your
stereo (which makes for
truly
powerful
sound!), and the
800
will
hook directly
into
a
color video
monitor
(which can give
you
a
bit
sharper picture than most regUlar televisions).
Atari
1200XL
The
Atari '200XL was the first
of
the Atari
XL
line.
The'
200XL
has
nice styling and a very
good
keyboard.
It
comes
with
64K
of
memory-
a more
than
ample amount for many purposes .
.
SOFTWARE
PROGRAMS
YOU
CAN
BUY
As mentioned earlier, a
program
is
a set
of
in-
structions
that
tells the computer
to
do
some-
thing.
You
can either create a program yourself
by
using a computer language (such
as
BASIC),
or
you
can
buy
a program
that
someone
else
has
already created. For the more complicated tasks
that
a computer can perform, most people find
it
easier
to
buy
already-made programs.
Once someone
has
made a program, the pro-
gram
is
stored on computer software, such
as
a
cartridge, a cassette tape,
or
a diskette (which
you
will
learn
about
later in this guide).
The
pro-
gram can then be used again and again
byany-
one
who
has
a copy
of
this software. This
is
what
you
buy
when
you
purchase a program
that
someone
else
has created.
There
is
a
wide
variety
of
programs available for
","
Atari home computers.
You
can
buy
a
software
program
that
enables
you
to
use
your
computer
as
an advanced electronic typewriter. In fact, this
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