Cebus Capucinis Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Mine was made in the USA. Serial number is: 83S DA 007054 133 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 S/N 72R DA 00099 143 made in taiwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Latest from a new lot from the computer recycler, 83S DA 72967 173 USA This one is in bad cosmetic shape, broken key on the keyboard and aluminum strips on the case bent and missing. Will test this weekend. Hey Yorgle..... wanna sell a case and keyboard??? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 72R DA 06258 173 not made in the usa :'( i have another, but its buried... will get the SN soon... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 sn on my other 1200XL 72R DA 25430 253 made in taiwan (again) sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 Another new acquisition (in the box, woohoo!) 83S DA 49865 USA Do you have the last three digits off the sticker? They are inked in blue usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 List has been updated. Larry has the earliest made unit from week 03 of 1983 (17-Jan-83 to 23-Jan-83), and bob1200xl has the latest, week 29 (18-Jul-83 to 24-Jul-83) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 List has been updated. Larry has the earliest made unit from week 03 of 1983 (17-Jan-83 to 23-Jan-83), and bob1200xl has the latest, week 29 (18-Jul-83 to 24-Jul-83) Do you know how long the full production run was? Six months is not much time difference between oldest and youngest machine amongst us. Stephen Anderson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 List has been updated. Larry has the earliest made unit from week 03 of 1983 (17-Jan-83 to 23-Jan-83), and bob1200xl has the latest, week 29 (18-Jul-83 to 24-Jul-83) Do you know how long the full production run was? Six months is not much time difference between oldest and youngest machine amongst us. Stephen Anderson http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/section-5.html Production was only for about six months from what everyone has gathered. The history museum might have some official numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 http://www.atari800xl.eu/public/1200xl/ has three serials I need to add: 72R DA 00031 143 83S DA 53211 163 72R DA 00331 143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hunmanik Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Production was only for about six months from what everyone has gathered. The history museum might have some official numbers. Hey Karl, do you want to update your estimates of numbers produced from post #36 in this thread? Maybe add current estimated totals to the main post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Production was only for about six months from what everyone has gathered. The history museum might have some official numbers. Hey Karl, do you want to update your estimates of numbers produced from post #36 in this thread? Maybe add current estimated totals to the main post? All signs still point to less than 120,000 units. There are some gaps in the serials, however, I've never seen a serial begin with a 6 in the US for example, so there could be less than 100,000 units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I just got my first 1200XL.... S/N 83S DA 72472 173 Made in the USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Please move this one to me. Thanks Apolloboy!! 72R DA 27735 273 AppolloBoy Taiwan 27735 1983 27 04-Jul-83 10-Jul-83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Another one to add: USA-made 83S DA 74124 203 Very good overall condition, in rough but matching serial box with foams. I'll be doing a keyboard overhaul soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) Just picked up my first 1200XL, with Percom AT88-S1 & 75 floppies on eBay earlier this month. $39 + shipping ($120 total with shipping to Canada). System label: USA made 83SDA016375-143 board etched: 0283/C060585/REV 13A board S/N? label(bottom of board under cartridge slot): |||||bar-code|||||/DA102497 board QA label(to right of S/N label): HCD QA/W1P/INSP/20 keyboard label: MITSUMI/830216 This appears to be totally stock, it was sold as a game system. It doesn't appear that the RF shield had ever been removed before. It has 28 pin OS sockets, and the 10uF axial capacitor just below the rectifier bridge bypassed. Edited April 19, 2010 by BillC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Unearthed just yesterday... Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokerCPoC Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Unearthed just yesterday... Bob From what I've read here, out of the 100,000 or so that were made, That only about 119 or so 1200XL computers survived to this day, That's a bit sad and so that makes our computers some rare stuff indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Unearthed just yesterday... Bob From what I've read here, out of the 100,000 or so that were made, That only about 119 or so 1200XL computers survived to this day, That's a bit sad and so that makes our computers some rare stuff indeed. I think Bob has the other 99,881!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokerCPoC Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Unearthed just yesterday... Bob From what I've read here, out of the 100,000 or so that were made, That only about 119 or so 1200XL computers survived to this day, That's a bit sad and so that makes our computers some rare stuff indeed. I think Bob has the other 99,881!!! LOL It would be nice to know if the 1st and the last 1200XL made are still in existence, sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 My customized 1200XL and the boxed beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Got this baby working again!!! Made in the U.S.A. in the 15th week of 1983. 83S DA 021087 153 Given that bob1200XL has 83S DA 000399, that means the U.S. Atari factory was putting out at least ~20,000+ a month! Just got to love that keyboard!! (When it works) Played a BASIC game I wrote back in 1982/83 when I was 18 years old. No artifacting, but it bought back the memories! I used to solve my algorithm problems for my guided missiles in the game "Mission Moscow" while stocking milk and beer at a local convenience store. Yah, I know, I'm a geek!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spancho Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Another one to add: Taiwan-made 72R DA 09868 203 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erazmus Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 The recent bumping of this thread made me dig in my basement to see what my 1200XL was. USA made 83S DA 007941 143 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Amiga500 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Thanks to the extreme generosity of davidcalgary29, this one is mine: 72R DA 14944 213 davidcalgary29 Taiwan 14944 1983 21 23-May-83 29-May-83 (I've had it for over a year now, actually. Thanks David!) I've always loved the brown & cream colour scheme of the XL series. I think it's possible that the XL series was inspired - a bit, at least - by the DEC VT-100. I just bought a DEC VT-100 keyboard. See how similar it looks. (ignoring the unusual, non-standard colours) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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