Oh! Just got to the part of your video where you cover the Pokey audio balancing! Nice. My mod didn't mention that, so I had to do that later.------ One thing that I had to do with my composite mod was to add a small resistor (6.8k or so) to the Maria audio line, otherwise the Pokey audio wasn't at the same level as the Maria audio after the mod. You only notice that on games that use both Pokey and Maria audio really (like BallBlazer), but with some of the great homebrews that use Pokey sound, figured I'd do that. Great vid!
One additional comment about Jack Tramiel's philosophy. The low price mentality was shaped by the early years of Commodore. Commodore in its earliest years made typewriters. They existed that market when the Japanese got into the market, and killed him on price. They then went into the calculator business, and the same thing happened. So Jack's ever present cost cutting was about this early lesson of being killed by better competitors. IIRC Jack would say to beat the Japanese, you have to become the Japanese. So my guess is that use of the Pet Jet by Irving might have upset Jack's competitive nature.
For people choosing to do the mod in this way with a single audio output. On some stereo TVs you might need a Y splitter if you want the sound to come out of both speakers. My Vizio TV does not detect the mono device by plugging in one RCA audio jack and the sound will come out of whichever speaker that audio jack is assigned to.
RF over a standard RCA cable still picks up noise. Unless you happen to use a shielded RCA cable, you'd get a better signal from an unmodded unit with an RCA male to coax female adapter (opposite of the one used). These adapters are cheap on ebay and the picture is solid, but a bit softer than you might get with a video mod. After testing, I'd forgot to reconnect the antenna and was surprised that the TV could still pick up a few HD stations. The signal was clear enough that it was able to use the 7800's RF shield like an antenna. LOL It's definitely the best no mod solution.
I picked up two 13 inch color TV's and a thrift sale last year and the price was FREE. The mod thing is ok but I would rather have the proper TV for the Atari gaming systems. Both the TV's are the old CRT's.
You should,ve also mentioned that atari walked away from nintendo because of financial problems,that’s why they couldn’t distribute and produce the famicom,and since there were production issues with the first million famicoms in japan,it’s likely that that those production issues could,ve happen in the us as well if the issue wasn’t found in time,that would,ve costed atari even more money (a call back order and damage repare) also what if the famicom avs system was released and distributed by atari , am sure that computer hybrid device would,ve caused alooot of problems due unreliable infrared connections between it’s devices, it probably would,ve became the bottle neck against atari, also the question is would the the redesigned famicom into nes system distributed by atari still have sold well in 1985?? Because since atari did already did got a bad name because of their desperate attempts with it’s failed previous systems, i could only wonder if supermariobros would,ve spreaded like wildfire under atari, i personally don’t think so,but nintendo was a new company wich nobody heard off so they simply couldn’t give nintendo a bad rap for it’s systems untill the virtual boy,the N64 and gamecube later on, So am sure that without the name nintendo,those games supermariobros,metroid,icarius could,ve never spreaded like wildfire wich nintendo’s name did, so i think atari did make the right choice to not deal with nintendo.
@@RetroHackShack thank you , you are awesome. Does your 1984 7800 have laser disc add on slot? Or was rca mod done on 1986 model? I'm lucky to have both I just many play 2600 games 😆.
Communion cups? And then using your toothbrush to remove sticky residue of what children can have on their hands, I am not sure this is what the dentist told you to do. Maybe you catch a computer virus though the common use use of that toothbrush! You must stop the spread of computervirussoes to humans.
Regarding the disposable Communion cup, in my day, the we'd all drink the Communion wine from the same cup, before the Priest stuck the wafer straight into your mouth with his fingers. Despite medical advances, have we all just gotten more afraid of catching cooties, or has increasing raunchy behavior and population changes since the 1960's just made Americans more dirty and disgusting?
Oh! Just got to the part of your video where you cover the Pokey audio balancing! Nice. My mod didn't mention that, so I had to do that later.------
One thing that I had to do with my composite mod was to add a small resistor (6.8k or so) to the Maria audio line, otherwise the Pokey audio wasn't at the same level as the Maria audio after the mod. You only notice that on games that use both Pokey and Maria audio really (like BallBlazer), but with some of the great homebrews that use Pokey sound, figured I'd do that.
Great vid!
