Xbox alpha 2 December 2000 recovery

[ASSEMbler]

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[lucas93]

Thanks for this Assembler :)

[Eviltaco64]

Many thanks for the link. I was actually looking for this recovery only a couple of weeks ago. :)

[raylyd]

I dont have one but got it just incase thanks.

[APE]

Don't have it, don't need it, but I'll keep it locally in case I do later or someone else does.

[AltRN8]

I am really interested in any recovery discs later than Dec 00 if anyone has one.

@Assembler you get the alpha up and running yet?

[splith]

I've got june 2002 and the latest 5838 or something if either of those work with the model you have?

[ASSEMbler]

I am really interested in any recovery discs later than Dec 00 if anyone has one.

@Assembler you get the alpha up and running yet?


Not yet, I am dizzy as hell and don't think it's the right frame of mind to work on hardware.

[chalmo]

Thought this was interesting, found an image of an early controller revision that I don't recall seeing before. Tineye Reverse Image Search didn't show up anything either but it's not foolproof.

Converted from TGA to JPG.

[ASSEMbler]

I think those are called hammerheads? The image didn't come from me so all thanks to the person who gave it to me.

[oldengineer]

Here's another piccy, made by Interact...

http://oldengineer.com/gallery/v/mxb/axbd/hammerfront.html

http://oldengineer.com/gallery/v/mxb/axbd/xdkalphawithbits.html

[AltRN8]

For the alpha kits I think believe the compatible versions go up to May 2001. The May 01 I have heard is not the most stable.

Feb, Mar, Apr or May of 01 are known to exist but I am not sure which is the "best" to have. Frankly I would take anything beyond Dec 00.

[splith]

Yes the original pad was based on the sidewinder USB pad, I've got that in a maplins or some electrical magazine which also details that they got rid of the alpha dev kits with baseball bats =/

[ASSEMbler]

Yes the original pad was based on the sidewinder USB pad, I've got that in a maplins or some electrical magazine which also details that they got rid of the alpha dev kits with baseball bats =/

I had about 50 of these I tried to sell, no one believed me so I wound up throwing them out.

[raylyd]

Throwing them out your mad you bined a lots of good stuff even sega dev board if you have anything you want to bin let me know before you do.
i would cover shipping costs take care man.
good luck with the kit repair.:thumbsup:



I had about 50 of these I tried to sell, no one believed me so I wound up throwing them out.

[oldengineer]

Yes the original pad was based on the sidewinder USB pad

Not true.

[splith]

Not true.
Could have fooled me;
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Microsoft_sidewinder.jpg

If I ever find that magazine I'll make a scan of it.

[Borman]

Microsoft didnt make the controllers, they are actually Interact controllers (Hammerhead)

[SuperGrafx]

I have a promo Halo disc that had a collection of early footage and in one clip they showed some of the Bungie developers demo'ing Halo at some gameshow (Gamestock I believe?) In that video you can clearly see them using these Hammerhead controllers.

I had the chance to buy these way back when (early 2000) off some liquidation site where I found early mock ups of the Duke controller. I thought they were just PC controllers so I passed on them. Only later did I realize the error of my ways.

[LoveMHz]

Thanks for this ASSEMbler.. Interesting how the XBE header appears to be way different than the final. "This program cannot be run in DOS mode." made me laugh.

[shuma]

thank you ASSEMbler. i enjoy adding misc files like this to my collection =D

[Joe Sancho]

The hammerheads were the Alpha I controllers.
Some pics here:
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30762

[AltRN8]

Anyone have a Feb 2001 recovery disc? I am looking for the file listing from one since I have a compressed archive that doesn't seem to work and I am looking to verify what might be wrong.

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So this is allowed, but xbox 1 final recoveries and xbox 360 recoveries aren't?

That doesn't make any sense at all!

[Dark Neo]

So this is allowed, but xbox 1 final recoveries and xbox 360 recoveries aren't?

That doesn't make any sense at all!

Get a offical NDA from Microsoft and good... don´t flaming.

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Not flaming, just making a valid point. I'm not in any position to need any recovery, and will never need to ask for one. I just don't see what the difference is. Especially with the board administrator posting the stuff.

[APE]

Not flaming, just making a valid point. I'm not in any position to need any recovery, and will never need to ask for one. I just don't see what the difference is. Especially with the board administrator posting the stuff.

And that is why you have 3 posts and why he runs the show.

[Jackhead]

Some shots of my Hammerhead FX:

http://picload.org/image/apcorw/hammer.jpg

http://picload.org/image/apcodr/hammer1.jpg

http://picload.org/image/apcoda/hammer2.jpg
First i wonder about the battery slot on the back. I have to test it.

[...]

Yep, it's for rumble. The usb connector can't give enough power for the motors, so the rumble controller needs either batteries or a power adapter.

[gelberhase]

^lol
just imagine they would have used the hammerhead.....srsly that would´ve been weird having 2 cables plugged in one controller

[Joe Sancho]

Anyone have a Feb 2001 recovery disc? I am looking for the file listing from one since I have a compressed archive that doesn't seem to work and I am looking to verify what might be wrong.

I have one. Give me a couple of days and I'll post the file listing.

[Wack0]

Very nice..
Can someone leak the Dec 2000 XDK too ?