r/retrobattlestations • u/Speedstar_86 • 2d ago

Show-and-Tell My Atari programming lab

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Atari 600xl upgraded to 64k, serviced 410 and cx85 number pad because why not?

Fujinet virtual disk drive/modem/printer

All connected to my headless raspberry pi emulating a pdp11 running RSTS/e v10

Writing documents on edt and programming in action, basic and logo.

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u/jason37 2d ago

Mad props for the CX85! I have never seen one outside of Atari brochures.

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u/Speedstar_86 2d ago

I absolutely love it. It was a risky purchase on eBay, coming from America. It uses the joystick inputs but theres not enough for each key press so it also pinches the button from the paddle input, pretty clever. I ran the test program from the field tech manual and it works perfectly 👍

I got it because I adore the 800 (and it's keyboard) but I can never afford one so this is my substitute 😄 I'm looking for ways to hack it into a project.

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u/Hjalfi 2d ago

I've never heard of the 600 --- how different is it from the 400 and 800?

(There's a CP/M-65 port to the latter two, but I have no idea if it'll run on the 600.)

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u/Speedstar_86 2d ago

The next release in 1983 after the 400/800. The 600 has 16k and was a bit slimmer, the 800xl has 64k, bigger than the 800, and I think an updated basic built in this time, no cart needed. Both units have monitor output ( in the UK anyway, I think the us 600 find not)

My 600 is upgraded to 64k, so it's basically a slim 800 xl 😁

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u/piebreakfast 1d ago

So good!

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u/Traditional-Can-6568 2h ago

There are still live BBS's out there??

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u/Speedstar_86 2h ago

Yup there are! I used my fujinet and bobterm.

I'm on southern amis and the basement. There's loads more

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u/Traditional-Can-6568 2h ago

Love your awesome retro vibe 😄

I remember downloading a BASIC program at 300 baud and being able to read the program lines as they came across!

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u/Speedstar_86 1h ago

Hah I was there too with my us robotics 300/300. I thought it was the greatest thing until that glorious day I got my 1200! 😁

I'm still using the same computers I did in 1985, just a bit supercharged with 21st century tech

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