, 2023 by Beeblebrox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 My PCBWay orders arrived I had 5 of the VBXE 800 Carrier Boards Assembled so I'll have three to sell if someone else is thinking of adding VBXE to their 800. Also had some SIO2Wifi boards made, have a new HW addition to add to these 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 1 hour ago, AtariGeezer said: My PCBWay orders arrived I had 5 of the VBXE 800 Carrier Boards Assembled so I'll have three to sell if someone else is thinking of adding VBXE to their 800. Also had some SIO2Wifi boards made, have a new HW addition to add to these Niiiiice! I am after one but unfortunately I am in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 An ICD P:R: still shrinkwrapped and a boxed German speech synthesizer box (Alienware repackaged by Atari Germany) with manual but without floppy. I always liked S.A.M. and wanted to give this a try (plus I never ever saw one of this before, must have appeared when I had moved on to the ST and/or wasn’t sold where I lived). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Picked up a 600XL which was almost as listed. Bit dirty but seems in decent condition. Did a quick boot with RF, got power but no video, oh bugger. Gave composite a try to see if TV would give a clue and up popped a nice colour image. Didn't have time to do a full check but ?fre(0 and ) definitely work, no not a,n,d . gave a result of 13326 so not RAM upgrade...yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Ah this one the seller accidentally advertised as having u1mb. (He just copied the title and details from another sellers listing. Think it was totally innocent). I just missed out on it so congrats. You got an absolute bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 37 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: Ah this one the seller accidentally advertised as having u1mb. (He just copied the title and details from another sellers listing. Think it was totally innocent). Yeah I agree, seemed innocent. Chap was making sure everything was ok before accepting payment. Glad I finally got one, there has been a few on eBay lately which I too had missed out on too. For this one I'd bid quite high as I'd seen the 'upgrade' a couple of days before I bid and didn't realise about the changes until after. I'm glad no-one put a daft bid in or it might not have been such a good bargain.😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Noir Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Last two things I got were a Harmony Cart for my 2600 and a Concerto cart for my 7800. (I'll be giving the Harmony cart to my Dad who got the 2600 for his birthday and will be getting the Harmony cart for Christmas) Chesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 12:17 AM, slx said: a boxed German speech synthesizer box (Alienware repackaged by Atari Germany) Would you mind posting photos of this? Don't believe I've ever seen one of these before and am really curious about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 19 hours ago, deffroe said: Picked up a 600XL which was almost as listed. Bit dirty but seems in decent condition. Did a quick boot with RF, got power but no video, oh bugger. Gave composite a try to see if TV would give a clue and up popped a nice colour image. Didn't have time to do a full check but ?fre(0 and ) definitely work, no not a,n,d . gave a result of 13326 so not RAM upgrade...yet. Is that one of those suicidal power packs? Ingot??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 no, fortunately its a chocolate-block 🙃 btw, European 240v ingots are ok - its the stateside ones that are sketchy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, mytek said: Is that one of those suicidal power packs? Ingot??? That's only a problem, (I believe) with the US models. I don't think it applies to the UK ones. (Correct me if I am wrong) Edit: heh heh XrBrevin and my replies crossed over there! Edited August 25, 2023 by Beeblebrox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 What they said! (Beeblebrox & xrbrevin) 1 hour ago, mytek said: Is that one of those suicidal power packs? Ingot??? I use a decent brand 2A USB power supply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 6:44 PM, x=usr(1536) said: Would you mind posting photos of this? Don't believe I've ever seen one of these before and am really curious about it. Certainly, here they are. The floppy is missing, probably in a floppy storage box somewhere. Luckily a dump is available on atariwiki. It‘s interesting that Atari Germany considered this a viable product for their lineup. Maybe because Alienware did not market it in Europe. I‘d be really curious to know how many were sold and if any other national Atari branch marketed them. It might not be that obvious from the pictures but the box sleeve looks crude even by 1980‘s packaging standards. The printing is quite „washed out“, almost like an early color photocopy (which I don’t think was widely available at the time). It would also be interesting if the inner box is the same the original Alienware box came in. It looks more like a US than a German box. Pictures may be used freely. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupilami Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 6:44 PM, x=usr(1536) said: Would you mind posting photos of this? Don't believe I've ever seen one of these before and am really curious about it. Here's mine with a demo : https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atarinside-items/sprachbox-voice-box/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 Interesting that they just tossed the original unit in a different box and didn't even attempt to put the Atari name or logo on it. Really nifty artifact. Thanks to both of you for sharing them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 17 hours ago, x=usr(1536) said: Interesting that they just tossed the original unit in a different box and didn't even attempt to put the Atari name or logo on it. @Marsupilami and @Bill Lange earn the credit for gathering information about it and sharing it. What I found interesting is that the US version as documented by Bill Lange has a green label and (speed adjustment?) knob while the "German" version has a red label and no knob. I initially assumed the green box is version I and the red one version II but @Savetz demonstrates a green labeled one without knob in his video. The magazine articles announcing II don't mention any differences but they seem to be relevant as a previous thread mentions the need to only use the correct software. So it would be interesting if there are green labeled version II units or version I units without knob. Are there US retail versions with a red label or is the red label maybe exclusive for the version Atari sold? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 8/28/2023 at 10:02 AM, Marsupilami said: Here's mine with a demo better than pop idol! altho thats not saying much hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Think I'm getting a joystick fetish...in-between getting a 600XL, 800XLF, a 2nd xegs...I got the sticks in the pics, some are unbranded so need to check them out. They are added to a zipstik, RamDelta, a pastel cruiser, black cruiser and a cruiser turbo. I'm gonna go blind...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 13 minutes ago, deffroe said: Think I'm getting a joystick fetish...in-between getting a 600XL, 800XLF, a 2nd xegs...I got the sticks in the pics, some are unbranded so need to check them out. They are added to a zipstik, RamDelta, a pastel cruiser, black cruiser and a cruiser turbo. I'm gonna go blind...! So how do they all work with Donkey Kong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deffroe Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Of those pictured, the Bug has a broken wire, so missing a direction...but it looks cool. The next down is possibly a ZipStik Competition has microswitch direction and a bit of a mushy fire, but works well. Next down is a non worker but like the look..again. Next down, Mindscape Power Player, got a pair of these, both work well but first time using this type of joystick, so needs a bit of getting used to. Feels like too much movement on stick. Last one, which looks a bit Competition 5000'ish feels like a quality joystick, very precise, very tight stick. Feels better than my ZipStik Super Pro. 32 minutes ago, reifsnyderb said: So how do they all work with Donkey Kong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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