Atari Smeghead Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Hey Guys! Check this out... I was walking around my local thrift store, hoping to find some new junk to help dull the pain of a meaningless existence. They had a box of old computer equipment, $10 per pop. Well, nothing much of any interest... old IBM XTs, a 2600, etc. But then, at the bottom, I saw what I thought was an 800XL. When I unburied it a bit further, I realized it was a bit bigger than that, so, OK, a 1200XL. I've never owned one, so I brought it out. It didn't have the nameplate on it, which I thought was odd. But man, this is like no 1200XL I've ever seen before. For starters, it has a built-in disk drive! It sticks off the top like someone melded a 1050 onto the 1200 case. I was shaking when I brought it up to the counter. But, $10, no problem. The lady had no idea. Well, I got it home and plugged it in. It needs a bit of cleaning, but get this... the disk drive is double sided! Not only that, but I even found that this baby has a 300bps modem inside it! Oh, final thing... the lady at the counter said she knew who brought it in... a fella named Ari Follop. SO, anyone have an idea what I got here? Smeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 1450XLD, it sounds like. http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS...ld/1450xld.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 SO, anyone have an idea what I got here? A bad April's fool day story? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 SO, anyone have an idea what I got here? A bad April's fool day story? Allan Or just a trivia test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Man, you didn't get the one that that's personally signed by Jay Miner?! I'd take it back! Ari Follop. Cute. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Jefferson Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Can you imagine if that actually did happen to you though? I'd probably crap my pants right there on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Well... not that it's THAT big of a deal, I got 4 5200's for $2 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Can you imagine if that actually did happen to you though? I'd probably crap my pants right there on the spot. I'd cry, because I left my wallet at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 JB....You forgot the procedure: a) Leave your wife at home b) TAKE your wallet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 JB....You forgot the procedure: a) Leave your wife at home b) TAKE your wallet! I'll take your advice into consideration and try to not forget my wallet when I go out and find a 1450XLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 For those of you who don't know who Ari is he was the guy who developed the Atari Jaguar Multicart. It has like every Jaguar game cramed in there. Really nice work. I've had one for about 3 years now. He was working on one for Neo-Geo 3 but I'm not sure what the status is on it. Maybe he'll have it at PC6 http://www.ataritimes.com/jaguar/features/.../multicart.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Sadly that would really rock however! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 For those of you who don't know who Ari is he was the guy who developed the Atari Jaguar Multicart. It has like every Jaguar game cramed in there. Really nice work. I've had one for about 3 years now. He was working on one for Neo-Geo 3 but I'm not sure what the status is on it. Maybe he'll have it at PC6http://www.ataritimes.com/jaguar/features/multicart.html That's nothing next to my DS multicart. Do you know how hard it was to get ROM images of games that haven't been written yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 For those of you who don't know who Ari is he was the guy who developed the Atari Jaguar Multicart. It has like every Jaguar game cramed in there. Really nice work. I've had one for about 3 years now. He was working on one for Neo-Geo 3 but I'm not sure what the status is on it. Maybe he'll have it at PC6http://www.ataritimes.com/jaguar/features/multicart.html I'm not sure if you mean this or not. Ari Follop is all the letters needed to spell April Fool. -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 For those of you who don't know who Ari is he was the guy who developed the Atari Jaguar Multicart. It has like every Jaguar game cramed in there. Really nice work. I've had one for about 3 years now. He was working on one for Neo-Geo 3 but I'm not sure what the status is on it. Maybe he'll have it at PC6http://www.ataritimes.com/jaguar/features/multicart.html I'm not sure if you mean this or not. Ari Follop is all the letters needed to spell April Fool. -Bry I think he got it all right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 SO, anyone have an idea what I got here? A bad April's fool day story? Allan Ya got it in one! For being the winner, you get a brand-new, still-in-the-box Jaguar II, along with Ari Follop's MultiCart! Smeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 http://www.ataritimes.com/jaguar/features/.../multicart.html I'm not sure if you mean this or not. Ari Follop is all the letters needed to spell April Fool. -Bry I fell for that one a couple years ago... http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...aguar+multicart Smeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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