With the help of a GameCube power supply and the malleable magic hand of master modderBen Heck , one lucky node can now play Buck Rogers and other classics on a positively portableAtari 800laptop .
As Ben notice in the video , it ’s really the vintage Atari keyboard that sells this affair . The clickity clack is unmistakable , soothing and flashback inducing all in one — he even finagle to get the thing to pop up up at near the same slant as the original !
Some more glasses , courtesy Ben ’s WWW site :
– Base unit is Atari XEGS motherboard , as usual .
– XE 130 RAM expansion progress - in .
– Uses MyIDE circuitry and impost OS ROM to use a 2.5″ PATA punishing drive . Very fast ! you’re able to check out Mr Atari ’s site here .
– gravid 15″ CRT screen , like to the C64 laptop but this one is better looking and shining ( obviously important )
– Uses original , Modern - old - neckcloth Atari 800 keyboard . This is in all probability the best keyboard in the history of computing , so it was worth including , despite the complications ( see story )
– Flush - mount cartridge slot .
– awful onetime - school styling !
Oh , and there ’s the Graeco-Roman Ballblazer too :
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