Welcome to the first Episode of the Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast. In Episode Zero we will focus on the Atari XE Game System Console. We will learn about the hosts and get up to speed on the XEGS technical Specifications. Come join Bill, David, and Michael and find out why we love the XEGS.

Show Notes

Other ports/reviews:

Video Game Console LibraryWikipediaClassic Home Video Games MuseumThe Centre for Computing HistoryANTIC Magazine "First Look Inside the XE Game System"

Where to buy:

B & C ComputerVisionsOnline Auctions (ebay.com / ShopGoodwill.com)Amazon: Amazon.comEight Bit FixBest Electronics (Sold out but keep looking)

Things to consider getting for your XEGS:

BEST Electronics "BEST XE Touch" keyboard retrofitInstallation guide

Emulators:

atari800 - open source for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X & moreAtari800Win PLUs - based on atari800, with Windows-specific featuresAltirra - Windows emulator with lots of debugging/etc. Very popular with codersAtari++ - originally a fork of atari800. Available for Linux and WindowsColleen - based on atari800. Available for Android devicesPC Xformer - MSDOS/Windows emulator from the early 1990sApple iOS device - Your iOS device needs to be jailbroken. You can use via DOSPadMESS(Multi Emulator Super System) which is part of the MAME projectBrowser based via Utilized by Internet Archive's Historical Software Archive (via JSMESS)