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Diagnose and Fix an Atari 1050 Disk Drive (30-60 mins)

August 8, 2021 moorejh Hardware, Troubleshooting

Task: Diagnose and Fix an Atari 1050 Disk Drive Needed: 1050 Disk Drive Time: 30-60 mins Introduction Everyone hates that dreaded moment when an Atari disk drive won’t boot. Fortunately, there are a number of common issues which are relatively easy to address. I finally

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Tips for Troubleshooting a Defective Atari 8-bit Computer (15-30 mins)

June 27, 2020 moorejh Hardware, Troubleshooting

Task: Tips for Troubleshooting a Defective Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: web browser Time: 15-30 mins Introduction I have always been impressed with how reliable Atari 8-bit computers are. I have more than a dozen and they all work. What do you do if you get

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Repair an Atari 1020 Printer (30-60 mins)

August 25, 2018 moorejh Hardware

Task: Repair an Atari 1020 Printer Needed: 1020 printer, 3D printed gears Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I had an Epson dot matrix printer with my Atari 800 back in the day. It served me well but wasn’t that great with graphics and was only black

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Clean an 810/1050 Disk Drive Head (15-30 min)

August 4, 2018 moorejh Hardware

Task: clean an Atari 810/1050 disk drive head Needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, Q-tip, alcohol Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I started out back in the early 80s with an Atari 400 computer and a 410 cassette recorder for storing programs. Working with the 410 was tedious and

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