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+title: Atari 800XE
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Home Computer
+origins:
+- U.S.A.
+years:
+- '1985'
+cpus:
+- MOS 6502C
+params:
+  name: 800XE
+  company: /companies/atari
+  company_name: Atari
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: 800XE
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Atari
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Home Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: U.S.A.
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1985'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: Atari Basic
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: |-
+      Full-stroke keyboard, 57 keys, 5 function keys (Help, Start, Select, Option, Reset)\
+      ESC, TAB, CONTROL, SHIFT (x2), DELETE, BREAK, RETURN, CAPS, GRAPH MODE
+  - label: CPU
+    value: MOS 6502C
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 1.79 MHz
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: GTIA (video), POKEY (Sound, I/O), ANTIC (Video), FREDDY (memory)
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 64 KB expandable to 128 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 24 kb (16 KB for OS, 8 KB for BASIC)
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 'Five text modes, maximum : 40 columns x 24 lines'
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: '11 graphic modes, maximum : 320 x 192 pixels'
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: 16 colors with 15 intensity level each
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: 4 channels, 3.5 octaves
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 35 (W) x 23.5 (D) x 6.5 (H) cm / 1.4 kg
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Composite video output, Cardridge port, Expansion port, SIO peripheral port (tape, disk, printer, modem), 2 x joystick connectors
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: None
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: External power supply unit (1A, 5v cc)
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: Unknown
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - hardware
+  - emulators
+  - links
+  - docs
+  - videos
+  photos:
+  - title: 800 XE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Atari 800XL with its power supply unit and the XL12 tape recorder.
+    image: null
+  - title: GAMER SYSTEM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      Complete system with its light gun, XC12 datarecorder (which doesn't need extra power supply), light pen and software cartridges **Bug Hunt** (for use with light gun), **Atarigraphics** drawing program (for use with light pen) and **Pole Position** (famous Formula One game).
+
+      Thanks to **Edwin L. Westerhoff**
+    image: null
+  - title: TOP VIEW
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: SIDES
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: One can spot the dual joystick connectors at the right side.
+    image: null
+  - title: UNDERSIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: REAR CONNECTORS
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      From left to right:\
+      • 13-pin serial connector where several peripherals can be connected in chain\
+      • Cartridge connector\
+      • Bus expansion connector\
+      • RGB video output DIN socket\
+      • RF/TV output jack\
+      • Power in DIN socket and switch. Power is supplied by an external 5V AC adaptor
+    image: null
+  - title: OPENED
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: The keyboard is put down onto a metallic shield which surrounds the mainboard and prevents from radio frequency interferences.
+    image: null
+  - title: MAINBOARD
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      The mainboard is pretty the same as the 130XE's, apart from the amount of RAM, 64 KB instead of 128 KB.
+
+      **(1)** TV UHF modulator\
+      **(2)** 6502 CPU\
+      **(3)** GTIA (George's Television Interface Adapter), main video circuit\
+      **(4)** ANTIC chipset, manages the video buffer for the GTIA, memory access and CPU interrupts\
+      **(5)** 6520 PIA in charge, among other things, of the peripherals serial interface\
+      **(6)** Keyboard connector\
+      **(7)** POKEY, the sound chipset\
+      **(8)** OS and BASIC ROMs\
+      **(9)** FREDDY, the memory management and bank switching chipset\
+      **(10)** 64 KB RAM. The baord can support a second bank of 64 KB.
+    image: null
+  - title: CHIPSETS CLOSE-UP
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: BOXES
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  hardware:
+  - title: XL12 TAPE RECORDER
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: null
+  - title: INDUS GT
+    subtitle: 5''/14 disk-drive
+    text: The Indus GT Double Density Drive is considered by many the best floppy drive available for the 8-bit Atari's with its digital readouts and smoke plexi cover.
+    image: null
+  - title: ASTRA 2001 FD UNIT
+    subtitle: Dual 5.25
+    text: Dual 5.25" FDD unit using single side, single or double density floppy drives
+    image: null
+  - title: PERCOM DISC DRIVE
+    subtitle: Advert
+    text: |-
+      March 1983 Advert said:
+
+      The Percom Data AT-88 offers 88 Kbytes (formatted) in single-density, with plug-in ease of attachment to your Atari. The AT-88 has integral power supply, "no-patch" to Atari DOS and critical constant speed regulation.\
+      Take advantage of this low introductory price of $488...
