Atari Portfolio User Manual

3. GenlJy
inserl the card inlo
the card slot.
When the card
is
nearly
inserled it will
meel with some resistance.
Continue
lo rnseri lhe
card unltl the edge
ol lhe card ts llush
with the
prolruding
section
ol
lhe
card slot.
Some memory cards
conlain a commercially
prepared pro-
gram.
These cards are
called ROM
(Read
Only
Memory)
calds because the
Porllolto cannot write inlormalion
to ihe
card, but only read
the informalion from
lhe card.
(Your
File
Manger card is a
ROM card.) You can
purchase
olher
memoiy
cards called
RAM
(Bandom
Access
Memory) cards.
You can
use RAM cards lo slole
iiles
you
creale.
Belore
you
can slore liles
on a FIAM card
you
musl
ltrsl
prepare
lhe card to rece.ve inlormatron.
Preparing
a BAM
card is called
lormaiting. Chapler
Five: File Manager,
Other Functions
conlains detailed
inlormalion on Iormatlino
a
RAM card, and saving
and sloring liles.
@
Warning: The
ballery tnstde a memory
caro can be retied
upon lo
preserve
lhe conlents of the
card for six monlhs You
should change the
batterjes aller six monlhs ol use
in a
memoty card.
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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)