[net.micro.atari] Atari 400 RAM/keyboard upgrade

robert@fear.UUCP (Robert Plamondon) (10/21/85)

Stores around here (Silicon Valley) are closing out Atari 800XLs at
$69.95, and some ads in Antic have Atari 1200XLs at the same price.
At these prices, it would probably be better to get a new Atari (with
more RAM and a better keyboard) than upgrade the 400.

One company is giving a free atari 1200 with every purchase of an
inexpensive dot-matrix printer!
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		Robert Plamondon
		{turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!robert

stekas@hou2g.UUCP (J.STEKAS) (10/24/85)

Sears is selling Ataris real cheap - 600XL for $34.99, and 800XL
for $49.99.  Oddly, the prices on the display models had not been
changed for months.  One sign for the 800XL read $179.99 and
another $69.99.  Is this a sophisticated marketing technique?

Since the 600XL ($35) and 1200XL (free) are so cheap they are
great candidates for modification/augmentation.  For about $5
one should be able to bring the 600XL up to 64K giving it 800XL
capability (but no monitor output) in a smaller package. Another
idea is to "compatibalize" the 1200XL by replacing the OS ROM
with 400/800 ROMS (widely and cheaply available).

Has anyone undertaken either of these projects?

Jim