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The Atari XL was Atari's replacement for the 400/800 series (and boy did they need replacing!). The Atari XL is instantly more pleasing on the eye and although, in retrospect perhaps, brown wasn't perhaps the best colour, it is a very nice machine indeed. There were three versions of the XL for the various specifications that users required. The most common, the 800XL, was the middle specification model and directly replaced the 800. Features included a built in basic, which like the BBC micro, was the most a casual user would see.

SPECS

6502 processor
Pallette of 256 Colours
A possible 16 colours on screen in 80 columns modes, though adventurous programmers have managed to get 256 or even 4096 colours from the chip.
64k Ram (on 800XL)
Pokey Sound Chip with 4 voices, three octaves
Built in basic
A 'amazing' full stroke keyboard with 'help' key

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Atari 8bit Games

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