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Kathy and I have had an Atari 2600 sitting in storage unused for some time. Of the two we have it's less desirable. I've decided, having found some neat directions on the web, that I'm going to turn it into a handheld 2600. It'll probably cost about $200 in parts but I figure it'll be well worth it. I'll wait until I have a spare $200, though. I may get started on it now and finish it as I have the cash. The most expensive part will be getting a portable LCD TV with a 5" TFT active matrix screen.
I figure if it goes well I may make them for others, but first I want to see how ours turns out.
I've also found mods to output video to a computer monitor but I don't want to mod my better 2600. I want to keep one original, though I'll probably pick up an A/B coax switching box and an coax (F-type) to RCA phono adapter to get crystal clear video from the 2600 to the TV, thus getting rid of the crummy old TV/Game switch.
Not that I ever have time to play the 2600 at home, because I'm hardly ever home. That's why I'm hoping to get the portable working.
I'm also trying to get the author of one of the mods to work with me on building a cartridge peripheral for a PC that can be used in conjunction with an emulator to play 2600 games on a PC. We'll see.
I figure if it goes well I may make them for others, but first I want to see how ours turns out.
I've also found mods to output video to a computer monitor but I don't want to mod my better 2600. I want to keep one original, though I'll probably pick up an A/B coax switching box and an coax (F-type) to RCA phono adapter to get crystal clear video from the 2600 to the TV, thus getting rid of the crummy old TV/Game switch.
Not that I ever have time to play the 2600 at home, because I'm hardly ever home. That's why I'm hoping to get the portable working.
I'm also trying to get the author of one of the mods to work with me on building a cartridge peripheral for a PC that can be used in conjunction with an emulator to play 2600 games on a PC. We'll see.
