+davidcalgary29 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I received a cart lot from Christophero Sly yesterday (and thanks again! ), and noted two intriguing titles in it: an "Atariwriter" cart with a homemade label enscribed "Rev. D", and another "Atariwriter" cart with a white printed label enscribed with "Rev. 14, 1984". Can anyone advise just how many different versions of "Atariwriter" were released on cart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I know there were at least two, one with a black label and one with a silver label (with red text). Those sound like prototypes. Very cool score! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 cart scan cart scan! Chant with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 There is the original brown label, of course. Also, an XL silver edition. I am not sure whether the silver one contains any program changes. And also the XE era Red letter version. On disk, there is Atariwriter+ and Atariwriter 80 for use with the XEP80. Some older brown carts do look black, but I always refer to them as brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I received a cart lot from Christophero Sly yesterday (and thanks again! ), and noted two intriguing titles in it: an "Atariwriter" cart with a homemade label enscribed "Rev. D", and another "Atariwriter" cart with a white printed label enscribed with "Rev. 14, 1984". Can anyone advise just how many different versions of "Atariwriter" were released on cart? You're welcome. And thank you, the reward I received from you was very generous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 3, 2004 Author Share Posted April 3, 2004 Added a picture. Sorry about the scan size & quality; I'm having scanner troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 AFAIK, there was an spanish version on cart, called "Multieditor". It was created in Mexico. I'll try to find it and make a dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 That's definetly a prototype. I had one just like it. Congrats! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Good old Atariwriter. It was my first word processing program. I used it for the first two years of high school and then I bought Paperclip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 An odd one in here That's not a standard Atari case either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 That's not a standard Atari case either. Thats looks exactly like the cases that Sunmark uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 Thats looks exactly like the cases that Sunmark uses. Rally Speedway was released in the same case. The Sunmark cases are not original designs, just something easy to reproduce without all that metal But those cases have been around awhile. And I'm assuming Sunmark even made their own cases, or had a batch made up, they could have just found a warehouse full of unused cases and bought them premade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 the atariwriter case that looks like a sunmark case is made in Fresno CA. SOLAKIAN MOLD COMPANY i believe is the name that makes the plastic cases, i could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 20, 2004 Share Posted April 20, 2004 SOLAKIAN MOLD COMPANY i believe is the name that makes the plastic cases, i could be wrong You are right Here is the address and phone number Solakian Mold Co. 1849 No. Helm Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 (209)251-8784 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 20, 2004 Author Share Posted April 20, 2004 Thats looks exactly like the cases that Sunmark uses. Rally Speedway was released in the same case. The Sunmark cases are not original designs, just something easy to reproduce without all that metal But those cases have been around awhile. And I'm assuming Sunmark even made their own cases, or had a batch made up, they could have just found a warehouse full of unused cases and bought them premade. And so was "Pocket Modem" by BOT Engineering. I believe that three or four different companies used this type of cartridge in '83-'84. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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