LGR - Atari 600XL 8-bit Computer System Review
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Date: 2022-04-14
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Lee
The feelings of nostalgia this video brings. My dad had an XL when I was young and a fondly remember playing a lot of the games in this video, even a few I'd forgotten like Alley Cat and Popeye. Apparently when I was tiny the intro to Alternate Reality used to make me cry. I've no idea if it was the music or sounds or what. I do remember Behind Jaggy (Jaggi) Lines absolutely terrifying me though, to the point where I'd hide behind the sofa and have to have my mum rescue me from the alien. Boxes and boxes of 5 1/4 inch floppy disks. God I miss those days.
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The feelings of nostalgia this video brings. My dad had an XL when I was young and a fondly remember playing a lot of the games in this video, even a few I'd forgotten like Alley Cat and Popeye. Apparently when I was tiny the intro to Alternate Reality used to make me cry. I've no idea if it was the music or sounds or what. I do remember Behind Jaggy (Jaggi) Lines absolutely terrifying me though, to the point where I'd hide behind the sofa and have to have my mum rescue me from the alien. Boxes and boxes of 5 1/4 inch floppy disks. God I miss those days.
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David
I never bought any games for my Atari 600XL. That's crazy! I just sat down and wrote my own. My kids would find all the error lines in seconds by not having any idea what they were doing. Error codes and line numbers were all I needed. Fix 'em up and the kids loved the games.
I used to have a hell of a brain back then. LOL
I could write games in my sleep literally. It was weird to wake up and type stuff that worked.
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I never bought any games for my Atari 600XL. That's crazy! I just sat down and wrote my own. My kids would find all the error lines in seconds by not having any idea what they were doing. Error codes and line numbers were all I needed. Fix 'em up and the kids loved the games.
I used to have a hell of a brain back then. LOL
I could write games in my sleep literally. It was weird to wake up and type stuff that worked.
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Mr.
The 600xl was my first 8 bit computer along with a cassette recorder. I turned down a C64 with floppy drive for this limited beast. Next I replaced this machine with a 800xl and later a 130xe. A very capable piece of hardware. another Jay Miner chipset. The C64 advantage was their standard 64kb of ram. since many Atari computers had only 16 to 32kbs of ram. this made pushing the system more difficult.
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The 600xl was my first 8 bit computer along with a cassette recorder. I turned down a C64 with floppy drive for this limited beast. Next I replaced this machine with a 800xl and later a 130xe. A very capable piece of hardware. another Jay Miner chipset. The C64 advantage was their standard 64kb of ram. since many Atari computers had only 16 to 32kbs of ram. this made pushing the system more difficult.
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Carson
The 800 is better than the XL, because the monitor out has an extra pin, which allows for S-Video and Component output, which is damned sweet. That and a 16K upgrade module, to make one 48K (most 800s shipped with 32K, not the 8 with which it may have started, and you have everything to run anything but what might have been made, for the 1200XL, which I-ve never seen - and never hope to see one.
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The 800 is better than the XL, because the monitor out has an extra pin, which allows for S-Video and Component output, which is damned sweet. That and a 16K upgrade module, to make one 48K (most 800s shipped with 32K, not the 8 with which it may have started, and you have everything to run anything but what might have been made, for the 1200XL, which I-ve never seen - and never hope to see one.
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mikipank
My first computer. I got it in 1986, when I was 9 years old. In my then-former Yugoslavia (now Serbia) there were not many software for it, or it was, but only for those with 64k expansion. I was forced to write programs and made a few simple quiz games, as well as a couple of textual adventures. I still have hand-written programs and algorithms somewhere.
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My first computer. I got it in 1986, when I was 9 years old. In my then-former Yugoslavia (now Serbia) there were not many software for it, or it was, but only for those with 64k expansion. I was forced to write programs and made a few simple quiz games, as well as a couple of textual adventures. I still have hand-written programs and algorithms somewhere.
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Jared
The 5200 on the whole is just junk. Same games with just souped up graphics when you could just buy a pc for that and controller ports that make it difficult to plug in a 3rd party controller and apparently there isn't a way to plug in a 3rd party controller for it without needing to use the keypad from a stock controller.
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The 5200 on the whole is just junk. Same games with just souped up graphics when you could just buy a pc for that and controller ports that make it difficult to plug in a 3rd party controller and apparently there isn't a way to plug in a 3rd party controller for it without needing to use the keypad from a stock controller.
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Vince
Very easy to upgrade 16k to 64k. Swap out two 4416 ram with 4464 chips. I believe there was a pin that had to be pulled from socket and jumpered elsewhere to access last 16k bank as original 8bit Atari only addressed 48k. Didn-t dig the epoxy filled PS(I had one go bad. I won-t forget the smell of that pungent stuff.
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Very easy to upgrade 16k to 64k. Swap out two 4416 ram with 4464 chips. I believe there was a pin that had to be pulled from socket and jumpered elsewhere to access last 16k bank as original 8bit Atari only addressed 48k. Didn-t dig the epoxy filled PS(I had one go bad. I won-t forget the smell of that pungent stuff.
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NeonMusic
I have an 800 with 48K and an 810 drive and 1050 drive and printer running on a old color toshiba flat crt. This system is one of the best 8 bit computers ever made. Well worth it. I also like to program games in basic, which is a great way to learn about these 8 bit computers. I'm not that good at basic yet.
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I have an 800 with 48K and an 810 drive and 1050 drive and printer running on a old color toshiba flat crt. This system is one of the best 8 bit computers ever made. Well worth it. I also like to program games in basic, which is a great way to learn about these 8 bit computers. I'm not that good at basic yet.
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SimmeringPotpourri
I always liked the 400/800 carts. They looked more like they were for a professional computer instead of a gaming machine. Still, the box art was freakin' awesome and worthy of framing and hanging on a wall. What the heck was with that Star Raiders image? Looks like some kid drew that.
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I always liked the 400/800 carts. They looked more like they were for a professional computer instead of a gaming machine. Still, the box art was freakin' awesome and worthy of framing and hanging on a wall. What the heck was with that Star Raiders image? Looks like some kid drew that.
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Pandu
Ah, the memories.
My first computer was an Atari 800XL. It was quite amazing at the time.
And you should highlight the -Kennedy Approach- game! It was from MicroProse, and -it did speech-! Oooh. can't ever forget -Air France Seven Six Two. Mayday! Mayday! . Eight minutes fuel. -
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Ah, the memories.
My first computer was an Atari 800XL. It was quite amazing at the time.
And you should highlight the -Kennedy Approach- game! It was from MicroProse, and -it did speech-! Oooh. can't ever forget -Air France Seven Six Two. Mayday! Mayday! . Eight minutes fuel. -
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