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rcmerrit@apgea.army.mil (Robert C. Merritt <rcmerrit>) writes:

> 
> I am looking for an Atari 8.bit computer. Also looking for cassette drive/
> and or a floppy drive for said unit.
> I would perfer a 800xl but will look at other models.
> 
> I have a Ti 99/4a with a few carts that I would be willing to trade but
> I'm more than willing to pay money. 
> (I am board of the Ti and want to try atari for awhile..)
> 

Well.... yes, the 800xl's are very good.  The 65xes are more or less 
identical.  I believe that internally they are more streamlined tho, and 
to ME the  outside looks like a Commodore 64 <cough>  :)  I've heard 
HORROR stories about the XE keyboards though... and from using a 130xe 
that one time, I believe them!!!

btw- when you said  "[I] want to try atari for a while".........

        trust me....  it wont be "a while"...  :)
                it'll be ... maybe...  a lifetime or so?!  ;)

Oh yeah...as for RAM and whatnot, MOST STOCK machines come out like this:

comp     ram       max      keyboard      graphics
400      16k       48k      membrane!     all but the BEST modes (16 
                                          greys and some other good 1's!)
800      32/48k    48k      pretty good   same as 400, except SOME have 
                                          the better graphics (GTIA chip)
1200xl   64k       !?megs!? GREAT!        good... the video circuitry is
                                          said to STINK tho.. but its ok
                                          IMHO ...
600xl    16k       !?megs!? good!         not sure here, probably pretty 
                                          good.. smae as 800xl?
800xl    64k       megs     good!         very good, and there's even an
                                          upgrade to make it better
1400xl / 1450xld  - im assuming same as 1200xl???  very limited 
in supply!  Never "officially" came out.  Collectors items...
65xe     64k       megs     yuk! mushy    very good.. not sure if theres
                            but you can   an upgrade for it like the 
                            get an upgd   800xl....
130xe    128k      megs     ditto         ditto
XEGS     64k       !?megs!? ditto, also   ditto
                            is extended

as for operating system COMPATIBILITIEs (not as in "has basic", "has 
missle command", etc...) (and these are STOCK OSs, too!)... it 
goes like this:

400/800   - older
1200xl    - screwn
gptta run!
doh!

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