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Atari 1200XL

1200XL · 1983–1983 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: MOS Technology 6502C ("SALLY"), 1.79 MHz
Ram: max: 64 KB (no official expansion path; the PBI port of the later 800XL is absent) · base: 64 KB
Ports: Single cartridge slot (down from the 800's two) · 2x controller (joystick/paddle) ports · Serial I/O (SIO) bus for disk, cassette, and printer · Monitor and RF video out
Display: ANTIC/GTIA chipset, up to 320x192 graphics, 256-hue/luminance palette (same as the 800/800XL)
Storage: base: Atari 1050 5.25" floppy disk drive over the SIO bus (sold separately) · options: Cassette recorder via SIO
Os Support: latest: Atari DOS 2.5 · shipped: Revised Atari OS in a larger 14 KB ROM; BASIC not built in, loaded from cartridge
Release Price: $899

Upgrade paths

other

OS ROM swap to restore compatibility with software broken by the revised 1200XL OS · The new OS ROM broke a number of existing titles, one of several reasons the 1200XL lasted only about three months on the market before the 800XL replaced it; hobbyists swap in translated or patched OS ROMs today.

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