Wow, Marcin, what an amazing collection of Atari 8-bit stuff!
Please contact me off-list. My name is Randy Kindig and I'm a co-host on
Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast. Contact me at randall.kindig at
gmail.com.
I would love to talk with you about the collection and what you're doing so
that it can be aired on the podcast. I might even be interested in the
collection, depending on what you want for it.
Randy Kindig
co-host Antic
host Floppy Days
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:17 AM, Marcin Wichary <mwichary at gmail.com> wrote:
I am in the process of writing a photo essay about the
Atari XL line of
computers, which I grew up on, and grew to value industrial design of
tremendously.
I have two questions:
1.
I have accumulated quite a bit of the XL line over the year or two (see
photo of most of the collection:
http://www.aresluna.org/atari-photos/0-overview.jpg) and after I?m done
with my photography, I won?t really have a good use for them.
What should I do with those machines? Is there anyone interested in
grabbing this wholesale? Should I put it up on eBay? I?ve never really sold
vintage computers in any capacity, so I?m curious what works and what
doesn?t.
2.
I am looking for contact information for Regan Cheng, who as far as I
understand was responsible for the design of the 1200XL and the XL line. I
would love to chat with him if possible about some of the design decisions,
nuances, stories, etc.
Here?s a sample of a few of the many photos I took to celebrate/highlight
those machines:
http://www.aresluna.org/atari-photos
(And if there are any other people who contributed to the 400/800/XL/XE
line as far as product design or packaging design, I would love to be
connected if possible.)
Thanks in advance for any help!
M.
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Randy