BillC Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 8 hours ago, ClausB said: 16 hours ago, BillC said: I'm surprised at the G(GTIA?) on the label, the 400 I received for Christmas 1980 had CTIA. Do you still have it? Yes, but don't have ready access to as it is in storage. It was already upgraded with a Mosaic 64KB RAM board and GTIA in late 82/early 83. 8 hours ago, ClausB said: 16 hours ago, BillC said: This one does appear to have failed QA initially though, going by the hidden label. Hidden label? You mean the second label? The lower portion of the second label has darkened, made me think it was on top of another label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stushug Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Looks like I posted the wrong serial # for my 800. I forgot that I purchased a replacement shell from Bob Woolley a few months ago, and I posted a pic of his bottom shell. Here are the correct numbers for my machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 21 hours ago, BillC said: This one does appear to have failed QA initially though, going by the hidden label. You're suggesting that the second label indicates a factory repair? Interesting! Was that common practice then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stushug Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) That happened so long ago that I can't remember why I had the unit serviced. Having that Atari Service label does tell me that I had it serviced for something, though! Edited October 11, 2022 by stushug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBob800 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Posting up my two 800's. On the left is the tag from my original 800 bought new in late 1982 of early 1983, It was a 48k machine bought with a 410 cassette drive. I want to say I paid $599.00 for the set and I think it came from Sam Goody as they were having a sale. The one on the right was bought from B&C Computer Visions as a referb in late 1988 or early 1989. I had read the article in the November 1988 issue of Antic magazine and wanted to do a 256k memory upgrade but didn't want to damage my original 800 so I bought this one to upgrade. The upgrade was successful I'm glad to say. Both machines have been upgraded to an incognito board, and 800 #2 also has a Sophia 2. 800 #1 is awaiting a Sophia 2 upgrade. I don't have these setup at the moment but hope to have an area fro a desk and a monitor in a few months. Also what do the hand written labels mean? is 11/20 and 4-18 the exact dates of manufacture? so 11/20/1982 and 4-18-1983?? Thanks AtariBob800 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Was it explained anywhere in this thread how the Serial NO sticker relates to the AW sticker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Wow! At least in the photo, there appears to be no darkening of the plastic. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 What can be derived from this sticker? It's an NTSC one with CTIA and a 6502B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhart87 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) This NTSC 800 is from this thread: It was modified with an Omnimon board. Looks to be from December of '82. Edited March 10, 2023 by burkhart87 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SviRu Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 6:11 PM, AtariBob800 said: Posting up my two 800's. On the left is the tag from my original 800 bought new in late 1982 of early 1983, It was a 48k machine bought with a 410 cassette drive. I want to say I paid $599.00 for the set and I think it came from Sam Goody as they were having a sale. The one on the right was bought from B&C Computer Visions as a referb in late 1988 or early 1989. I had read the article in the November 1988 issue of Antic magazine and wanted to do a 256k memory upgrade but didn't want to damage my original 800 so I bought this one to upgrade. The upgrade was successful I'm glad to say. Both machines have been upgraded to an incognito board, and 800 #2 also has a Sophia 2. 800 #1 is awaiting a Sophia 2 upgrade. I don't have these setup at the moment but hope to have an area fro a desk and a monitor in a few months. Also what do the hand written labels mean? is 11/20 and 4-18 the exact dates of manufacture? so 11/20/1982 and 4-18-1983?? Thanks AtariBob800 Is it me or the ATARI 800 badge is in a different color (on the other one? I wonder if all 800 were the same color from the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Trick of the camera angle and light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBob800 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, _The Doctor__ said: Trick of the camera angle and light. Yeah it's just the light. They are both the same color. And neither really have any yellowing at all so I would say the color is about original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 5:00 PM, Peri Noid said: What can be derived from this sticker? It's an NTSC one with CTIA and a 6502B. With a 1983 date code, it's awfully late to have a CTIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagOMatic Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I have two NTSC units but only one of them has a serial number sticker on it, and to be completely honest I legitimately have no idea where either of these originated from. I never had an 800 in my life; I went from a 400 to an 800XL to a 1040ST. When I was moving all of my Atari stuff from my mother's house to my house about 8-9 years back I opened a box and out popped two Atari 800s. My mother had no idea where they came from either. 483918, date code #143 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagOMatic Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Update to mine... The machine that DOES NOT have a serial number sticker on it has a date code of "ATARI / 192". Not sure if that helps anyone, but there it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 That's the date stamp week 19 - 1982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, SlagOMatic said: The machine that DOES NOT have a serial number sticker on it has a date code of "ATARI / 192". Not sure if that helps anyone, but there it is. There can also be a serial number label on the RF shield inside the cartridge bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlagOMatic Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, BillC said: There can also be a serial number label on the RF shield inside the cartridge bay. Unless it requires me to disassemble the machine (which will happen one day, just not today) there's no label there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, SlagOMatic said: Unless it requires me to disassemble the machine (which will happen one day, just not today) there's no label there. Sorry for the mistake, after double-checking(2-400s and 3-800s) it appears the label in the cartridge bay was likely only used on the 400. Edited March 16, 2023 by BillC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachykidd Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 83S AW 34306 183 (AW 502470 4/29 -- I think; difficult to tell if that's a 7 or not) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/16/2023 at 8:23 AM, SlagOMatic said: out popped two Atari 800s Maybe your 400 and 800XL hooked up and had twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachykidd Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 My second 800 (NTSC), which I finally unboxed: 472889 053 (AW 457740 2/1) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) A UK PAL machine. Now has an Incognito and an SCCC inside. I wonder if it's possible to derive year/month just by the serial number - no date code on the badge, as you can see. It has additional "ATARI / 072" engraved on the case - does it mean 7th week of 1982? Edited March 20, 2023 by Peri Noid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, Peri Noid said: does it mean 7th week of 1982? Yes! I'm not certain if all 400/800 systems had the date code embossed into the bottom case or just earlier manufactured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peri Noid Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I think, not all - therefore, some have date codes printed on their labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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