Extreme Refurb: Atari 800XL | Refurbish This!

Wow, that is just amazing.

You mentioned something about lesser compatibility than the Atari 400. Does that include the 800 as well? My first computer was an Atari 800 and was looking into getting one of those but I then started looking at the Atari 800XL since it had more RAM but are there Atari 800 programs I wouldn't be able to use on there? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

My dad's family computer was a Apple 2 his first personal computer was a Commodore 64 my mom's first computer was an Atari 800

Nice video. One little piece of nitpicking though: there is no 130 XL. I think you meant to refer to a 130 XE (which had 128 kB RAM, like the Commodore 128). The XE line was basically the cost reduced version of the XL (which was in turn the cost reduced version of the late 1970s originals: the 400 and 800). The higher end models of the XL, such as the 1850 XLD, which would have been an Amiga compatible system (designed by former Atari 8-bit engineers), were all cancelled when Jack Tramiel left Commodore and bought Atari's home computer division from Warner Communications (they kept the arcade division and all the other divisions were killed off).

Great Job ! Impressive !

belle restauration. Vive Atari !

Truly a labour of love. Well done.

At this point it's just making a new computer

Most incredible thing is it still had the protective film!!!

You have a really soothing voice!

i think you can buy my UNPACKED ORIGNAL 800XL!!!

i seen this video 3 times it must be if not the best restore video i have ever seen ... and I seen A lot --- but there are plenty good ones .. including The 8 Bit Guys :D lol

Finally! Do you know how hard it is to find restorations with voiceovers?

Hey! Why your boxes for tools and spare stuff, are in Polish language like "kondensatory" or "szczotki"?

I’ve still got my XL in the loft, I did nearly all my college course work on it, it’s with the great big floppy disc drive double density and my my BBC b.

Great job!!!:) "Szpachłówka uniwersalna" from NOVOL:D

I prefer The 8-Bit guy's style.

I whitened my C64 + 1541-II set with sandpaper. It is white and smooth: D

wow, amazing job

I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you for restoring such beautiful machine.

Peri, how is everything you use to repair it (on) Polish? Are you secretly one of us? 😶

Why the shield in Atari 800xl was important? What is the additional function of the shield?

Maybe someone already asked asked I missed it but, any idea how long this restoration took?

I didn´t know somebody could do REBUILDING a case so literally. I didn´t even know It´s doable. This was pretty interesting :)

I had a girl that I had to break up with can he fix it

Buen trabajo!!👍

This is one of the best examples of a labor of love 💓

Just bought a 65XE with a few issues. After watching this, I got motivated and had a go at my own refurbishment. So glad I did.. love these old 8bit Atari’s 😁

UNBELIEVABLE...!!
You're the "Bob Ross" of restoration!

You did a great job at refurbishing an Atari 800XL personal home computer system. Any fan of the Atari systems would be proud to have this refurbished computer. 👍

Amazing resurrection. I’ve come back and rewatched this video several times. Who doesn’t love a story of bringing back a life once thought lost.

Bravo!

Dobrze widzieć dobrze zrobioną polską robotę! ;)

I am amazed that you all were able to restore that computer!! I was missing my 130 XE and 800 XL, but this just make it worse. My heart about broke when I seen the condition you got this in. I'd be interested to know what happened to that computer.

That's the first computer I ever owned. I stayed up late, played it until the disk drive broke and had to be replaced and kept playing it. I couldn't find any programming guides so tried a couple of times to type in the programs from commodore magazines. Clearly I had no idea how coding worked back then!

That is really a great job, fascinating, no professional would take a time do such artwork . It need a real will and passion to do it. congratulation. One more on legacy to introduce to next generations.

You my friend are a A' class tinkerer. It looked impossible, but as we know, nothing really is. I can see how this can be gratifying, not sure if it's worth the time though. Especially if you put in all the man-hours & spares. Of course if you didn't do this, I wouldn't know if it is actually possible. Thank you, this channel is becoming my favourite past time.

Pete is indeed a genius. I wonder if this technique would work on the weird material of my C= V364, though I would first have to wonder if I even should.

I love this video! Atari 800XL was my very first 'Home Computer', and I played a lot of it. Wish I still can get one!

Pro Tip: The fact that you can refurbish something does not mean it is worth the effort or expense (time is money too).

ATARI 800XL🥰🥰🥰

Wow, so much work went into that. Even the bit about replicating the texture - that's very clever.

yes. wow 4 years ago! lol

Eres un genio!!! Felicitaciones
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amazing job

Hi what shade of white did you use to spray the Atari 800xl

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone. It is really nice to see that you liked this small restoration job of mine. Also, I would like to thank Chef Peri for making this awesome video - it is a top-notch work! I must admit that I did a lot of mistakes while working on this unit. It is all described in details on my blog. However, because of learned lessons you can expect way better outcome with my future extreme refurbishing projects ... and there are quite a few. I just need more time ;)