The Den

This is the main computer where I do everything. Despite being only a Pentium III-800 (Compaq), it's fairly well decked out, with many types of printers, firewire, etc. It is networked via a wireless Linksys router and is connected to the Internet via DSL.

The Den

This used to be the main TV before the big screen. Now it's in the den and serves a secondary role. It's a 32" Sony and has a Sony Dolby surround system. The rear speakers are not correctly oriented however. Also note the Sega Dreamcast and satellite receiver, as well as an original Toshiba DVD player (NOT very compatible these days). There is an SVIDEO switch box.

Entrance from the Den to the Workshop

This is the room that receives the brundt of the "collecting", with the rest of the house receiving more modern technology.

The Workshop

First view upon walking in and turning your head slightly left.

The Workshop

Nintendo collectible, Sony Digital video camera, MP3 player, digital camera(s), unknown controller, 3DO wireless controllers, top of Packard Bell Pentium 166 computer, etc.

The Workshop

A closet within the Workshop, with the doors removed for easier access. Lots of books and top of Tandy CoCo 2, Worlds of Wonder's ActionMax, etc.

The Workshop

TRS-80 Color Computer 2, ActionMax, Atari Lynx portable, Sega Game Gear portable, NES setup with Power Glove, UForce, etc. More books.

The Workshop

The green crate has miscellaneous Atari-style controllers. On the bottom is several Texas Instruments (99/4a) computers, voice modules, software, etc.

The Workshop

This is my "collectibles" cabinet. Signed Dragon's Lair figures, sealed Frank Sinatra records, rare magazines, gaming collectibles, Burger King and McDonald's glasses, figures, etc.

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Bottom of "collectibles" cabinet. The blue case has modern extra controllers, such as for the PC, Xbox, PS, Dreamcast, etc. These include fishing controllers and keyboards as well.

The Workshop

Top shelf - Tiger's Game.com, Neo Geo Pocket Color, portable CD player, Nintendo 64 stuff, etc.

The Workshop

Nintendo 64, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, 32X, Sega CD, Sega Master System Converter, Sega Saturn, Atari Jaguar, Jaguar CD, Mattel Intellivision, Intellivoice, lots of software, etc.

The Workshop

Another angle. Atari Jaguar, Intellivision, original Playstation, steering wheel, Super Nintendo, Radio Shack TRS-80 Micro Computer, etc.

The Workshop

Atari XEGS, Atari Disk Drive, Coleco Telstar (pong unit), Emerson Arcadia 2001, Activision TV Games, Nintendo "pirate" controller with built-in games, etc.

The Workshop

Atari 2600, Atari 7800, two Atari 5200s (4 port) with controllers, paddle controllers, Star Raiders controller, racing controller, NEC TurboGrafx-16, etc.

The Workshop

Games, Vectrex, Stunt Race FX store banner, etc.

The Workshop

Commodore 64 systems, 13" color TV, software, Voice Master Junior, light pen, tape drives, disk drives, Commodore Vic-20 (not pictured), etc.

The Workshop

More Commodore 64 stuff.

The Workshop

Vectrex and games (including light pen), ColecoVision stuff, collectibles, etc.

The Workshop

ColecoVision, Coleco add-ons, Coleco Adam(s), Apple //e, software, etc.

The Workshop

ColecoVision/Adam software, Samba De Amigo maraca controllers, etc.

The Workshop

17" PC monitor, Amiga 500, original Macintosh, etc.

The Workshop

A "do everything" PC (5 1/4" drive, Zip, Jaz, partitioned hard drives with different OS' like Linux, DOS, etc.), 20" Sony television with various old-style connectors, a Power Macintosh, Mattel Aquarius, etc.

The Workshop

The Macintoshes, Amiga 500, Sony TV, Aquarius, etc.

The Workshop

More Amiga, the Linux penguin, speakers leading to Sony subwoofer, a/v switchbox, etc.

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More Amiga, miscellaneous PC parts, etc.

