WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
Well I've managed to secure one from eBay. A bit more than I'd hoped to pay, but it's done
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
Ouch. £115? Still about 1/5 the price of CDTV Trackball
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- rubber_jonnie
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
I didn't pay £115
Thank god for the 'Make an offer' button
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
Splendid, looks like the CX80 will be here tomorrow, so I'll need to break out an A8 and Missile command to give it a good test
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
Well it arrived:
And what a way to play Missile Command
It looks like a much earlier version of the CX80 than I had, mine was brown to match my XL, but this one is black.
I did pull it apart to clean the ball & rollers plus I dropped a little lube in the bearing too, it's very smooth and in great overall condition.
And what a way to play Missile Command
It looks like a much earlier version of the CX80 than I had, mine was brown to match my XL, but this one is black.
I did pull it apart to clean the ball & rollers plus I dropped a little lube in the bearing too, it's very smooth and in great overall condition.
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
That looks the same as the one I bought back in the 80s...I'd better dig it out and give it a try at some point...
Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
Nice. I think the CX22 colour matches the XL?
I'm not really an Atari 8-bit collector as back in the day they were so much more expensive than Spectrum or Amstrad (or Dragon 32) so I have no nostalgia for them
I'm not really an Atari 8-bit collector as back in the day they were so much more expensive than Spectrum or Amstrad (or Dragon 32) so I have no nostalgia for them
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- rubber_jonnie
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Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
I think the CX22 had an orange ball, which isn't the one I had. The one I had was identical in shape/style but was a different colour and slightly different labels. It's interesting that you think the Atari's were expensive, my 800XL was £99 and my 65XE (I still have it) was &79.99. Admittedly the 1050 FDDs were expensive, but you only really needed the one. IIRC the Trackball I had was a slightly different build that allowed removal of the ball without dismantling the case, but I may be remembering it wrong.
I think the CX22 was specifically aimed at the 2600 & 5200.
I had a 600XL, 800XL and later the 65 XE, I kind of wish I hadn't part-exed them for a Megadrive, but hell, I have them all back now
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
Re: WTB: Atari CX80 Trackball
I've thought about getting a 130XE but only because they look like a mini Atari ST which I have so much affinity for
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STf,STfm,STe,MegaST,MegaSTe,Falcon060
A500+,A600,A4000/060,CD32,CDTV