Why make a Retr0Bright if you have a 130XE (mint) to sacrifice to replace the yellowed case and keyboard of an Atari 800XE ?

If we talk about collecting an atari 800XE is more important than a 130XE, especially if you have more than one.

I have replaced only the upper side of the case, the keyboard and the plastic piece of the led which in the 800XE is white and not red, the back side with the adhesive fortunately was in perfect condition.

I didn’t have to do any repairs except to calibrate the XC12 cassette recorder motor speed using an old but still valid speed calibration system, a music cassette, obviously only if you have a “good ear” and you know the music track perfectly.

NOTES: i have never seen the XC12 in a white box and miss it in my Atari collection.

NOTES 2: How did i listen the Billy Idol cassette? the Atari SIO connector supports Analog audio with a dedicated pin to this purpose.

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Grundy Newbrain – Expansion Interface & Disk Controller Module – Disk Drives – Monitor.

This single block of 14 kg i think is a single piece and it was assembled and customized by J.G.M. Oude Nijhuis.

This single block contains the following things:

• Grundy Expansion Interface Module.
• Grundy Disk Controller Module.
• Disk Drives (2)
• Power supply with 3 independent outputs.
• Power Strip.
• Parallel Interface for Printer.
• Outputs and inputs for the Grundy Newbrain BUS, Power and Monitor.

The Monitor should be placed above the two Disk Drives and the size is perfect like the color of the case very similar to the rest, it adapts perfectly.

The external case with the two Floppy Drives and space for the Disk Controller Module should be the one sold by Tradecom International B.V.

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