Possible Atari 2600 Prototype..?? Help!

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Re: Possible Atari 2600 Prototype..?? Help!

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Rurouni_Fencer wrote:Well, I just got a bunch of replies back from the fine folks over at AtariAge who saw my posted pics of the PCB.. Here are a few of their verdicts:

comment 1 - "Yarrr matee! "

comment 2 - "Arrrr...Plus one for yee scalawag...arrrrrr!!! "

comment 3 - "ARRRGH, a swig of grog to yee, aaarrr! "

comment 4 - "Arrrr...Avast Ye matee! Hornswaggled yee Atari games "

...and it goes on like this.. :lol:

*ahem* Needless to say, it looks like an old pirated copy.. But it was a pretty fun 24 hours of wondering WTF this was.. haha!

Thanks again for the help! Now who wants to help me bury me stolen plunder..?
Me thinks ya aght to keep em booty treashar.

Probably rare in its own right. Try testing it see if different.
Not absolute a confirm if pirate or proto either.
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That's what I figured I'd do.. But I can't seem to find a working Atari system anywhere nearby to try it out.. Either way, I'm going to hang on to it, pirate or not..
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Rurouni_Fencer wrote:That's what I figured I'd do.. But I can't seem to find a working Atari system anywhere nearby to try it out.. Either way, I'm going to hang on to it, pirate or not..
Good idea. Did you try my earlier suggestion about cleaning those contacts? Even Alcohol would help.
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