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A8scooter
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« on: August 13, 2013, 03:24:37 PM »
This was found on Craigslist ad  a group lot of 13 games ( with 12 in the picture ) and this was the cart that was cut off and not in the picture. Being a Proto/ Demo cart its nice to see things like this pop up from time to time. Getting items like this rescued and sharing them with the gaming community is one of best parts of being a gamer.

Heres the picture of the label

[img width=480 height=640]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/ComputerWarDemo_zpsba037f85.jpg[/img]

Here is the cart next to the regular production releases of Thorn Emi Carts

[img width=640 height=480]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/Thornemi1_zps61e1623e.jpg[/img]

Picture of the Reprogrammable EEProm Chips

[img width=700 height=525]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/atari83/048DEF20-1B40-469E-8EB5-2A9EEE3459BB-6491-00000E42FD18B816_zps52edf10a.jpg[/img]
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« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2013, 03:30:22 PM »
Computer War! Awesome. Nice find, sir. Have you dumped the ROM or done a visual comparison to see what's different, or is it a review copy?
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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2013, 05:45:40 PM »
The start up seem to be the same till I get the rom dumped and compare code.  It just different looking in that the chips are different.  Not sure if it is a complete game or a partial. I probably is a demo reviewers in that the back of the cart was taped and no screw holding it like the release version. Also the board says different things compared to the released copy with a red wire soldered in.

Odd indeed
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Atari 8 bit
+ game cartridges ( all brands and most titles )
+ Prototype and Demo cartridges
+ manuals and boxes
+ Atari 130XE system, and any system boxes outside of the Atari 400 system.
Check out my Atari 8-Bit Museum Site at:
[url]http://www.a8museum.com[
Shadow Kisuragi
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2013, 05:53:52 PM »
Quote from: A8scooter on August 13, 2013, 05:45:40 PM
The start up seem to be the same till I get the rom dumped and compare code.  It just different looking in that the chips are different.  Not sure if it is a complete game or a partial. I probably is a demo reviewers in that the back of the cart was taped and no screw holding it like the release version. Also the board says different things compared to the released copy with a red wire soldered in.

Odd indeed

Any dates on the inside that may help, or any dates on the start screen? You may not be able to get those without dumping the ROM.
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A8scooter
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« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2013, 06:40:03 PM »
Copyright on the start up is 1983 like the released copy.
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Currently looking for :

Atari 8 bit
+ game cartridges ( all brands and most titles )
+ Prototype and Demo cartridges
+ manuals and boxes
+ Atari 130XE system, and any system boxes outside of the Atari 400 system.
Check out my Atari 8-Bit Museum Site at:
[url]http://www.a8museum.com[
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