What's new Pussycat too?

That's a hell of a lot cheaper than expected you to say, I'd say it's a good price and I bet they don't come up that often. You have great fun with your gear Matt, I sort of miss the playing but not too much. Keep safe and keep playing and modding..

 

You sure did, bud - yer laughing all the way to the (VR) bank, mate.

Excellent value for money immersive control system.

Get that paint job and sticker sorted and Bob's yer uncle.

 

Jesus, that Bob seems to be everyone's Uncle

 

Bob Monkhouse? I thought he was dead....

In other retro news, I'm hoping to be picking up a little 8 bit bundle later this evening. Pictures to follow, hopefully...

 

Pray, do tell more, Al, more, more, more!

 

Just collected. Heavy rain here so will stay in the boot until I can lift inside tomorrow....

Can you spot the different bits?

 

Ooooh, I would hazard a guess that we've got a bootful there, Al, of some Atari 8bit hardware and software incl. Atari 1027 printer - mainly covered up - and its manual, an SIO lead and some boxes of 5.25" diskettes... nice purchase, mate.

More, more, more when the rain persists orf, my man, please... it looks like just the kinda treasure chest I like to get me hands on - great buy, bud and I hope you got it all for a narce price.

 

Well done Andy!

There is an 800XL hidden under the box along with a 1050 disk drive and a 1029 printer. All with power supplies but apart from the seller saying the XL powered up I have no clue if the rest of it works. He is a member of a local Amiga user group and was just looking to trim his horde so I purchased the trio for a little under a £100 which I think seemed pretty reasonable as untested. What do you reckon?

Funny thing is, I don't know what I'm going to do with any of it. Already got two 800XL's and don't really need the printer or floppy drive so if any of you guys are wanting to buy them for cost price then more than welcome. Or maybe a swap even.

In the meantime I'll give them a quick clean up once I retrieve them from the car and see what's on the disks.

 

Ah, I thought afterwards, Al, I was 2 out... the 1029 was a programmable printer and I'd got the model no.s mixed up with a 1027 (these tend to drop to bits, I believe, with old age). Very interesting, mate. Have a go at testing em out, see if some disks will boot - what you got on em etc - and showing us the results and you never know... maybe there will be some interest here but like you, right now, I must shuffle some gear out the door as back home I've got too much too.

 

I mistook it for a 1027 at first as well Andy. Hopefully I'll get time for a closer look at the bundle later. Excited to see what might be on the floppies!

 

Would be interested to know what's on the floppies, just in case there's sommit rare (if they even work)..

If no one on here wants the gear then get it up on ebay or other sites and make a few quid.

 

I know Paul, might find a hidden gem. Never know!

 

The Dynovisor and Scuba HMD's I've seen come along over the years were always north of $200, most higher than the retail prices about $300. Though, like all electronics, I'm sure there was a window of opportunity when it was just old tech and not yet considered collectible where they could be had for close out and bargain bin prices.

I missed the dirt-cheap close-out era of the Dynovisor and Scuba HMD's because back then I wasn't aware of the fact that they were actually copies of the Virtuality's Jag VR HMD tech! If I had known that I probably would have paid full retail price for one just to play Missile Command in stereoscopic VR form with a code.

Now, of course, we have the actual working rom of Missile Command VR with the VR options right in the main menu, usable with BigPemu using Steam VR, or for the fellow that owns the $10,000 Jag VR unit with a real Jag (actually, I think the Jag VR proto has a proto of the Missile Command VR and is what the released rom is derived from), or, less the tracking, on a Dynovisor or Scuba HMD like myself and one or two other Jag owners throughout the years...I know Clint Thompson, long time AA member owns one too.

 

I've had a quck flick through the floppies and there are 80 in total. Half of them look to be pirated compilations and the rest a mix of Page 6 library titles, Printshop style programs and a couple of originals like Home Filing Manager, English Smash Hits etc. I won't get the chance to try out the drive and any of the disks before I go on holiday so they will need to wait a while.

Current thinking is that I may hold on to the 1050 and 1029 at least for display purposes and sell the 800XL on (already got two) to cover some of the costs. If anyone here is interested in it just let me know.

 

Good call, Al.

That makes sense and there's every chance that the sale of the 800XL alone should recoup 50-60% of your costs at a stroke (does it come with PSU/a/v SIO leads?) - I can't get involved though so only asking in case anyone I know is interested.

Cheers, good luck and I'll let you know if I'm available next weekend - we fly home tomorrow and then head to Sunderland Sunday for the Cardiff fixture! 3 wins on the bounce for the Black Cats so Bev in Mackem heaven ;-) We've had a great break here, guys. Can definitely recommend this region of France for a great self-drive/ self-catering holiday.

 

Transformation of the Dynovisor HMD back into a Jaguar VR like HMD.

Step 1:
Get rid of purple color in favor of red.

 

Nice...Fierce like a Jaguar...

 

@nysavant I would be interested in the 800XL Allen.

 

Hi Richie, sent you a message back mate.

 

Just had a shot at Commando on expert level. It's hard! Highest score so far is 22100.

 

Just got home, lads.
Heading out the door Sunday morning to go and watch the Mackems home to Cardiff but if I get 15mins sweet Atari time tween now and then, you betcha I'll be trying to catch yer, Al
Hope you and Richie can sort a deal out for the 800XL - nice when it benefits folks on here then everyone's a winner.

 

Welcome back Andy

Haven't taken any photo's of the 1050 or 1029 yet, but here are some of the 800XL. Working okay apart from being a bit discoloured and having a comma key that doesn't always respond.

 

Cheers, Al.
Flight from CDG Paris delayed which meant missing our earlier connection to Hum'side Airport (4:40) so had to wait until 9.30 for next flight... ne'er mind, home now and the ruddy washing machine's on already!
Yeah, that 800XL just needs a good old clean and Richie'll check & sort that sticking key problem and hey presto, another 8bit Atari as good as new and given a fresh start in retro life once more.
Good luck with testing some of those games disks and have a cracking weekend ahead, fellas.

 

LOL my highest was 7000

 

My birthday today and I got a new retro book courtesy of an Amazon gift voucher from my lovely friend in work





Over 400 pages!