Atari 800XL
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Introduced August 1983
Discontinued  
Release Price  

 

System Architecture

   

Memory

 
Microprocessor MOSTEK 6502C   Standard on system board 64K
Clock speed 1.79 Mhz   Maximum on system board 64K
Bus type Atari proprietary   Maximum total memory 64K
Data bus width 8-bit   Memory speed and type  
Address bus width 16-bit   System board memory socket type  
Interrupt levels N/A   Number of memory module sockets  
DMA channels N/A   Memory used on system board  

Standard Features

   

Disk Storage

 
ROM size 24K   Internal disk and tape drive bays none
Optional math coprocessor none   Standard floppy drives optional
Parallel port type none   Optional floppy drives: up to 4
RS232C serial ports yes   * 5 1/4 inch 127k yes
Mouse ports yes shared joystick   * 5 1/4 inch 1.2MB no
UART chip used N/A   * 3 1/2 inch 720k no
Maximum speed N/A   * 3 1/2 inch 1.44MB no
CMOS real time clock no   * 3 1/2 inch 2.88MB no
CMOS RAM no   Hard disk controller included no

Video & Graphics

   

Sound

 
Graphics Processor Antic/GTIA   Sound Interface device Pokey
Screen size - Col x Rows 40 x24   Sound generation 4 voices
Resolution - Colors/High 16/320 x 192   ADSR capable no
Resolution - Colors/Low 128/40 x 24      
Max colors 256   Programming language  
Sprites or Missiles 4   Built in language Atari BASIC
      Built in M L monitor no

Expansion Slots

   

Keyboard Specs.

 
Total adapter slots 1 external bus slot   Number of keys 62
Number of 8/16/32 bit slots     Upper/lower case yes/yes
      Keyboard cable length N/A

Physical Specs.

   

Environmental Specs.

 
* Height     Operating voltage @ 60 Hz  
* Width     Maximum power supplied  
* Depth     Power supply output - volts  
* Weight     Power supply output - amps