dr_bob Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 (edited) Partly because of the thread (ongoing) over on the retro gamer magazine forum , and partly as despite it being the first computer I had as a kid , yet strangely in my years of collecting retro consoles and computers I've never been able to pick one up , I'm looking to buy a PAL Atari 800xl Trouble is I'm based in Ireland , and for once I've had no luck with Ebay ,theres few enough pal ones there and either the shipping prices (usually from the UK) are extortionately high* (that's when they WILL ship!) or I'm getting sniped at the last second. So I'm looking for a decent on-line shop to buy one , and preferably a 1010 tape deck as well (as that was my original set-up years ago). Can anyone recommend one? I've only found one http://www.atari-shop.nl/ , which looks good but I don't think they've any in stock .I might drop them a mail later anyway , although I don't think they carry the 1010(or any tape deck) are there any others that people here have used? Edited June 12, 2007 by dr_bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bob Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 cheers for the help so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bob Posted June 21, 2007 Author Share Posted June 21, 2007 Just a quick update to say I got an 800xl and 1010 (cheers Mimo!), so thanks to all who helped. Been playing through a few old favourites - Montezuma's revenge , power down , Zybex ,and having great fun . I'd forgotten how long it takes to load anything though! (even compared to the {boo hiss} C64), and how unreliable tapes are (same tape will sometimes work and sometimes not!) Anyway I've shelled out for an SIO2PC so I should have fun with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 SIO2PC is a purchase that you will never regret, get downloading those .atr , .xex etc now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayoK Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Wow - someone else in Dublin that's using an Atari 8-bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bob Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ha! Thought I was the alone here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayoK Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Ha!Thought I was the alone here. Not any more! Where you based? I'm in Glasnevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bob Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Ha!Thought I was the alone here. Not any more! Where you based? I'm in Glasnevin. heh about 15 minutes up the road from you , in clonee. Small world eh? Edited June 24, 2007 by dr_bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayoK Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 heh about 15 minutes up the road from you , in clonee.Small world eh? Deadly - we've enough then to form a NAUG (Northsiders Atari Users Group)!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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