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From: ronh@sunriv.UUCP (Ronnie Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Broken 1050
Keywords: Need documentation and parts
Message-ID: <191@sunriv.UUCP>
Date: 23 Oct 89 21:37:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: SunRiver Corporation
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I recently acquired an 800XL, 1050 disk driver, and several carts,
including MAC/65, for almost nothing at a local pawn shop.  Everything
works except the disk drive which will not write to diskette.  Have
any of you every had this problem?  Also, I need information on how 
and where to obtain the following items:

   Technical or service documentation for 800XL and (especially) 1050.
   Documentation on writing device drivers.
   User documentation for MAC/65.
   Replacement parts and 3rd party products.
   A serial and parallel port card.
   An 80 column display adapter that will drive a TTL monitor.
   A c compiler.

For the serial and parallel port hardware, I am primarily interested
in either a design that attaches to the parallel bus connector on the
800XL or a description of the signals on that connector.   With the
signals and pin out,  I can build a serial and parallel port card and
(maybe!) write drivers for it myself.

PLEASE reply by email.  Thanks in advance for all your help.

*The price performance ratio for 8 bits in getting better all the time!*

Ronnie Hughes	uunet!sunriv!ronh