+    image: null
+  - title: CORVUS SYSTEMS HARD-DRIVE
+    subtitle: 10Mb hard-drive
+    text: |-
+      This is a 10Mb hard-drive. With up to 8 multiplexers with 8 ports each it's possible to connect up to 64 Atari 800's up to a single 10 or even 20 megabyte Atari system. Still in use Today at the Fordham Prepatory School in the Bronx, NY is a 64 Atari 800 computer network hooked up to a single Corvus Hard drive system !
+
+      The Corvus hard disk system also sported a unique and innovative back-up system called "The Corvus Mirror" which was a VCR interface system that allowed you to plug a standard Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) up to the Corvus Hard Drive System to save back-ups of the hard disk onto actual Video Tapes!!!
+    image: null
+  - title: TOUCH TABLET
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: The touch tablet was the best tool for drawing and painting. It shipped with the AtariArtist cartridge.
+    image: null
+  emulators:
+  - title: SIO2PC
+    url: http://www.cswnet.com/~nkennedy/sio2pc.htm
+    platform: MS DOS
+    text: PC emulates Atari Disk
+  - title: Altirra
+    url: http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
+    platform: Windows
+    text: Altirra, an 8-bit Atari computer emulator
+  - title: Atari800Win
+    url: http://www.concentric.net/~Twist/atari800win/
+    platform: Windows
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari800Win Plus
+    url: http://a800win.atari-area.prv.pl/
+    platform: Windows
+    text: Atari 8 bit emulator for windows
+  - title: WAHCE Home Page
+    url: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Node/4391/
+    platform: Windows
+    text: ''
+  - title: XFormer
+    url: http://www.emulators.com/xformer.htm
+    platform: Windows
+    text: ''
+  - title: Chris Lam's Website
+    url: http://www.chrislam.co.uk/
+    platform: Apple
+    text: homepage for Horizon
+  - title: The Atari 800 Emulator for the Mac
+    url: http://www.serve.com/derekl/atari/atari_emu.html
+    platform: Apple
+    text: ''
+  - title: WACKE
+    url: http://www.ctaz.com/~jlfenton/Wacke.html
+    platform: Apple
+    text: ''
+  - title: ACE
+    url: http://www.csh.rit.edu/~shaggy/software.html
+    platform: Unix / Linux
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari++
+    url: http://www.math.tu-berlin.de/~thor/atari++/
+    platform: Unix / Linux
+    text: Unix based emulator of the Atari eight bit computers, namely the Atari 400 and 800, the Atari 400XL, 800XL and 130XE, and the Atari 5200 game console
+  - title: Atari800
+    url: http://atari800.sourceforge.net/
+    platform: Multiplatform
+    text: Atari800 is an Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 emulator for Unix, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari TT/Falcon, SDL and WinCE
+  links:
+  - title: 8-bit ATARI Assembly Language
+    url: http://oort.com/turbots/asm.htm
+    text: ''
+  - title: Antic - The Atari Resource
+    url: http://www.atarimagazines.com/
+    text: ''
+  - title: APE - Atari Peripheral Emulator for DOS and Windows - Home Page
+    url: http://www.nacs.net/~classics/
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari 2600-7800 FAQ
+    url: http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~dzubera/2600faq.html
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari 8-Bit Computers Frequently Asked Questions
+    url: http://www.chez.com/cmpi/paleo/8bits/atari/faq_atar.htm
+    text: ''
+  - title: 'Atari 8-bit computers: 400/800/XL/XE'
+    url: http://www.santellocco.com/ATARI/
+    text: dedicated website in italian
+  - title: Atari 8-bit New User, Emulator Help FAQ - v2.1
+    url: http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/new_and_emu.html
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari 8-bit SpartaDOS Project
+    url: http://www.celebritybase.net/atari8/
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari Gaming Headquarters Main Page
+    url: http://www.atarihq.com/
+    text: ''
+  - title: Atari Magazines
+    url: http://www.atarimagazines.com/
+    text: Contains the full text of all issues of ANTIC magazine and moste of the STart ones !
+  - title: Atari XL-XE Games And Demos Page
+    url: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~sgl/atari/
+    text: ''
+  - title: ATARI.ORG
+    url: http://www.atari.org/
+    text: Looking for something on any Atari machine ? Follow the links !
