utengineer Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Would be nice to find a 1027. I meant to say, it would have been nice to find a 1029 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Would be nice to find a 1027. I meant to say, it would have been nice to find a 1029 too. Knowing the fate of mine, and most other 1027's I'd like to get my hands on a 1029 too! Those are daisy-wheel LQ, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Just looked the 1029 up in the Best E. catalog, it's an impact printer, the XDM121 for the XE line was the only daisy-wheel for the 8-bit line. There's a proto-type photo in the Best E. catalog of a 1027+ printer that was to be daisy-wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Would be nice to find a 1027. I meant to say, it would have been nice to find a 1029 too. Knowing the fate of mine, and most other 1027's I'd like to get my hands on a 1029 too! Those are daisy-wheel LQ, right? From a quick google it appears to be a dot-matrix printer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 As I recall, the 1029 "programmable printer" was 7-pin dot matrix like the 1025, but you could print graphics with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 1029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Scored at a garage sale this last weekend for $50 (Pictures when I get a chance).: 1. CIB XF551 (mint) - Needs a new power switch but works fine otherwise. 2. Indus GT (near mint) - No problems. 3. Boxed 1200XL (mint) - Only 1/2 keys work, but otherwise fine (Needs keyboard trace-job). 4. 800XL (fair condition) - Powers, but won't boot yet. All chips socketed. (pending trouble-shooting) 5. Commodore 1702 (fair condition) - Front composite connector not working. Chroma/Luma fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utengineer Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 1029 These are hard to find in the USA. Originally, they were OEM'ed in EMEA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) 1029 These are hard to find in the USA. Originally, they were OEM'ed in EMEA. I like the XL stylingof the 1029, as I do the 1027. The 1025 sort of matches color-wise, but it doesn't have the venting or bevelled edge styling and too little of the coffee brown color, my Pansonic printer matches as well as the 1025. I really like the big "smoked glass" window on the 1029. Edited February 23, 2012 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 1029 Does it even have a power button? Or do you have to plug and unplug it like the 1010 recorder? I'm hoping the power button just isn't showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The 1025 sort of matches color-wise, but it doesn't have the venting or bevelled edge styling and too little of the coffee brown color, my Pansonic printer matches as well as the 1025. I think I remember reading in the Atari mags that it's just Okidata Microline 80 (or 82?) with SIO port and different XL-style metal top cover. Even without the beveled cut XL-style edge, it did match pretty well for an Oki! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 1029 Does it even have a power button? Or do you have to plug and unplug it like the 1010 recorder? I'm hoping the power button just isn't showing. Power switch on the rear IIRC, mine are in storage at the moment. I have a 1025 too and whilst a nice printer it is SLOW. The 1029 is much faster and bi-directional I think? Yes you can print graphics and it has a choice of fonts. At the time you could buy replacement chips from 3rd parties with different font selections too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think I remember reading in the Atari mags that it's just Okidata Microline 80 (or 82?) with SIO port and different XL-style metal top cover. Even without the beveled cut XL-style edge, it did match pretty well for an Oki! I was bummed when I found out the 1025 couldn't do bit-mapped graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Scored at a garage sale this last weekend for $50 (Pictures when I get a chance).: 1. CIB XF551 (mint) - Needs a new power switch but works fine otherwise. 2. Indus GT (near mint) - No problems. 3. Boxed 1200XL (mint) - Only 1/2 keys work, but otherwise fine (Needs keyboard trace-job). 4. 800XL (fair condition) - Powers, but won't boot yet. All chips socketed. (pending trouble-shooting) 5. Commodore 1702 (fair condition) - Front composite connector not working. Chroma/Luma fine. Amazing haul. I can only imagine the dizzy prices sellers would demand for such gear in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Here's a couple of recent buys: Worm War I - Sealed eBay Auction -- Item Number: 380413824800 The Designers Pencil eBay Auction -- Item Number: 180817908047 Disc Detective eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260959011659 I'll submit this to AtariMania when received Jay Edited February 25, 2012 by AtariGeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I bought three issues of the Atari Connection magazines for $5.00, two Hi-Res magazines (only one of which I didn't have) for $5.00, a nice Flip 'N' File (the kind that holds A8 carts as well as floppies) for $15, and a Visicalc package (including the original A8 version of the software plus two books) for $5.00. I'm really happy with all of that stuff. It all ended up being in fantastic condition, the seller packed it all really well, and the combined shipping total (it was all from one seller) was very reasonable. I also bought a marked on 1050 for $22.48 shipped. This seller did a great job of packing, too. When it arrived, though, I was surprised to see it's been modded. It has a slider installed below the mechanism, on the faceplate. Perhaps it's just a write protect slider, but perhaps it's something else. I didn't have time to open it up last night, but I'm curious to see what it turns out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 1029 Does it even have a power button? Or do you have to plug and unplug it like the 1010 recorder? I'm hoping the power button just isn't showing. I really don't know, first time I am seeing one and only in that photo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhod Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Boulder Dash very rare white clamshell version ! http://rhodblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/nouveaute-atari-8-bitcommodore-64-boulder-dash/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Boulder Dash very rare white clamshell version ! http://rhodblog.word...4-boulder-dash/ Félicitations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Maybe I was sleeping, but when did eBay decide to rape us in the middle of the night and with not even a kiss? And get away with it! I mean really, insertion fees, and then 9% of the sale, then another % of the shipping costs (which is absolute BS considering that is for shipping!). We need competition! Edited March 6, 2012 by chrislynn5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 XEGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I bought some books (6502 Assembly Language Programming and 6502 Assembly Language Subroutines, both by Laventhal; 6502 Applications Book; and some for fun -- The Musical Atari, The Atari Experience, and Dr. C. Wacko's Miracle Guide to Designing and Programming Your Own Atari Computer Arcade Games). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Maybe I was sleeping, but when did eBay decide to rape us in the middle of the night and with not even a kiss? And get away with it! I mean really, insertion fees, and then 9% of the sale, then another % of the shipping costs (which is absolute BS considering that is for shipping!). We need competition! You do have competition, all you have to do is to join.... eBid.... Oh I know, people will say.....the number of listings and the no of users there nowhere near eBay....., well of course if everybody thinks this way, there will never be a real competition.....remember eBay too started from someone's basement operation... The seller fees are a lot more reasonable, with many options to suit almost every need, the UI too is much better then eBay in my opinion. So don't be a victim to "rapists", take action... Edited March 8, 2012 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) There's also http://www.gamegavel.com Edited March 8, 2012 by Havok69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Just some stuff that came in the mail today :') sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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