Atari 800 Instruction Manual

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FIRST DI SK ETT E
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RE PA RAT ION
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CREATE MODULE
Figure 3 -1 Create M ain M enu
TheFIRST f unct io n in t he Create module mu st beused t o pr epare th eFIRST Dat a
Diskett e used in yo ur pe rsonal fi nance program . Please read thi ssec t io n ca re-
fu lly fo r comple te instr uct ion s.
The Crea te Module will prepa re you rData Disk ett es to receive info rmation yo u
enter into your personal co mpute r system . W hen you begin to use your Personal
Fina ncia l Ma nagement System prog ram , sele ct FIRST from theCreate Main
M enu (Figure 3 -1 ) to pr epar e the FIRST Data Di sk ett e. Additio na l di sk ett es re-
qui red a ft er t he FIRST Data Di skett e ha s reached ca paci ty will be pr epar ed with
the selec t ion NEXT from th e Creat e Main Menu . The in stru ct ion s for b oth pro-
cesses are given b elow .
To begin, fo llow the nor mal start-up procedu res fo und in Sectio n 1. Then con-
t inue as fo llows :
Use t his sectio n onl y w hen yo u are p repa ring yo ur FIRST Dat a D iske tt e .
1. In sert SystemDisk ette I i nto t he disk dr ive and close t he d rive doo r.
2. Turn onthe co m p ute r co nso le. First theATA R! logo wi ll appea r, fo llowe d
by the System Me nu (see Figure 3-2).
3 . Type the keyw ord CREATE and p ress ' .iiiii -y'- the CREATE modu le will
app ear on t he scree n (Figure 3-1).
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Atari 800 Specifications

General

Processor	MOS Technology 6502
Processor Speed	1.79 MHz
ROM	10 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Release Year	1979
Display Resolution	up to 320 x 192
Colors	128 colors
Sound	4 channels
Storage	Cartridge, cassette, floppy disk
Ports	Cartridge, serial, monitor
Operating System	Atari OS