+  - title: ATARIARCHIVES.ORG
+    url: http://www.atariarchives.org/
+    text: Wow! This site is preserving and archiving information about & software for Atari and other classic computers. Everything here is available with the permission of the copyright holders.
+  - title: Dead Hackers Society
+    url: http://www.dhs.nu/
+    text: Downloads, tools, news and more
+  - title: Homepage Nyman Atari 8 bit
+    url: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2741/8bit.html
+    text: ''
+  - title: Ken's Atari 8-bit Page
+    url: http://home.columbus.rr.com/ksiders/atari.htm
+    text: ''
+  - title: Mac-Atari Fusion
+    url: http://www2.bitstream.net/~marksim/atarimac/
+    text: Atari 8bit Resources for Mac Users
+  - title: MacFalkner's XL Homepage
+    url: http://members.aol.com/MacFalkner/atariindex.htm
+    text: ''
+  - title: Personal Atari Web Page
+    url: http://rjespino.tripod.com/atari.html
+    text: jpeg viewer for the Atari 8-bit and some other tools
+  - title: Polish Atari Wikipedia
+    url: http://atariki.krap.pl
+    text: A lot of info about Atari (in polish)
+  - title: Reminiscing 8-Bit Atari Games
+    url: http://www.qlam.com/atari/atari.html
+    text: ''
+  - title: Satantronic Atari Crew, Atari XL-XE and Falcon 030
+    url: http://www.napri.sk/web/satantronic/
+    text: ''
+  - title: The Atari 800 XE Laptop
+    url: http://www.benheck.com/Games/Atari_800/Atari_800_laptop_1.htm
+    text: This guy explain how he made a laptop Atari 800 !
+  - title: The Atari Historical Society
+    url: http://www.atari-history.com/
+    text: The complete history of Atari Arcade and Home games and computers. Complete site with pictures, commercials (streaming), and full text articles. Amazing site !
+  - title: www.ataricave.com
+    url: http://www.ataricave.com
+    text: Atari 8-bit Games reviews, original manuals, music, maps and more!
+  - title: XL Search - The Atari 8-bit File Archive Search Engine
+    url: http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/
+    text: ''
+  - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
+    url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
+    text: Programming on the Atari computers
+  docs:
+  - title: ATARI SYSTEM REFERENCE MANUAL
+    url: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/atarixe/index.htm
+    cover: null
+    text: |-
+      [**ATARI SYSTEM REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/atarixe/index.htm)written by Bob DuHamel (1987)
+
+       compiled/archived by Ivo van Poorten\
+       type of document : PDF\
+       size : 160 KB\
+       source : [Daves Old Computers](http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield)
+
+      **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :**
+  videos:
+  - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Introduction
+    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54mvCo1uq5A
+    text: 'Length: 5 min 20 s'
+  - title: Atari Home Computer laser disc - Conclusion
+    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDQWvwZ-2w
+    text: 'Length: 1 min 30 s'
+  related:
+  - /museum/atari-1200-xl
+  - /museum/atari-1400-xl
+  - /museum/atari-1450-xld
+  - /museum/atari-400
+  - /museum/atari-600-800-xl
+  - /museum/atari-65-130-xe
+  - /museum/atari-65xep-65xem
+  - /museum/atari-800
+  oc_id: 982
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230406043440/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=982
+    date: '2023-04-06'
+---
+
+The Atari 800XE was the last 8-bit machine produced by Atari. It was almost the same machine as the [800XL](/museum/atari-600-800-xl/) with a case almost the same as the [130XE](/museum/atari-65-130-xe/). It was only sold in East European countries, mainly Germany and Poland.
+
+The main hardawe difference with the 800XL was FREDDIE, a new memory management custom chip (also found in the 65XE) allowing to address up to 128 KB of RAM and to better share RAM area with ANTIC, the graphics chip.
+
+The 800XE could be easily upgraded to 128 KB by adding two memory chips on board. The layout of the I/O connectors was exactly the same as the 130XE. Some games which were developed for the 130XE were compatible with the 800XE, but not backwards compatible with the 800XL.
+
+The 800XE had a short life, it was sold for less than one year.
+
+---
+
+Thanks to Erik Klooster for this picture
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>