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==Atari 400 & 800== | ==Atari 400 & 800== | ||
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|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1979 | ||
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The Atari 400 and 800 were the first home computers to use custom co-processors and the first to use "sprites" and special video interruptions like display lists, features that would be implemented later on the [[Commodore 64/128|Commodore 64]] and [[Commodore Amiga|Amiga]] (The Atari 400/800 and the Amiga were both designed by Jay Miner). | |||
It offered high graphic resolution, lots of colors and great sound capabilities, more than other computers could do then! The two models had the same computational power. The 400, which was the low-cost version, had only 16 KB memory, one cartridge port, and a membrane keyboard. The more expensive 800 had 48 KB of RAM, two cartridge ports and a proper mechanical keyboard | |||
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{{System | {{System | ||
|name=Atari 800 | |name=Atari 800 | ||
|image=Atari800Photograph.jpg | |image=Atari800Photograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1979 | ||
}} | |discontinued=1991 | ||
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Originally, the 400 was sold with 8 KB RAM, but later most 400's were equipped with 16 KB. The very first Atari 800 Computers were shipped with 8 or 16 KB memory, expandable to 48 KB. After the initial release, the 800 came standard with 48 KB memory. | Originally, the 400 was sold with 8 KB RAM, but later most 400's were equipped with 16 KB. The very first Atari 800 Computers were shipped with 8 or 16 KB memory, expandable to 48 KB. After the initial release, the 800 came standard with 48 KB memory. | ||
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==Atari 1200XL== | ==Atari 1200XL== | ||
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|image=Atari1200XLPhotograph.jpg | |image=Atari1200XLPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1982 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
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|image=Atari800XLPhotograph.jpg | |image=Atari800XLPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1983 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
|nolist=1 | |nolist=1 | ||
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|image=Atari600XLPhotograph.jpg | |image=Atari600XLPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1983 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
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The Atari 800XL, together with the 600XL, were successors of the Atari 400/800 series and the unsuccessful Atari 1200 XL in a more compact case. They could use almost the same software, just so long as the program was written correctly, because of some slight differences between OS versions. | The Atari 800XL, together with the 600XL, were successors of the Atari 400/800 series and the unsuccessful Atari 1200 XL in a more compact case. They could use almost the same software, just so long as the program was written correctly, because of some slight differences between OS versions. | ||
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|image=Atari130XEPhotograph.jpg | |image=Atari130XEPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1985 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
|nolist=1 | |nolist=1 | ||
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|image=Atari65XEPhotograph.jpg | |image=Atari65XEPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1985 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
|nolist=1 | |nolist=1 | ||
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The Atari 130-XE was first shown at the Winter Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show in 1985 (with the Atari 130 ST), it has the same characteristics as the Atari 800 XL except its added memory (128 KB instead of 64 KB for the 800 XL). | The Atari 130-XE was first shown at the Winter Las Vegas Consumer Electronic Show in 1985 (with the Atari 130 ST), it has the same characteristics as the Atari 800 XL except its added memory (128 KB instead of 64 KB for the 800 XL). | ||
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|image=AtariXEGSPhotograph.jpg | |image=AtariXEGSPhotograph.jpg | ||
|manufacturer=[[Atari]] | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released= | |released=1987 | ||
|discontinued=1991 | |||
|nolist=1 | |nolist=1 | ||
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