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Purchase New Power Supplies (5-10 mins)

September 28, 2019 moorejh Hardware

Task: Purchase New Power Supplies Needed: Web browser Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction I have previously posted about the need to go through your collection and purge dangerous power supplies that can fail and take your Atari out. Further, you may not trust the ones that

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Watch Joe Decuir on YouTube (1-2 hours)

August 3, 2019 moorejh Hardware, History

Task: Watch Joe Decuir on YouTube Needed: Web browser Time: 1-2 hours Introduction Joe Decuir was hired by Atari to debug the prototype for the Atari 2600 and then went on to help design and build the Atari 400 and 800 computers. He has had

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Listen to the Floppy Days Podcast (1-4 hours)

June 22, 2019 moorejh History, Podcasts

Task: Listen to the Floppy Days Podcast Needed: Web browser Time: 1-4 hours Introduction The Floppy Days podcast was founded by Randall Kindig in 2013 and has been going strong every year for the last six years. Randy’s goal is to cover as many vintage

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Watch Episodes of the Bits and Bytes TV Show (1-2 hours)

January 12, 2019 moorejh Media

Task: Watch Episodes of the Bits and Bytes TV Show Needed: Web browser Time: 1-2 hours Introduction I grew up in the U.S. and never had the opportunity to see the wonderful Canadian instructional TV series called Bits and Bytes that taught people how to

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Test the RAM of an Atari 400 or 800 (10-15 mins)

January 1, 2019 moorejh Hardware

Task: Test the RAM of an Atari 400 or 800 Needed: Atarimax MaxFlash or similar Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I remember being really interested in the diagnostic tests that were included in my friend’s new Atari 1200XL. These allowed you to test the RAM and other

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Watch Atari 8-Bit Computer TV Commercials (15-30 mins)

November 21, 2018 moorejh Media

Task: Watch Atari 8-Bit Computer TV Commercials Needed: Web Browser  Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I honestly don’t recall seeing Atari computer commercials on TV as a kid. I must have seen a few over the years. These are really fun to watch now and there are

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