Atari 600XL
Summary
In the early 1980s, Atari enjoyed success with the VCS 2600 console and the Atari 400/800 computers, but sales were declining. It responded in 1982 with the 899 USD 1200XL, which was a commercial failure.
At the end of 1983 the second start was made with the models 600XL and 800XL. The new models include the Shepardson Microsystems BASIC interpreter Atari BASIC in the 24 KiB ROM. The Atari 600XL has 16 KiB RAM and the otherwise identical 800XL has 64 KiB RAM. With these computers Atari regains market share and can catch up against Commodore in the low price segment.
A MOS 6502C is used as a CPU. A special feature is the graphics coprocessor ANTIC, which shares the RAM memory with the CPU and allows a flexible graphic design with a maximum of 320 x 192 points resolution and 256 colors.
Atari stops production of the Atari 600XL at the end of 1984. The 800XL runs until the end of 1991 and is Atari’s best-selling home computer.
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- Different standards/Other 8-bit computers (1982 - 1984) · Area D, Section 6
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