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bullgoose · 04-22-2003, 10:21 AM

I have 2 very old personal computers that still work; they're both Atari's (Yes, THAT Atari!) One is an 800XL; the oher is a 1200XL. The odd thing about the 1200XL is that Atari claims that there were never any 1200XL production units, only prototypes.
They both function well; since they don't have hard drives, there are two options for "saving the BASIC programs you might write" (Oh, yeah, THAT'S gonna happen!) First is the "Modern" method- a 5-1/4" floppy drive (single density only); the second is a cassette drive that records the program to an audio cassette (talk about a slow loader!); I also have a functioning thermal printer, a 2600 baud phone-cradle modem, a strip-chart printer and about a billion program cartridges. It's a real museum piece, but I love it.

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bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	I have 2 very old personal computers that still work; they're both Atari's (Yes, THAT Atari!) One is an 800XL; the oher is a 1200XL. The odd thing about the 1200XL is that Atari claims that there were never any 1200XL production units, only prototypes. They both function well; since they don't have hard drives, there are two options for "saving the BASIC programs you might write" (Oh, yeah, THAT'S gonna happen!) First is the "Modern" method- a 5-1/4" floppy drive (single density only); the second is a cassette drive that records the program to an audio cassette (talk about a slow loader!); I also have a functioning thermal printer, a 2600 baud phone-cradle modem, a strip-chart printer and about a billion program cartridges. It's a real museum piece, but I love it. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."