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The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, [2] are a series of home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800. [3] The architecture is designed around the 8-bit MOS Technology 6502 CPU and three custom coprocessors which provide support for sprites , smooth multidirectional scrolling, four channels of audio, and other ...
The Atari 800XL was the third version of the Atari XL 8-bit line of computers introduced in 1983. It specifications were completed in late March 1983. The system contained a full 64K of memory, had all the standard Atari chips (Antic, GTIA, Pokey, PIA) and was in a smaller and more compact design than the 1200XL which it was designed to replace.
800XL. The Atari 800XL (1983) was the third version of the Atari 8-bit line of computers introduced in 1983. The system contained a full 64K of memory, had all the standard VLSI chips (Antic, GTIA, Pokey, PIA) and was in a smaller and more compact design. The keyboard was good, not as good as the 1200XL keyboard, but it had a solid feel to it.
May 19, 2020 · XL Generation - 1200XL, 600XL, 800XL. Model: 1200XL. Release Date: January 1983. Spec: CPU: 6502 1.79mhz / Ram: 64kb. Display: 24 X 40 text. Initial Sale Price: $899. Information: The forerunner to the 600/800 XL, and very similar in many respects - especially styling and design. The non-standard 16k ROM, lack of built-in Basic or PBI expansion ...
Apr 22, 2011 · The Atari 600XL and 800XL systems, released in 1983, fixed some of the 1200XL’s problems. The 600XL (a replacement for the Atari 400) included 16KB RAM, and the 800XL had 64KB.
Jun 17, 2013 · The Atari 800XL was released in 1983 and was an evolution of the Atari 400 and 800 which were Atari’s first computing systems. The 800XL was very similar to the Atari 800, but it was smaller than the 800 and had a new Parallel Bus Interface which I never used. Any peripherals that my family had were based on Atari’s SIO (Serial Input Output ...
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The 800XL also came with 64KB of RAM (the 800 had 48KB of RAM), in addition to 24KB of ROM. The 600XL and 800XL models were the first Atari computers with BASIC in ROM. The Atari 800XL introduced a new high-speed expansion bus called "Parallel Bus Interface" or PBI. Built-in connectors: Two joystick hardware ports on the right-hand side
