OldAtariKid Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Hello, this is my first post on this website. I am hoping to get an answer to this very strange question. I recently picked up a 4-port Atari 5200 with a few games at a local flea market. The unit worked perfectly so I began cleaning it up. That's when I noticed the serial number tag. It lists the console as a 2800??? Here is a picture of the tag, what's up with this: Edited July 29, 2012 by OldAtariKid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagLynx Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Are you sure that it's a 5200? Post a picture of the entire console please, because there was a 2800, the Japanese 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzzed Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Interesting. It says Made in the USA... Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtariKid Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Here you go, more pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzzed Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The only thing I can think of that is was mistankly labeled with 2800 stickers... I'm not sure of the logistics that Atari used. Like, did they have a roll of preprinted labels with serial numbers on them, and they accidently got the 2800 stickers in the 5200 pile, and labeled some with the 2800 stickers? Its very odd. I wish we knew more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmetal88 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Weird. I just checked my 4-port and it definitely says 5200 on that sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-in-NJ Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Are the patent numbers the same? That is to say, do 5200s with labels that say CX-5200 have the same numbers on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtariKid Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Are the patent numbers the same? That is to say, do 5200s with labels that say CX-5200 have the same numbers on them? After a quick google search, it appears the 4-port tags marked cx-5200 have different patent numbers (some are the same some are different). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutallyHonestGamer Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 had to check mine too. looked normal to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtariKid Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 I have 2 other 4 port consoles and both of them say 5200. It's just this one. I was hoping it was some kind of ultra-rare screw up. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I have 2 other 4 port consoles and both of them say 5200. It's just this one. I was hoping it was some kind of ultra-rare screw up. LOL It probably is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakazi Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Had to double-check mine. Yup...it's a 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamakazi Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Oh...and all of the patient numbers on this 2800 label match mine exactly. All of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 My first thought back when I first saw those pics was, "PhotoShop." I waited to see how it would play out, but I still think it looks PhotoShopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Monitors Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I bet someone at the manufacturing facility was having a bad day, and wanted to confuse a future collector should they stumble upon this system, making them think it was worth something. LOL But yeah, my 5200 says 5200 on it as well. Really odd that your 5200 has the wrong sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtariKid Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 My first thought back when I first saw those pics was, "PhotoShop." I waited to see how it would play out, but I still think it looks PhotoShopped. This was not photoshopped. If there is any type of proof I can provide, short of shipping the console to you, let me know and I will absolutely provide it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Bump. Look at the FCC Class. It should be Class C - for consumer - not Class B [business]. All "home computers and consoles of the time had to be C certified in order to connect to a TV. Class C caused the A8 line to not have internal expansion slots like the Apple // line. Why on Earth is this Class B on a 5200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Overseas market only, so maybe the requirements were less for the 2800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Why would an overseas version have FCC class certifications on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Markowitz Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Bump. Look at the FCC Class. It should be Class C - for consumer - not Class B [business]. All "home computers and consoles of the time had to be C certified in order to connect to a TV. Class C caused the A8 line to not have internal expansion slots like the Apple // line. Why on Earth is this Class B on a 5200? So as far as I can tell, there is no Class C. At least none of the FCC documents I can find have such a thing. They have only two such classes, Class A and B. A is for industrial devices and is the less stringent of the two. It mostly covers devices that will be used in electrical noisy environments so as long as the leakage is low it won't have much of an effect anyway. Class B is for consumer devices and is much harder to meet. It demands that interference from the device will not effect other devices around the home. Reading over various materials, it appears that the standard Atari built to was somewhat overdesigned. Bushnell later commented that the standard had "no teeth", but it's not clear what this means. It is clear the later machines had much less shielding and met a greatly reduced standard of some sort, but it's not clear whether that was due to matching a different standard entirely, the standard being changed, or people just ignoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Mine also 5200 as I posted in the serial numbers threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari-dna Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Interesting. Pretty late Serial Number. When were the 2800s produced? 1983? Probably just an oversight. Neat anomaly though, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtariKid Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Really kind of forgot about this post. I was petty jacked when someone accused me of photoshop. I have never been able to find any info on this but I still have the unit packed away in its original box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Really kind of forgot about this post. I was petty jacked when someone accused me of photoshop. I have never been able to find any info on this but I still have the unit packed away in its original box. Ya it's an oddity as this is what an actual Japanese 2800 serial sticker looks like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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