Atari 800 User Manual

Atari BASI C Reference Guid e 179
Illustration 5-1. STICK Joystick Positions
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The STRIG fun c tion return s a value of a if th e specified joystick's
button is depr es sed. A 1 is return ed if the button is released.
CONFIGURATION
STRIG (a )
"a" indi cates the joystick numb er (0-3).
EXAMPLE
100 IF STRIG (2) = a THEN GOTO 700

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