Re: XF521

Newsgroups	comp.sys.atari.8bit
Date	2014-05-16 07:33 -0700
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Subject	Re: XF521
From	pcuser45@yahoo.com

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On Monday, November 4, 2013 8:16:40 PM UTC-5, video61...@gtempaccount.com wrote:
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> > > Dont You Mean The XF551?
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> > > Atari has made the XF521 disk drive as 1050 compatible however the disk drive was not released yet when Atari 65XE/130XE came out but XF521 has been cancelled. Why's that?
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> > > I am wondering if XF disk drive mod can be made, 1050 board and mechanism removed from XL style box and put into XE style. XF521 looks a light beige case matching the color scheme of the Atari XE. Similar as Commodore 1541C. Where can I find the XE disk drive mod?
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> > Sorry, I am not talking about the mod neither XF551. Look for the XE Style case as XF521 that Polish or Turkish can make. I have Atari 130XE and 1050 but they look not a match.
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>  i am not at all familiar with that one. is it a after market, or atari's own?
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Yes, after market...

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XF521 Bravo Sierra Computers <Atari@aracnet.com> - 2013-10-28 05:16 -0700
  Re: XF521 pcuser <pcuser4@yahoo.com> - 2013-11-04 06:31 -0800
    Re: XF521 video61%tcq.net@gtempaccount.com - 2013-11-04 17:16 -0800
      Re: XF521 pcuser45@yahoo.com - 2014-05-16 07:33 -0700

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