(Pre-)Ordering

As explained on the main post, there are two ATW800/2 variants available: Either Mega-ST or VME-bus (Mega-STE & TT).
To make production easier I dropped the “no TRAM” option, which means from the 2nd batch on, all cards are now fitted with a Transputer Links interface so you can plug in 2 Transputer Modules (aka TRAM) and/or connect a Transputer farm externally.
This simplifies the pricelist:

Mega ST+T	200€
VME+T	190€

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.

The 1st batch showed that even having most of the card pre-populated at the PCB shop, the ‘vintage’ 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.
(The 3rd batch went through without any loss. So knock on wood.)

 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 think.

The waitlist ⏰

The wait-list for the 4th batch is completed – And so is the “subs bench”

Now also having 50 people on the subs-bench, I closed that, too.
I’m working on the 4th batch nearly every day and will probably able to start shipping in May.
After that I’ll need a short break before I start the next batch – so do not expect a shipping of the 5th batch (#201-250) before summer.
👉 Everybody on the “Subs Bench” will automatically moved to the wait-list of the 5th batch, so no worries.

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. Please answer within 48hrs, else I will also ask the next in line.

Status chain is:

• CONTACTED ( & invoice sent and payment pending or agreed on)
• 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 4th batch… 😊

Serial #	(nick)Name	Model	Status
151	Amaninhistechnoshed	VME
152	Suimoi	VME
153	R.D.Chennault	VME
154	dml	VME
155	JokerPPC	VME
156	OUTSOFT	VME
157	vhenares	VME
158	snua12	VME
159	Jim Beecher	VME
160	Zfrenchy	VME
161	Scotty	VME
162	silcreval	Mega-ST
163	Teo PDN	VME
164	Frank E.	VME
165	Michael J.	Mega-ST
166	Rüdiger C.	Mega-ST
167	SVE	VME
168	wolfman	Mega-ST
169	RJ	VME
170	Rene	VME
171	Ron	Mega-ST
172	konopek	VME
173	Cyril R.	Mega-ST
174	Clifford H.	Mega-ST
175	Slawomir H.	VME
176	EdeVee	Mega-ST
177	dir_marillion	VME
178	MadestCat	Mega-ST
179	Rarkhaan	VME
180	alpineview	Mega-ST
181	Muetze1	VME
182	Zirkumflex	Mega-ST
183	OldAtariGuy	VME
184	piter_af	VME
185	hesaki	Mega-ST
186	Suavek	Mega-ST
187	Vayde	VME
188	TheLostBit	Mega-ST
189	dna	Mega-ST
190	smilsm	VME
191	Mariooo	VME
192	Schlika	VME
193	DaveMacBlack	Mega-ST
194	Hogen	VME
195	Mark	Mega-ST
196	iluvator	VME
197	zrhbert	VME
198	Paulinus	Mega-ST
199	kohli79	VME
200	smisekm	VME

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 (i.e. 5th) batch.

201	Lastic	Mega-ST
202	btp	VME
203	HomeLate	VME
204	skromny	VME
205	RobRose	Mega-ST
206	TheFoxCZ	VME
207	Warren	Mega-ST
208	MichaelM	Mega-ST
209	fabzy	VME
210	MrEntropy	VME
211	robdaemon	Mega-ST
212	officer960	VME
213	Frank	VME
214	jamesfmackenzie	Mega-ST
215	bee	VME
216	Plagemeyer	VME
217	Jaroslav K.	VME
218	Noe R.	VME
219	damanloox	VME
220	artifacts	VME
221	Stemmi	VME
222	Jack C.	VME
223	John H.	VME
224	part	VME
225	Zirkumflex	VME
226	adammm	VME
227	Bastiaan	VME
228	adeb	Mega-ST
229	coolchilli	Mega-ST
230	adeb	VME
231	Bruno R.	VME
232	Blackfalcon030	VME
233	Richard C.	VME
234	dearhorse	VME
235	Frank R.	VME
236	Mark B.	VME
237	Lou	Mega-ST
238	bbisi	Mega-ST
239	Schlom	VME
240	David S	VME
241	Winfyd A.	VME
242	IngoP	Mega-ST
243	Cyborg	VME
244	fichten	VME
245	HalfBit	Mega-ST
246	benne	VME
247	falconwings	VME
248	Christian R.	VME
249	Thomas H.	VME
250	James G.	Mega-ST