Atari 800 Attache Carring Case

[ftovar]

My neighbor had a fire and unfortunately the fire spread to my garage and destroyed a few things. This was one of them. I am curious to know how much it is worth so I can claim it on the insurance. I bought it on Ebay many many years ago and I cannot recall what I paid for.

 

Anyone else have one?

 

Thank you

 

 

Atari 800 system in carrying case _ 102681040 _ Computer History Museum.pdf

[bbking67]

pretty rare item... probably not "worth" much in terms of replacement value unless you can find one for sale somewhere.

[Kyle22]

Go all the way to the end of this: https://archive.org/stream/AtariComputerProductFlyers/Atari_computer_product_flyers_djvu.txt

 

It lists the case for $85.50, but I would think such a rare item may be worth considerably more now.

[chas10e]

I would imagine the curator of the Computer History Museum has insurance information he could make available to you

 

very unfortunate but glad you & your family are safe

[+orpheuswaking]

There have been several posts about these cases here. The only one with a price on it was a blue on that went for $315 on ebay, although it also included the 800 and equipment.

[KLund1]

I saw one of these on ebay a couple years ago. But is was not listed for an 800. I just skipped over it. It was for auction, and I don't think is went for much.

But trying to replace it will be difficult.

This is the same problem may of us have in our collections. Rare items that are nearly irreplaceable (just because there aren't many left in the world), but don't have that 'fine art' value.

I wish you all the luck in getting a replacement. Let us know how you do.

[ftovar]

Thank you all for the reply. Yes I did contact the Atari History Museum and I just scanned my documentation that was inside the case. I contacted Ebay to see if they have my winning auction on archived but nope. They referred me to Pay Pal. I bought the attache somewhere between 1999 and 2006. I did recover my documentation and it does say $85.50 and knowing the insurance company they will pay out the lowest dollar amount possible. I have other Atari items and luckily they were all spared including the Atari Video Music Machine with original box.

 

I have not seen another one of the Atari 800 Attache Cases auction ever. So if someone has seen one then I should be on the lookout if I want to replace it. I never actually put my 800 in there and I am glad I did not. That 800 was a gift from my mom when I was 13. I had to get a haircut for it. That was the last time my hair was short. That was over 33 years ago. \m/ LOL!

 

Thanks again.

[+slx]

Glad you're ok and thanks for sharing the ad. Can't remember ever seeing even an ad for these although they would be great to take Ataris to Vintage meets.

 

 

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[ClausB]

Wow! I love the photos on the ramp with a 727. Nowadays you'd be gunned down carrying a case outside an airliner.

[Rybags]

I think that's a Lockheed Tristar... the 727 only has 2 windows aft of the last side door.

At first glance it looks like the horizontal tail of the 727 but I think that's just part of a building behind it.

 

Kinda tricky though as minor details on both change with model and along the lifespan. It seem later Tristars have a different look to the middle nacelle mounting which is easy to pick, and the inner lights on the wing there look like those on a 727.

[Kyle22]

I would say Tristar because of the windows.

 

Here is a nice 727 picture to compare with.

[ClausB]

Sorry, no.

 

T-tail, 2-wheel trucks, 727.

[Kyle22]

I don't see the tail in that pic.

[ClausB]

You can see the dark leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer up high. You can also see the main gear has 2-wheel trucks where the L-1011 has 4-wheelers. In the second photo it's obviously a 727.

 

My commercial pilot license does not make me an expert planespotter but here I'm correct. It used to be much easier to planespot, as designs varied widely. Nowadays most airliners have two engines, either under the wings or under a T-tail, and minor details identify the types.

Edited February 28, 2016 by ClausB

[ClausB]

Here's my Citabria under the shadow of a 727's tail:

 

 

Oh, sorry to "hijack" this thread.

[Kyle22]

Sorry for the mix-up Claus. You're right. I now see the tail. I thought it was the roof of a building, with the shadow. But then I saw the shadow of the engine from a totally different angle.

[+slx]

Time for a planespotting trainer app for our Ataris....

[Rybags]

OK... I think the dead giveaway - or actually minor detail that easily differentiates the two in obscure pictures.

The Tristar doesn't have windows in the doors where the 727 usually does aside from the frontmost ones.

 

Other stuff - as mentioned the main gear on 727 is just twin wheels per truck, Tristar is quad. Some Tristars (later?) have a fin which tapers forward from the middle engine into the fuselage.

DC-10 is another "lookalike" though the middle engine is nowhere near as blended into the tail.

And of course, 727 is the only of those 3 that has the engines grouped together rather than 2 on the wings, and only one with horizontal tail surface ontop the vertical one.

[ftovar]

I made a mistake I had emailed the Computer History Museum not the Atari History museum and this is what they said below:

 

 

Dear Frank,

Thank you for being in touch. Kirsten has asked me to respond to your enquiry.

I’m afraid we are not permitted by IRS regulations to comment on the value of historical objects.

Your best bet is to check Bay again. Recent sale prices there are considered a valid proof of value by the IRS.

Thank you again for your interest.

Best wishes,

Dag
--
Dag Spicer
Senior Curator
Computer History Museum
Editorial Board, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
1401 North Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA 94043-1311

Tel: +1 650 810 1035
Fax: +1 650 810 1055