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![]() Hey, I just found (in our shed) an Atari 520ST and an Atari 2600, along with a few extras:
Atari 2600: - It works, although the power connector is "dicky". - Has a three button "professional" joystick. - Activision "Super Hit Pak": - River Raid - Grand Prix - Sky Jinks - Fishing Derby - Checkers - Atari Vanguard - Atari Midnight Magic - Atari Footbal (Realsports Socker) - Double Dragon - Enduro - Megamania - Skiing (WTF at psychedelic cover) Atari 520ST: - Appears to be fully working - Inbuilt floppy drive might need cleaning/repairing - No hard drive, modem or monitor. - Atari 1st Word Manual - Atari ST BASIC Quick Reference - Atari ST Computer Owners Manual - Ocean Wrestle Mania + Mint Cond. Manual - Ocean Shadow Warriors + Mint Cond. Manual - First Word - U.K. Language Disk - Afterburner - Bombuzal - Bomb Jack - Xenon - Super Hang On - Star Ray - Star Goose - Double Dragon - Starglider - Overlander - Super Huey - Space Harrier - Black Lump (I'm like totally enthralled... O_o) - Outrun - Predator - Gauntlet 2 - Eliminator - Nebulus - Pac-Mania - R-Type - Pitfighter - Go Moku - Backgammon - Robotron - St Tour - Music Maker - Neochrome - Express Check So naturally I should explain that I've never owned anything made by or for Atari and I have got no idea about how to use any of this stuff. I've tried to run a few games, but when I try to access the floppy disk it "whirls" for a moment than tells me the drive is not responding. Should I try to get a head cleaner? Or an external floppy drive? Or am I missing something obvious? Is there a way I can backup these disks? Are they computer readable (with special software, perhaps)? And is there anything else I should know/do? |
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![]() OOOoooooohh..... :blink:
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![]() Get a new floppy-drive. Take a peek on Ebay or simulare. I see them selling them all the time on swedish auction-sites. Both Amiga and Atari-hardware are resonably easy to find.
(The swedish site is www.tradera.com if you'r having trouble finding it elsewhere.)
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![]() Well I have an Atari 2600 and I'm pretty sure it's functional even though I haven't touched it in ages. But it looks like all your problems are with the 520ST, so I can't help you. Making the 2600 work is as easy as making a NES work of course --albeit less rewarding LOL
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![]() <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Japofran @ Nov 28 2006, 08:13 PM) [snapback]269114[/snapback]</div>
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![]() I remember that problem with NES when only blowing into the catrtidge, which helped a little but also ruined with the time the NES itself. Never encountered the same thing on more advanced video game consoles like SNES or N64 though, I wonder what was wrong with NES that such a thing came after some time...
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![]() I still have my NES and I never encountered probs with the cartridges. :blink:
I mostly don't even have to blow the dust away... I think cartridges rule! :brain: No loading time, hard to damage (REALLY HARD) and easy to handle! T3H <ar7r1dg0rZ!!!
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![]() <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Icewolf @ Nov 29 2006, 09:29 AM) [snapback]269205[/snapback]</div>
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I have a Nes too, and SNES, and N64! |
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![]() I never had such problems either with my Atari 2600 or my Sega Master System --both still working. I guess <ar7r1dg0rZ ( LOL ) had small capacity, but being prone to damaging wasn't surely one of the downsides you could throw at them.
(By the way Sonic pwns Mario all the way.
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