Atari Portfolio User Manual

Whv can'l I save
mv files
lo lhe
memory
card
while ihe
wri6 Drolect
is switthed
on?
Because
the vwile
protect
swilch-is desioned lo olevenl vou
Irom
allering
the contents
ol
a
memory caid
when lhe
switch is
ln lhe
write
prolecl
On
posilion.
will llose mv inlormalion
il lh6
powe,
goes
oll?
Only
il
vou are oowerjno vour
Poriloho
exclusrvely
lrom lhe
AC
idiptor.
etways-kiep
lresh
balleries.ln
the Porllolio
as a back
up
oower
source ln
case ol
powel
lallure.
Memory is
128K1
Why do
I
gel
a memoiy
lull error
messa6e? You have
allempted
lo add
a lile
to the memory
card tha-l would
brinq tho
tot,l amounl
ol
inlormalion
on lhe
card Dasl 128K.
Delele
unnecessaly
ftles
lo llee
up memoly
spac;.
or use
anolher
BAM card
to store
the llle.
How do
you
inslall
balleties
in a memoay
card? Follow
the delail;d hslruclions
on
the memory
card
box.
I hear kevclicks.
bul nothino
appears
on
lhe
screen.
wtrii;s
hippeningu
somehow
thi scleen
conlrast
has been
seito
it" lo*i"t
oosition.
Raise
the contrasl,
and
you
should
have
your
scleen
display
back.
ts there
a built-in
dictionarv?
No,
bul be
on lhe lookoul
lor
a Porllolio
spell checkel
progam
available
soon.
Can I connecl
a llopoy
disk drive
to my
Poatlolio?Io'
Bul vou can obtain
a aard
dllve
reader
lor
your
desklop
PC.
Thai will
enable
your
computer
to read
Porllolio
memoly
cards.
How do
I add more
m€mory?
You can
only increase
yout
exieiniistorage
capacity
thro'lgh
BAM
memory
calds.
You
iannol increa5e
thd
memory
inaide
your
Portlolio
How
do I
coDy lrom
one
memory
card
to anothet?
WtJn *, in["-,
itr"
source
and Dellination
lile names,
begin
.iitr olitrnime
wrth A:\.
You
will be instrucled
1o insert
lrrsl
tJsiurce card. and
lhen lhe
Deslination
card.
You willswap
cards
unlil
the copy
operalion
is complete.
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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)