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An interesting item from my Craigslist deal any thoughts on this..
I picked up a small lot of carts off of craigslist late last week and really bought them for 1 cart and to flip the rest. But there was one cart I couldnt read ( still bought it anyway ). A8...
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Supercharger Schematics? What's inside of it?
I was wondering if anyone has the schematics to the supercharger and/or can provide any info on what it had in it's guts. Would it be possible to build a clone of it inside a regular sized cartridge? I...
View ArticleAtari 1030
I've some questions about the 1030 does it have to be at the end of the daisy chain and how fast is it?
View ArticleGetting the Right Atari 2600 Power Supply
So I have an Atari 2600 4-switch wood grain which I am currently developing homebrew code for. I am obviously invested in keeping my Atari clean and well-functioning for the long haul so that I can...
View ArticleRana ROM images
So, started going through figuring out the Rana drive's firmware, and found that the one I have has a glaring bug that makes it unable to format either ED or DD disks (MFM mode is wrong, wrong,...
View Articleunreleased or homebrew arcade game ports?
sorry if there's a list posted that i've overlooked, but i'm looking for a list of arcade game ports for the 2600 other than actual commercial releases that are available as binaries. ie - things like...
View ArticlePacManPlus and the Atari 7800
I just had to do this so that there would be some perspective as to the work PacManPlus has put into the 7800 library.. The Official Atari Library of games stands at 58 games 01.Ace of Aces 02.Alien...
View ArticleDonkey Kong 2600 not compatible?
I was looking at games from the 2600 that seemed to have compatibility problems with the 7800 on the 2600 Connection website. Donkey Kong was not among the list. My problem is that I've encountered...
View ArticleWhat would you want in a new Atari?
I know this topic has been probably done to death, but I didn't see any threads on it, so why not. Basically, what features would you want in a followup to the ST/TT/Falcon series? I know there's the...
View ArticleOver-clocking the Atari 8-bit with liquid nitrogen
I remember seeing an article circa ~1996 involving a Macintosh Color Classic and liquid nitrogen to over-clock the cpu to somewhere around 1GHz speed. As this is incredible, I wonder if this is even...
View ArticleThe Pro Controller
I don't believe any games actually NEED it, but I know it's useful for some games. However, are the prices people sell them for on eBay REALLY what they're going for? Is it really so rare as to be a...
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Ultimate 1MB 800XL Install
Hi there, I have Lotharek's Ultimate 1MB and an Atari 800XL (NTSC). I'm trying to find the right 4 pins to grab for PHI2, R/W, Reset, and Halt. It looks like I can grab PHI2, R/W, and Reset from...
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Atari 5200 chips
Someone offered these to me as a lot and make an offer if interested. Does anyone know anything about these from the board style and writing on the labels? Tempest I bet would know for sure. But I...
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2600 Power Port Question...
Recently, I have heard something rattling around in my light sixer, so I decided to open it up. What fell out was a small, clear plastic bit that was attached to the side of the power port. I put the...
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Space Invaders with brown label?
A while back, I got a lot of about five 2600 games with box, to add to my rapidly growing collection (over 100 at this point). Among them was Space Invaders, with the familiar art on the box. I already...
View ArticleA multi-core 6502...would that be possible
Following on from foft's post/thread about 'new ATARI hardware' and recent developments and attempts at replicating various classic processor core IPs (the only one's i've heard of relate to Z80, 6502...
View Article65816/65C02 Question
So, apart from the fact that the the A8 bus is designed around a 1.79mhz processor, as I understand it, the main difficulty in making a an accelerator for the Atari is the incompatbility between the...
View ArticleNew Guy 5200 Questions
Hello! I have been collecting 5200 game carts for sometime now and I feel it's time for me to finally purchase one of these beautiful behemoths to play them. I understand all the issues with the...
View ArticleSuggestions to Test Disk Drives
Hello, I have some 1050s and a xf551. I would like to test them to see if they need calibrated. How do you guys test the drives? Is there a test disk I should use? Thanks for any help.
View ArticleHow to Get a Clear Picture?
Hey everyone (new to this site. first post. Woo!). Was wondering if I could get some advice on my Atari 800 XE comptuer. The thing still works, but I'm having trouble with the picture. I have it...
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