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	The Atari 800 Personal Computer System
		The Atari 400 and 800 got their number designations from their original memory configurations which were 4K for the 400 and 8K for the 800.
		The front of the Atari 800 was equipped with 4 controller jacks which were compatible with all of the Atari 2600 joysticks, paddles, and keypads.
		Atari also developed a 64K RAM card for the Atari 800 to replace all 3 16K RAM cards, this card too was never sold.
	www.atarimuseum.com /computers/8BITS/400800/ATARI800/A800.html (656 words)

	AtariAge - Atari 800/XL/XE History
		Behind the open cartridge door of the Atari 800 were two latches (later replaced by screws) which when opened revealed an expansion bay within the top of the Atari 800.
		Atari also encased its expansion boards inside of custom cases so that they could be handled as easily and safely as cartridges.
		Atari would later introduce a replacement for the 830 called the 835 Direct Connect Modem and this device was an SIO compatible device, therefore not requiring the 850 interface.
	www.atariage.com /800/history.html (2023 words)

	Atari 800 computer
		Atari OS The Atari 400 and 800 were announced in December 1978, though they didn't actually start shipping until late in 1979.
		The Atari 800 has multiple special purpose co-processors for sound and graphics to take the load off of the 6502 CPU, and it has sprites and collision-detection built into its hardware, so it is an excellent game machine.
		Like the Atari 400, the 800 was designed by a team which included Jay Miner, who later went on to help design the Amiga 1000.
	oldcomputers.net /atari800.html (912 words)

	Atari 400 computer
		Atari OS The Atari 400 and 800 were both announced in December 1978, though they didn't actually start shipping until late in 1979.
		Most of the Atari 400 circuitry is under a solid metal shield, to keep the radio emissions under the legal limit.
		Both the Atari 400 and 800 were designed by a team which included Jay Miner, who later went on to help design the Commodore Amiga 1000.
	oldcomputers.net /atari400.html (580 words)

	AEX - The most comprehensive exploration of Atari online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Originally codenamed "OZ", Atari renamed the 2 systems after female Atari employees (as was the tradition!); the 400 became known as project "Candy" and the 800 became known as project "Colleen".
		The Atari 400 and 800 systems were some of the most powerful home computers of the day, and they became famous for their "high resolution" graphics capabilities.
		The 800 was designed for the professional, and was built with a fantastic keyboard, with the keys employing an almost tactile response similar to using an actual typewriter.
	www.atari-explorer.com /8bit/400-800.html (501 words)

	Atari 8-bit family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atari had originally intended to port Microsoft BASIC to the machine, as had most other vendors, intending to supply it on an 8 kB ROM cartridge.
		Atari also ordered a custom version of the 6502, the "C" model, which added a single pin that allowed four support chips to be removed.
		Atari's peripherals were named after the machines they were intended to be used with, so in general they have names like "410" and "1050".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atari_8-bit_family (4823 words)

	Atari 800 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Atari 800 computer was released in 1979.
		The 800 featured two cartridge slots that were accessed by lifting the small cover behind the keyboard.
		The 800 had a built in RF modulator, which meant you could use it on a standard TV.
	freespace.virgin.net /nigel.henry/atari_800.htm (536 words)

	Atari 800
		Atari was at the top of the video gamming world with its 2600 VCS game console.
		Although the 800 could be attached to a standard TV with the hardwired RF cable, it included a 5 pin round DIN plug on its right side for connecting to a hi-resolution color composite monitor.
		The Atari 800 was one of the few computers of its day not to use a BASIC written by Microsoft, instead it used a version written in house, this made converting programs written in BASIC for other machines a bit difficult.
	www.myoldcomputers.com /museum/comp/atari800.htm (655 words)

	The Atari 800
		The Atari Models 400 and 800, which were the company's first models, were excellent graphics computers, but had several problems in competing in the highly competitive home market.
		Atari also produced peripherals for their computers, including the Model 1010 cassette program recorder, the Model 1025 printer, and a number of disk drives.
		Commodore's Amiga ran a poor third, and the presence of Atari's ST and Mega was hardly felt except among the loyal fans.
	www.pc-history.org /atari.htm (3099 words)

	Atari 800 Computer
		In 1979, the Atari 400 and Atari 800 were born to fulfill this promise.
		Atari later made the 800XL w/64K, the 130XE with 128K, and there were 3rd party mods for up to a megabyte of RAM.
		I have a complete 800 system with 2 disk drives and a ton of disks...games, programs, boot system disks ect and to my suprise 99 % of the disks still read and write after all these years and I remember learning from the (experts) you'll be kucky to get 5 years out of a disk...
	www.vintage-computer.com /atari_800.shtml (2262 words)

