[Gone] Free to a good home: Ataris bits and pieces (Auckland only)

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#290481 14-Nov-2021 21:12

Hi team,

I'm moving homes and so I've had to examine what I keep moving forward. I've got 2x Ataris that I fired up years ago, 2x CRT (I believe one colour/one mono) screens and a few other things.

I haven't looked at them in years and unlikely to do so, so I thought I'd test the waters here for anyone interested in Atari's.

Because I can't vouch for their operational status and don't see myself being in a position to look after them anytime soon, I thought I would offer them up to someone who is more likely to value them.

The catch: Auckland only. New Lynn Pick up preferred (but could drop off locally if needed).

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#2813005 15-Nov-2021 09:09

Oh wow! That's a treasure right there. i never operated ataris so wouldn't know what to do with them. But I am sure they will find a good home (call me when it's BBC Model Bs or Archimedes machines ;-) )

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#2813463 15-Nov-2021 19:00

olivernz:

Oh wow! That's a treasure right there. i never operated ataris so wouldn't know what to do with them. But I am sure they will find a good home (call me when it's BBC Model Bs or Archimedes machines ;-) )

Dang. Did you ever have the pleasure of programming an Archimedes in BASIC? To me those things were INSANELY quick compared with everything else at the time

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#2813515 15-Nov-2021 20:36

MadEngineer:

olivernz:

Oh wow! That's a treasure right there. i never operated ataris so wouldn't know what to do with them. But I am sure they will find a good home (call me when it's BBC Model Bs or Archimedes machines ;-) )

Dang. Did you ever have the pleasure of programming an Archimedes in BASIC? To me those things were INSANELY quick compared with everything else at the time

Indeed they were. I went from a BBC to a Archimedes A310, which i still have today. ARM processor and 1MB of RAM!!! It was blazing and the Basic was really cool. Although I was too young at the time to grasp all its finesse.

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#2813524 15-Nov-2021 20:44

olivernz:

Indeed they were. I went from a BBC to a Archimedes A310, which i still have today. ARM processor and 1MB of RAM!!! It was blazing and the Basic was really cool. Although I was too young at the time to grasp all its finesse.

I was doing computer support in schools in the UK with the A3000 and others

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