It seems that Duncan G. of The Other Group of Amigoids is bequeathing his Atari 800XL system to me. After last Saturday's The Other Group of Amigoids meeting, I met him afterwards at his workshop. He took out a box, and packed inside of it was the computer, disk drive, power supply, cables, and floppy disks. Also that 800XL had a 320K ram expander sticking out its back (a ram expander which he said was uncommon).
My response was "What am I going to do with the machine?" He said that I could do a cross-comparison of programs between the C64 and the 800XL. I asked him about what was going to replace the 800XL. He told me not to worry, because he had the newer Atari XE.
At the Sunday FCUG meeting, I told the members about the computer. Member Louis M., also an Atari fan, told me he would train me in getting the machine going.
Getting the 800XL when I see Duncan at
R.J. Mical's dinner party on March 29,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Last Friday I received the Atari 800XL from Duncan. Eventually, I'll try it out. :)
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
July 27-28 Commodore Vegas Expo v9 -
http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
Though I am not actively doing anything with the Atari 800XL, Duncan gave me a Star Trek: SOS cartridge to use in it. Thanks, Duncan!
Happy New Year!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
At the SC3 Arcade Party eight days ago, I participated in the raffle, the raffle money going to support SC3. Six tickets for $5. I was the second winner of the raffle! I went for the what I perceived to be the best prize on the table - an Atari 800XL. Not another one! This one was tested to be fully working and came with a game cartridge without a power supply. Perhaps I can pick up a surplus p.s. from Weird Stuff warehouse in Santa Clara.
At today's FCUG meeting, after we finished with all of our C= business, member Louis M. opened up the machine so that we could look at the 800XL's motherboard. It was fully socketed! He also said that brand new, heavy-duty power supplies were available from Best Electronics.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Quote from: me on November 20, 2016, 11:03:34 PMI went for the what I perceived to be the best prize on the table - an Atari 800XL. Not another one!
Friend Duncan M. took the A800XL, obtained a p.s., the necessary cables and disk drive, and handed it back to me. Now it is ready to go!
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm