Need info on this ATARI 800XL system
I was hoping to get any information on this system.
My coworker’s father used to work at Atari in the 70’s and 80’s. She told me he used to being home games and systems for her to “test” when she was a child and she always promised me that she would search through his storage and give me some items. He passed away a few years ago and she is now going through his storage items. She brought me in this system yesterday. It is an ATARI 800XL. However as you can see in the pics, on
Preliminary notes:
BASIC Rev B, 600 XL OS REV 1.
The shield was held in place by two I twists, similar to the very funky CHELCO 600XL. In fact the chip layout on this 800XL reminds me of the 600XL layout in that funky unit. The key caps are the smooth semi-gloss, reminiscent of the 1200XL or the REV3 600XLs. The keys feel stiffer to push down then the normal keyboard variant of this type.
There seems to be one less TTL chip on here than in the normal production run. Someo
