Atari 130XE User Manual

Table of Contents
PART 1: GETTING STARTED . ..... .... . ..... .
Meeting the ATARI 130XE . . . . . . . . . 2
Hooking It Up . . . . . . . .... . . . . 5
Checking It Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Understanding Your Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introducing ATARI Graphics .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. ... . . . 17
Adding an
International Character Set· ...... . . . . . . . . . . .. . 19
Exploring ATARI BASIC .. .......... ..... . . .. . . 21
Using Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Expanding
Your System . . . . . . . . 25
PART 2: PROGRAMMING WITH ATARI BASIC . . 27
Editing with the
ATARI130XE Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Writing a Simple BASIC Program:
NEW, LIST,
PRINT, RUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Creating an
Inte (act ive Loop:
GOTO, DIM, INPUT . 41
Using Random Numbers and Mathematical Functions:
RND ,+ , - , * , I . 47
Making Decisions and Solving Problems:
IF-THEN,
FOR-NEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Producing Sound and Graphics:
SOUND , SETCOLOR, COLOR .. . . .. . . .. . .
. .
.. . . ' 65
PART 3: APPENDICES . .
77
A. Sample Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
B. BASIC Reserved Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
C. ATASCII Character Set . .. . ..... . . .. ... ..... . . .. . . . .. 101
D. Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 111
E. Troubleshooting . . ......... . ... . . . .... 115
F.
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . , .117
G. ATARI130XE Specifications . . .. . .. . . .. 119
H.
Accessing the Fu ll RAM Potential of the 130XE .... . . .... 121
I. Connector Pinout Specifications . . . 123
INDEX .
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Atari 130XE Specifications

General

Type	Home computer
Release year	1985
CPU	MOS Technology 6502C
CPU Speed	1.79 MHz
RAM	128 KB
ROM	24 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Manufacturer	Atari
Display resolution	320x192
Sound	POKEY chip, 4 channels
Storage	External floppy disk drive, cassette tape
Ports	2 joystick ports
Operating System	Atari BASIC