I picked up a cheap #Atari 130XE a few weeks back but I didn’t have a power supply. So I ordered a USB one and it works great. Did some tests. The system seems 100%, time for a game. #AtariComputer #8bitgaming

Jack Palance for ATARI from 1981. #ATARIday #ATARI2600 #ATARIcomputer

An incredible innovation for Atari 8Bit. The A8PicoCart is an inexpensive 16MB storage solution. Visit github.com/robinhedwards/… to build your own or search on EBay. #bbsing #atari #ataricomputer #A8PicoCart

Will you be at VCF East this weekend? Check out The Atari Classroom! They are using our 3Amp Power Adapters and S-Video Cables for the Atari Computer lab plus we sent them some stickers, pens, and business cards to hand out! #Atari #ataricomputer @vcfederation

Brand new Atari800 emulator Setup guide now up. As always. Designed for beginners and at a slow pace. Everything here to get you started and more. Please feel free to share and enjoy 😉 youtu.be/naTMMqQ2ilQ #atari800 #atari8bit #ataricomputer #Emulation #justjamie1983

A nice looking #atari xe system motherboard gets an inspection and cleaning #ataricomputer #atarixe #retroatari #arcticretro #retrocomputer

IT’S ALIVE!! We have a working Atari 800. Excellent! All the keys are working except the function keys still seems to stick. I’ll have to have another look. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari800

I wasn’t planning on adding an Atari 800 to the 8bit family but this week’s pickup is an Atari 800. This one came along and I had to grab it. It’s in very good shape. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari800

So other than C304 being cut on this board all looks good. The 320K mod is really well done. Does anyone know why C304 would be cut? It goes between Pin 5 (Data Out) of the SIO port to pin 28 (SOD) of the POKEY chip. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari130xe #130xe

Next on the bench and last of the Atari 8bit family is this 130XE. This was the last hurrah for the Atari 8bit family of computers with its 128K of memory. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari130xe #130xe

Finally another day of sun and the difference the Sunbrighting did to the XEGS is pretty dramatic. The bulk of the yellowing is faded. The keyboard is brighter. The Reset button which looked brown has now got its purple color back. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atarixegs

No heat wave this week. Cool but sunny today. So put the XEGS out for a spin under the sun. The sun tried its best. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atarixegs

Yuck! Cleaning 35 years out of the XEGS keyboard. Next will be to see how some Sunbrighting helps with the keys yellowing. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atarixegs

IT’S ALIVE!! We have Missile Command on a no keyboard boot and the “READY” prompt with the keyboard attached. Ran the internal diagnostics and all checks good. Hooked up the SIO2SD and a successful load. Very Happy. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atarixegs

After the 400 and 800XL next in the 8bit Atari family to explore is this XEGS. From what I’ve read this is a repackaging into a console format of the 65XE which is repackaging of the 800XL. Time to see what this one is all about. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atarixegs

In the end not IPA, windows cleaner, baking soda, or magic eraser worked. It took the combination of WD40 and the magic eraser to get rid of whatever those dots were. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari8bit #atari800xl

For the most part this 800XL is not in bad shape. Some scuffs here and there. A ding in the metal part at the bottom. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari8bit #atari800xl

With the Atari 400 done next in the Atari family to have a first look at is this 800XL. So back in the day this would have been the competition to my Commodore 64.Time to clean,test,fix,and see what it was all about. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #atari8bit #atari800xl

3D printed this nice case for the SIO2SD and… Success! Alien Ambush loaded up fine. Looks like we have a perfectly working Atari 400. Maybe a composite upgrade is in the cards next along with a memory upgrade. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #sio2sd #atari400 #atari8bit

Picked up one of these SIO2SD units from RetroLemon. Should make life a lot easier loading software up on the family of Atari 8bit computers entering the collection. #retrocomputing #atari #ataricomputer #sio2sd