HiroProX Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Many of us like our 8-bit machines, so list your favorites of your collection. And I'll even start... 1. Atari 1200XL with clearpic2. Happy 1050 Atari 1020 printer/plotter 2. Atari 130XE XEP80 SX212 XF551 MyIDE Okimate 10 3. Commodore 128 Two 1571 floppy drives 512K REU HP LJ1 4. Northstar Horizon S-100 Edited December 9, 2008 by HiroProX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Err... Why no STacy? I'd think that would be the #1 on your list! BTW - The Okimate is a nice touch. Does the Okimate 20 work on the Atari? If so, that'd be even better becuse it's be matching white. My list: 1. Atari 800 Amdek Color I Monitor Dual 810 drives 2. Amiga 1000 Byte-by-Byte Pal Jr. zorro 1 backplane +prototype CBM MFM controller, RAM card, 20 Megabyte fixed drive 1080 monitor Boing mouse 3. Northstar Horizon 4. Atari 1200XL Edited December 9, 2008 by FastRobPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Well... I have a bunch but my current setup is: 800XL w/APE 32n1 OS, MegaHZ 512K RAM, MIO, St251 HD, Happy 1050, USD 1050, Indus GT, 3.5" XF551, Amdek Color 1 Plus monitor, 850 interface - hooked via SIO2PC cable to my Apebox which is a P4 PC. I also have 2 stock 1050's, another Happy 1050 & USD 1050 hooked to my big PC via a ProSys cable. My reason for looking for some type of SIO hub is to be able to swap some of these around easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Here's what I've got: *Atari 400 w/16K *Atari 800 w/48K *Atari XEGS w/keyboard *Atari 810 and 1050 drives (thinking of selling both of these for a SIO2PC adapter) *Commodore VIC-20, modded with AV jacks *Commodore 64, modded with AV and S-video jacks *Commodore 1541 drive (ALPS mech) *Commodore 1702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEtalGuy66 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 ARABIC 65XE 130xe (with F1-F4 keys added) 130xe in 1200XL case/keyboard 130xe in 1200XL case/keyboard 600xl 600xl 800xl 1050 1050 1050 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 XF551 EPSON FX-980 printer EPSON FX-980 printer MIO (with 1meg ram) MIO (with 16megs ram) CSS BLACKBOX (with Floppyboard) CSS MULTIPLEXER (4-node) Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup8pdct Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hope i can remember it all. 400 with 16K 800 with 48K 800 with 64K and axlon 256 upgrade 800xl with 256K rambo 800xl with superram 800xl 800xl 600xl 130xe 65xegs 1200XL 1090xl 1050 with happy 1050 with super archiver 1050 with supermax 810 with archiver 810 MIO BB with floppy board xf551 duel drive XF551 with update xf551 XDM801 star nx 1000 SIO2SD 1020 several tape drives 850 indus GT James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spookt Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have a load of machines in storage but AFAIK they're all stock. I have 3 out for daily use: My main system: 800 XL with 256Kb Steve's 32in1 OS 1050 with US Doubler SIO2USB Sparta DOS X Cart Registered APE + Steve's SIO2PC Home made SVideo cable + partly done video upgrade "Games" System Stock 130XE XF551 XC11 And of course my 1200XL is sitting here on my desk along with a fried 800XL which is waiting for new DRAMs to arrive. The fried XL is going to be my test machine for a few upgrades, starting with a RAM upgrade and then probably dual pokey plus some kind of internal storage (possibly SDrive). I also have another XF551 with a bad mech which I plan to upgrade to a 3.5' mech when I get time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled_Pink Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 From memory (which aint great): Atari 800 (48K) Atari 800XL Atari 65XE Atari 800XL (with dual Pokey + 256K) Atari 800XL (256K + 4-in-1 OS + Cupid Parallel Printer interface) Atari 1050 (have 2 but one is kaput) Atari 1029 Atari 1010 Mono composite monitor Panasonic Dot Matrix (in the attic) Steve's SIO2PC/APE Sinclair Spectrum 48K Sinclair Spectrum 16K (Issue one motherboard) Atari 520STE with 4Meg RAM x 2 Atari 520STE with 4Meg RAM and an unknown upgrade by ICD And how is it some people have several XF551 drives? Don't think I've ever seen one in the wild around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have downsized my collection a lot this year for one reason or another, and I would love to replace an 800 and 1200XL as soon as possible. My current daily driver is a PAL 