OT: Atari Lynx 2

[John Bennett]

[ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2
Anyone know if one of these will power up without a cartridge?

Neil.



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[P-Man]

Re: [ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2
yes, and say 'INSERT CARD'

if a card is inserted, but not quite properly, it will just flick on, then
go off.

> Anyone know if one of these will power up without a cartridge?
>
> Neil.

Andy

 

[John Bennett]

Re: [ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2

Hmm i get nothing - any suggestions?

> Andy Welburn wrote:
> >
> > yes, and say 'INSERT CARD'
> >
> > if a card is inserted, but not quite properly, it will just flick on, then
> > go off.
> >
>
> It's always seemed to me like more than one person was working on that
> bit of the design - It doesn't seem to power up unless *something* is
> inserted, but you get the message when the card isn't completely
> inserted (or dirty or something).
>
> As Andy says, sometimes it just flickers the message, and sometimes you
> can only read half of it...
>
> Nige
>
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[John Bennett]

Re: [ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2
Andy Welburn wrote:
>
> yes, and say 'INSERT CARD'
>
> if a card is inserted, but not quite properly, it will just flick on, then
> go off.
>

It's always seemed to me like more than one person was working on that
bit of the design - It doesn't seem to power up unless *something* is
inserted, but you get the message when the card isn't completely
inserted (or dirty or something).

As Andy says, sometimes it just flickers the message, and sometimes you
can only read half of it...

Nige



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[P-Man]

Re: [ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2

> Hmm i get nothing - any suggestions?

throw it away and buy one for 9.99 from Game or EB, and stop the posts to
this list, frighteningly off topic

my first reply _should_ have gone private but i wasn't paying attention

> > Andy Welburn wrote:
> > >
> > > yes, and say 'INSERT CARD'
> > >
> > > if a card is inserted, but not quite properly, it will just flick on,
then
> > > go off.

Andy



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[John Bennett]

RE: [ukvac] OT: Atari Lynx 2
No it doesn't (I think). If there is no card in at all, it just flicks the
power light on for a tiny bit and then goes off again. If there is a card
in, but its not sitting properly, then it sometimes says "insert card" and
sometimes displays a tartan crash, or sometime whines pitifully
I'll have a look at mine when I get home - I got it off ebay a couple of
months ago with about 50 games for £60... I was well chuffed

Dave



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