exxos's Atari, Amiga & retro forum

I just watched this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Xo45rLcMs

Boy are there some interesting machines in there!!

Good grief!
Some people dream of having that situation happen to them. Lucky boys, eh @rubber_jonnie? :)

I'm glad he managed to save it all, bit sad there was only 1x Atari though ;D I really like his channel and definitely want to visit his museum sometime ... inspirational guy imo.

mrbombermillzy wrote: 15 Apr 2022 19:49 Good grief!
Some people dream of having that situation happen to them. Lucky boys, eh @rubber_jonnie? :)

Bloody never happens to me!

I had a much smaller horde turn up a few weeks ago. You may have noticed.

That was a bit of a surprise.

stephen_usher wrote: 15 Apr 2022 21:46 I had a much smaller horde turn up a few weeks ago. You may have noticed.

That was a bit of a surprise.

Yeah, you did well there. I'm guessing you're still away so no C64 jail bar action?

It's reminded me that I need to look at the keyboard in my One Per Desk, though mine is unusual in that it's colour.

One day maybe I'll hit the mother lode, though I think my wife would be less than impressed!

Steve wrote: 15 Apr 2022 21:24 I'm glad he managed to save it all, bit sad there was only 1x Atari though ;D I really like his channel and definitely want to visit his museum sometime ... inspirational guy imo.

Yeah I'd like to visit the museum too.

Must admit I was very jealous of the two MTX 512's.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 15 Apr 2022 22:05

stephen_usher wrote: 15 Apr 2022 21:46 I had a much smaller horde turn up a few weeks ago. You may have noticed.

That was a bit of a surprise.

Yeah, you did well there. I'm guessing you're still away so no C64 jail bar action?

It's reminded me that I need to look at the keyboard in my One Per Desk, though mine is unusual in that it's colour.

One day maybe I'll hit the mother lode, though I think my wife would be less than impressed!

Yeah, I’m not at home at the moment so all the work is on hold until I get home in about a week’s time.

If I had the space I wouldn’t mind a One-per-Desk/Tonto. What’s wrong with the keyboard?

Oh, and I have two Memotech MTXs already. ;-) (The MTX512 needs some work on the keyboard. The normal problem of dodgy key switches.)

stephen_usher wrote: 16 Apr 2022 09:00
Yeah, I’m not at home at the moment so all the work is on hold until I get home in about a week’s time.

I thought you were, nevertheless looking forward to what you find out.

stephen_usher wrote: 16 Apr 2022 09:00
If I had the space I wouldn’t mind a One-per-Desk/Tonto. What’s wrong with the keyboard?

Yeah, they do consume quite a bit of desk space, since the CRT delivers power to the computer, so you kind of need both. Might be worth looking into alternative options for power and display. There are a couple of keys that just don't work. I started to look at it, but then had to pack up to move and sort of forgot. Will have to pull it out again and see if I can fix it this time.

stephen_usher wrote: 16 Apr 2022 09:00
Oh, and I have two Memotech MTXs already. ;-) (The MTX512 needs some work on the keyboard. The normal problem of dodgy key switches.)

Nice, they just look really great, kind of a pinnacle of design for that era, and the construction is just lovely.

Oh my goodness! eBay prices for Memotech stuff have become even more nuts than they used to be!