Planned 7800 attachments

[maxdrive]

I read somewhere that one of the planned attachments was a laser disk player did any prototypes of any attachments come up or was only on paper

[DracIsBack]

I've never seen it on these forums

[Swami]

I read somewhere that one of the planned attachments was a laser disk player did any prototypes of any attachments come up or was only on paper

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/65605-7800-expansion-module-laser-disc-question/

[+Trebor]

I read somewhere that one of the planned attachments was a laser disk player did any prototypes of any attachments come up or was only on paper

 

http://atariage.com/forums/topic/65605-7800-expansion-module-laser-disc-question/

 

Curt posted a memo from December 22, 1983 regarding the Laserdisc. A likely scenario, as mentioned in the thread Swami posted, the Laserdisc was something Atari had intended on developing after the Computer Keyboard release.

 

The Computer Keyboard expansion (which plugs into the controller port), including a SIO port and cassette interface, progressed to completion as highlighted at the Atari Museum..."The unit is finished and software is ready as well."

 

[CPUWIZ]

Planned when?

[Jinks]

Those people in the ad look overjoyed with atarilab. My parents made the same face in 89 when they dropped 2700 on a computer, moniter, printer and I made some art on the dot matrix printer for my brother's bedroom wall. I guess they thought the 6 foot banner that said "EAT SHIT!!" was a waste of money..

Edited April 7, 2018 by Jinks

[maxdrive]

 

 

Curt posted a memo from December 22, 1983 regarding the Laserdisc. A likely scenario, as mentioned in the thread Swami posted, the Laserdisc was something Atari had intended on developing after the Computer Keyboard had been released.

 

The Computer Keyboard expansion (which plugs into the controller port), including SIO port and cassette interface, progressed to completion as highlighted at the Atari Museum..."The unit is finished and software is ready as well."

 

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I wonder how many were produced a single prototype or more what software was for it could you imagine playing something like zork on your 7800