Fletch Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I recently bought a bunch of Atari stuff off of Craigslist and an 800 XL in the lot has the name Ben Poehland. I seem to remember a Ben Poehland wrote articles in Current Notes way back when. The 800xl is listed as being Unit #2 and has detailed descriptions about the various upgrades done. Kind of funny how stuff gets moved about in the world if it was from Current Notes magazine. Fletch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I recently bought a bunch of Atari stuff off of Craigslist and an 800 XL in the lot has the name Ben Poehland. I seem to remember a Ben Poehland wrote articles in Current Notes way back when. The 800xl is listed as being Unit #2 and has detailed descriptions about the various upgrades done. Kind of funny how stuff gets moved about in the world if it was from Current Notes magazine. Fletch Yes,that is "The 8 bit Alchemist" from Current Notes and the founder of "Atari Classics" magazine! How is the old curmudgeon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks for the information. I thought the name looked familiar. I cannot say how he is because the guy I bought it from wasn't Ben. It was just some guy that was given a big lot of Atari stuff and his wife wanted it all out of the garage. The guy really had no idea what any of the stuff was. As for the 800XL it seems ok. It has a bunch of upgrades in it that seem functional except I cannot seem to get the Omniview into 80 column mode. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or maybe its missing a chip or something. Its currently sitting on a shelf. Fletch I recently bought a bunch of Atari stuff off of Craigslist and an 800 XL in the lot has the name Ben Poehland. I seem to remember a Ben Poehland wrote articles in Current Notes way back when. The 800xl is listed as being Unit #2 and has detailed descriptions about the various upgrades done. Kind of funny how stuff gets moved about in the world if it was from Current Notes magazine. Fletch Yes,that is "The 8 bit Alchemist" from Current Notes and the founder of "Atari Classics" magazine! How is the old curmudgeon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 If you ever want to sell that 800XL,let me know. I would like to have it as a piece of Atari history. (and I don't live too far away,so shipping wouldn't be expensive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppetmark Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I cannot seem to get the Omniview into 80 column mode. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or maybe its missing a chip or something. Did you try CONTROL-A then RESET button? That works on my OmniviewXL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yes, I tried that. I opened the 800XL and the board where I assume the Omniview would be located is missing a chip. There is a place for 3 chips and its only populated in two. I cannot seem to get the Omniview into 80 column mode. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or maybe its missing a chip or something. Did you try CONTROL-A then RESET button? That works on my OmniviewXL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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