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Atari 800

Blue Arrow Company:  Atari, Inc
Blue Arrow Model Number:  800
Blue Arrow Manufacture Date/Year:  1979


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Atari 800 front Atari 800 back Atari 800 side1 Atari 800 side2
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Blue Arrow Specifications

Core Unit:

  • Processor:  1.79 MHz MOS Technology 6502B
  • RAM:  Up to 48K via RAM expansion cards
  • Graphics:
    • "ANTIC" Graphics Processor
      • Color Television Interface Adaptor (CTIA) provides color playfield and generates sprites
      • Text: 24 x 40 characters
      • Maximum monochrome resolution: 320 x 192 pixels
      • Maximum color resolution: 160 x 96 pixels
      • 128 colors
  • Sound:
    • "POKEY" Chip
      • 4 voices (semi-independent 8-bit channels)
      • Two channels can be combined for more accurate sound (16-bit)
  • Ports and Expansion Slots:
    • 4 Controller ports
    • 1 RF output to TV
    • 1 13-pin serial port
    • 2 Built-in ROM cartridge slot
    • 4 Internal expansion slots (used for RAM and ROM)



Atari 800 Ports
Atari 800 Ports

Keyboard:
  • Built-in keyboard with 61 full stroke keys (upper and lower case)
Standard Controllers:
  • Atari DE-9 One-Button Joystick
  • Atari DE-9 Paddle Controllers



Atari Controller
Atari 800 Joystick Controller

Game Format:
  • ROM cartridge (two built-in ROM cartridge slot)
  • Cassette tape (external compatible cassette tape recorder needed)
  • 5.25-inch floppy disk (external compatible floppy disk drive needed)



Atari 800 Cartridges
Typical Game ROM Cartridges

Operating System:
  • Built-in Atari OS Rev. B (CX801 10K ROM card in expansion slot)
  • Disk Operating System
    • Depends on compatible disk drive, usually Atari DOS 1.0 or Atari DOS 3.0
Physical Dimensions:
  • Size (Inches):  4.5 H x 16 W x 12.25 D
  • Weight (Pounds):  10.5


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Atari 800 n1 Atari 800 n2 Atari 800 n3 Atari 800 n4
Atari 800 n5 Atari 800 n6 Atari 800 n7 Atari 800 n8
Atari 800 n9


Blue Camera Camera Used:  Nikon D5100
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