tschak909 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Just curious. would be a great piece for a collection. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I haven't looked recently, but B&C used to sell these along with the Atari sleeves (IIRC). SUG052 DISKS 10 5.25 ATARI 810 FORMAT 15.00 FROM ATARI I suspect this is the item you are asking about. Marginal quality, but yes, a nice item to have in a collection. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 This? Bob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 This? Bob DSC01442.JPG Drool... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeron Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Is it just me, or does the box seem a bit big for 5 diskettes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The box is 5.5" x 7.5". Same size as the small s/w boxes from Atari. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Should I put an open one on ebay? Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Man, I just love the boxes from those early years. Big, bold, beautiful. The artwork only is worth having it. The late 70s and early 80s, J.R. Ewing, Dallas, Disco, KISS, Atari, it was all there...we didn't know how good we had it. I need President Ronald "RayGun" now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Man, I just love the boxes from those early years. Big, bold, beautiful. The artwork only is worth having it. The late 70s and early 80s, J.R. Ewing, Dallas, Disco, KISS, Atari, it was all there...we didn't know how good we had it. I need President Ronald "RayGun" now! Yep, the early stuff was a thing of beauty, that was my era and some of the best times were had then...I still look at my Atari 800 and say to myself "that's how a computer should look" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 That guy in the picture has two disc drives? I wonder how many people had that set-up back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Man, I just love the boxes from those early years. Big, bold, beautiful. The artwork only is worth having it. The late 70s and early 80s, J.R. Ewing, Dallas, Disco, KISS, Atari, it was all there...we didn't know how good we had it. I need President Ronald "RayGun" now! I recently picked up Maze Craze for the 2600 just because it has such amazing cover art. Desktop publishing made traditional illustration economically obsolete, but to me there is simply no comparison. The traditional stuff wins; hands down. It was such an important part of the experience back then. It turned big, blocky graphics and primitive "beeps" and "boops" into imaginary worlds. I sift through my collection with my nephew, who has a Bachelor's in Fine Art, and marvel at the goodness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 That guy in the picture has two disc drives? I wonder how many people had that set-up back then? Quite a few I knew did including myself.. Sweet setup as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It turned big, blocky graphics and primitive "beeps" and "boops" into imaginary worlds. I sift through my collection with my nephew, who has a Bachelor's in Fine Art, and marvel at the goodness. Yes indeed, I remember some of the Apple shooters had stunning artwork on the boxes and yes, they gave that simple little game a world of its own for you to explore.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Lange Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I wonder if every time that there is a product post like this or a product mention on one of the Atari podcasts that Best and B&C get a bunch of orders for the product. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I think he has an 820 printer on top of an 810 drive. You can see the paper sticking out the top of the 820. Bob That guy in the picture has two disc drives? I wonder how many people had that set-up back then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 a few of these hit eBay maybe 4-7 months ago. I picked up one and there were about 6 during that time. Just watch, there will be more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You have got to be kidding! Someone has been sniffing around the forum to get selling ideas! Just posted in the last 24 hours. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ATARI-CX8100-BOX-SEALED-5-DISKETTES-DISKS-for-810-Drive-XL-XE-XEGS-400-800-8-bit-/171657164717?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27f79077ad They sold for $10-15 last time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 They sold for $10-15 last time! linda1170's prices are usually wack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COBRAIP Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I remember my setup back then as I had Two Happy 1050's with Controllers and 4 8" drives in a built in box hooked to my Atr8000 Made for a nice setup to run my BBS as I also had 2 hard drives one 30meg and one 20meg running the Oasis BBS. This all booted from a 130xe hooked to a 1meg MIO. I still have most of the stuff except for the 2 happy drives. Would like to setup the BBS again when I can find the time but that is just it finding the time in this fast world of ours. I enjoy reading these blogs and hope to add some in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Did these come preformatted? If so I'd be curious about the sector skew used. (Ie archiver screenshot) Just saw one of these pop up on ebay: https://ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Atari-810-DISKETTES-5-PACK-SUPER-RARE-ORIGINAL-SEALED-RETAIL-PACK-1979/112585500787 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Did these come preformatted? If so I'd be curious about the sector skew used. (Ie archiver screenshot) Just saw one of these pop up on ebay: https://ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Atari-810-DISKETTES-5-PACK-SUPER-RARE-ORIGINAL-SEALED-RETAIL-PACK-1979/112585500787 Yes, they came formatted. Sliding a disk into an old full-height drive was such a treat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level42 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Is it just me, or does the box seem a bit big for 5 diskettes? Ever took a tiny ( for its time) Donkey Kong cartridge out of the humongous box......? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Yes, they came formatted. Sliding a disk into an old full-height drive was such a treat. I would make a crude comment, that sliding a disk into a half height drive was also a treat. But it may be interpreted incorrectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I would make a crude comment, that sliding a disk into a half height drive was also a treat. But it may be interpreted incorrectly. LOL. The 810, though, made you feel like you were accomplishing something every time it whirred to life and sounded like it was eating the disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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