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Atari 7800

Blue Arrow Company:  Atari, Inc
Blue Arrow Model Number:  CX7800
Blue Arrow Manufacture Date/Year:  1987


Blue Camera Camera Used:  Nikon D5100
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Atari 7800 front Atari 7800 back Atari 7800 side1 Atari 7800 side2
Atari 7800 herol Atari 7800 heror Atari 7800 top1 Atari 7800 top2


Blue Arrow Specifications

Core Unit:

  • Processor:  1.79 MHz Atari SALLY 6502 ("6502C")
  • RAM:  4 KB
  • Graphics:
    • MARIA custom graphics controller
    • 160 X 240 (160 X 288 PAL) resolution or 320 X 240/288 resolution
    • 256 color palette out of 256 colors (16 hues * 16 luma)
    • Different graphics modes restricted the number of usable colors and the number of colors per sprite
    • Direct Memory Access (DMA)
    • 7.16 MHz graphics clock
  • Sound:
    • TIA (Television Interface Adaptor "Stella") video and sound chip
    • Video and sound chip is same as the Atari 2600
    • Only the sound is used in 7800 games
    • Both video and sound are used in Atari 2600 games
  • Controller Ports:  2
  • Expansion Ports:  1
Standard Controllers:
  • CX24 Pro-Line Joystick Controller



Atari 7800 Joystick
Pro-Line Joystick Controller

Game Format:
  • 7800 ROM Cartridge (Up to 48K)
  • 2600 ROM Cartridge (1K to 4K)



Atari 7800 Cartridge
Typical 7800 Game Cartridge

Physical Dimensions:
  • Size (Inches):  3.25 H x 11.5 W x 8.5 D


Blue Camera Camera Used:  Nikon D5100
Blue Info Images Copyright:  Click Here
Atari 7800 n1 Atari 7800 n2 Atari 7800 n3 Atari 7800 n4
Atari 7800 n5





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