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From: newman@utcsrgv.UUCP (Ken Newman)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Atari prices and video
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Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 21:02:22 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 15 21:02:22 1983
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Atari seems to be trying to compete directly with the c64 market. Just saw
an ad in Byte - $289 US for a 48K Atari 800!!! (including Atari $100 rebate).
If you want a really neat micro... (with lots of software around)...

Has anyone successfully bypassed the RF modulator in an Atari 400 and used
it with a color or b&w composite video monitor? There was a simple emitter 
follower circuit in the July Computers and Electronics, and it seems to work, 
but I am getting very low brightness (on a Zenith green-screen b&w monitor - 
could this be the reason?). Does anyone know if the signal on pin 4 of the
400's RF modulator is real color composite video?