The first Rev 5 arrived in the hands of its happy buyer this week! Click HERE for his review! Thanks Marc!

I slightly updated this section. I already got a bite on the 8 boards for a Rev 3 trade, thanks. BUT! Anyone else with an abundance of working Atari 2600 4-switch boards is welcome to email and let me know how much they’d like to get for them. If I could get enough extra boards at a reasonable cost it would lower the price of the VCSp’s in the long run. So let me know!

In other news, my friend Mike, webmaster of the “The Homepage”, has joined my Atari-building team. Production may DOUBLE now!

Now, I know in the past I’ve made fun of Mike’s site, but since he’s helping me out now I felt obliged to alter my review. Here it is:

“Surely and truly, Mike’s site, ‘The Homepage’ is, without a doubt, the most exciting and engaging collection of dead links ANYWHERE on the ‘Net. His apparent disregard for maintaining a site might be considered, by some, to be the result of negligence, or just plain laziness. But I see it as an act of BRILLIANCE, that is just not appreciated by the average viewer! Instead of simply ‘pointing’ you to useful information, Mike’s idea is that you SEARCH for it, much like how our ancient ancestors had to search for food. But did our ancient ancestors have rendered “Under Construction” pages? I think not! And this is where Mike’s site exceeds beyond all others! I give it an A+, 5 stars and an Oscar *”

So there you have it! Check out Mike’s site TODAY and discover the sheer AWESOMENESS it has to offer! Then email him and let him know how glad you are he’s helping to bring VCSp’s to the masses!

ALSO! I am building SIX more of these things all at once. Three of the six have already been ‘claimed’, but the other 3 are not yet sold.

Fueled with enthusiasm after the very cool Rev 4, I built Rev 5, a completely redesigned VCSp. It’s just a prototype (hence the rubber bands) but it’s new, fresh and exciting, and I wanted to share it with the world!

Oh, and something else. There’s a very good chance that I can sell these Rev 5 units for well under $200 (with trade-in of a 2600). And that’s the same hi-res screen as the Rev 4. So keep your fingers crossed! I know I have been delaying the official ‘for sale’ status of these units, that’s because I want to have the best unit possible to sell, both in quality and price.

Surf the information superhighway over to the Research & D section to take a look at it. I’d really like your input on this new design, so I can gauge if it’s worth pursuing. Thanks!

The best VCSp yet! Finally has a paddle controller, new style hi-res screen and MORE WOOD GRAIN! Check out this one-of-a-kind prototype by clicking here or the Research & D button to your right!

It was one year ago this week that the original Atari VCSp was completed!

In honor of this momentous occasion, I am offering 2 pre-sales for anyone wishing to purchase a VCSp! That’s right, I am building 2 more units simultaneously and the first 2 people to email me with a definite YES will be able to purchase one! These units will be finished and ready to ship around April 9th.

The cost will be $270 with the trade-in of an old Atari, or $310 without. (These prices include shipping). These are the better, TFT Active Matrix kind. (See VCSp Models page, to right)

Ok! This is gonna be like a radio call-in contest more or less, so fire up your email and let ’em rip! I will accept requests starting at 1 PM on Monday, April the 2nd.

Good luck!

Using a less expensive passive-matrix screen from Radio Shack, I have gotten the cost of a VCSp down to $200 (before tax and shipping). Now, that assumes you’re sending an Atari in as trade, but still. It’s the lowest cost yet and I think it’s an important milestone.