Vintage Atari Portfolio Cleaned Rebuilt LCD W Cables See Photos 2
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:19154201 | Model: Atari Portfolio |
| Brand: Atari |
(HISTORY)
- These were released on June 1989 (30 years ago)
- These are very well known for use in the Terminator 2 movie, as John Conner hacks the ATM PIN code.
(AUCTION INCLUDES)
- (1) Atari Portfolio
- (1) Battery Cover
- (1) Interface Cover
(CONDITION)
- GRADE: B+ (based on the numbers I have and quality I have seen or sold. Selling price reflects item condition)
- Tested as Used Working
- Outer plastic is typical used 30 year old e...lectronic device. See photos for outer 30 year cosmetic condition. Grade B
- Clam shell and hinges shut very very easily, on this one. Does not bind like some others. Grade B
- Clam shell brackets and hinges are not cracked or broken! Grade A+
- Both Top clam shell latches are in tact (see photo). Grade A+
- Inner electronics are wicked clean. Grade A+
- Battery contacts in excellent shiny condition. No battery corrosion on this one. Grade A+
- Both bottom rubber strips are present. Grade B+
- Peripheral metal contacts look really good. No corrosion. Grade A+
- Keyboard is in excellent condition. Grade A+
- Speaker works and makes key click noises. Grade A+
- LCD is in excellent condition. No lines or missing character areas. Grade A+
- Atari Portfolio Plastic LCD overlay is typical use for 30 years, see photos. Grade B
- Back Atari label is in fair 30 year old condition. See photos. Grade B+
- Battery strap battery puller is NOT present.
- Tested working with 3 AA Batteries (not included).
(CUSTOM LCD WORK NOTES)
- 30 Year old Atari Portfolio LCD ribbon cables are notorious for cracking and breaking the copper traces. Just the nature of old age.
- Even if you bought a used working one from eBay (as once did), the LCD ribbon cable wil or isl highly likely cracked.
- The Atari ribbon cables were also directly soldered, and not swappable, for easy end user serviceability.
- To my knowledge they are no custom Atari made LCD ribbon cables, or I could not source them from anywhere.
- I saw an opportunity to make it better, and try to sell. So, I made my own custom PCB, and assemblies. Found a manufacturer to make 200 of them for me.
- I have ultrasonically cleaned the boards, and removed the old Atari LCD assembly and added my newly made LCD assemblies.
- I even made them, to where you could easily replace the ribbon cable in the future if you wanted to, without soldering.
- In short. This unit works really well, and will give you that confidence it will work well, or won't give you the "don't open LCD as it will crack the ribbon cable" syndrome.
(STOCK PHOTOS)
- All Atari Portfolio photos below are photos of repaired and restored Atari Portfolios
- These photos are examples of what you I did to this auctioned item.
- Extra ribbon cables and parts not included. Only showing the inventory so you will see what was replaced.
- The 12 ebay photos in the auction are of your actual item only.
- Just trying to create a template, to reduce the man hours in posting these.
- These were released on June 1989 (30 years ago)
- These are very well known for use in the Terminator 2 movie, as John Conner hacks the ATM PIN code.
(AUCTION INCLUDES)
- (1) Atari Portfolio
- (1) Battery Cover
- (1) Interface Cover
(CONDITION)
- GRADE: B+ (based on the numbers I have and quality I have seen or sold. Selling price reflects item condition)
- Tested as Used Working
- Outer plastic is typical used 30 year old e...lectronic device. See photos for outer 30 year cosmetic condition. Grade B
- Clam shell and hinges shut very very easily, on this one. Does not bind like some others. Grade B
- Clam shell brackets and hinges are not cracked or broken! Grade A+
- Both Top clam shell latches are in tact (see photo). Grade A+
- Inner electronics are wicked clean. Grade A+
- Battery contacts in excellent shiny condition. No battery corrosion on this one. Grade A+
- Both bottom rubber strips are present. Grade B+
- Peripheral metal contacts look really good. No corrosion. Grade A+
- Keyboard is in excellent condition. Grade A+
- Speaker works and makes key click noises. Grade A+
- LCD is in excellent condition. No lines or missing character areas. Grade A+
- Atari Portfolio Plastic LCD overlay is typical use for 30 years, see photos. Grade B
- Back Atari label is in fair 30 year old condition. See photos. Grade B+
- Battery strap battery puller is NOT present.
- Tested working with 3 AA Batteries (not included).
(CUSTOM LCD WORK NOTES)
- 30 Year old Atari Portfolio LCD ribbon cables are notorious for cracking and breaking the copper traces. Just the nature of old age.
- Even if you bought a used working one from eBay (as once did), the LCD ribbon cable wil or isl highly likely cracked.
- The Atari ribbon cables were also directly soldered, and not swappable, for easy end user serviceability.
- To my knowledge they are no custom Atari made LCD ribbon cables, or I could not source them from anywhere.
- I saw an opportunity to make it better, and try to sell. So, I made my own custom PCB, and assemblies. Found a manufacturer to make 200 of them for me.
- I have ultrasonically cleaned the boards, and removed the old Atari LCD assembly and added my newly made LCD assemblies.
- I even made them, to where you could easily replace the ribbon cable in the future if you wanted to, without soldering.
- In short. This unit works really well, and will give you that confidence it will work well, or won't give you the "don't open LCD as it will crack the ribbon cable" syndrome.
(STOCK PHOTOS)
- All Atari Portfolio photos below are photos of repaired and restored Atari Portfolios
- These photos are examples of what you I did to this auctioned item.
- Extra ribbon cables and parts not included. Only showing the inventory so you will see what was replaced.
- The 12 ebay photos in the auction are of your actual item only.
- Just trying to create a template, to reduce the man hours in posting these.
