Atari 800

Released      1979


Miscellaneous      Sound chip POKEY ("POtentiometer and KEYboard Integrated Circuit"); graphics chip ANTIC ("Alpha Numeric Television Interface Controller") and CTIA ("Colour? Television Interface Adapter")


Technical Data      CPU: R6502A (2 Mhz)
Clock: 1,79 Mhz
RAM: 8k, 16k, 48k
ROM: 10k OS, no BASIC
Operating system: Proprietary
Text mode: 40 x 24, 2 colours; 40 x 24, 5; 20 x 12, 5; 40 x 24 (monochrom); 20 x 24, 5; 20 x 12, 5
Graphics mode: 40 x 24, 4 colours; 80 x 48, 2; 80 x 48, 4; 160 x 96, 2; 160 x 96, 4; 320 x 192, 2; 80 x 192, 16 (shades only); 80 x 192, 9; 80 x 192, 16 (hues only); 160 x 192, 2; 160 x 192, 4
Colours: 256 colours (16 different colours, each with 16 shades)
Sound: 4 channels, mono, via monitor; channel 5 via build-in speaker


Stuff I have      800 (48k NTSC) (Computer)
800 (48k, NTSC, no case) (Computer)
800 (48k, PAL) (Computer)


Stuff I need      Any kind of software (Cartridge Software)
Any kind of software (Disk Software)
Any kind of hardware extension (Extension Hardware)
Touch pad, interfaces (Extension Hardware)
Documentation (Literature)
Any kind of peripherals (Other Peripherals)


Picture      pictures of 800




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