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Amiga 500 uncovered, etc.

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A better look at the NES stuff, TI stuff, etc.

The Workshop

More CoCo, etc.

The Workshop

More Aquarius, Macintosh, spare 15" Dell PC monitor, etc.

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Classic Macintosh, etc.

The Workshop

NEC MobilePro 750c, Palm ///x, Dreamcast maracas, etc.

The Workshop

ColecoVision/Adam peripherals, etc.

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A closer look at the Adams', etc.

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A closer look at the Commodore 8-bit stuff, etc.

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A Commodore color pen plotter, tape drives, etc.

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A closer look at some software (note titles such as GEOS, a cool Macintosh/Windows-type operating environment for the 8-bit, 64k C-64 (!); and Quick Brown Fox, an early cartridge-based word processor for the C-64...), etc.

The Workshop

A closer look at the little Tandy, TurboGrafx-16, etc.

The Workshop

Atari 5200. Atari 7800 on top in this shot, etc.

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Atari XEGS in all its pastel glory, trackball, etc.

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Coleco pong unit, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Zip Zap, controllers with games that plug straight into the TV, etc.

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Sega Master System stuff, including 3D glasses, software, etc.

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The Sega Genesis-era mess, etc.

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A closer look at some of the Intellivision stuff, etc.

The Workshop

A closer look at some of the collectible magazines and things, etc.

The Workshop

A closer look at the NES stuff, such as the Zapper, Power Glove and UForce, etc.

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Another shot of Game Gear, Lynx and CoCo 2, etc.

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Here is a slightly newer shot showing the numeric keypad for the Atari 8-bit system and the second boxed Atari 5200, etc..

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A slightly newer shot of the bagged "classic" GameBoy systems, etc.

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A really closer look at the Intellivision, etc. - it really is a nice system to collect for...

The Workshop

The Atari Lynx case open...

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A newer shot, showing the boxed Commodore Vic-20, etc.

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A closeup of the Odyssey 2 with white switchbox and power supply. This is a later 1981 model with hard-wired "star" controllers that uses any standard Atari-style switchbox.

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An Odyssey 2 with the lower casing removed. There were three simple screws and it was actually REQUIRED that you remove the lower casing to set the channel select from channel 3 to 4, and vice-versa. Note the later model hard-wired controllers. These were actually very nice for classic era controllers, despite having a bit too far of a "throw".

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A closeup of some of the Odyssey 2's games. Note the handle on the top of the cartridges. This is a type of design that companies like Interphase would later use for their ColecoVision cartridges.

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The Emerson Arcadia-2001. All games had bad English text in the manuals and boxes. The games also lacked polish, but overall it was a fairly decent system, albeit currently one of the least popular mainstream collectible units. The cartridge sizes were HUGE!

The Workshop

The Apple //gs with color monitor, 3.5" and 5 1/4" disk drives, and some Apple/PC hybrid controllers. Also pictured is the unusual Interact Pool Shark controller for Windows, and the UltraRacer PC, which can be used as a spinner/paddle for PC games in a pinch...

The Workshop

Apple Macintosh PowerBook 170. Original retail price, $4,600.00, plus tax. Cost to purchase now, $10.00, no tax. My savings: over $4590.00. Seriously, not a bad find and not a bad classic notebook.

The Living Room, upstairs

The wall unit that houses the Xbox, PS2, GameCube, DVD player, Satellite/PVR; also wireless bridge (for communicating with Den and the DSL/network) attached to a wired hub (so the Xbox and PS2 (later hopefully the GameCube) can share the online fun)). Hitachi 51" HDTV, widescreen. There is a component switch box so all systems are hooked up to the TV via the highest quality connection. Miscellaneous stuff. The surround sound system is still a year or so away.

The Master Bedroom

No gaming-related stuff, but the 25" TV is ready for any system with a standard A/V hookup with a breakout box/splitter. VCR, satellite, DVD, stereo, etc.