Atari Portfolio User Manual

Operating
System
and
Built-ln
Applications
The Portlolio does noi
need a
sladup card
conlaining
syslem
inlormalion.
Portlolio
syslem
inlo.manon
rs slored.nglde
ihe
compuier.
along
wiln lhe
live bu{lrrn
appllcations
The Porllolro
comDuler
also has
lhe unlque
ablhly
lo store
rnlormalion
rnsrde lhe
compurer
itsell
A specialmemoly
storaoe area rs sel
asrde ldr
data
you
creale
and w'sh
io save
Thrs;r6a is rele,red
to as
drive C,
even lhough
ll is
not a
drive at
all.
(The
reason
it
is called
that is because
on
most
F'Cs.
Jiive c wouta
fe the
lksl section
ol lhe
hald
disk dtive.)
ll vour batlefles
run down
oI rlvou
need
Io
pe{orm
a
ao'mDlele svstem
coldstarl
lor
,ny reason
all
lhe data liles
on
aiiv€i c arilost lorever
Alrravs
bacl tp
vou
rmpollanl
liles
onlo
FIAM
memory
cards or
other external
slorage
medium
(See
Copying
in
Chapter
Five.)
Memory
Cards
Your
Porliolio
can lead
inlolmalion
sloled
on
memoly cards'
in. r,ti vanaoer ana
Tulorial
plograms
are
conlained
on
lhe
memorv card l6al
came
lnserled
lnlo
your
Porllo,io
s card
drive. ihe card
dnve
is telelled
lo as dnve
A
Follow these
insttuctions
to
insert a
memory
card
inlo
Porliotio
s drive
A:
1.
Swrlch
oll
your
Portloho
Always complete
thls slep
belore
rnserling
or
Iemoving
a cald
2. Posilion
lhe card
so the
edge
containing
the melal
eonlacts
-
isigainst
lhe drive
A
card alot
wiih the
contacls,acino
up'
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Atari Portfolio Specifications

General

Processor	Intel 80C88
Clock Speed	4.9152 MHz
RAM	128 KB
Battery	3 x AA batteries
Manufacturer	Atari Corporation
Release Year	1989
Display	LCD, 240x64 pixels
Ports	Parallel and serial ports
Power	3 x AA batteries or external power supply
Storage	128 KB internal, external solid-state memory cards (up to 4MB)
Operating System	DIP-DOS (MS-DOS compatible)