[Coco] Liber809

[Boisy Pitre]

I don't have a 1200XL but a Liber809 tester has tried the board in the 1200XL and reports that it works fine.  I do not know how it "fits" with the case closed.

That's exactly what I mean.  The fit is tight due to the keyboard and case layout.  For the 800XL that I have, its Liber809 is completely soldered (no sockets) in order to maintain as much vertical clearance as possible.

In all likelihood I'll be bringing the Atari 130XE to the fest and not the 800XL.

On May 10, 2012, at 9:44 AM, Brendan Donahe wrote:

> Have you, by chance, tried this on the 1200XL?  (Apologies if you posted
> this on your blog and I missed it.)  When you say tight fit, is it due to
> board layout or the case?  The 1200XL's case is quite roomy compared to the
> 130XE or 800XL.
> 
> Thanks,
> Brendan
> 
> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Boisy G. Pitre <boisy at tee-boy.com> wrote:
> 
>> The 130XE I have certainly looks "the best" in terms of sleekness and
>> board design of all the Atari's I've personally seen (with the exception of
>> the XEGS).
>> 
>> The Liber809 fits in the 130XE quite nicely.  It fits in the 800XL rather
>> tightly *IF* I solder both the CPU and the 16v8 directly on to the
>> motherboard, and don't use a supporting 40 pin machine socket underneath.
>> It also requires me to solder the electrolytic capacitor underneath the
>> board.  This is the tightest fit I've seen in the Atari's that I have
>> access to.
>> 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Boisy G. Pitre
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 9, 2012, at 11:46 PM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>> 
>>> I've been following with interest.  I never got into the Atari 8 bit
>>> machines but always figured I'd play with one eventually.
>>> Is the 130XE the best model to look for if I want to use liber809 and
>>> also experiement with "stock" Atari stuff?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 8:51 PM,  <iggybeans at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> Anyone else order Cloud-9s new Liber809 board?
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.cloud9tech.com/
>>>> 
>>>> Looks neat. I can't wait to run NitrosOS9 on my Atari 130XE.
>>>> 
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