Hi,
I'm considering buying an 8bit Atari but before I really start looking seriously I thought I would ask for some general guidance.
From what I've read it sounds like the Atari 800XL would be a good bet for me (though I realise a good one might be hard to come by).
I'm interested mainly in playing games so game compatibility is important to me and I'd like to be able to play all the disk based games including Alternate Reality: The City and The Dungeon (a PC version of which I've been working on for many years).
I'd also like to try my hand at some game programming though I would see myself using some of the PC based tools for most of the development.
I would probably see myself using something like an SIO2SD type card reader.
Does the 800XL sound like a sensible choice or are there other (possibly better) options that I should consider?
Any advice greatly appreciated.