tjlazer Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 It looks like what you actually have is the Atari 1250XLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 It looks like what you actually have is the Atari 1250XLD. 1250xl... 1450xl... nice nice!!! This is a awesome find! Welcome to the Atari community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hi atarinoob! Your "find" is a fake, i'm 100% sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinoob Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hi Beetle! What makes you "knowing" this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) You should know: I made it! Edited December 31, 2006 by Beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinoob Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 You made it? Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) Yeah, its my creation. And i "made" you as well, so shut up! Edited December 31, 2006 by Beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinoob Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) Yikes! You are right. I am virtual. Allow me one last word: You have to apologize for fooling the AA forum, and if they not ban your original nickname forever, you should post pictures how you made "my find". @ all: Thanks for your time! It was fun! /atarinoob Edited December 31, 2006 by atarinoob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) OK, then: Excuse me for faking a newbie account. It was not my intention to offend anyone nor to make money on a faked rarity. Everyone who offered to buy my "find" got a PM in which i revealed the secret and said i can't sell the item. I just couldn't resist the temptation to let some hearts bumping faster. Anyway, i am sure all here can stand a fat joke. If not, flame me to death now.... Edited December 31, 2006 by Beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 How'd you get the white part of the case so seamless? Can you show a closeup of the top of the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) OK, then: Excuse me for faking a newbie account. It was not my intention to offend anyone nor to make money on a faked rarity. Everyone who offered to buy my "find" got a PM in which i revealed the secret and said i can't sell the item. I just couldn't resist the temptation to let some hearts bumping faster. Anyway, i am sure all here can stand a fat joke. If not, flame me to death now.... OK, there's only one reason your not getting flammed by me, and that's because your making me one, Dammit! I'm just joking. That's really cool. Of course because you were pulling our legs, you have to tell us exactly how you did it. Did you use pieces of other XL's to glue them together? How strong is it. Can you move it around with it falling apart. Come on, details, details..... Nice job. Allan Edited December 31, 2006 by Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream And Fly Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 This was one of the best threads in a long time. Great stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 hey atarinoob, it's my birthday real soon, can i have it as a prezzie as your such a nice peep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 (edited) Hey, seems like you're not mad at me and take my apologize. Thank you for that. My 1250XLD (it is most likely that) is as rigid as a original. i can put my monitor upon it and handle it without special care. Just the paint isn't that hard and will get scratched more easily. A layer of clear paint (still to find a suitable one) will help here. I butched shells of a 1200XL computer, a 1050 drive, a 1027 printer and some 800XL pieces leftover from the two Atari 1001 i made. Additionally it took me 3 bottles of fluid cyanacrylate glue, some 2 component epoxy resin and some pieces FRP. I worked 3 weeks all of my spare time on it, about 50 hours, i think. Next week i will get it to life, and put in a reworked 1200XL board. It has a PAL conversion, s-video mod, 800XL MMU, 4x OS, BASIC/Galaxian/XRAMtest/Compyshop Ramtest software, and the 1200XL stability mod (if needed, currently testing) and the 512k SRAM disk, all put in by Mega-Hz. I will add SIO2PC and Stereo upgrade at first. I don't know if i get both drives working, but it looked good now I added some pictures to this post. Enjoy them, and feel free to ask. Thank you, Beetle Edited December 31, 2006 by Beetle 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 oh wow, I was right Still a neat hack. Will be cool to see what else you can get working on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 So glad you came clean about this Beetle. I was itching to let everyone in your 'fake' BTW: That is a very nice job. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hey, (snip) I butched shells of a 1200XL computer, a 1050 drive, a 1027 printer and some 800XL pieces leftover from the two Atari 1001 i made. Additionally it took me 3 bottles of fluid cyanacrylate glue, some 2 component epoxy resin and some pieces FRP. I worked 3 weeks all of my spare time on it, about 50 hours, i think. Next week i will get it to life, and put in a reworked 1200XL board. It has a PAL conversion, s-video mod, 800XL MMU, 4x OS, BASIC/Galaxian/XRAMtest/Compyshop Ramtest software, and the 1200XL stability mod (if needed, currently testing) and the 512k SRAM disk, all put in by Mega-Hz. I will add SIO2PC and Stereo upgrade at first. I don't know if i get both drives working, but it looked good now I will add some pictures to this post. How cool and how funny! One hell of a mod! I especially the like "Dr. Beetle" pic.! Could you archive the pics for D/L? What did you use for the "dark" disk drive front plate? How did you cut the plastic -- keep scoring the plastic with a "box cutter" or "shop knife"? Did you consider a styrofoam mold and then making the shell out of fiberglass? Just a thought since I used to do a little auto body work. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Could you archive the pics for D/L? What did you use for the "dark" disk drive front plate? How did you cut the plastic -- keep scoring the plastic with a "box cutter" or "shop knife"? Did you consider a styrofoam mold and then making the shell out of fiberglass? Just a thought since I used to do a little auto body work. -Larry I can make an archive with the original pics (2816x2112 pixel, about 1.2 MByte each) The Dreve bezel is made out of the front plate of the 1027 printer. I had the needed wide right off the shelf! I used a hand saw and a dremel cutting tool for the cuts. Styrofoam mold? How works that? Please PM me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 How cool and how funny! One hell of a mod! I especially the like "Dr. Beetle" pic.! Could you archive the pics for D/L? What did you use for the "dark" disk drive front plate? How did you cut the plastic -- keep scoring the plastic with a "box cutter" or "shop knife"? Did you consider a styrofoam mold and then making the shell out of fiberglass? Just a thought since I used to do a little auto body work. -Larry Wouldn't fiberglass be way to heavy though? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarinoob Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 Who cares about weight? If it provides enough stability... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Hey atarinoob! I told you to shut up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classics Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Thats really a work of art, amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Tremendous work! Couldn't wait for April, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Couldn't wait for April, huh? Hehe, NO WAY... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Man this was some great work. And don't be so hard on Atarinoob. He found a great computer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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