Great atari setup from the early 80's pic

[jhillestad]

Here's a claasic Atari 800 setup that was on Digg:

 

http://www.boingboing.net/images/BangfoAtarisdesk.jpg\

 

 

Looks like a typical power user in the early 80's ! complete with Star Wars Glassware and Sony trinotron .....

 

Man the good old days of 8 bit computing!

[Allas]

eh?... who stoled my familiar picture?...

 

Nice picture!, if I return to those days I'm sure I waste 100% of my time on Atari computers.

Edited April 4, 2008 by Allas

[nathanallan]

Where are all the coke cans and chip wrappers?

[gklinger]

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=123763

[Sincity]

Dual 810s and a Trinitron? This person must have $$$.

[Gregory DG]

LOL, four count 'em FOUR Atari power bricks hiding behind that 800.

[jhillestad]

What do you figure that rig cost back in '83 ? I'm guessing about $3000 1983 dollars adjusted for inflation would be almost $6500 in today's dollars! Ahhhhhh the sweet digital divide ...... I remember in high school there was maybe 10 people I knew that actually owned a computer ... atari , apple or otherwise.... " War Boarding " was the best in the old days at 300 baud ..... With a rig like this guy had back then I bet he felt like NASA !

[Mr.Amiga500]

What do you figure that rig cost back in '83 ? I'm guessing about $3000 1983 dollars adjusted for inflation would be almost $6500 in today's dollars! Ahhhhhh the sweet digital divide ...... I remember in high school there was maybe 10 people I knew that actually owned a computer ... atari , apple or otherwise.... " War Boarding " was the best in the old days at 300 baud ..... With a rig like this guy had back then I bet he felt like NASA !

 

Back in 1984, I knew a 14-year-old kid with a similar setup. The moment I saw it, I nearly killed him on the spot. Nobody deserves to be that spoiled. At the time, all I could squeeze out of my parents was a pathetic 16K CoCo 2 and I could only use the TV when nobody else was watching something. Then I met a guy who had a 800XL and 1050 drive and thought he was a lucky bastard. But that was nothing compared to this other kid who had a 1200XL AND 800XL, two 1050 drives, 1027 printer, 1030 modem and his own 19" Sony TV!

 

That's when I cursed fate and swore vengeance on the universe. (...yeah, it's been 24 years, but my supervillain outfit is taking longer than expected to make - damn polystyrene muscles!)

Edited April 5, 2008 by Mr.Amiga500