One additional comment about Jack Tramiel's philosophy. The low price mentality was shaped by the early years of Commodore. Commodore in its earliest years made typewriters. They existed that market when the Japanese got into the market, and killed him on price. They then went into the calculator business, and the same thing happened.
So Jack's ever present cost cutting was about this early lesson of being killed by better competitors. IIRC Jack would say to beat the Japanese, you have to become the Japanese. So my guess is that use of the Pet Jet by Irving might have upset Jack's competitive nature.
For people choosing to do the mod in this way with a single audio output. On some stereo TVs you might need a Y splitter if you want the sound to come out of both speakers. My Vizio TV does not detect the mono device by plugging in one RCA audio jack and the sound will come out of whichever speaker that audio jack is assigned to.
Where do I plug in atari laser disc add on in 1984 7800 model?
Good for you for making those corrections. If only journalists did that.
We're long past the time of journalists caring about being right, sadly.
RF over a standard RCA cable still picks up noise. Unless you happen to use a shielded RCA cable, you'd get a better signal from an unmodded unit with an RCA male to coax female adapter (opposite of the one used). These adapters are cheap on ebay and the picture is solid, but a bit softer than you might get with a video mod. After testing, I'd forgot to reconnect the antenna and was surprised that the TV could still pick up a few HD stations. The signal was clear enough that it was able to use the 7800's RF shield like an antenna. LOL It's definitely the best no mod solution.
I picked up two 13 inch color TV's and a thrift sale last year and the price was FREE. The mod thing is ok but I would rather have the proper TV for the Atari gaming systems. Both the TV's are the old CRT's.
Yeah. There's nothing like a real CRT for vintage gaming.
If one does not have a wife in the home, would the kids toothbrushes be as effective at cleaning old computers? 🤪
Where Trammell comment part 1?
On Facebook in the Atari Museum group
@@RetroHackShack ok, thought was youtube section 😆 oops
Are you related to Duke?
I AM Duke! Can't you tell? 😆
You should,ve also mentioned that atari walked away from nintendo because of financial problems,that’s why they couldn’t distribute and produce the famicom,and since there were production issues with the first million famicoms in japan,it’s likely that that those production issues could,ve happen in the us as well if the issue wasn’t found in time,that would,ve costed atari even more money (a call back order and damage repare) also what if the famicom avs system was released and distributed by atari , am sure that computer hybrid device would,ve caused alooot of problems due unreliable infrared connections between it’s devices, it probably would,ve became the bottle neck against atari, also the question is would the the redesigned famicom into nes system distributed by atari still have sold well in 1985??
Because since atari did already did got a bad name because of their desperate attempts with it’s failed previous systems, i could only wonder if supermariobros would,ve spreaded like wildfire under atari, i personally don’t think so,but nintendo was a new company wich nobody heard off so they simply couldn’t give nintendo a bad rap for it’s systems untill the virtual boy,the N64 and gamecube later on,
So am sure that without the name nintendo,those games supermariobros,metroid,icarius could,ve never spreaded like wildfire wich nintendo’s name did, so i think atari did make the right choice to not deal with nintendo.
Wow. A lot of detail here.
Lol that lg tv has evert input I need what model number? Great videos subb btw
Let me check
@@RetroHackShack thanks im going to order one as soon as you tell me ;)
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@@RetroHackShack thank you , you are awesome. Does your 1984 7800 have laser disc add on slot? Or was rca mod done on 1986 model? I'm lucky to have both I just many play 2600 games 😆.
@@rustymixer2886 No. It didn't.
Why didn't you just use the grommet on the cord where it attached to the Flashback?
Ball Blazer, not Ball Blaster ;)
Nice catch. I didn't even know I said that :)
I'm usually just curious about the serial number, I've looked up what the numbers mean, and your 7800 is a very late model, nothing special.
good reuse of parts
Man I just can't solder worth a shit
Communion cups? And then using your toothbrush to remove sticky residue of what children can have on their hands, I am not sure this is what the dentist told you to do. Maybe you catch a computer virus though the common use use of that toothbrush! You must stop the spread of computervirussoes to humans.
Regarding the disposable Communion cup, in my day, the we'd all drink the Communion wine from the same cup, before the Priest stuck the wafer straight into your mouth with his fingers. Despite medical advances, have we all just gotten more afraid of catching cooties, or has increasing raunchy behavior and population changes since the 1960's just made Americans more dirty and disgusting?
Your problem is that you don't know how to handle a joystick controller.