The Atari 1200 Prototype


        The Atari 1200 and the finally Atari 1200XL have no real differences accept in the label and the casing.   The label lacks the XL (eXtended Line) designation and the case is a smooth finish instead of the rough finish on the sold versions of the XL's.    The only other interesting note is the fact that this system was modified, whether it was done in-house by Atari or done by someone outside of Atari along the lines of the Brent Borghese 1200XL OS modification are unknown.    However this Atari 1200 has Atari 800 OS ROM's contained within it instead of the Atari 1200XL ROM's, also the 800 piggybacked ROM's have a handwritten neon green label stating 11/16/82 on them.