Im going to see if I can change my working hours so I can attend this
coming meeting, if not, I could always drop off my Atari 800XL to a
local member with an Atari 1010 tape drive. The Atari 1050 floppy
drive works as well, but I don't have the Atari DOS 2.5 disk that
allows me to access the drive remotely. The 8-bit Atari's had it's DOS
booted separately from it's basic. Very similar to the first model of
the IBM 5150 PC's.
Atari 800 XL spec's
*Processor:* 6502C (8-bit @ 1.79 MHz)
*Memory:* 64K
*Sound:* 4 channel, No ADSR capability
*Resolution: *Up to 320 x 192
*Colors:* Max 16 colors onscreen of 256
*Special Features:* Player-Missile graphics 4 sprites max, uses 2600
controllers, easy access cartridge port, built-in BASIC.
*Rui Soares*
* *
--- On *Wed, 3/11/09, Ernie Chorny /<chorny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
From: Ernie Chorny <chorny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Idea for next TPUG Meeting
To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Received: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 2:17 AM
Rui -
If you do bring the Atari 800XL I think it would be instructive to bring
disks/cartridges of programs/games that are available for the C64 and
(someone)
bring t he same for the C64 for a real side by side comparison.
I can bring Atari carts if you run short.
Ernie
Rui Soares wrote:
> My retro computer collection is as follows;
> Radio Shack TRS-80 MC10
> Tandy Color Computer 3
> Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
> Atari 800XL
> Atari XEGS
> Commodore VIC-20
> Commodore 64
> and slowly growing...
> I would love to bring in the Atari 800XL as that was Atari's answer
to the Commodore 64, a side by side comparison would be interesting indeed.
Comparing tape load times, Graphics, sound and music. Some games were
better on
the 64, some games were better on the Atari.
> It was a tough choice for some back then whose first computer had to be
the one out of
> many differing choices available.
> OH the glory days of Atari versus Commodore versus to a lesser extent the
Tandy Color Computer 2.
> Sniffs, Brings a tear to my eye... :(
>
> *Rui Soares*
> * *Forever 64!
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 3/10/09, Jeff Bourdeau /<jeffobourdeau@xxxxxxxxx>/*
wrote:
>
> From: Jeff Bourdeau <jeffobourdeau@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Idea for next TPUG Meeting
> To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Received: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 11:55 PM
>
> 'AS we remember the PET days....is this unit a good collectors
item? It
> looks rare:
>
>
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-Commodore-PET-2040-dual-disk-drive-and-tape-drive-WORKING-W0QQAdIdZ111515223
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Leif Bloomquist" <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:15 PM
> To: <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Idea for next TPUG Meeting
>
> > James Alexander wrote:
> > >> What if some of the PET guys did a PET/CBM thing for
at least part of
> the night. I don't have any of this stuff but was first computer
I used
> before I had my own and wouldn't mind seeing it again. Keeping
the P in
> TPUG is a good thing.
> > > Sounds good to me. I don't have much PET stuff
myself, just my 8296
> with the RTC chip that I've demoed a half-dozen times already and
a boring
> printer interface.
> > > So if anyone has some PETs or peripherals for
show/demo/repair/sale/trade,
> please bring them.
> > > We could also spend a bit of time testing out the PETs
in storage at the
> church.
> > > And I'm still bringing my Coco ;-)
> > > -Leif
> > > > -- Leif Bloomquist
> > leif(at)schemafactor(dot)com
> > http://home.ica.net/~leifb/
> > > "It's better to light a candle, than curse the
darkness."
> >
>
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