Question about a 5200 SIO cable?

[+Allan]

From Best Electronic's website:

 

 

New in Stock!  Atari Brown Vinyl  5200 Computer Protective Dust Covers with the Atari Logo.  Each Dust cover has full skirting around the Left, Front and Right sides, a fine inner cloth lining and a cut out on the back side so you can keep your Atari 5200 Power Supply, Controllers and SIO cable plugged in at all times.   Brown 5200 Dust cover with the White Atari Logo CB101066-LO  $9.95

 

Does anyone know what they mean when they say "...and SIO cable plugged in....."? I don't think they are refering to the RF output cord. Or are they? If not, what do they mean. Normally 'SIO' refers to the cable on 8-bit Ataris for disc drives, printers, etc. But not on a 5200. Any guesses?

 

Allan

[NoahsMyBro]

Considering they also have a big blurb on their site advertising similar covers for the 8-bit computers, I'd guess they just copied the same advert-copy into the description for the 5200, and overlooked that part, not remembering to remove it.

 

I'm very 'into' the Atari game consoles, and not at all informed on the computers. I've only ever heard or seen the SIO referenced with the computers, and am pretty sure it has no connection to the 5200.

[Albert]

There is no SIO anything on the Atari 5200, so that must just be a copy and paste error as you described. Nothing to get terribly excited about.

 

..Al

[+Allan]

Yea, I think you guys are right.

 

RATS!!!!!

 

 

Allan