	Allen's Halloween Page: Atari 800 Robotics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In its four joystick ports, an Atari 800 has a total of 16 pins which can be used for input or output, and 4 input-only pins.
		The Atari Peripheral Emulator (APE) is a program which allows an IBM PC to simulate the presence of multiple Atari hard drives and floppy drives for an Atari computer using a special cable which connects between the Atari serial port and the PC serial port.
		Atari BASIC can handle text strings and arrays, it can store data in and retrieve data from files on a floppy, it has several mathematical functions, and it can execute machine language subroutines for greater speed.
	softlyspokenmagicspells.com /halloween/atari800.html (3069 words)

	The Atari 800XL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Atari 800XL was the third version of the Atari 8-bit line of computers introduced in 1983.
		The OS was still slightly incompatible with many original Atari 400/800 software titles, but Atari began to distribute a "Translator" disk which would load up a 400/800 compatible OS into memory so that the 800XL could support those programs.
		Atari was already looking into Cost Reducing the 800XL line of computers, a newer version called the Atari 800XLCR (Codenamed "Keri") was already in the works and the new chip: "KERI" which was the Combine GTIA/ANTIC also referred to as the CGIA was in tests and almost ready.
	www.atarimuseum.com /computers/8BITS/XL/800xl/800xl.htm (359 words)

	Atari 800 Character Generator System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This connector is wired into the power supply circuit of the 800 and is also connected to a custom PCB with a 555 timer on it.
		I believe this connector was used to attach a battery-backup system that charged off the 800 power supply while AC was available.
		When the Atari OS boots, the cartridge detection code sees the EPROM board in memory and starts it as if it were a normal cartridge.
	www.atarimax.com /technfo/cgi800 (314 words)

	Atari 800 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Atari 800 was launched simultaneously with its little brother, the Atari 400.
		Compared to the 400, the 800 added a real keyboard, an additional cartridge slot (for a total of two), and an expansion bus for adding RAM and ROM packs (the Atari 400 could only be upgraded by a dealer).
		The Atari 400/800 were eventually replaced by the Atari XL series.
	www.computercloset.org /atari800.htm (194 words)

	benheck.com
		After building my very first portable,-the Atari 2600 VCSp, back in 2000 (ever notice how awkward of a year that is to say?) I had a couple of "dream projects" to follow it up with.
		The Atari 800 was my first computer ever and also my first "gaming system" This was back when I was 11 years old I believe.
		Atari had made a new OS that acts like the old but also has the hard drive support built in, so the machine thinks it's just a really big disk drive.
	benheck.com /Games/Atari_800/Atari_800_laptop_1.htm (1335 words)

	AtariProtos.com - All Your Protos Are Belong To Us!
		Since the 5200 was pretty much the same as the Atari 400/800 the port was basically identical except for the controls.
		One the Atari 400/800 players had to reach over and push keys on the keyboard to access the ships functions.
		Normally this wasn't a problem, but when there's a Zlyon ship on your tail the time it takes to reach over and press the key could be deadly (not to mention you have to take one hand off the stick to press the key).
	www.atariprotos.com /5200/software/starraiders/starraiders.htm (1362 words)

	Atari 512K RAM Card - Bob Hays.com
		Normally in an Atari 800, the lower 48K is RAM ($0000- $BFFF) and the upper 16K is ROM space($C000-$FFFF).
		The Atari 800 512K RAM Card uses the second 16K block of memory as a window to thirty two 16K memory banks.
		When the Atari 800 is turned on the RAM Bank #31 (0-31) is used as the normal 16K memory board.
	www.bobhays.com /atari512k.html (761 words)

	Anatomy of an Atari
		Along the bottom of the picture is the fl side panel of the 800.
		Since the 6502 is used in other personal computers, the ATARI has a number of peers.
		Now that we've looked at the inside of an ATARI 800, please do not take this little tour as a manual for disassembling your computer.
	www.atarimagazines.com /v2n1/anatomyofanatari.html (1413 words)

	Atari 400
		Introduced in time for Christmas of 1979 the Atari 400 was the little brother of the Atari 800.
		The 400 had a membrane keyboard (kid safe) where the 800 had a full-travel keyboard and the 400 was limited to one expansion slot and, at least initially, a fixed 16k of RAM.
		The Atari 400 computer is a 6502 based machine with custom graphics and sound chips that made it a gamers delight.
	www.vintage-computer.com /atari400.shtml (1259 words)

	Port some Atari 400/800 games to GBA - Atari Forums
		From retro gaming to current blockbusters, historical to cutting edge, Atari Connection is your place to talk all things Atari.
		Atari owned the rights to some awesome games which ran on the 6502-based Atari home computers.
		Since the Atari 400/800 basicallyworked with 320 color clocks and 240 scan lines (as I recall it's been a while), being aimed for NTSC TV use, the games should transfer over to GBA fairly well.
	www.ataricommunity.com /forums/showthread.php?t=408065 (168 words)

