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Title: Atari 600XL Post by: airsoftmodels on December 15, 2014, 11:29:19 am John,
I really enjoyed your videos featuring the Atari 800XL. I just picked up an Atari 600XL on ebay. When I had my last 600XL back in '83, I mostly played cartridge games. Do you have any favorite cartridge games for the Atari 8 bit? -Peace out. Title: Re: Atari 600XL Post by: airsoftmodels on December 18, 2014, 10:15:22 pm Update:
The Atari 600xl arrived this morning. Although it boots, it locks up when running a simple GOTO loop. Memory tests reveal a bad rom. I looked at AtariAge online and it could be the 6502C CPU or the 16K OS rom. I ordered both from B&C Computer Visions. After watching John's Arcade Videos, I feel like I can comfortably remove chips with a screwdriver. Wish me luck. Title: Re: Atari 600XL Post by: John's Arcade on December 19, 2014, 09:19:27 am Update: The Atari 600xl arrived this morning. Although it boots, it locks up when running a simple GOTO loop. Memory tests reveal a bad rom. I looked at AtariAge online and it could be the 6502C CPU or the 16K OS rom. I ordered both from B&C Computer Visions. After watching John's Arcade Videos, I feel like I can comfortably remove chips with a screwdriver. Wish me luck. Awesome! Keep us updated. :) I hope the chips are socketed. ;) Title: Re: Atari 600XL Post by: airsoftmodels on December 20, 2014, 05:19:16 pm Great News! My 6502 and 16K OS ROM came today. The chips were socketed, and pulled out fine with the screwdriver. The new ones went in without a hitch, and everything works. I have Donkey Kong, Pac Man, Ms Pac Man, and Dig Dug coming in the mail. Also, I hear you can use Genesis controllers in lieu of the Atari ones.
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