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- Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
- Date: Friday, 4 Sep 1992 16:40:46 CDT
- From: Darius Vaskelis <U39648@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Message-ID: <92248.164046U39648@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
- Subject: Re: Frequently-Asked Questions
- References: <01GO9Z8M7HHE8Y5BXE@carleton.edu>
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- [...]
- >What hardware has Atari created in the 8-bit computer line?
- >Computers:
- [...]
- > 1200XL 64K, unique OS
-
- There were at least two different OS versions (A & B) and it's pretty
- much an XL OS with minor changes. It also had 4 function keys. (F1-F4)
- (Also programmable LEDs above the keyboard!)
-
- [...]
- >Peripherals:
- [...]
- > 1030 Modem (300 baud, with ???software)
-
- Well, not real software. It "booted" a copy of a dumb ASCII terminal if
- there was no other SIO boot device. *ICK* It's essentially an 835 with
- tone dialing and a prettier case.
-
- [...]
- >Atari 8-bit vaporware:
- > 815 2 x SS/DD 180K with DOS 2.0D
-
- Maybe not-widely-released-ware. A local department store where I used to
- live had one on display (Hess's in Easton, PA) and I know someone who
- had (probably still has) one that he claims he bought from Sears. He
- even gave me a copy of DOS 2.0D way-back-when.
-
- Gosh, makes me want to unpack the old 8-bit and fire it up!
-
- > 1400XL 800XL plus modem, speech synth.
- > 1450XLD 1400XL plus 5.25" floppy drive
-
- I might think these would be based more on the 1200XL, since they used
- the same keyboard/case, but since it was vapor...
-
- Don't forget the 1090 Expansion Chassis for the Parallel Bus Interface!
-
- - Darius
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