Eric Badger Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2nd 1200xl arrived 83S DA 72852 173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6502 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Made in Taiwan 72R DA 18917 223 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6502 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Made in USA 83S DA 024957 213 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Badger Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 And another one Taiwan 72R DA 09987 203 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Badger Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 Did it again. USA 83S DA 52938 163 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopeyman06 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Recently acquired - Facebook Marketplace - $120 Edited July 5, 2023 by Dopeyman06 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 Love these early 1200XL units! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 The 1200XL serial list is holding at 630 entries. It seems there has been a slow down in 1200XL sales/listings. Cue The A-Team theme: "If you know of a 1200XL, if someone you know does, and if you can look at it, maybe you can submit the serial..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteradrianblack Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 A viewer donated an Atari 1200XL to me as seen on my recent SMMC 0066 video. It has the Best keyboard membrane (but still has a few keys not working properly, viewer reported keyboard was completely non functional before the membrane swap.) Taiwan 72R DA 19509 223 -Adrian (of Adrian's Digital Basement) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 7 hours ago, misteradrianblack said: It has the Best keyboard membrane (but still has a few keys not working properly, If it has the new best keyboard membrane installed and there are key problems I expect it just needs opening up to see the gold contact on the keyboard's PBC are making proper contact with the Best mylar. I can't imagine the Best keyboard membrane it's self wil have failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 (edited) Perhaps the person who installed the new membrane failed to realise that he needs to scrape the hardened old adhesive off the gold contacts where the membrane contacts meet the PCB. That replacement is supplied with a shim which should not even be necessary if the keyboard repair is done properly. Edited August 17, 2023 by flashjazzcat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteradrianblack Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 6 hours ago, flashjazzcat said: Perhaps the person who installed the new membrane failed to realise that he needs to scrape the hardened old adhesive off the gold contacts where the membrane contacts meet the PCB. That replacement is supplied with a shim which should not even be necessary if the keyboard repair is done properly. It's not that, it's just 3 keys (tab, 2 and 5) and they work just not well. It depends on how I push the keycap/slider down.... like 2 works if I push on the edge of the keycap, but not in the middle of left side. etc. A bad membrane contact will surely result in entire rows or bunches of keys not working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, misteradrianblack said: It's not that, it's just 3 keys (tab, 2 and 5) and they work just not well. It depends on how I push the keycap/slider down.... like 2 works if I push on the edge of the keycap, but not in the middle of left side. etc. A bad membrane contact will surely result in entire rows or bunches of keys not working. Very true. I guess dismantling the keyboard and cleaning the contacts under the problem keys will be the way to go, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECSUSER Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I honestly can't remember if this is my original 1200XL or not. If it is, my father couldn't find an 800XL for Christmas and ended up buying the floor model 1200XL from either Fretter Appliance or Highland Appliance in the Detroit metro area in the early 80's. I'll take it apart for the date sticker in the next day or so. I'll need to cuz the keyboard is completely non-functional (of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 7 hours ago, ECSUSER said: I'll take it apart for the date sticker in the next day or so. According to the stamp on the label this 1200XL was manufactured during the 17th week of 1983. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I just picked this one up on eBay. I can't read the stamped number after the serial number; it appears to end in 3 but that is a given.1200XL Label A1200XL Label A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 More than likely, its "113" if we follow the pattern from the existing units. Wow, there are at least ten 1200XLs for sale on eBay right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hueyjones70 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 I believe I found a mistake on the list, there is a number listed as 83S DA 019474 093 and there is one listed on eBay that is 83S DA 019474 083 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 "019474" only appears once. however, "009242" "005980" and "01337" were listed twice. I'm starting to not trust Google docs, but one of the errors was in the original first post here. I used to have a bunch of scripts that would validate and find these errors, but since moving to "the cloud" I no longer run those checks. Time to dig them out and run things locally again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreamingAtTheRadio Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Hello folks. Here's mine. 78527 You may notice one or two things about this one. LMK if you're curious about them... (notice: nothing was permanently altered that wasn't broken) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 The LED colors and the keyboard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilla Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Just found this thread. Here's mine -- Serial number: 72R DA 22769 233 Date: Apr 22, 1983 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reifsnyderb Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Just picked it up a couple weeks ago. 83S DA 75077 183 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Spanish Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) On 7/31/2022 at 2:54 PM, Ricky Spanish said: Here's another update for you; 72R DA 24629 253 now belongs to me now. Forgot to add the pics Edited March 5 by Ricky Spanish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkindig Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 @kheller2 I now own the entry in the registry that is under the name Airshack. James Shackel passed away about a year ago and left me his 1200XL. Please change the owner to myself. thanks Randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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