Mark2008 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I bought a 130xe with xf551 for $190+28sh missing label and ps, both working, as it turned out. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, MrFish said: Neat... and with the pancake-style box too! I'll un-pancake it heh heh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhart87 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) On 8/11/2024 at 9:20 PM, burkhart87 said: This is allegedly coming my way this week. It's an 800XL with a mod I haven't seen (the switch labeled "m" or "n"). It was part of an auction that included an 820 (😊), which I've been trying to find at a "reasonable" price for over two years. Update: the switch on this XL disables ("m" position) or enables ("n" position) BASIC upon boot. This is a feature I love; not having to hold down option all the time if the switch is set to "m". Sadly, it's too close to the SIO port to put it into "m" if there is a fujinet in the SIO ☹️. The auction included another 800XL missing a spacebar. Both boot to BASIC or DOS and output that puzzling 800XL B&W SVideo. I used the UAV board in my other 800XLs and was happy with the results, so that is a possibility. Not sure what I'm going to do with these yet. But the prize of the auction was this 820. It's not working, but that's a topic for another thread. Edited August 20 by burkhart87 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chri O. Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 28 minutes ago, burkhart87 said: But the prize of the auction was this 820. Atari-Printer-Test-Programs LINK: https://github.com/jeffpiep/Atari-Printer-Test-Programs/blob/master/README.md Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 3 hours ago, burkhart87 said: Sadly, it's too close to the SIO port to put it into "m" if there is a fujinet in the SIO ☹️. You don't need to put the Fujinet directly into the 800XL - I leave mine connected to the second port on my 1010 program recorder since it is the last in the chain, it has an extra unused port! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I just received a really nice Atari 400 with a B-Key keyboard. It just needed a little clean-up. Otherwise, it's in nice condition. I do have to power it on to see if it works, of course. I do find it odd it only had 16k of RAM installed. There's no evidence of the RAM card being swapped out, either, as the system board would have had evidence of jumpers being installed. Who puts a nice keyboard in a 400 and doesn't upgrade the RAM??? I'll have to upgrade this fellow to 1056k. 🙂 I am also thinking about updating OS-C and installing that OS so that it has some great features. 🙂 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinadan67 Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Choplifter! (Brøderbund), Cart w/o box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 I don't gamble much but I rolled the dice on this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/196622035916 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 On 9/9/2024 at 3:57 PM, Allan said: I don't gamble much but I rolled the dice on this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/196622035916 And I lost. 90 percent of them were PC disks. Oh well. I did get some Portland Atari Club newsletters which I am in the process of scanning. https://archive.org/details/portland-atari-club-computer-news-february-1989 https://archive.org/details/portland-atari-club-computer-news-february-1988/mode/2up More to come at some point. They take a while to scan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Yep... it's a sickness. I need help. https://www.ebay.com/itm/326259245093 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Finally received one of these: Introduction to MIDI Programming A few months back I bought one for $29 and waited 2 weeks for it to arrive, It never showed up so I contacted the seller and they checked their "warehouse" and replied back they didn't actually have one. They raised the sold price to $138 https://www.ebay.com/itm/386789407064 Ever since then these books are being listed at $100 or higher, but I bought this one for $29.85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 17 hours ago, Tillek said: Yep... it's a sickness. I need help. https://www.ebay.com/itm/326259245093 Wow, that's steep. Should have bought one at the Atari fair in Cologne in 1993 or so. As I couldn't think of a reason to buy one with a TT already on my desk and the ST relegated to backup duties, I only took a button saying "I saw the world's fastet Atari ST". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 5 hours ago, slx said: Wow, that's steep. Should have bought one at the Atari fair in Cologne in 1993 or so. As I couldn't think of a reason to buy one with a TT already on my desk and the ST relegated to backup duties, I only took a button saying "I saw the world's fastet Atari ST". Funny thing is... I already have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 12 hours ago, Tillek said: Funny thing is... I already have one. Never know when you "need" a spare... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Time for a recreation! Closes book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Bought an ESP8266 and one of these clock modules to add GCS Control to my GBS 8200 for my ST I crossed my mind, this could be used maybe with an Arduino Nano to replace the PAL crystals which people say are difficult to get, just a thought 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 6 hours ago, slx said: Never know when you "need" a spare... Well, the thing is, I am not 100% sure the other one works, because it arrived very damaged (you can see from the picture it is only held in place by those header rows in the CPU slot) I got mine "installed" in a Mega 2, which... you can probably imagine... got "un-installed" in transit in a very violent way. Took me years to actually figure out what those header rows were called and to get the right dot pitch (yeah, I didn't try very hard). But then I found a thread here on AA where the seller seemed to have problems selling it. And the fact he insured it (if I recall right, he didn't charge me for the insurance, which was odd) makes me question if the whole thing ever worked. The last time I tried, the screen was black but I could hear key clicks and the "dings" from trying to move the mouse in the corner... so it's processing something. So mostly, I am going to try installing this new one in another mega, and once it's working, I'll try the other to see if it's the SST that's bad, or the Mega 2 that the first one came with. And who knows... Might send one to t0ri. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyErrant Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Just picked up and ST mouse and a 1010. The ST mouse is going to complete my 800xl-as-a-keyboard setup by not only sending keystrokes to my PC, but now also mouse input as well. The 1010 I'm going to design a stereo audio amp board for and add a switch to go between regular mode and stereo playback mode. My son and I are cassette collectors and I have quite a library, so it would be nice to play them back on the desk without having to permanently devote my walkman to the cause. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 31 minutes ago, LadyErrant said: Just picked up and ST mouse and a 1010. The ST mouse is going to complete my 800xl-as-a-keyboard setup by not only sending keystrokes to my PC, but now also mouse input as well. The 1010 I'm going to design a stereo audio amp board for and add a switch to go between regular mode and stereo playback mode. My son and I are cassette collectors and I have quite a library, so it would be nice to play them back on the desk without having to permanently devote my walkman to the cause. Sounds like a cool project... I'm sure we'd all love to hear more about it when you're ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Illness continues. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226341260923 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 40 minutes ago, Tillek said: Illness continues. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226341260923 Nice score with the Astra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 10 hours ago, adam242 said: Nice score with the Astra. Thanks... now the Big D has a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 9 hours ago, Tillek said: Thanks... now the Big D has a friend. WOW, nice one Tillek. I am at the point now where I will just admire. I cant buy more.. but I am very jelous of that and the the Big D. I love floppy drives!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 17 minutes ago, Bikerbob said: WOW, nice one Tillek. I am at the point now where I will just admire. I cant buy more.. but I am very jelous of that and the the Big D. I love floppy drives!!!! Looking like it might get here in time for the next Zoom chat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhart87 Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 On 8/19/2024 at 10:52 PM, burkhart87 said: Update: the switch on this XL disables ("m" position) or enables ("n" position) BASIC upon boot. This is a feature I love; not having to hold down option all the time if the switch is set to "m". Sadly, it's too close to the SIO port to put it into "m" if there is a fujinet in the SIO ☹️. The auction included another 800XL missing a spacebar. Both boot to BASIC or DOS and output that puzzling 800XL B&W SVideo. I used the UAV board in my other 800XLs and was happy with the results, so that is a possibility. Not sure what I'm going to do with these yet. But the prize of the auction was this 820. It's not working, but that's a topic for another thread. The modded 800XL has the XL Fix ROM from CSS from this thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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