MrMartian Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I had posted this in the Marketplace a while back, no bites at all.. Thought I'd try directly in here.. I have this 256K MIO here that I don't use.. Is anyone interested? I'm not too sure what they're worth these days, but what I'm looking for is an Ultimate 1M to stuff in my 600XL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 If I had a spare Ultimate, I'd swap you yesterday. But in fact I think that would be unfair: I'm sure your MIO is worth a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMartian Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 An Ultimate and an SIDE2? I want hardware that I will use, and I'm sure someone else out there would use the MIO.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Well, I have an electric drill and a toaster you can have: they're both really useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I had posted this in the Marketplace a while back, no bites at all.. Thought I'd try directly in here.. I have this 256K MIO here that I don't use.. Is anyone interested? I'm not too sure what they're worth these days, but what I'm looking for is an Ultimate 1M to stuff in my 600XL. Used to be the hottest Atari thing that I ever laid eyes on (and actually bought one) today though it just have a sentimental value for me, that is as far as my sentiments go for a piece of vintage hardware, I am sure collectors will strongly disagree with me, I am mostly the practical type and prefer stuff that I can use, just like you. In any case good luck I am sure you'll find an interested collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenjennings Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 So...... what's it do exactly? Does that 256K work like a solid state drive, or does it appear as RAM on the Atari's bus? Any other magical features? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 So...... what's it do exactly? Does that 256K work like a solid state drive Yes, it is used as a RAMDisk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) So...... what's it do exactly? Does that 256K work like a solid state drive, or does it appear as RAM on the Atari's bus? Any other magical features? It connects to the PBI bus, and gives you the following features: - an RS-232 port for standard modems/printers, a parallel port for printers (like a P:R: Connection) - a plug for a 80-column board - a hard drive interface that worked with SCSI drives - built-in ram (256k or 1Meg), can be used as a configurable ram disk or print spooler - built-in power supply, ram disk does not loose it's contents - can be used to boot your atari was pretty cool for its time..... Edited February 24, 2014 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I have 5 black boxes which are also cool, but at this moment they are unused. I love the functions but it is physical too large in size ... And it also needs an external psu which makes it even bigger. But yes... Just like the blackbox the mio is a must have for the real collector. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 IF this were 1 MB, it would be easier to trade/sell. Original 1 MB were quite uncommon (even more uncommon to still exist in working order.) Has one additional feature that is neat -- since the MIO ramdisk is separately powered, it retains memory even when the Atari is shut off. And it's ramdisk is very fast -- almost as fast as internal ram (at least under MyDos). However, time has marched on. I'd try eBay. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Really the two main benefits of the MIO were the hard disk interface and the R: port. Being able to leave the R: device active while you did disk i/o was a real boon for BBS operations. The ramdisk was kind of meh, the ram was better used for the print spooler for those long assembler listings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 IF this were 1 MB, it would be easier to trade/sell. Original 1 MB were quite uncommon (even more uncommon to still exist in working order.) Darn!. mine was 1 MB, should have kept it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari8warez Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) the ram was better used for the print spooler for those long assembler listings. Agreed, so much so, after I sold my MIO, I wrote a print spooler utility so that I can use my atari RAM upgrade for something useful. Edited February 24, 2014 by atari8warez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I just like the look of the original ICD MIOs, regardless of the fact modern upgrades are much more practical. I have an RTime-8 and original SDX cart and I never actually use either of them, although I wouldn't part with them. I love the ICD/OSS stuff, and I still recall the high "I want it" factor when reading about the hadrware in ads back in the late Eighties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I may be interested, I have a brand new 130XE that I installed an Ultimate 1 MB in. I purchased it from B&C a while back. That 130XE basically just sits in the box, I'm not really a fan of it. I prefer to use my stock 800 or the 800XL. Would you care to trade a 130XE w/Ultimate 1 MB installed for it? I suppose I could always just desolder the Ultimate 1MB and ship that as well. Not sure what shipping on a 130XE would be to Canada though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMartian Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Sorry, I should have updated this thread a couple days ago.. I've made a deal with a user already.. Thanks for the interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 That's OK, I'm glad you were able to make your trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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