DavidMil Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 I just saw several 800XE's on Ebay. So what is the difference between a 130XE and a 800XE? DavidMil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 800XE is a 65XE on a 130XE motherboard, PAL only production. 64K only. Were these commonly with a bad GTIA? A bit from the FAQ: The Atari 800XE was announced (not by name at the time) in March 1987 in West Germany, and shipped later that year as a regional (West Germany, Austria, Switzerland) complement to the Atari 65XE and 130XE. The 800XE name was selected in a marketing attempt to capitalize on the recent and surprisingly swift final sellout of available inventory of new 800XL units. (The 800XE was never introduced in the U.S.) The 800XE is identical to the common PAL B version of the 65XE, utilizing the same PAL 130XE motherboard with Enhanced Cartridge Interface (ECI). PAL 130XE motherboard (including ECI, but only 64KiB RAM) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Thanks for the info Nezgar! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Nezgar said: 800XE is a 65XE on a 130XE motherboard, PAL only production. 64K only. Were these commonly with a bad GTIA? Yes. IMHO I would say, the chance to grab one with a defect PAL GTIA is 50 percent. But it´s not a big thing. Several people have now spare GTIA´s from a Sophia-2 install. You can also switch to Sophia-2, which replaces the GTIA fully. Or buy a GTIA Fixer from me or make the little circuit by hand yourself ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Here's a pretty good thread on the 800XE's: Atari 800XE - System Stability/Integrity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMil Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, MrFish said: Here's a pretty good thread on the 800XE's: Atari 800XE - System Stability/Integrity That is a lot of info to look through! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, DavidMil said: That is a lot of info to look through! Yeah, research/clarification for my hardware website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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