Possibly the first AOACp.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:40 pm

After I finish my PSOne/NES combo thingy (expect it soon, eh?) I will be working on an AOAC (flashback 2) portable. Has this been done already? I hope not, because my cartridge slot came in the mail today. >_< So Expect possible updates possibly soon.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:42 pm

Someone said they were going to, but I don't know if he followed through with it.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:44 pm

I thought everyone would JUMP on a new OAC mobo. But I guess I am the only. So expect it soon, maybe, if I can ever get these controls wired for the psone/nesp.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:43 pm

Nope you'll be the first. As to way people haven't made one yet? I guess people haven't found and bought a Flashback 2 yet.

shmagoogin77 · Post by **shmagoogin77** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:01 pm

you could make one with gannons PCB which is smaller

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:22 pm

actually, I think that even a regular Atari cut down to a 4x4" square with Ben's instructions would be even smaller than a FB2.

Post by **gannon** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:23 pm

Unless you modify the FB2 a lot I think it's better to make a portable using a real atari.
I was going to make one with mine, but I didn't feel like tracing all the leads to cut it down to a reasonable size.

SurfinFool · Post by **SurfinFool** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:16 pm

The problem with the flashback 2 is how long it is, while its only an inch or so wide its something like 7 inches long.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:18 pm

oooold topic. >_> And, I still can't find a cart slot, although I have been looking, rest assured.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:26 pm

SurfinFool wrote:The problem with the flashback 2 is how long it is, while its only an inch or so wide its something like 7 inches long.

Known and this topic is old. Please don't bring up old topics that are over a month old if there is nothing really helpful or progressive to the topic of the thread. Just a light warning.

P.S. I'll say at least you got the ball rolling again on an old project.

Klefmung wrote:oooold topic. >_> And, I still can't find a cart slot, although I have been looking, rest assured.

I know there are some Atari die-hard fanatics that would curse me to hell, but just buy a broke or untested Atari 2600 of ebay (can find them for under $10) and use that cart slot. I'd be also suprised if AtariAge's shop doesn't have any cart slots.

Hope you can comptele the project.

SurfinFool · Post by **SurfinFool** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:30 pm

Oup sorry didn't mean to bring up an old topic i just saw it and posted wasn't really paying attention, the easiest cartridge I found is just taking it from an old atari but that is pretty odvious.

Indigno · Post by **Indigno** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:24 pm

I saw one in a Target the other day, but I think it's actually more expensive than buying an actual atari secondhand.

Ari · Post by **Ari** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:38 pm

I thought that that thing just had an emulator running on it. Or is it a real copy of the 2600 hardware? Because if it's just running an emulator... well, just about anything can emulate an atari 2600 nowadays.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:53 pm

Ari wrote:I thought that that thing just had an emulator running on it. Or is it a real copy of the 2600 hardware? Because if it's just running an emulator... well, just about anything can emulate an atari 2600 nowadays.

Nope they condenced the Atari 2600 down to a signle chip. The company that released the Flashback 2 made it an AOAC (Atari on a chip) as a lot of people were disappointed with the orignal being an NOAC. and the Atari 2600 hardware is in the public domain now. I will agree you can emulate an Atari with something like 50MHz computer, and they have made ports of Atari game to the NES hardware to run them on NOACs. But emualation isn't as good as the real thing. Ben shows why in his making of the Atari 800 laptop.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:58 pm

Sparkfist wrote:The company that released the Flashback 2 made it an AOAC (Atari on a chip) as a lot of people were disappointed with the orignal being an NOAC.

Actyally one of the AtariAge forum members designed and first posted about it.