Atari 800 User Manual

CHAPTER 6.
ATARI 410 PROGRAM RECORDER
Introduction
The Atari 410 Program Recorder is us ed for storing BASIC
programs or data on cassette tape. BASIC programs or data can
be transferred from RAM onto cassette via anyone of several
Atari BASIC statements.
The process
of transferring a program from RAM onto cassette
tape (or any
other storage device) is known as saving that
program. Once a program has been saved, it can later be
transferred back from the storage device into RAM. This process
is known as loading.
Data can also be transferred back and forth between RAM and
cassette tape. The
pro cess of sending data to cassette tape is
known as writing the data. The retrieval of that data from cassette
tape back
into RAM is known as reading the data.
In this chapter, we will discuss the BASIC statements used to read
and
write data and to save and load programs. However, first we
will discuss the concepts of data and program storage.
Data Files-Files, Records, & Fields
Data files can be visualized as being organized as files, records,
or fields.
If we visualized the Atari 410 Program Recorder as a filing
cabinet, a data file would be analogous to one file within that
filing cabinet. For instance, if you kept a file filled with slips of
paper containing the nam es and addresses of all of your cousins,
that physical
file would be analogous to a computer's data file.

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