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Translation: Apparently each have a different adapter (although each page states it comes with an XE/XEGS adapter ). As a 5200 is closest to a 400, I don't think you'll have any luck using a VBXE on one without creating your own, [likely much] more complicated adapter board. Sounds like a cool idea though!

Try on ebay for those new belts, I saw some for sale there or you could also try Best electronics or B&C Computervisions(myatari.net I think).

Ok have you typed "cload" in basic? Minus the quote marks of course, if you have a tape that will load a program in basic, then play should work, that's what I did, for other programs you had to press play and hold down the start key when you turned the computer on, I did this a lot, but then the 400 was My 1st computer back in 1980.

Yes you can use the C017945 power supply with the 400 or the 800 or the 1200XL, I have a 1200XL computer and My 1st computer was a modified 400 with an aftermarket keyboard(full stroke) and a 48K ram kit, the ram upgrade is still around, but the 2 Keyboard kits might be long gone.

Any news?

I wish I hadn't sold off the 1400XL motherboard, it was in a modified 1200XL case and yep it worked, had a pbi bus too, someone has it, it has a rough cut hole in the back where the pbi is, as I didn't have the proper tools to get the job done right and of course it had no shielding, once the hole in the back was cut out the 1400XL slid into the case with no other mods, the place I bought the motherboard from(Best Electronics) doesn't have anymore, though they do have it in their catalog... I'd sold it to some collector up around Wisconsin years ago, who I found through Curt Vendel, I didn't use a stock 1200XL psu of course, but one of the better ones that are/were sold by Best Electronics, along with a stock 1200XL case and keyboard. All I have now is a disassembled 1200XL, oh sure I have some other parts, an Indus GT, a Wico joystick, an Atari type s-video monitor cable, and an ICD P:R Interface, plus a few carts and a disk. The 1200XL needs a few mods, like to the SIO port for the ICD P:R Interface and the mod for the s-video monitor port, I'd been meaning to get this done and have the 1200 working off the 57" TV, but things just kept getting in the way, so far it looks like the mods might be something I'll get a friend to do in 2016, He's an electronics tech in His spare time.

I wish I hadn't sold off the 1400XL motherboard, it was in a modified 1200XL case and yep it worked, had a pbi bus too, someone has it, it has a rough cut hole in the back where the pbi is, as I didn't have the proper tools to get the job done right and of course it had no shielding, the place I bought the motherboard from doesn't have anymore, though they do have it in their catalog...

Well I know the reserve isn't $2,247.00, yeah I watched the auction, the reserve was never breached. I see someone beat Me to it, oh well, it was fun watching.

Looks good to Me.

Ach! Yer blinding Me, Arrgg, Take It away!

Nice find.

Mu how far We've come since then, The equivalent of that whole board would fit in My hand as will the drive.

Probably not, but this hasn't gone beyond the USA yet either.

The SIO's aren't THAT bad. Sure, they're not the best but have always carried two of these around Europe, from meeting to meeting, with lot's of plugging in and out and plenty of abuse and never had a problem with those. YMMV. IIABFIA:"If it aint broke, fix it anyway!" That sounds like what's being discussed on the ebay forums right now, Ebay changed the user interface in the USA and lots of users, Both Buyers and Sellers aren't happy and people are talking Boycott... 1st ebay changed the interface to the new one, then ebay changed It back to the old one and then changed the interface once again to the new and hated interface, people are complaining.

Newell OS maybe? I really don't know as It's been a long time.