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Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-30, 23:54

The providence of these cartridges is exactly the same as every other common as dirt Atari cartridge. The only difference is these were buried underground for 30 years, which actually LOWERS their value, not raises it. If you don't understand by now that the "buried underground for 30 years" is the …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-29, 00:33

Yeah, at least the things we buy are in working condition and have been preserved reasonably well through the ages. :/ That's right, because those are the aspects that are valuable to us in our pursuits. Those are the properties which, to us, give a thing value. Now, consider that the providence of …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-28, 09:08

Are you kidding me? Do you know what board you're posting on? The hardware and software we get all hot and bothered about here is junk to 99% of the population, and we overpay for all of it in their humble opinion. This is a place of sanctuary from their small minded judgment, so ixnay on the " …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-28, 04:23

Some people would think it's "lunacy" and "fucking insane" to pay any money at all for 20 year old computer parts. I can't believe how judgemental y'all are being. 🙁 Edit: FTR, I wouldn't pay what they're asking either. But I still think it's pretty crummy to scoff at people like this.

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-27, 21:13

You're still missing the point. When documentation of the dump is available, there is no need to dig. The proof is already there to see. It's like trying to prove the sky is blue by applying scientific equations that may take months to solve when all you have to do is look up and see it for …

Re: Does anyone know some stuff about old stereos?

Posted on 2014-11-27, 12:44

Not to be "that guy" (and let me pre-qualify that I don't even believe in the nonsense I'm about to spout, nor do I really care): it's the SPCH-1001 that has the god-tier DAC/analog output and rivals $10,000 transports in terms of fidelity, quality, presence, yadda whatever. :-P :# The 1002 is just …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-26, 23:45

I don't think there were a whole lot of people who ever doubted the story about the Atari dumping, just like not a lot of people doubt the story of the dumping of truckloads of Apple Lisa's. I'm surprised the management of the landfill gave them permission to dig at all. What if someone had been …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-26, 11:18

He's been around the console modding scene for quite a while. His back-catalogue is way more interesting than his current "The Ben Heck Show" stuff, although this year he's built custom portable-ized ZX Spectrum and Apple I clones, which were very cool. Blog, goes back to the early naughties and …

Re: 2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-26, 02:37

I can't believe people paid good money for that crap. Not a single thing there was in any way rare or valuable. Sure, if all you see if "a copy of Asteroids". But once you factor in the providence, and the folklore surrounding the landfill site, that's where the value comes from. It's like saying a …

2600 cartridge buried for 30 years runs again.

Posted on 2014-11-25, 23:24

Ben Heck bought a couple of the unearthed cartridges from the legendary Alamogordo landfill, where tonnes of Atari games were buried following the 83 crash. He restored his Asteroids cartridge, and documented the process. http://www.benheck.com/atari-landfill-cartridge-resurrection/ Pretty gnarly to …

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