Atari 800 User Manual

Introduction to the Atari Computers and Peripherals 15
Illustration 1-5. Atari 410 Program Recorder
Atari
810 Disk Drive
A disk drive is a much more efficient device for storing data than
a cassette recorder. A disk
drive allows greater storage capacity,
quicker access to data, as well as fewer errors in data transfers.
The Atari
810 disk drive (as shown in Illustration 1-6) is designed
to be used with Atari computers. The Atari 810 uses single-sided
single density diskettes.
Diskettes which are designed to be written on only one side are
known as single sided (55) diskettes. Diskettes designed to be
written on both sides are known as double sided (OS) diskettes.
Density refers
to a diskette's recording format, which in turn
affects its capacity. Single-sided single density diskettes (as used
with the Atari 810) have a capacity of approximately 94K.

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