Edit: the title should read: "Atari SPRINT 2 for FREE" TYPO
So I just found out today that a co-worker of mine randomly has an Atari Sprint 2 that he wants gone. Says he got it form a guy that was tossing it and that he picked it up to turn into a MAME driver. He took it home and after some research decided that it would be too much trouble so he put it up for 4 years. He said I could have it if I wanted as he'll never do anything with it. He said he'd send a picture on his lunch hour.
I get the picture and right away, notice the CP missing. I ask him about it and he says he forgot that he had sold it on ebay. The monitor is missing too. The whole cab has been stored under his carport, covered in a tarp for 4 years. It was out in the rain, snow, everything else. He says he took the board out right when he got it and thought he just threw it away but might still have it. The sad part is, I've worked with him for 4 years and never knew or I could have saved it then.
When he first told me about it I was excited to get it and restore it but I don't think that is possible now. I may still take it and part it out, not sure yet if it's worth the time. What do you guys think?
So I just found out today that a co-worker of mine randomly has an Atari Sprint 2 that he wants gone. Says he got it form a guy that was tossing it and that he picked it up to turn into a MAME driver. He took it home and after some research decided that it would be too much trouble so he put it up for 4 years. He said I could have it if I wanted as he'll never do anything with it. He said he'd send a picture on his lunch hour.
I get the picture and right away, notice the CP missing. I ask him about it and he says he forgot that he had sold it on ebay. The monitor is missing too. The whole cab has been stored under his carport, covered in a tarp for 4 years. It was out in the rain, snow, everything else. He says he took the board out right when he got it and thought he just threw it away but might still have it. The sad part is, I've worked with him for 4 years and never knew or I could have saved it then.
When he first told me about it I was excited to get it and restore it but I don't think that is possible now. I may still take it and part it out, not sure yet if it's worth the time. What do you guys think?
