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The Atari 2800 controller is an interesting beast - it's a joystick and a paddle in one! Internally it uses a potentiometer for the paddle part and metal spring contacts for the joystick part (basically the same as the classic Atari CX-40). The 2800 console was the Japanese version of the 2600 and was later released in the US as the Sears Video Arcade II.

Hello! Some of you may know me on Twitter. My name is Lord Arse and retro computer and video gaming is my thing. If you want to follow me (I'll probably follow back if I can figure out this crazy new site) then please do so :)

BBC BASIC program tweeted by Rheolism Source: https://bbcmic.ro/#%7B%22v%22%3A1%2C%22program%22%3A%22%C3%B1%2C%5C%22a%20man%20half%20dead%5C%22%2C%5C%22cowardice%5C%22%2C%5C%22And%20twit%20with%5C%22%2C%2C2006-2022%2C%5C%22TWITTER%5C%22%3A%C3%AB1%3A%C3%A60%2C2%3A%C3%B097%2C%40%25%2C320%3A%C3%A60%2C1%3A%C3%AC600%2C600%3A%C3%9F896%2C800%3A%C3%B0%26AD%2C304%2C800%3A%C3%B085%2C896%2C200%3A%C3%B085%2C304%2C200%3A%C3%AF5%2C18%3B7%3A%C3%A3I%3D0%C2%B81%3A%C3%B710%3A%C3%A3Y%3D14%C2%B819%3A%C3%B3S%24%3A%C3%AC600-16*%C2%A9S%24%2CY*40%3A%C3%B1S%24%3A%C3%AD%3A%C3%AF29%2C4%3B-4%3B18%3B0%3A%C3%AD%3A%C3%AF275%3B6%3B0%3B531%3B2%3B0%22%7D #twitter

I've just recently learned that you can follow hashtags in mastodon. Game changer!

it was a bit fussy at first but after some jiggling of the RAM board, it lives!

how about some llamatron #retrocomp #retrogaming #classiccomputing #Atari #AtariST

That’s enough for today, I’m also making a list of any components I don’t have on hand

I almost forgot the Daily #RC2014 photo.

This is my RCade. A Picade cabinet from Pimoroni, with an RC2014 Zed inside and a querty keyboard. Photo taken just now at RCF at Computing History Museum

Read more about it here https://rc2014.co.uk/1727/rcade-an-arcade-cabinet-for-rc2014/

Oooops! JCenter will be gone in May. Gonna get myself some popcorn and watch the Android ecosystem burn.

https://jfrog.com/blog/into-the-sunset-bintray-jcenter-gocenter-and-chartcenter/