Atari XL facts for kids
The Atari XL was a series of 8-bit home computers introduced in 1983. They were an improved version of the Atari 400 and Atari 800 computers from 1979.
Their main CPU was a MOS Technology 6502. There were 3 versions- the 1200XL, the 600XL and the 800XL. All three used a normal television as a display.
Images for kids
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Atari 400 (1979) with a membrane keyboard and a door covering the single cartridge slot.
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Atari 800 with the cover removed, showing expansion cards and two cartridge slots. The slots are molded into the cast aluminum RF shield.
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The Atari 800 uses expansion cards for the RAM, ROM, and processor. It eventually shipped with three of these 16KB RAM cards, for a total of 48KB.
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The 800XL was the best-selling model in the Atari 8-bit line.
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The 600XL has a slightly shallower case than the 800XL, as it lacks one row of RAM chips.
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The 800XL main circuit board
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Atari 130XE
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Atari XE Game System
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The processor board for the Atari 800, showing the 6502, ANTIC and CTIA chips
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Atari 1020 four-color plotter
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The Atari 400/800 boots into the Memo Pad text editor when no program is loaded.
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Moiré pattern in 320 horizontal pixel graphics mode. The colors are artifacts of displaying hi-res pixels which are half the size of the NTSC color clock.
See also
In Spanish: Familia Atari de 8 bits para niños
