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| Atari 800 | |
 An atari 800 | |
| Manufacturer: | Atari |
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| Year Introduced: | November 1979 |
| Form Factor: | Microcomputer |
| Clock Speed: | 1 MHz |
| Memory Size: | 8 KB - 48KB |
| CPU: | MOS 6502C |
| Operating System: | In-ROM Atari BASIC |
The Atari 800 was the big brother of the Atari 400. Made by Atari, the 800 was noted for having a real keyboard, and a dual ROM cartridge slots. Although not as sucessfull as the 400, most programs never took advantage of the second slot of the 400.
The Atari 400 & 800 both initially shipped with 8KB of RAM, however, as RAM prices dropped Atari started to ship machines with more main memory. It's worth noting that unlike Commodore's VIC-20, the Atari 400 could have its RAM upgraded.
Similar to the Amiga, the Atari 400 had 3 co-processors, the ANTIC, CTIA/GTIA, and POKEY. And just like the Amiga they were designed by Jay Miner.
Emulators
The Atari800 emulator is portable and somewhat popular. http://atari800.sourceforge.net/