	PC World - The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time
		Part game machine, part productivity enhancer, the $999 Atari 800 was the first home computer to feature a custom video coprocessor in addition to its CPU, which was the same 8-bit 6502 used in the Apple II.
		This design enabled the Atari 800 to generate 128 colors (256 in later versions) on screen.
		While Atari eventually replaced its 8-bit computers with the 16-bit ST line, designer Jay Miner, who led the team behind the Atari 800's video chips, went on to lead the group that developed the Commodore Amiga 1000's graphics system.
	www.pcworld.com /article/id,126692-page,5-c,systems/article.html (903 words)

	What Atari 800 games require 48k? - AtariAge Forums
		I was asking as I was pondering getting an Atari 400 for all my OSA/B and 4-8 player games while my XE was for all the new games.
		I asked if there were any that would need the full 48k on the 800 in case that would make owning the 400 not worth it.
		I know that you can just lift the cover to expose the cartridge and memory slots on the 800, but last I saw for a 400 only a cartridge slot was revealed.
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=88155 (1080 words)

	mini-itx.com - projects - atari 800 itx
		The year was 1982, and the specs were cutting-edge: 1.79 MHz, 48K of RAM (should be enough for almost anything, right?) Well, after years of playing games, times changed and I had graduated on to bigger, faster, sexier computers.
		I realized immediately that there would be a few logistical challenges, as the inside of the atari case is not linear.
		The Atari has four 9-pin joystick slots on the lower front of the case.
	www.mini-itx.com /projects/atari800 (692 words)

	ATARI.ORG / Home / The Definitive Atari Resource on the Internet
		Atari.Org is a non-commercial service dedicated to the Atari home- and personal-computer users as well as the Classic Video Game enthusiasts all over the world.
		By offering the most up-to-date news, forums to exchange opinions, hints and support, a comprehensive search engine, web-hosting for Atari computer or video-game related pages as well as subdomains and email-forwarding, we are doing our best to give the Atari enthusiasts from all over the world a home on the web.
		Atari.Org is in no way connected to the current owner of the brand Atari and all regarding licenses, Infogrames, and is a pure non-profit service.
	www.atari.org (496 words)

	Atari7800.com - Atari Joe - Joe's Movies
		I am contacted every now and then by magazines and other guys to give interviews or statements about Atari or just video games in general.
		I thought it would be a good idea to compile all of the videos and sounds I have ever made into one page so that everybody can download them.
		I talk about the early days of Atari during the 1970's with a look at life in that time, including music, muscle cars...
	www.atari7800.com /joe/movies.htm (163 words)

	Atari800 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Atari800 is an Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 emulator for Unix, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari TT/Falcon, SDL and WinCE.
		Atari800 emulator was written by David Firth in 1995 and released under the GPL.
		As there were no new versions of Atari800 since spring of 1997 several people (Perry McFarlane, Rich Lawrence, Thomas Richter, Radek Sterba, Robert Golias and me) started updating the last available v0.8.0 source code independently.
	atari800.sourceforge.net (206 words)

	Atari 400 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Atari 400 was the baby brother of the Atari 800.
		Some tricked out their Atari 400s with real keyboards, additional memory, and cool things like bright red reset buttons.
		The 800 has two and some cartridges have to be in the left slot.
	www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org /atari400 (171 words)

	Emulators Online - Atari 8-bit Emulation
		Xformer 2000 is the Atari 8-bit emulator for Windows, made by the same people that brought you the ST Xformer Atari 8-bit emulator for GEM, and the PC Xformer Atari 8-bit emulator for MS-DOS.
		All you need is a one half of a fl Atari SIO cable (with the 13-pin connector on one end, bare wires on the other), a DB-25 male connector, and a 4.7K pull up resistor.
		In 1996 we stopped manufacturing the cables ourselves but the cables do continue to be made by some Atari dealers such as B and C and others.
	www.emulators.com /xformer.htm (3055 words)

	AGH -- Choplifter On The Atari Systems: Which One Is Best?
		On the negative side, the game is a mere port from the Apple II version, which is a disappointment given the Atari's superiority as a game machine.
		The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, being an Atari 8-bit Computer transformed into a video came console (only the Pokey soundchip seems to be a bit different), this version is identical to the 1982 release with one notable exception.
		Finally, Choplifter plays better on the 8-bit Atari but if somebody could find the "not sure to exist" 2600 prototype version, then we could add another chapter to this saga.
	www.atarihq.com /features/choplift.html (950 words)

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