800XL with 32-in-1, s-video,sio2pc,Happy 1050 and soon to be added a 512k RAM upgrade. Second most used is my PAL 600XL with internal 64K, soon to be upgraded with MegaHz 512K RAM and s-video upgrade. I would also like to add a 4-in-1 OS if anyone knows how to do it, or where to buy one that would be great. I also have a standard 800XL with the Freddy chip, I have connected up the chroma to give s-video but would love to know how to do the rest of a video upgrade on this board. I also use my NTSC 7800 with s-video upgrade and Cuttle Cart II a lot Current projects other than those listed above are, Atari 400 48k upgrade and s-video, PAL 7800 composite video mod, Sears Heavy sixer s-video mod. Sears Video Arcade II- s-video upgrade. In the sidelines are 3 dead 800XLs, 3 dead 1050s, a dead XEGS and a 520STE waiting for a 4meg RAM upgrade, a PAL heavy sixer with no colour output etc,etc,etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 8 bit computers only listed: XEGS - no mods 800XL - Superpic 130XE - S-Video, audio out, built in APE C-64 - no mods Plus/4 - pending payment/pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Atari XE set-up: Had paint job and new keyboard from Best Fully socketed. Added Freddie from Best, replaced RAM with 41256’s SIO2PC/APE (connected to an old laptop dedicated) 32-in-1 OS 1050 with Happy (painted to match XE) To Do: MegaHZ 512K RAM S-video (with newer chroma fix) VBXE Planning: In-built SD card reader mod with LCD - (see pic). Amiga 1200 Tower: (done in 90's until 1998) Every conceivable A1200 update was done back then, too many to list.. and remember 060 (I moved on from Amiga scene before PPC) 32Mb Zorro board Picasso IV Catweasel Mk III clockport SCSI 2x 2.5" floppy drives controlled via Catweasel 1x 5.25" floppy modified PC drive controlled via Catweasel Zip drive CD-RW IDE updated? forget the name now Standard Amiga out to VGA, hardware switch to swap between this and Picasso. PC AT keyboard A lot of other stuff that I can't remember Stuff in storage: Numerous 800XL's restored and standard 3x XE's restored and standard 4x Atari ST's (various models with ram upgrades) restored ST hi-res monitor Edited December 9, 2008 by Tezz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) -Apple IIe -Apple IIe -Apple IIe Platinum -Apple IIgs -Apple IIgs -Apple IIgs -Maybe a dozen 5.25" & 3.5" floppy drives, 20 assorted cards, and 7 monitors. -Atari 800XL -Atari XEGS -One floppy drive missing power supply -Commodore 64 (bad memory... an upcoming repair project) -Floppy Drive -Printer Edited December 9, 2008 by aftermac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) -Apple IIgs-Apple IIgs -Apple IIgs -Maybe a dozen 5.25" & 3.5" floppy drives, 20 assorted cards, and 7 monitors. Do you have anything interesting in your IIgs? There are a number of cool stuff available for the IIgs. I'm waiting for someone to make a board to use a PC monitor on one. I have a focus drive but was having trouble with it before it went into storage. Hopefully soon I can get it going again. Allan Edited December 9, 2008 by Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Err... Why no STacy? I'd think that would be the #1 on your list!BTW - The Okimate is a nice touch. Does the Okimate 20 work on the Atari? If so, that'd be even better becuse it's be matching white. My list: 1. Atari 800 Amdek Color I Monitor Dual 810 drives 2. Amiga 1000 Byte-by-Byte Pal Jr. zorro 1 backplane +prototype CBM MFM controller, RAM card, 20 Megabyte fixed drive 1080 monitor Boing mouse 3. Northstar Horizon 4. Atari 1200XL Why no STacy? because it's a 16 bit machine and he asked for a list of you favorite 8bit stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjmann Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 ok, for some reason I wasn't able to edit my message to add my list. so here it is. My collection: 800XL with stereo pokey and Custom s-video (improvement on the Ben Poehland version) 130XE (just found out it's not working anymore) XEGS 1050 with US doubler 2- 810 Disk Drives Sears Telegames version of the heavy sixer 4 switch version of the darthvader 2600 standard version of the 2600 with fake wood finish. atari 5200 2port with s-video upgrade atari 7800 intellivision I, II, III Vectrex 2- Colecovisions and a full adam (not the add on) commodore 64 and 128 still in the box's 5- Original NES systems (boring) sega master system (version I) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 -Apple IIgs-Apple IIgs -Apple IIgs -Maybe a dozen 5.25" & 3.5" floppy drives, 20 assorted cards, and 7 monitors. Do you have anything interesting in your IIgs? There are a number of cool stuff available for the IIgs. I'm waiting for someone to make a board to use a PC monitor on one. I have a focus drive but was having trouble with it before it went into storage. Hopefully soon I can get it going again. Allan Nothing too special about my IIgs'. Last time I hooked up one of my IIgs' the monitor caught fire. Good thing I had a few. A VGA card for Apple II/IIgs woul be pretty nice, though. Wouldn't have to drag out a monitor when I wanted to use it. Just connect it to the one on my workbench. I have so many computers in my collection (60-70) to tinker around with, that I haven't really done too much with the IIgs. I do love the IIgs keyboards... probably my favorite keyboard for any computer. I like the thin frame and the overall feel. I even bought an ADB to USB converter, so I can continue to use the keyboard on newer computers. The only thing that could make it better is to lose the number pad so it is even smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Why no STacy? because it\'s a 16 bit machine and he asked for a list of you favorite 8bit stuff. [edit 8-bits only] D\'oh! Didn\'t see that at first. Gotta edit my list. Edited December 9, 2008 by FastRobPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 This is my favorite system: 800 XL / 576 KB RAM / 5x switchable OS / SIO2SD (internal) / SIO2PC (internal) / SIO2USB (external) / Turbo Freezer XL 2005 (external) / Multijoy8 (external) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Well, here are my two A8 setups: - Atari 800XL with 576k RAM (originally with a Megaram II and 256k XRAM, but upgraded to 512k XRAM), switchable between XL-OS and 800-OS, S-Video (connected to a standard tv) 1050 drive with Mini-Speedy and standard 1010 tape-recorder planned: adding stereo + covox, turning the 1010 into a SDrive or SIO2SD... - another Atari 800XL with 576k RAM (by mega-hz, but without battery!), XL-OS and S-Video, another 1050 drive with Mini Speedy (computer and floppy connected via SIO2PC to an old DOS PC) and another standard 1010 tape-recorder planned: adding another OS (probably 800-OS), adding stereo+covox, turning the 1010 into a SDrive or SIO2SD... Besides these two setups I have some lose items (unused at the moment) that are waiting to be used: 2x SIO2USB, 1x MyIDE, 1x CF-Card connector/CF-upgrade, lots of rarely used controllers, like ST-mouse, Atari paddles, network-link-cable, Track & Field controller, lightpen, lightgun, etc. etc. (I once had 4 XF drives all of them converted into 3,5" drives, a HDI interface by E. Puetz, a msc-IDE interface and lots of other stuff, but I sold them all)... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hey - do you think it would be possible to shoehorn that screen into an Atari Touch Tablet housing? I was toying with this idea but I'm not sure how it would look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 or into a 410 cassette deck (not mine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hmm.. interesting. I'd also thought about modding a dead 850 - seems about right for the job. What makes me interested in the Touch Tablet is that it matches the XL design, which is really hard to match with any monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Main system: 800xl, 256K RAMBO, FTe Sweet 16 65816 board, SDX 4.22 / SDX 4.41, XF551, SIO2PC cable Others: 800xl POKEY 800xl CSS dual OS (Translator / 800xl) 800xl stock, 1050 800 (48k) stock XEGM without keyboard 850 interface Graphix AT interface Old EPROM programmer - joystick interface, forget the name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliecron Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Well I have all the US 8bit Atari's (obviously minus the 14xxxx) My main system is pretty standard, 1200xl (600xl OS, RamboXL, Clearpic 2000) Dual stock 1050's 1010 sio2pc (for atarisio and cassio on linux) 850 (Mostly for Fujichat lately) easi/o c= 1702 Sometimes on the system: Okidata Microline 320 Turbo printer, Midimax midi interface with a Roland MT-32 module. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 400 w/16K 800w/48K 810 1050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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