phaxda Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Friday I picked up a 1980ish Panasonic Quintrix II compact television at the thrift store. I've had my eye out for small TV to use as a monitor ever since someone posted that picture of the classic "Atari User's Desk." I thought, why hide my lovely Atari 800 in the closet? It belongs out in the open, where I can hone my l337 programming skilz. 800 is kinda big though... So one thing that happened earlier that brought me closer to my goal was finding an 800XL on eBay for $15 shipped. No cables, but I already had some. I figured this would be an upgrade from my ancient 800 and also take up far less room on my desk. Plus, it was a pretty good deal, I think. eBay Auction -- Item Number: 320255027454 So the XL showed up in the mail and was FILTY. Definitely used by a smoker, likely for a decade or more. I expected this, given the auction pictures, but I took one of my own. I call this one BEFORE: After a good scrubbing, I present, AFTER: So now we are ready to hook this on up to my nice small compact TV: With a special message to AA, using those awesome prog skills I have: Now I just need to get an SIO2PC and I'll be rolling. Might try to find somewhere to stash my 1050 drive as well. I also had fun hooking up a DTV converter to this teeny TV and watching the Olympic trials. I am not sure why I did this; we get cable... Sorry this post is weird. I am tired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) Easy - just put the 1050 under the XL and load disks Amiga/ST style. It's the way I do it when I can be bothered with floppies. That eBay page isn't showing any details - seems these days they don't keep them for long once an auction's over. Edited June 23, 2008 by Rybags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Nice setup. Definitely get an SIO2PC cable. Loading floppy images is much more convenient than having to use a 1050. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross PK Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Since the guy was a smoker you're really lucky that the cream bit hasn't yellowed, or at least it looks in the pictures as though it hasn't yellowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Since the guy was a smoker you're really lucky that the cream bit hasn't yellowed, or at least it looks in the pictures as though it hasn't yellowed. The nicotine acts as a barrier to the sunlight so they usually clean up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 You got it. There was a nice layer of tar-based protection on this puppy. Next paycheck, I am getting an SIO2PC. It looks really cool--hopefully my feeble mind can figure it out! Since the guy was a smoker you're really lucky that the cream bit hasn't yellowed, or at least it looks in the pictures as though it hasn't yellowed. The nicotine acts as a barrier to the sunlight so they usually clean up nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 You got it. There was a nice layer of tar-based protection on this puppy. Next paycheck, I am getting an SIO2PC. It looks really cool--hopefully my feeble mind can figure it out! Since the guy was a smoker you're really lucky that the cream bit hasn't yellowed, or at least it looks in the pictures as though it hasn't yellowed. The nicotine acts as a barrier to the sunlight so they usually clean up nicely I hear that the USB version can do more, but I have not got one yet The Serial version is pretty straight forward when you use APE for Window$ (thats if you are running Window$!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I hear that the USB version can do more, but I have not got one yet The Serial version is pretty straight forward when you use APE for Window$ (thats if you are running Window$!) I don't know how much more the usb version can do, but its interface is likely to be supported on computers long after the serial interface is forgotten. FWIW, the usb version is straight forward too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) I have SIO2PC USB version (bought from AA user classics) and I am very satisfied (APE also works with Vista so no problems for the future - Vista apart ). I also use SIO2SD (bought from AA user Pigula) when I don't want to connect a PC and want a stand-alone solution. Edited June 23, 2008 by Philsan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I guess I might have to buy the SD version as well, as I do not currently have a PC and my Mac is non-Intel... Nice that many options are available, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 There is mac software for the SIO2PC somewhere, I know that Penguin uses it. Found it for you, SIO2OSX http://www.atarimac.com/sio2osx.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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