Curt Vendel Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Project Eskimo, aka .... project Dogsled... aka.... project Atari Explorer did in fact exist past the technical specification document that was written up from January through May 1984. I just received the LCD screen in an XL styled mockup case. I have placed it ontop of a 600XL to give everyone a suggested possible appearance of what it may have looked like. I only have the screen, the keyboard/cpu portion is not to be found... so far. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 that's a nice discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 odd thing, the display is masked to round the upper corners. Don't know why that's the case on this one... I suspect the cabling and the rest of it will turn up. Someone's been digging around in deeper recesses of those piles and boxes. Glad they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Im turning my sleuthing efforts onto turbocharged... if its out there and still exists someplace, Im determined to make sure it sees the light of day once again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 It makes sense that Time Warner Atari would have been looking at this since the Apple IIc was released with an option for an LCD screen that looked almost exactly like this one in 1984. To really make it work Atari would have had to release an 8-bit with a built in disk drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Very interesting. Always kinda liked the IIc LCD option. Would have been a cool option to have, back in the day. You're on a roll, Curt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) ...and very similar to many of the electronic typewriter displays of that period. what's the screen display size? obviously, greater than the Portfolio's 40x8 Edited June 8, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scitari Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Very cool! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt808 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Is this the first example of an Atari 8-bit with surface mount components? Sharp LH5006A Datasheet.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almerian Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) The board reads LM48001G. That points to the display being a Sharp LM-48001G. The specifications are display size 237mm x 70,5 mm, 16 rows with 80 columns, resolution 480 x 120 points.Available from the end of 1983. (Source: C't Magazine, december 1983 Edited June 11, 2019 by Almerian 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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