Atari 600XL

[airsoftmodels]

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.

[airsoftmodels]

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.

[John's Arcade]

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. ;)

[airsoftmodels]

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 , 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.