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HSC Hardware Survey: "RAM & PADDLES"

Started by therealbountybob, Oct 11 2010 3:38 AM

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Poll: This is asking for trouble! (35 member(s) have cast votes)

Select the *most* appropriate box, if you have an atari and use the emulator then, well I don

  1. I HAVE PADDLES and a XL/XE (plus any other Ataris) (23 votes [65.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 65.71%

  2. I HAVE PADDLES and a 48K 800 only (5 votes [14.29%])

    Percentage of vote: 14.29%

  3. I do NOT HAVE PADDLES but have a XL/XE (plus any other Ataris) (3 votes [8.57%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.57%

  4. I do NOT HAVE PADDLES but have a 48K 800 only (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. I only have an Atari with 16K (you can tell me if you have paddles by replying!) (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

  6. I ONLY use a PC Atari emulator (probably can use the mouse as paddles) (2 votes [5.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.71%

  7. I am too scared to play in the HSC, or, I just wanted to take part in the survey but not screw things up for the moderator! (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

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#1 therealbountybob OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:38 AM

Basically have you got paddles and 48K or 64K+ ;)

#2 mimo OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:38 AM

How about I have paddles that jitter all over the place, a 16k 400, a 48k 800 and a 1 meg 600XL :P

#3 sloopy OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:08 AM

i have a 400, 800, 1200XL, 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 130XE...

and i have paddles, and driving controllers...

i even have a mouse...

and lastly i even have a disk drive...

sloopy.

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:18 AM

View PostPreppie!!, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:38 AM, said:

How about I have paddles that jitter all over the place, a 16k 400, a 48k 800 and a 1 meg 600XL :P

That Jitter all over the place... LOL!! Yep, undestand that.

Anyway in my case I have a 48K Atari 400 with paddles.

#5 therealbountybob OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:14 AM

View Postdoctorclu, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:18 AM, said:

View PostPreppie!!, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:38 AM, said:

How about I have paddles that jitter all over the place, a 16k 400, a 48k 800 and a 1 meg 600XL :P

That Jitter all over the place... LOL!! Yep, undestand that.

Anyway in my case I have a 48K Atari 400 with paddles.
LOL, I said I was asking for trouble ;) Hopefully you ticked the 800 48K with box! I put a thread on repairing paddles on the main forum a while back; but since have noticed the same paddles are fine on the old 800 and still jittery on the 130XE (but they still work) so don't know if that's a harware fault on the XE or something else - can anyone test this theory out :?:

p.s. What, no trak-ball sloopy? ;)

#6 orpheuswaking OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:57 PM

I can attest to the fact jittery paddles are REALLY jittery on a 130XE and almost steady on an 800... I even replaced the pots and get jitters on the XE and rock steady on the 800...

And if we are going to play this pissing match I have...

NTSC - 400, 400 32k, 400 32k, 800 48k, 1200XL (800XLified), 1200XL, 600Xl 64k, 600xl 64k, 800XL 512k, 800xl 1MB, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 65xe, 130xe 320k, 130xe 320k, 130xe 320k, 130xe, 130xe, XEGS, XEGS...

PAL - 800xl 320k, 800xl, 800xl...

and 3 sets of paddles Posted Image

[edit] Forgot the mouse

Edited by orpheuswaking, Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:57 PM.

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:10 PM

View Postorpheuswaking, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:57 PM, said:

I can attest to the fact jittery paddles are REALLY jittery on a 130XE and almost steady on an 800... I even replaced the pots and get jitters on the XE and rock steady on the 800...

And if we are going to play this pissing match I have...

NTSC - 400, 400 32k, 400 32k, 800 48k, 1200XL (800XLified), 1200XL, 600Xl 64k, 600xl 64k, 800XL 512k, 800xl 1MB, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 800xl, 65xe, 130xe 320k, 130xe 320k, 130xe 320k, 130xe, 130xe, XEGS, XEGS...

PAL - 800xl 320k, 800xl, 800xl...

and 3 sets of paddles Posted Image

[edit] Forgot the mouse


ok... uh... lets see here... 2xPercom, Supra (KPI) HDI, and ATR-8000... not one, but two... even with co-power 88 ;'P

sloopy.

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:17 PM

:rolling:

#9 orpheuswaking OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:09 PM

I gots trackballs!!!

An atari trackball and two wico

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Posted Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:13 PM

ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH :!:

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Posted Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:28 PM

My paddles are smoooove.

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Posted Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:34 PM

View PostFres, on Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:28 PM, said:

My paddles are smoooove.
Hey Fres, did they make a 2nd series of The Cleveland Show? If so it's about time it made it over here :|

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Posted Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:07 AM

Yeah, I think The Cleveland Show is in its 2nd season now. I've only seen part of one new one though.

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Posted Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:10 AM

Indeed, and Season three was already optioned


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Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:43 AM

I have an Atari 600 XL and a pair of paddles from my VCS. I am happy with my "little" 16 K machine, and I don't plan to upgrade it to 64 K.
I use the XL only as a cartridge game machine.
I suggest Pole Position or Donkey Kong /DK Jr. for one of the next HSC games...

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Posted Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:01 PM

Whoever hasn't got any paddles there's a load on ebay at the moment, various prices just search for "atari paddle"... am probably adding a paddles option to the vote for the November bonus round so here's a heads up ;)

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Posted Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:11 PM

I've got atari and commodore paddles, expanded 600xl, 800xl, 65xe.
I've had no such paddle troubles on my 65xe. Maybe the 130's think too much. :ponder:

Edited by zylon, Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:42 PM.

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Posted Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:25 AM

I have an Atari 800 but some keys don't work but paddles work. I have a 600XL but it's 16K and maybe sending it for upgrade.

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Posted Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:50 PM

I have two sets of shaky paddles, an 800 with 48k, and a 400 with 16k.

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Posted Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:42 PM

I have 800XL and a few sets of working paddles.

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Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 4:07 PM

well, I don't have an 800, but I do have 400 + 48K which are like the same thing

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Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 6:57 PM

View PostJoey Z, on Thu Jan 5, 2012 4:07 PM, said:

well, I don't have an 800, but I do have 400 + 48K which are like the same thing
and hopefully a working joystick, hey you're all set to join in :thumbsup:

we had a paddles games round this season and may do one again so you might want to bag a set too ;)

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Posted Sat Jan 7, 2012 11:27 AM

View Posttherealbountybob, on Thu Jan 5, 2012 6:57 PM, said:

View PostJoey Z, on Thu Jan 5, 2012 4:07 PM, said:

well, I don't have an 800, but I do have 400 + 48K which are like the same thing
and hopefully a working joystick, hey you're all set to join in :thumbsup:

we had a paddles games round this season and may do one again so you might want to bag a set too ;)
I said in the poll that I had paddles, and I have two gemstik 3rd party joysticks that work OK (I took them apart and made a good one and a better one). I should have an XL soon too once sloopy finishes the VBXE run and sends me my 600xl. I did some IC broker services for him and he promised to send a 600xl + VBXE as payment.
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