Atari 800 User Manual

16 User's Handbook to the Atari 400 / 800 Computers
Illustration 1-6. Atari 810 Disk Drive
The Atari 810 disk drive can only be used with the Atari 800
computer with a minimum of 16K of RAM.
Atari Printers
Atari produces three different printers; the 820 Printer, 822
Thermal Printer, and 825 Wide Carriage Printer.
The 820 and 822 Printers are connected to the Atari computer via
the I/ O Data Channel. The 825 Printer is connected to the Atari
computer with the 850 Int erface Module . The 850 Interface
Module can be used to connect printers other than the 825 to the
Atari.
Atari 850 Interface Module
The Atari 850 Interfa ce Module allows communications between

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