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Introduced  January 5, 1985 
Discontinued  Late in 1987
Release Price  

 

System Architecture

    

Memory

  
Microprocessor WDC 6502C   Standard on system board 64K
Clock speed 1.79 MHz   Maximum on system board 64K
Bus type Atari Proprietary   Maximum total memory  
      Memory speed and type  
Bus width  8-bit   System board memory socket type  
Interrupt levels  16-bit   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 no   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 none   * 3 1/2 inch 2.88MB no
CMOS RAM none   Hard disk controller included no

Video & Graphics

    

Sound

  
Graphics Processor Antic/GTIA   Sound Interface device  Pokey
Screen size - Col x Rows 40 X 24   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 120 VAC
* Width     Maximum power supplied  
* Depth     Power supply output - volts +5/+12VDC
* Weight     Power supply output - amps