Porridge: Charlie's been a-fiddling with his new Atari
BitBBH: But as he knows b*gger all about them...
Porridge: ...he asked if we would finish the job for him
Porridge: You know, Bear, for a children's TV presenter you can be very rude at times!
-Tools of the Trade-
BitBBH: You won't need a magnifying glass to see my tool!
Porridge: -Sigh- Remember kiddies are watching, Bear
BitBBH: Mmm, sweet little children - yummy!
Porridge: ...Happily Charlie's already bought the parts, and taken his Atari apart, so why don't we see what we've got?
-Atari 800XLF Motherboard-
BitBBH: Oo, oo, I know this one! Didn't Atari initially conceive this line of computers as a games console to replace the 2600? But because of the games console crash decided to make a line of home computers instead
Porridge: Yes you are quite right, Bear. Impressive knowledge, and an impressive number of syllables you used too
BitBBH: I know more! Considering the original 400 and 800 came out in 1979 it's a very advanced system. Lots of chips for all sorts of good stuff... Chips, I like chips
Porridge: Yes indeed. As well as the GTIA and ANTIC (graphics), PIA and POKEY (I/O and sound) Charlie's computer has Freddy. Along with the MMU this could allow efficient paging of more than 64k... are you ok, Bear?
BitBBH: Uh? I think I once eat a child called Freddy
Porridge: Ok, moving on
Porridge: All this loveliness makes for a powerful 8Bit computer that also has a lot of potential for upgrades. Here are some Charlie got
-Ultimate 1Mb memory upgrade-
-Dual POKEY stereo sound board-
BitBBH: Oh yes! Stereo POKEYs for me to Cha, Cha, Char along to... And a whole megabite has got to be a good thing!
Porridge: Don't you mean 'megabyte'?
BitBBH: I know what I said
Porridge: Ooh-kay. All the chips on Charlie's motherboard are soldered in and as we need the POKEY intact they will have to be hot-aired out. Do you think your tool will be up to the job?
BitBBH: No complaints so far...
Porridge: Well, I'm glad to hear it. How about a photo of the chips you need to remove for the memory board and next time we'll take a closer look at the POKEY upgrade
-Some Chips-
BitBBH: But as he knows b*gger all about them...
Porridge: ...he asked if we would finish the job for him
Porridge: You know, Bear, for a children's TV presenter you can be very rude at times!
-Tools of the Trade-
BitBBH: You won't need a magnifying glass to see my tool!
Porridge: -Sigh- Remember kiddies are watching, Bear
BitBBH: Mmm, sweet little children - yummy!
Porridge: ...Happily Charlie's already bought the parts, and taken his Atari apart, so why don't we see what we've got?
-Atari 800XLF Motherboard-
BitBBH: Oo, oo, I know this one! Didn't Atari initially conceive this line of computers as a games console to replace the 2600? But because of the games console crash decided to make a line of home computers instead
Porridge: Yes you are quite right, Bear. Impressive knowledge, and an impressive number of syllables you used too
BitBBH: I know more! Considering the original 400 and 800 came out in 1979 it's a very advanced system. Lots of chips for all sorts of good stuff... Chips, I like chips
Porridge: Yes indeed. As well as the GTIA and ANTIC (graphics), PIA and POKEY (I/O and sound) Charlie's computer has Freddy. Along with the MMU this could allow efficient paging of more than 64k... are you ok, Bear?
BitBBH: Uh? I think I once eat a child called Freddy
Porridge: Ok, moving on
Porridge: All this loveliness makes for a powerful 8Bit computer that also has a lot of potential for upgrades. Here are some Charlie got
-Ultimate 1Mb memory upgrade-
-Dual POKEY stereo sound board-
BitBBH: Oh yes! Stereo POKEYs for me to Cha, Cha, Char along to... And a whole megabite has got to be a good thing!
Porridge: Don't you mean 'megabyte'?
BitBBH: I know what I said
Porridge: Ooh-kay. All the chips on Charlie's motherboard are soldered in and as we need the POKEY intact they will have to be hot-aired out. Do you think your tool will be up to the job?
BitBBH: No complaints so far...
Porridge: Well, I'm glad to hear it. How about a photo of the chips you need to remove for the memory board and next time we'll take a closer look at the POKEY upgrade
-Some Chips-
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