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I used to sell these in '82-83.
The 800 went for $699, and I believe the 810 single-density drives went for $399 each.
The printer should be a SIO interface, so I assume the reason the 850 Interface Module is there, is to connect a RS232 serial modem (probably a Hayes 1200 external).
AtariWriter on Cartridge, with a data disk in the first drive, and a 410 cassette deck on the SIO loop.
New, that's probably close to $2000 there, on a good day. Since that's a Sony, it might actually have a Video Input (there was a 5-pin DIN plug on the back of the computer that gave you Composite Video and Mono audio).
The only thing missing is the Hole-puncher to pop a notch in the other side of the floppy, so you could flip to the other side of the disk.
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