Atari 800XL User Manual

Ordinarily, when you
type a draft in a foreign
language that uses the
same alphabet as we do,
you go back to laborious-
ly add accent marks,
cedillas, and other dia-
critical marks by hand.
You are spared that
trouble with the ATARI
800XL Home Computer,
which has an interna-
tional character set.
International characters
are available from certain
software programs, or may
be obtained in BASIC
using the following poke:
POKE 756, 204 [Press
RETURN]
Then press CONTROL
in combination with the
keys shown below to
produce international
characters.
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Atari 800XL Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Atari
Type	Home computer
Release year	1983
CPU	MOS Technology 6502C
RAM	64 KB
ROM	24 KB
Operating System	Atari OS
CPU Speed	1.79 MHz (NTSC) / 1.77 MHz (PAL)
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Display resolution	160×192 to 320×192 pixels
Sound	POKEY chip
Storage	Cassette tape, floppy disk
Ports	Serial, parallel, monitor, joystick ports