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Atari alarm clock!
« on: August 07, 2012, 06:19:05 pm »
Look what I found! An alarm clock with an fm/am radio, a buzzer and... a small crt tv??
It's only black and white, but it serves well as a monitor for my atari2600 which sits on top of it next to my bed.
 http://youtu.be/BVjATdwFgBc



Has anyone ever seen or even owned one of these?
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 02:14:52 am »
Er...
Haw have you callesd that monster? An 'alarm clock'? ???
For me it looks like a computer for those who don't like big screens.

What is it normally used for? (I don't think It was only thought to play games on it)
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2012, 02:24:35 am »
i don't know about the monitor, but i LOVE the atari, it's beautiful :)
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2012, 02:32:20 am »
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2012, 04:27:20 am »
It's an alarm clock with a built in tv screen. You can choose to wake up to either tv, radio or a buzzer.
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2012, 09:30:42 am »
I don't have that but I do have the lantern with TV attached.
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2012, 11:34:20 am »
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2012, 12:43:23 pm »
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2012, 07:46:46 pm »
Lol Yeong. And sorry for the necro but I did see one of those when I was younger once. I think it was at a big flea market that occured every Sunday in my city. I never got to see an actual Atari, though.
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2012, 10:04:51 am »
Quote from: Keoni29 on August 07, 2012, 06:19:05 pm
Look what I found! An alarm clock with an fm/am radio, a buzzer and... a small crt tv??
It's only black and white, but it serves well as a monitor for my atari2600 which sits on top of it next to my bed.
 http://youtu.be/BVjATdwFgBc



Has anyone ever seen or even owned one of these?

Yes, my parents have owned similar before, though I don't recall if it had a digital alarm clock.

Also, what does a lanturn tv look like? Sounds like a pokemon. :p
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2012, 01:06:14 pm »
It's a portable lantern with a small b/w tv screen. :P
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2012, 02:10:51 pm »
A lanturn tv is this:
 
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Re: Atari alarm clock!
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2012, 02:19:44 pm »
The small tv inside the alarm clock emits light even when it's switched off. This is because there is a layer of lumiscent coating on the tube. This "charges" when it's light and when it's dark you can see it emit a dim light. It was annoying tho, so I locked it away :P Now I just rotate my normal CRT TV so I can see it from my bed. It's in color!
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