vampiress ,
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Atari VCS 800s are going super cheap right now.

Trying to figure out if they're worth it at over half off…

They're quite gorgeous, and the wireless controllers look decent. Wonder if they can be hacked to emulate more than just what they already do…

Sounds like a yes? Basically a linux machine with a front-end. Not unlike a Steamdeck…

Anyone got one and have feeling about it they want to share?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_VCS_(2021_console)

BenCurranDev ,
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@vampiress super cheap you say?

jalefkowit ,
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@vampiress Under the hood it's a Ryzen PC running Debian. You can even upgrade it with off-the-shelf PC parts (M.2 storage, DDR4 RAM).

According to them it can boot an OS from an external USB drive, so you wouldn't even have to blow away the existing system until you're really ready to.

Sounds like a lot of possibility there, particularly if you can find one cheap!

https://support.atari.com/hc/en-us/articles/17386500806427-PC-Mode

vampiress OP ,
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@jalefkowit Huh! That really doesn't look bad at all. Well it's not only 60% off, but I have an additional 10% off voucher for that store...

dgoodlad ,
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@vampiress @jalefkowit where’s this magical discount store? 🙏

vampiress OP ,
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@dgoodlad @jalefkowit Oh it’s in Australia. Presuming that doesn’t help many of my followers here.

dgoodlad ,
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@vampiress @jalefkowit Hi from Melbs! 👋

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