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Title: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: Havok on November 15, 2005, 09:06:31 am
Beautiful! Check it out:

http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7387
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: daywane on November 15, 2005, 12:37:00 pm
that makes me just sick!!!
I tried to make my own flip top ps2 lid and all I did was ruin a ps2 case ::)
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: Adeptus on November 15, 2005, 07:44:02 pm
Quote from: daywane on November 15, 2005, 12:37:00 pm
that makes me just sick!!!
I tried to make my own flip top ps2 lid and all I did was ruin a ps2 case ::)
Seen the PS2 LCD screens? Look very slick on a slim PS2...
all you need is a built-in battery & you'd have a PS2 laptop ;)
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: TurboC-- on November 15, 2005, 08:31:18 pm
Cool.  My first computer was an Atari 800 XL (well ok an Atari 600 XL, which was the same thing only with 16K ram, but I upgraded a year later...)  Wonder if it uses the actual hardware or an emulation?  I think the original hardware was prone to overheating over time... I wonder if it has a disk drive too?  I guess it could use a large internal HD holding everything.  Looks cool but I don't even use my old Atari's anymore so I know I'd barely use it...
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: daywane on November 16, 2005, 08:43:50 am
Up till 3 maybe 4 years ago I had 30+ Atari 800 XL's and XE's
never once had one over heat.

I have been thinking about pulling out a XL. ( still have 1 set up left)
I liked a program I typed in from analog for my VCR tapes.
I have never found anything as simple and yet got the job done.
I have close
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: Havok on November 16, 2005, 11:43:52 am
Quote from: daywane on November 16, 2005, 08:43:50 am
Up till 3 maybe 4 years ago I had 30+ Atari 800 XL's and XE's
never once had one over heat.

I have been thinking about pulling out a XL. ( still have 1 set up left)
I liked a program I typed in from analog for my VCR tapes.
I have never found anything as simple and yet got the job done.
I have close
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: daywane on November 17, 2005, 01:37:09 pm
yep had a indus, ram drive,happy drive, shoot I even HAD A 2400 modem ;D ;D ;D
same here . to cheep to buy the disks from analog
also I agree, I miss Basic and turbo basic.
heck I even miss the old BBS's

NWPAC was the club
(north west phoenix atari club)

Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: Adeptus on November 18, 2005, 10:14:03 pm
Quote from: TurboC-- on November 15, 2005, 08:31:18 pm
Wonder if it uses the actual hardware or an emulation? I think the original hardware was prone to overheating over time... I wonder if it has a disk drive too?
All Ben Heck's stuff uses the actual hardware. That's part of what makes it so impressive.
Seen his hand-held Neo Geo? Based on a one-slot arcade board... looks a bit funny with a cartridge sticking out the back, other than that it's awesome.

Read his page & you'll find answers to all your questions.
Title: Re: Atari 800 Laptop
Post by: Havok on November 19, 2005, 02:58:17 am
Here's the whole story:

http://benheck.com/Games/Atari_800/Atari_800_laptop_1.htm