Atari prob, etc.

From: Isaac Davis <idavis_at_comland.com>
Date: Tue Apr 29 10:06:48 1997

At 09:07 PM 4/27/97 -0800, Larry Anderson & Diane Hare wrote:
>The 1200XL is a different matter, Powered up, got the logo, went to
>diagnostics, sound O.K., Memory looks good, but keyboard... I can get
>the top row (reset,start,select,option, & help) working but the other
>keys seem dead. The strange thing is I gboot up BASIC and I press a
>letter and the computer responds with it's 'click' sound but no key
>(maybe something in the decoding logic???) Any Atarians got a clue?
>
>Since I only have the one power supply I had to power up the 1050 as a
>standalone the head did a quick back-fourth motion and the activity
>light stopped so that seems to be a promising sign. Second request:
>When I get a second supply I gonna kinda need a disk to run on this
>thing, can anyone help set me up with some essential disks (DOS,
>utilities, maybe some common games, etc.) I can trade for some fine
>Commodore Programs and such. (=))
>
I can't really tell you about the 1200XL, but it might have a connector
loose or not making a good connection inside. You might take it apart and
reseat the keyboard connector or ribbon whichever it may be. As for power
supplies, you should be able to get an equivalent power supply at radio
shack. Just bring the atari one in, and they should be able to match it. I
can ship off a couple of disks to you with DOS, and a few games. I will
check out your web page for your address, but if it's not there, just let me
know where to send the disks. There is a guy here in Austin, that has a lot
of atari software for sale at really great prices. His name is Rick
Detlefsen and his email address is 74766.1561_at_CompuServe.COM I have bought
some software and an 850 interface from him, and his prices are great. I
think I paid $0.60 for a Robotron cart from him, and it even had the box and
manual. I will put together a few disks with some stuff on it, and send
them to you. Hope this helps.
Isaac Davis
idavis_at_comland.com
indavis_at_juno.com
Received on Tue Apr 29 1997 - 10:06:48 BST