ianoid Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Hi, I listed some weird Atari PC prototype boards I've had in storage for a few years. I guess the Trammels were thinking of getting into the PC market. (If they had succeeded, we might be saying, 'Have you surfed Atari today?') Anyway, they are kind of weird- I think I had planned to frame one or two, but I definitely don't have the wall space to consider it nowadays. http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcI...1&sort=3&rows=0 ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Hmm... What makes them prototypes? You do know that Atari produced a line of PC compatible computers for a short time right (The ABC line)? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I must say that I doubt them being protos, I just think that they're the regular motherboards ripped out of the casing. Well, I can't say for certain but thats just my 2 cents. I'd love to own them and build a PC around them, not for that price tag though Troop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Atari's computer building run in the late 1980s Well, I'm quite sure Atari built computers well into the 90s since I bought my 520ST about 91-92? /Troop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 Atari's computer building run in the late 1980s Well, I'm quite sure Atari built computers well into the 90s since I bought my 520ST about 91-92? /Troop I don't think an ST is a PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 I don't think an ST is a PC. Well, in a strict sense it sure is a PC since it's definetely a Personal Computer Anyway, what I commented on was: Atari's computer building run in the late 1980s And, however inferior compared to todays equipment, the ST IS a computer right? Cheers! Troop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted August 24, 2003 Share Posted August 24, 2003 By PC I think he means IBM compatibles. Atari did realease IBM compatible machines for a short period (maybe 2 years?) this is around the same time they released the portfolio. Watch for the portfolio in the movie T2!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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