Bryan Posted January 9, 2004 Author Share Posted January 9, 2004 The 1050 is built much like a 2600 with a 6507 and a 6532 RIOT PIA. Wow! I wonder if it's possible to convert a 1050 into a 2600... I suppose if you have a *lot* of time on your hands. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eidolon Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 My very unimpressive setup: Atari 800 with 48K (used to own a 1200XL way back when) Hooked up to our regular TV with an Atari switchbox couple of joysticks no paddles no disk/cassette drive That's it. (well, a power supply, of course) --The Eidolon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Well, currently two systems are hooked up: 1) Atari 800XL with 576k RAM, 1 external joypad and 2 internal OS (XL-Os and 800 OS, switchable), Atari 1050 with Speedy upgrade, directly connected via SCART to a Stereo-TV (thats my test Atari!)... 2) Atari 800XL with 64k RAM 1 external joypad and 1 XL-OS, Atari 1050 with Speedy upgrade connected via SIO2PC to an old PC running MS-DOS and via SCART to a small mono TV (thats my plug and play Atari)... in the closet are: 2 XF551 drives (5,25" both 360k max.) with Hyper-XF-OS, 1 XEGS with 64k and Keyboard, 1 Lightgun, 1 ST-Mouse, 1 pair of paddle controllers, 1 My-IDE cart+IDE harddisk, another Atari 800XL with 64k and original XL-OS and some more uncool stuff. I SOLD quite a lot of my Atari stuff (that I did not use) in the last 3 years, e.g. 2 msc-ide interfaces, 3 XE`s (65XE, 800XE and 130XE) all upgraded to 128k RAM, 3 XF drives with 3,5" floppies (max. 720k each), 1 XEP80 card, 1 XE adapter to convert Cart-port+ECI into XL parallel bus, and many many more stuff (hardware and software)... I am (almost) happy with the setup I have now. Only the XL that is connected via SIO2PC to the PC should be upgraded to 320k RAM and 2 OS (XL-OS and 800 OS switchable), but thats it. I don`t miss any A8 harddisks or 3,5" drives (SIO2PC does that job much better)... greetings, Andreas Magenheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analmux Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Okay, my A8 setup is: 2 * Atari 800 xl (one reserved for triple Antic/Gtia + octal SID upgrade) 2 * 1050 floppydrive 1 * 850 RS232 interface (4 com, 1 lpt) 1 * SIO2PC 1 * MyIDE (not connected) 2 * 8 mbit flashcart 1 * Philips Video monitor 1 * 1010 tapedrive (out of order) 1 * Atari 800 xl (out of order) 1 * Atari 600 xl (out of order) 1 * Atari 130 xe (out of order and cut to pieces) 2 * Remote controlled joysticks (not properly working / jittering) 1 * Rom-rip cartridge, for ripping NES games (self-made 1995) 1 * network cable for networking to a Commodore 64 (self-made 1998) 1 * Second Antic/Gtia upgrade prototype (self-made 2002) 1 * Sid sampling module prototype (self-made 2003) Lots of cartridges (games, LOGO programming language), tapes and floppy's, and a lot more virtual Atari's. I once had a Lynx with calgames + rampage, and still have a 520ST with Eprom-writer, and a 2600 console. ----- mux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 800XL w/512k, Pokey/Gumby, and UltraSpeed OS. 810 & 1050 drives (both stock) 850 interface Shares my Commodore 1084 monitor and Supra 28.8 modem along side my primary C-128. Also got a 800 with 48k and basic cart. Shares all above mentioned hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Gill Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 I built a 1050-2-pc interface and have started archiving all my 8-bit disks to atr files. I took a quick hardware inventory while I was looking for disks. Atari hardware purchased new - 1 Atari 800 - 16k upgraded to 48k 1 Atari 130XE 1 410 tape drive 1 1050 drive - happy 1 1050 drive - US doubler 1 850 interface 1 Supra 300 baud modem 1 mpp printer interface 1 commie monitor Purchased from garage sales etc. that I have kept - 2 Atari 800 48k computers - 1 has Impossible board 2 Atari 400 computers 1 Atari 800XL in box 1 Grungy 800XL missing all accessories 1 810 drive with Archiver Editor Chip 1 1050 Happy drive 1 1050 US Doubler drive 1 1050 stock in box 1 XF-551 drive 1 410 tape drives 1 commie monitor Lots of misc accessories and disks. Currently hooked up - 130 XE, 2 1050 USD drives, commie monitor. Happy 1050 drive hooked to PC with 1050-2-pc interface. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 My current A8 setup... Computers - 800 and XEGS (stock RAM) Drives - 2 1050s w/US Doublers - 1 1050 w/ most of its guts removed In the "not a lot of use for" category... - 410 cassette drive - 830 acoustic coupler modem - 835 direct connect modem - 850 interface - 1020 Printer 2 different SIO2PC cables... Joysticks/controllers - Slik Stiks, Starfighters, TAC-II, Geminis, Winner Infared, 2800 controllers, Atari stock, Trak Ball (modified to be used as ST mouse), Epyx 500XJ, Track & Field Controller, Roklan Roller Controller, Paddles, Driving Controller (modded for Jag Tempest), Party Quiz controllers and game, Gemstick mini-stick... Atari CC190 Calculator 400 Keyboard only (on the wall) I don't have a lot anymore, so I figured I'd brag about the controllers...heh. At points in life, I've had pretty much every A8 in "normal" production, except the 1200xl. At the heyday of my BBS system, I had a 288k 800 with 4 1050s and an Indus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 I bet that 830 gets a lot of use. If nothing else, you can re-enact scenes from WarGames. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I bet that 830 gets a lot of use. If nothing else, you can re-enact scenes from WarGames. -Bry I bought a 830 for 10 or 15 bucks when I was a kid even though I had a working 1030. Never got it to work with my older phones but I thought it just looked cool. Damm Wargames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 I bet that 830 gets a lot of use. -Bry Actually, it's my favourite relic from the 8 bit days. It is only a few inches away from me. I saved a handset from an old rotary dial telephone and mashed the sucker onto the couplers. I always liked how well this handset stays affixed. I can pick it up and carry it anywhere. Which I have to do sometimes, since it's directly in front of my printer. So, I guess you can say it gets a lot of use. Heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 From memory: 1 x Atari 800XL with Cupid Parallel Interface, 3 x OS and 256K 1 x Atari 800XL with Pokey Expansion & 256K 3 x stock Atari 800XL 1 x Atari 130XE with 320K 1 x 65XE 1 x Atari 1050 with US Doubler 1 x stock 1050 1 x Citizen Dot Matrix Printer 1 x Atari 1029 Dot Matrix Printer 1 x CSS Black Box with Floppy Board and full set of drives 1 x 12" Greyscale Monitor A promised free Atari 800 finally arrived this morning as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybernoid Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I have: 3 x 130XE (1 with 3 OSes - OSB, OSXLXE, Omnimon; 1 with SuperVideo done by myself; 1 with built-in MyIDE done by Mr. Atari himself) 2 x 800XL 1 x 600XL 2 x XEGS 3 x 1050 Disk Drives (1 with Happy) 2 x SIO2PC (1 hand soldered) 1 EtherCart ProtoType (http://home.comcast.net/~atariguy1/atari/a8ether/) Those are the things I use, here are the things laying around not being used that often: Koala Pad CX85 850 MPP1000C Modem MPP1000E Modem Star XG10 Printer MPP printer interface PR: Connection 410 Cassette Drive Various other Joysticks, Rotary Sticks, Track Balls, Mice, Printers, Disk Drives that I need to go through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarianer2003 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Here's my A8 setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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