Atari 800XL User Manual

You can easily assemble
a system of peripheral
devices around the
ATARI 800XL Home Com-
puter to perform word
processing and printing,
home office functions,
and information
networking.
The software you use
determines which per-
ipherals you need. No
extra equipment is
necessary with some
cartridges, because they
plug right into the com-
puter. However, you can-
not store your work on a
cartridge.
If you want to save data
or use cassettes or disk-
ettes, you must buy a
program recorder or a
disk drive. Otherwise,
you lose your work when
the computer is turned
off.
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The low-cost ATARI
10lO™Program Recorder
records data-and some-
times sounds, music or
words-on a cassette
tape.
Or you may need an
ATARI 1O50™Disk Drive,
which retrieves and
stores data faster and
more efficiently than pro-
gram recorders.
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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