it
does have some advantages: since the key-
board
is
a sealed flat surface,
it
is
fairly imper-
vious
to
the attacks
of
small children and
is
very
easy
to
clean.
Electrically speaking, the
400
is
almost identical
to
the more expensive Atari
800
. Even if
you
have
no
plans
to
get
into
a more complicated
system
with
more accessories, the
Atari
400
makes a terrific game cartridge system.
Atari
800
The
Atari 800, introduced
at
the
same time
as
the 400, offers greater
ease
of
expandability
(adding equipment
to
the computer) and use. Its
full-stroke keyboard makes
typing
a pleasure.
Although
the first models were offered
with
8K
or
16K
of
memory, Atari eventually made 48K
of
memory standard
with
the
800
computer.
This
larger memory allows
you
to
run longer and
more complex programs.
The
800
is
the
only
Atari computer
with
two
cartridge slots. Atari's original plans
were
for
some programs
to
use
both
slots,
but
a
way
to
get
bigger programs
into
one cartridge was dis-
covered and
no
two-cartridge
Atari
programs
were ever released.
The
800
has
some nice features. The system ex-
pansion slots,
which
make
it
possible
to
use
some specialized devices
with
the computer, can
be easily reached
by
removing the
top
cover. It
is
also possible
to
hook
up the
800
computer
to
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