BigBen Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) Nice video with Curt Vendel. We have never seen some Atari parts before. Thank you Curt for the presentation. Edited August 6, 2019 by BigBen 28 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Excellent stuff there, didn't know half of the things.... Curt is da man..... Seriously, you can see the passion Curt has, its not just a hobby and the stock he has is simply amazing, he could probably do a video a day for a year and still not show all the stuff he has acquired. Thank you Curt and the guy for the video. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxl Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 13:31 - what demo flies in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) Isn't that just the standard rolling store demo where it shows the musical notes and the mortgage calc etc etc , basically a slide show. Edited August 6, 2019 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, xxl said: 13:31 - what demo flies in the background? I think it's likely a user-created (on a Mac/PC) advertisement on video loop from 12:30 onwards i've seen clear box images/titles for Touch Typing/Star Raiders/States & Capitals/Super Breakout/Hangman. Edited August 6, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I enjoyed that, thanks. My first Atari computer was a 1200XL, and I never actually used an 800. So almost everything in the presentation was new info to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 great viewing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 4 hours ago, BigBen said: Nice video with Curt Vendel. We have never seen some Atari parts before. Thank you Curt for the presentation. VERY NICE!!!!! No doubt about it: there is nothing like the 800. Talk about the BOSS, the real McCoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Still trying to find that demo XXL....I recognise it but its not the store demo or any variant I've found so far..Bugging me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 800 is the boss... but I like the 800 XL, too... not sure about the „ST“ line XE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1977 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 That development 800 was cool, if only they'd continually developed the machine like Apple did 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Not only was the video interview excellent, but seeing how Curt set up the 400/800 display area impressed me to no end. This looks better than any official Atari show booth that I ever recall seeing, with all the goodies laid out in such a logical organized and aesthetically pleasing way. The only thing missing, would have been to have a large screen TV raised up on a pedestal with Star Raiders playing, which would have mimicked what I recall seeing at an early West Coast Computer Fair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 6 hours ago, adam1977 said: That development 800 was cool, if only they'd continually developed the machine like Apple did If Nolan could have avoided selling out to Warner, and perhaps sold it to the employees instead, history would have been significantly different. I especially liked the idea that Curt put forth of having a 9-pin serial, a 15-pin parallel, and the bus expansion connector on a more advanced version called the 800E. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Absolutely love that 850!!!!!! Wonder how many actually exist. Based on his comments, they were production units?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 47 minutes ago, NISMOPC said: Absolutely love that 850!!!!!! Wonder how many actually exist. Based on his comments, they were production units?? Yep, the first batch at least was produced with the black metal case. They were moderately hard to find back in the early 2000's, but I imagine they're much harder to find now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Cool 800 with the left side ports. I love those black 850's too. Nice presentation, but didn't he forget to say something about personality cards for the 800? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 53 minutes ago, NISMOPC said: Absolutely love that 850!!!!!! Wonder how many actually exist. Based on his comments, they were production units?? One of the few things I want that I do not have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 hours ago, NISMOPC said: Absolutely love that 850!!!!!! Wonder how many actually exist. Based on his comments, they were production units?? more of these were made and out there than you think 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ok Doc now you got me curious. Over time and through multiple postings you've made all kinds of hints as to having insider information on all things Atari. it's time to spill the beans, where did you work, and in what way were you involved with Atari? We know all about Curt, as well as several other famous Atari individuals that are on AtariAge, but at least to me you are a mystery . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 14 hours ago, mytek said: The only thing missing, would have been to have a large screen TV raised up on a pedestal with Star Raiders playing, which would have mimicked what I recall seeing at an early West Coast Computer Fair. He sort of had that with a big TV and STar Raiders in the background, but yeah, a MASSIVE TV with that on must be an awesome watch....Talk about how immersive it must be... I personally only display on retro 14" monitors at home, seeing Jumpman on my 42" (yeah I wamt something MUCH bigger) just looks wrong to me BUT when massively blown up I don't mind it, go figure.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, mytek said: Ok Doc now you got me curious. Over time and through multiple postings you've made all kinds of hints as to having insider information on all things Atari. it's time to spill the beans, where did you work, and in what way were you involved with Atari? We know all about Curt, as well as several other famous Atari individuals that are on AtariAge, but at least to me you are a mystery . If he tells you he has to kill ya.. Joking aside, I'd love to know as well...I knew lots of people in UK Atari but not well enough in that club to get any trinkets at the time..Was all just first name stuff and not much else..(well apart from the disks) so I love to hear from people who were inside.. Edited August 7, 2019 by Mclaneinc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Worley Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Thanks Curt! I never heard of the 800D and I thought I'd see the lot. Collette was also new to me. Is that an actual dual drive Atari 815 there on the table? Wow. RSVP YHOSvt. ** TNM ** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) I never knew of the 800D or Collette - note that as part of cost reduction the right cartridge slot seems to be gone. Can't agree re the planned 400 with no keyboard or SIO - IMO that'd have reduced the BOM by maybe 40 bucks and they'd still have had an overpriced console - OK, maybe 4K RAM instead of 8 could have reduced it by nearer to $100 (but in any case a SIO-less Atari computer would be somewhat useless). But you do have to wonder that given the FCC regs were relaxed so early in the computer's life, why didn't they do a cost reduced revision with less shielding? Edited August 7, 2019 by Rybags 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 more of these were made and out there than you think [emoji6]I've seen quite a few over the years.That 800 with the left-side ports is new to me.Sent from my UL40 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) Actually I think it would be a smashing success to have the developer board reproduced. I agree with Curt that is would have made the Atari the more venerable computer. Leaving the bus edge accessible at the back would have kept the 800 well ahead of the curve. Why not expose the world to just what the 800 really was? Not just the watered down version that made it's way to market... It's an easy enough thing to do... I think an 800 A+ version with the developer side board and exposed expansion buss is well overdue... combined with an incognito this would be the ultimate Atari Retro Re-issue. It sure would be a nice upgrade path for existing units in an event... Don't you just love that image? Edited August 7, 2019 by _The Doctor__ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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