Chandler Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 hi all I don't know much about the XE / XEGM / XEGS! can anyone explain briefly what the differences are? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliecron Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/160286-xegs-or-xegm-difference/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 ...and for a verbose explanation of the system, might I make a shameless plug for Episode 0 of the XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) hi all I don't know much about the XE / XEGM / XEGS! can anyone explain briefly what the differences are? thanks I don't believe there was any such thing as an Atari XE Game Machine. I believe that is what they call the incomplete Atari XE Game System. This is how they describe the XEGM on ebay... THIS AUCTION IS FOR an Atari[/size] "XE Video Game Machine(XEGM)" removed from an XE Game System(XEGS)/64K RAM 8-bit Computer. This auction is for the computer, keyboard, power pack, TV switch box, copy of the Owner's Manuals. With built in Basic/Missile Command. The Joystick, Light Gun, Bug Hunt and Flight Simulator talked about in the review and included in the GAME SYSTEM are not included. Styrofoam packing and original box are NOT included. Edited February 16, 2016 by WizWor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Yea, if they refereed to it as the Game Machine I'd probably consider it one without a keyboard, not missing the packed in games and light gun. Without that stuff its more of a 65xe with a detached keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 hi all I don't know much about the XE / XEGM / XEGS! can anyone explain briefly what the differences are? thanks XE is the family name for the final revision of the Atari 8-bit product line. They are gray in color, and feature a lot of 45 degree angles in the design. The models are 65XE (also called 800XE in some markets), 130XE, XE Video Game System which is also called the XEGS. All XE's are 64K except the 130XE which has 128K. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 One additional point: The 65XE has only a cartridge port; the 800XE has the ECI as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Some 65xe's shipped with the expansion port, like the 130XE, BUT VERY FEW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Some 65xe's shipped with the expansion port, like the 130XE, BUT VERY FEW. These are mostly PAL and are actually a 130XE board badged as a 65XE (Same as the 800XE) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnieg Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 These are mostly PAL and are actually a 130XE board badged as a 65XE (Same as the 800XE) Does that mean they are easy to upgrade to 128K ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Does that mean they are easy to upgrade to 128K ? If I recall you just need the second bank of memory and the EMMU chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hello guys Plus you have to remove three zero-Ohm-resistors and add one capacitor for each added RAMchip. I've upgraded both my 65XE and my 800XE to 128 kB that way. BTW it'll work if you solder in the added RAMchips, but using sockets is so much nicer. Sincerely Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The XEGS didn't need to be in the exact same market as the 7800 for as long as it did. Would have been cool had the XEGS had the special expansion port built in along with RGB or at least an RGB/S-video add-on. I can understand the 7800 for most of its life, but WHY didn't Tramiel at least seriously consider the advantages of the XEGS have more than just one native video mode: old 70's and early 80s RF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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