On 8 May 99 at 4:31, Doug Spence wrote:
> On 07-May-99, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> >On 7 May 99 at 6:19, Doug Spence wrote:
>
> >> Does anyone know what kind of modem this is? And which contacts should
> >> be wired to which contacts on the Expansion port?
> >
> > Hi Doug, nice find. The 130xe is a nice little box. Looks like a junior
> >size ST. My favorite of the Atari 8-bits.
>
> It's certainly not a bad little box, but I like the design of the 800XL
> better. I like the top-loading trapdoor cartridge port and the solid feel.
> The 130XE feels a little flimsy to me. (And neither of them has a very good
> keyboard, IMHO.)
>
> Considering the colour scheme of the 1050, I think I'll pair up the
> power-and-drive unit with an 800XL. :) I have an XF551 drive that goes better
> with the 130XE.
>
The XF551 is getting hard to find, one of the few Atari 8bit peripherals I'm
looking for.
> > Based on how the guy put this together, I'm wondering whether it is
> >indeed a modem. The 8-bit Ataris used an RS232 interface box to connect
> >to printers, modems, etc. The Atari model was an 850 but there were also
> >3rd party versions, the MEO and the Black Box.
> > Atari did make some printers and modems but you need the 850 to get RS232
> >to connect to most peripherals or another computer to transfer disks.
>
> Hummm... I don't know what else it could be, apart from a modem. It has a
> phone cable leading out of it. It's got an RJ-11 jack poking out of the
> board. And the board has the Atari logo. Of course, the original casing for
> the unit is gone.
>
> As for disk transfers, I can do that with my handy-dandy A1020 drive on my
> Amiga. It reads and writes several Atari 8-bit formats just fine, including
> 810 (SS/SD) and XF551 (DS/DD?).
>
Hmm have to check that out.
> So I don't really have an urgent USE for the modem (if that's what it is) but
> I would like to see it in action. Maybe I'll have it talk to my Commodore 64,
> and start WWIII. :)
>
The systems co-existed better than the user enthusiasts.
> > The comp.sys.atari.8bit newsgroup is quite active and has an excellent
> >FAQ.
>
> Oh yeah. I do have an old Atari 8-bit Computers FAQ... from April 1995. I
> should probably collect a more recent version. :)
>
It's been updated some but basicly the same.
> I see the Atari 835, direct connect modem, on the list of 8-bit Atari
> hardware. Could it be one of these, or did that also require an RS-232
> interface?
>
Had some mental heartburn. Of course you could tell an interface from a modem.
Just checked my Blue Book. The 835 seems like the likely candidate. The only
Atari modems they mention are the accoustik 830 which required an RS232 port
and the 835 direct connect which didn't.
Compatible w Bell 103/113 series modems.full and 1/2 duplex 300 or 1200 bps
Power on and C-D LEDs .
> > Did you get system disks with it ? Let me know by e-mail and I can
> >supply you with some if necessary.
>
> I found DOS 2.5 at an earlier date, and I picked up a few disks of games. I
> don't have DOS XE. I'll gladly take any .XFD or .ATR images you'd like to
> send via e-mail, though. :)
>
See what I can do. I've got a couple of funky demos and other stuff.
There are quite a few sites with images available.
> Doug Spence
> ds_spenc_at_alcor.concordia.ca
> http://alcor.concordia.ca/~ds_spenc/
>
ciao larry
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