doctorclu Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 ... an Atari 400 keyboard on a Atari 800!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oh no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sacrilege! Begone abomination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 *head asplode* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jttheninja Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What? Why? This is why we can't have nice things! Do you just want to watch the world burn? [] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 *head asplode* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalloonFighter Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What? It's just a normal Atari OH MY GOODNESS! SQUIDWARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Well JT The Ninja and the other awesome responses: The 800 in this picture is one that I fixed up for testing the Incogneto, and it was a 800 that was pretty ratty to begin with. The original keyboard I think was missing most of it's keys. Was the type of 800 keyboard where the keys come off just by typing too fast so being in the back of someone's truck for a bit lost most of it's keys. I wanted to restore my prestine in the box 800 and was borrowing a keyboard from it. But the fixed up 800 is doing well with the Incogneto mod So for the occational key press I added a 400 keyboard (which I have a dozen extra) and hacked it to the 800. And the prestine machine will be restored and stored. Neither 800 is permanently hurt. Can't say the same for the 400 keyboard. I was going to buy a spare 800 keyboard for this 800, but those keyboards are like $80 on ebay! So this is to make due until I find another good Atari 800 keyboard one day for a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 If any thing the 800 is running cooler! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 This is just so... WRONG! On another note, I'm going to rip-off that Shatner .GIF and re-post it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (X) / 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Clearly this should have been posted 35 days from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 To help counter the previous imagery I present my now fully restored stock 800 in the box: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 To help counter the previous imagery I present my now fully restored stock 800 in the box: MUCH BETTER! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Phew! I can let the hostages go now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Speaking of which, three cool side effects of the 400 keyboard on the 800 the way I had it: 1) Free palm rest with the recessed keyboard. 2) Free carrying handle. 3) And the one thing I realized as I was typing on the membrane keyboard similar to those of my high school years was getting to use such a keyboard on a system with a clear A/V signal. In all seriousness, I have been wondering if a spare 800 power board can be made to work with an Atari 400. And if you did, if the monitor port would work on the 400. Edited February 26, 2015 by doctorclu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmercer Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What the deuce?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 This is what happens when you get bored, in Texas... Your brain starts manufacturing its own alcohol, and stuff like this happens... -Thom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1933 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sometimes in nature-an abberation of biblical proportions winds it's way onto the byway of natural law, this 800 is just such an item. Did you never watch Frankenstein?, create a monster and it will eventually come back to kill you. Just don't be surprised if you touch that keyboard one day and blow your arm off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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