rockdoc2010

PUPPY! i remove you from my list of evildoing cat strokers......

I get this.. no worries BUT the 2x5 in the XEL dont match up to the 5x4x2 headers on the U1MB. they do with the 5 and the 4 where did the 2 pin header go? Douglas

yes i have just removed the smaller one and lost three pads in the process. I know what i am doing as well at 14years old i aced a class in electronics assembly.. but the square peg that went into that round hole is SO tight that it is bound to happen. lets hope i can save the U1MB Douglas

sorry i think it was the 51 ohm resister for the 1200XL build

good job on the sram but there is a 2 pin header that is missing from the scene.

This is a mute point! there are no UAV's available so I am currently building a brick

No there is not 2x5 in the middle of the 1mb there are three headers in the middle of the U1MB a five a four and a two.. side by side where did the two pin header go? Douglas

close the thread? i need a board! or i have a 1088xel brick!

there is a row of three headers for the little guys and the 1088 has only two sockets ??

you soldered that sram directly to the board? I am not worthy!

man that gun has to hurt!

no dont grow up! some brown and beige paint and its an Atari! Douglas

dont try to desolder yourself.. i lost three pads and that was on the smaller header. Douglas

i am currently building one and understand the timing issues from USA vs Europe. I was at sea on a westpac and bought a vhs player and the clock lost ten minutes per hour. OTAY! I get that.. but can i have a PAL system in the USA? Without setting up a variable frequency drive? Douglas

First of all I wanted to express my insane amount of gratitude for what you have done. I have a green one and a blue one. I suppose the red ones were for the beta testers? Can we get a serial number on these? Anyway and I am sure it is mute as I am only half way thru the build info in the thread but..... I need my MTV! I need my Atari keyboard! Two days ago in 1984 Madonna sang virginistic and I became the third person with a personal computer to spend six months at sea on a westpac with a personal computer. So I Iterate. What can we do to use an atari keyboard in this build? I am looking at the 1200XL and as i have seen so far it is the OS that likes your unit.. I dont need you to give me a version1.2 of your motherboard just an idea as to where do I wander. BTW I was thinking of adding the circuits and 10 keybad CX-86 to the mix. Worthy is not what I am! Douglas

Its killin' me! I am slowly removing pin for pin the angled header connections in the hopes that i don't destroy the board or chips. I need the correct header arrangement to even go forward. Arrghhh

So Just having checked the fit of the UM1B that i have i will need to desolder the right angle headers and install straight headers to install it. And i assume P2, P2 and P4 will have to be moved to the other side of the UM1B board as they will be problematic otherwise. Douglas

Wow! be careful what you ask I rekon. The response on this subject was intense. I actually have two 600xl, three 1200xl an xegs, 65xe and 130xe, three 1050 disk drives, an 822, and two alphacom 422, and three 1020 printers. I was just gazing at the sales and noticed the crazy prices. I only really need a couple of items.. psu's, joysticks etc. I am busy getting into mods and builds like a 1200xl from bare MB up and a 1088xel. I will probably be one of those sellers within five years time.. fun i should probably sell now! Douglas

commodore what?! HISSSSS ( sunnyvale high school not Cupertino!)

wow! new components that do so much. my new 1200xl mb build taught me that I need glasses. i suffer from cant see shit syndrome

Absolutely! It NEEDS to be in a 1050 case!

I think we must be out of the recession! I am noticing some insane prices asked for items on Ebay. I was just wondering about the 250 to 300$ prices asked for for a working 800XL or 130XE. Not to mention if you might find a 1200XL which I think is the most desired yet hardest to work with of the XL line. I myself have 5 1200XL's in various states of nakedness and I am building one from a bare MB (god knows I want 5 more bare 1200XL MB) It seems to me that prices have doubled in the last three years for anything atari. Supply and demand? I bought a brand new 600XL back in the 80's and got my money back to go towards a 1200XL in a different store from which it was purchased, B&C computers when they had a storefront in the south bay. My 1200XL love affair started then and I still buy from B&C. Just wondering if anyone else is taken aback or has a clue as to why the cost has risen so much? Cheers