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2_
Opening a
Program File
A
program
iile is an execuiable
iile, or a Iile thai
conlains
inslruclrons
lor
your
Portlolio
Io carry out Program
ltles wtll
have
one o{ lhe lollowing i,le
exlens,ons: .aaT. .coM,
.ExE. or
.RUN. These
programs
are slored
in a drive and their
tilenames
display in the
Directory and File
window.
Follow lhese sieps
lo run a
program
lile:
1. Open
the Portlolio and switch
il on. Display ihe
File
Manager
main menu.
Use
desir
o
the arrow
keys lo move the cursor
lo
highlight
the
ed
p.ogram
Iile
Note: You can more
quickly position
lhe cursor over
the
desired
program
lilename
by
lypinq
lhe Iirst letter
ot ihe desired lilename.
(The
cursor musi iirsl
be
posrlroned
somewhere in lhe
Dtrecrory and File
wrndow )
The curso,
jumps
1o the irlename
begtnntng
wilh thal leiter. ll more than one
lile begins wilh ihat
letier.
re-lype lhe letler unlil lhe cursor
moves lo lhe
desired
iilename.
tEnlerl.
The highlighled
program
opens.
3. When
you quit
the
program,
the lollowing
prompl
displays:
Slrlke a |(ey rhen ready
. , .
Press
any hey ro relurn Io
lhe Frle Manager maln menu.
Opening
an Application Data File
You can open a
dala iile
thal
has been crealed wilh one ol lhe
buill-in applications without {rrst opening the
application. Follow
lhese
sleps to open an applicalion data rile:
1.
Display the File Manager main menu.
2. Use the arrow keys io move lhe cursor
lo
highlight
ihe
desired data file.

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Atari Portfolio Specifications

General IconGeneral
ProcessorIntel 80C88
Clock Speed4.9152 MHz
RAM128 KB
Battery3 x AA batteries
ManufacturerAtari Corporation
Release Year1989
DisplayLCD, 240x64 pixels
PortsParallel and serial ports
Power3 x AA batteries or external power supply
Storage128 KB internal, external solid-state memory cards (up to 4MB)
Operating SystemDIP-DOS (MS-DOS compatible)