TECHNICAL OVERVIEW OF ATARI 1400XL
Part of the system
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Description
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Processor | 6502C |
Clock speed | 1.79 MHz (NTSC) 1.77 MHz (PAL) |
RAM | 64 KB |
ROM | 16 KB |
O.S. version(s) | XL O.S. |
Cartridge port(s) | 1 Adress space : 16 KB |
Built-in software | Self-Test, Basic Revision B(later models have Basic Revision C) |
Controller port(s) | 2 |
Function keys | Reset, option, select, start, help, |
Parallel Bus Interface | Yes |
Cosmetics | Medium size black and white casing |
Coprocessors | GTIA (video output, sprites), POKEY (sound, I/O), ANTIC (video, display lists), FREDDY (Memory Manager) |
I/O ports | RGB, cartridge, Expansion port, Tape, RS232, Joystick |
Media | One or Two External 5.25" Floppy Disk Units (360 KB each) |
Additional | Floppy disk, modem, Freddy chip, speech synthesiser chip (SC-01), Basic on cartridge |