Atari Portfolio User Manual

Does th6
AC adaptor
oveiride the
balleries?
When lhe
AC adaplor is
connecled, the Porilolio
uses the
adaptor
as
ils
power
supply. However.
any batteries
inserted in
ha
porllolio
wll slill slowly
drscharge,
even il lhe adaptor
is being
used.
Why
do I
gel
an erro,
aeadingrw,itinq
drive
A? Because
your
memory card has
probably
not
been lormatted.
Formal
the card
and ky agatn
Will there
be more
software lor the
Portfolio?
yes.
There aremany
developers interesled
in creating
sortware
ror
the Porllolio. Look
for new lilles soon.
Do Porlfolios
pass
ai[porl
security withoul
being
slopped?
Yes. unless
y'ou
come acr6ss
an extremelibored
or mean secuily
guard-
Will airport
scanners ruin
my inlohalion?
Somelimes
memory media
reacl to aiDori scanning
equipmenl.
Show
your
Portlolio
to iho
airpo.l employee
al lhe sianner,
and ask
that il
be inspecled visually
without
going
lhrough the
XJay
machine.
Are lh€rg
any Po lolio
users
groups?
Not ihat w6
know
ol
This is
your golden
opportunily
lo slarl onel Pick
up some
ideas lrom
lhe Porllolio sr.rpport
qrouos
on COMPUSERVE
and GEnie, and
go
lor il!
How many
files can
I
save
lo my momory
card? lt
depends
on lhe
memory capacily
ol lhe card, and lhe
stze ol
lhe liles
ls lhe spreadsh66t
aclually Lotus?
No. LolLts 1-2-3
is
a
huge
program
that is
too larqe to run on the
Porllolio. The
.WKS
lilos
yoLl
creale with
lhe Spreadsheet can
be loaded
inlo some versions ol Lolus 1-2-3
a3

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)