Buy an ATW800/2

(Pre-)Ordering

As explained on the main post, there are two ATW800/2 variants available: Either Mega-ST or VME-bus (Mega-STE & TT).

This is the simple price-list:

Mega ST+T 210€
VME+T 200€

We still consider these prices to be very “power without the price“ish and given I’m not a business but just an Atari enthusiast, I will not make profits from this.

Even having most of the card pre-populated at the PCB shop, the ‘End-of-life’ and through-hole parts have to manually populated. This results in about an hour of work per card(!). Yes, that did surprise me, too.
Beyond that, every extra Euro will go into the creation of next projects 😉

Shipping 📦

It’s 2026 and shipping prices are still high. I am shipping from Germany as trackable package only.
Also I chose the box dimensions that way, that it snugly fits into DHLs shipping categories. It weights about 250 grams (that’s 0.55lbs or 8.8oz or 0.039 stone – no idea what’s that converted to Ningi 😉 )

 Shipping into the European Union is relatively affordable with  15€ (Just in case, for Germany it’ll be 7€ as “DHL Paket”)

 UK and Switzerland will be 20€ then.

Sadly the USA is currently (2026) completely unpredictable. Maybe 27€
Random tariffs and taxes changing on a weekly basis led to total shipping(-price) chaos. At the moment DHL stopped all shipping to the USA except presents below a value of $100 (85€).
Before you ask: Those presents will be subject to intense inspection by US customs to make sure no one is sneaking in commercial goods. The risk is on your side… things are just #verycomplicated.

 Canada, Australia and Japan can choose between 27€ if you’re patient(*) or a whopping 48€ which will be priority shipping – lately I made the experience that the 50€ isn’t worth it. It’s not that much faster than the cheaper one.

*) I had shipping times from 10 to a hefty 60 days. Totally random, no idea what influenced the one or the other.
Other countries, please contact me – I’ll check for the cheapest solution.

If there are import taxes applied in your country, that’s up to you to pay these. Sorry, that’s how it works – not like the some people may think.

The wait-list ⏰

Please do not post into the comments of this page if you like to be added or want to order a card directly!
So please use this form… also provide an email address you’re frequently monitoring . When shipping starts, I will move your slot to the next person in line if you do not answer my mail(s) within 4 days.

The registration list for this batch is complete.
All following registrations will go into the ‘subs bench’.
But don’t despair – last time 10 people from the waitlist did not come back when shipping was due…


1️⃣ For fairness sake, accept orders for just one card per person.
I know, many of you have more than one Atari and like to enhance them all. That way as many users as possible can get their hands on a card.

When, oh, when will the next batch be made?” you ask: 2026 that’s for sure.
If there’s still enough interest, I will start a new batch after recovering from the solder fumes and nerve-wrecking shipping process.

You do not need to leave a down payment. As soon as  production and shipping starts, I will contact those on the list via email asking if you’re still interested – so make sure you’re providing an address which you read regularly.
Please no “Are we there yet?” mails during the wait. Thanks.
Should you have changed your mind then, I’ll ask the next one in line.

Status chain is:

  • CONTACTED ( & invoice sent and payment pending or agreed on)
  • REPLIED (Answered and indicated to pay)
  • PAID (Thank you very much!)
  • READY (to ship, need to get it to the post office)
  • SHIPPED (you will get an email with tracking URL)
  • REMINDER (sent. Sleepy heads. These are those who you you should look at, if you’re on the ‘subs bench’ 😉)

Those waiting for this batch… 😊

Serial Name Bus Status
251 Hannu Mega-ST
252 kupido Mega-ST
253 Michael S. Mega-ST
254 Alexander C. VME
255 iluvator Mega-ST
256 uunek VME
257 SySTeM VME
258 VarenST VME
259 Hitchcock VME
260 Rudee VME
261 Roger C. Mega-ST
262 PhilC Mega-ST
263 PaW2000 VME
264 don_apple VME
265 Icky VME
266 supergaummxx VME
267 KLund1 Mega-ST
268 jok VME
269 casibo VME
270 NGC VME
271 OSSC VME
272 SimonJ VME
273 Xevious VME
274 J Brian VME
275 BillRinDenver VME
276 JezC Mega-ST
277 Elam VME
278 TheLostBit VME
279 Archon VME
280 Andres P. VME
281 jradomski VME
282 kawa VME
283 Louie VME
284 fichten Mega-ST
285 adamstmega Mega-ST
286 nowy80 Mega-ST
287 bobtheimp Mega-ST
288 szvoytek VME
289 Moebius_Rising VME
290 RuedigerC Mega-ST
291 Richard T. VME
292 Duri VME
293 Harry Mega-ST
294 Frosing Mega-ST
295 Kenneth G. Mega-ST
296-300 Reserved for the team

The subs bench 🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑

Those who still have hope… if you’re not asked to jump in for someone on the waitlist, you’ll be automatically moved to the next batch.

301 Rune L. Mega-ST
302 kommut VME

5 thoughts on “Buy an ATW800/2”

  1. It was amazing upgrade for TT030. Now with recently restored Mega-ST4 I am looking forward to upgrade this one with ATW800 as well. Especially learning it’s more advantageous vs VME version where it brings so much to the Mega-ST table. Thank you so much for amazing work and Happy Holidays!

  2. I would be interested to install it in a Mega ST 2 mainly for the USB ports/IDE HDD/external HDMI output .
    Just wondering how much RAM is sacrificed to load the necessary drivers to drive the external display ?

    Currently running on stock TOS 1.04 with the stock 2MB RAM.

    1. It’s roughly 50k, nothing you should worry about.
      But have you understood, that the “USB port” is just a loop-through? (like a cable)
      You’ll need a proper USB controller like the Lightning-ST to make use of that.

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