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Atari 800 XE Laptop

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Lester Oats writes "Benjamin J. Heckendorn (of Atari VCSp, NES Micro, & PS2p fame) has been at it again! Summary from his site: "Of all the portable videogame devices I've ever built over the years one system has always been my 'Holy Grail' to make - my 'dream portable' if you will. (Yes, even more so than my Neo Geo arcade machine) And now after a couple years of tinkering it is complete! Without further ado - the Atari 800 XE Laptop!""

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  1. Handy... by lastchance_000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love the error list right by the screen. Windows machines should come with that. Of course, it would need a bigger monitor...

  2. Best line by bobdinkel · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the linked-to page:
    Thankfully it hasn't been on Slashdot yet, I'd know as that usually tears my bandwidth a new one.

    Poor bastard

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  3. coral cache by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    click click

  4. Just in case by Krast0r · · Score: 5, Informative

    In case this gets slashdotted, here are the main features (from the website):

    Uses (what's left of ;) ) an Atari XE GS (Game System) the last model Atari 800 type computer from 1987.

    8" TFT active matrix display

    Compact Flash "hard disk drive" utilizing MyDOS 4.53 for maximum drive size of 16 megabytes. Card is removable for swapping.

    Built-in NiMH battery pack and charger (uses external plug like a normal laptop) Also battery is removable from base as with most laptops.

    Full (Atari 800) sized keyboard

    Built-in Player 1 & 2 controls, plus joystick ports. Built-in joypads great for playing Robotron 2084!
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    Brushed aluminum and wood grain everywhere! A weird combo style, sure, but I like it!
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    Cursor control knob - Allows you to move the cursor around the screen without pressing control+arrow keys. That's awesome if you're an old-school Atari programmer "from the day"
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    Slim (compared to an original SIO port) DB25 printer-style port for connecting to disk drives, printers or PC's using an SIO2PC cable.

    I have to see, it's looking pretty sweet.

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