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|logo = vintage-atari-800.png
 
|logo = vintage-atari-800.png
 
|developer = [[:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
 
|developer = [[:Atari|Atari, Inc.]]
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|type = [[:Category:Computers|Home computer]]
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|type = [[:Category:Computers|Home computer]], [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|release = 1979
 
|release = 1979
 
|discontinued = 1992
 
|discontinued = 1992
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|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|549|1979}} (Atari 400) <br> {{Inflation|USD|999|1979}} (Atari 800)
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|successor = [[Atari ST emulators|Atari ST]]
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|successor = [[Atari ST Line|ST]]
 
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{for|other emulators that run on Atari 8-bit hardware|Emulators on Atari 8-bit}}
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The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family Atari 8-bit family] is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by [[Atari]] in 1979 and manufactured until 1992. It includes the '''Atari 400, 800, XL, XE''' and the home console version '''Atari XEGS'''. Due to similarity of hardware most Atari 8-bit emulators can also emulate the [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]].
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'''[[wikipedia:Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]]''' is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by [[Atari]] in 1979 and manufactured until 1992. It includes the '''Atari 400, 800, XL, XE''' and the home video game console version '''Atari XEGS'''. Due to the hardware similarity, most Atari 8-bit emulators can also emulate the [[Atari 5200 emulators|Atari 5200]].
 
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
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|-
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest version
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Models
 
! scope="col"|Models
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! scope="col"|[[libretro]]
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="9"|PC / x86
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! colspan="8"|PC
 
|-
 
|-
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| [https://atari800.github.io/ Atari800]
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|[https://atari800.github.io/ Atari800]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|Multi-platform
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| [https://github.com/atari800/atari800/releases {{Atari800Ver}}]
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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/atari800/files/atari800/ 4.0.0]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
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|400, 800, XL, XE
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| {{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Altirra]]
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|[[Altirra]]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|Windows
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| [http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html {{AltirraVer}}]
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|[http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html 3.10]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS
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|400, 800, XL, XE
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| {{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [http://www.xl-project.com/ Atari++]
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|[http://www.xl-project.com/ Atari++ emulator]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|Multi-platform
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| [http://www.xl-project.com/downloads.html {{Atari++Ver}}]
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|[http://www.xl-project.com/downloads.html 1.81]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
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|400, 800, XL, XE
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| {{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[MAME]]
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|[[Pantheon]]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|Windows
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| [http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]
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| Good: 400, 800<br/>Basic: XL, XE<br/>XEGS
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|800, XE
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| {{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Pantheon]]
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|[https://github.com/Jaskier/Atari800Win-PLus Atari800Win-PLus]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|Windows
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| [http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]
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|[https://github.com/Jaskier/Atari800Win-PLus/downloads 4.1]
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| 800, XE
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|400, 800, XL, XE
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| {{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
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|-
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| Atari800Win-PLus
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|[[MAME]]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|Multi-platform
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| [https://github.com/Jaskier/Atari800Win-PLus/downloads {{Atari800Win-PLusVer}}]
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS
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|Good: 400, 800<br/>Basic: XL, XE
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| {{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}}||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|-
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!colspan="8"|Mobile
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|-
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|[[Altirra]]
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|Windows <small>(ARM)</small>
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|[http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html 3.10]
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|400, 800, XL, XE
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|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|}
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==Atari XEGS==
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[[File:427984Atari_XE_Games_System-gen1.jpg|thumb|220px|The Atari XE Game System (XEGS)]]
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The '''Atari XE Video Game System''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_XEGS Atari XEGS]) was based on Atari's 8-bit 65XE computer, while the operating system for most of the XEGS units is called the XE ROM revision C. That specification is the same as any other Atari computer (i.e. 800/XL/XE) that had that ROM, which is usually why no separate software was needed to emulate this console's hardware. The XEGS is backward compatible with the Atari 8-bit computer software library. The console could be turned into a computer with its specially designed keyboard and, while in computer mode, use most of the peripherals released for Atari's 8-bit computer line.
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====Emulators====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
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| Rainbow
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! colspan="7"|PC
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| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
 
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20120914030219/http://www.chrislam.co.uk/rainbow-atari-8bit-emulator.htm 2.2.0 (Windows)]</br>[https://www.bannister.org/software/rainbow.htm 1.6.1 (macOS)]
 
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
 
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| {{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}}||{{~}}<ref>only macOS version is still active)</ref> ||{{TBD}}
 
 
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|-
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! colspan="9"|Consoles
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|[[Altirra]]
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|Windows
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|[http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html 3.10]
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|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
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|-
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| XEGS-DS
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|[[MAME]]
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| align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
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|Multi-platform
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/XEGS-DS git]
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS
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|{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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| {{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
 
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|-
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| WiiXL
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|[https://github.com/Jaskier/Atari800Win-PLus Atari800Win-PLus]
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| align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
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|Windows
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| [https://github.com/raz0red/wiixl/releases git]
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|[https://github.com/Jaskier/Atari800Win-PLus/downloads 4.1]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
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|{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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| {{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
 
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|-
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| Atari800DC
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!colspan="7"|Mobile
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| align=left|{{Icon|DC}}
 
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| [http://www.groessler.org/a800dc/index.html 0.78]
 
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
 
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| {{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
 
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|-
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| PokeyDS
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|[[Altirra]]
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| align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}
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|Windows <small>(ARM)</small>
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| [https://www.zophar.net/consoles/nds/atari800/pokey-ds.html January 18, 2009]
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|[http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html 3.10]
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| 400, 800, XL, XE
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|{{✗}} ||Cycle ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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| {{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
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</div>
 
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==Models==
 
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===[[wikipedia:Atari_8-bit_family#400/800_release|Atari 400]]===
 
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The Atari 400 was released in November 1979 and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|549.95|1979}}. It had a 6502 CPU at 1.79 MHz with 4 KBs of RAM. It had 3 graphics modes, 24 X 40 text, 160 x 96 with 128 colours, and 320 x 192 in B&W.
 
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===[[wikipedia:Atari_8-bit_family#400/800_release|Atari 800]]===
 
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The Atari 800 was also released in November of '79 alongside the Atari 400. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|999.95|1979}} with a 6502 CPU at 1.8 MHz and 8 KBs of RAM. It had the same graphics modes as the Atari 400.
 
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===[[wikipedia:Atari_8-bit_family#1200XL|Atari 1200XL]]===
 
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The Atari 1200XL was released in March of '83 and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|899.99|1983}} with a 6502C CPU at 1.79 MHz. It had 64 KBs of RAM with 5 text modes, with the max being 40x24 and the min being 20x12, and 12 graphics modes, with the max being 320x192.
 
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===[http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=27 Atari 600 XL]===
 
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The Atari 600 XL was released in January of '83 and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1983}} with the 6502C CPU at 1.79 MHz with 16 KBs of RAM.
 
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===[http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=27 Atari 800 XL]===
 
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The Atari 800 XL was released in January of '83 alongside the Atari 600 XL and had the same CPU as the 600 XL but with 64 KBs of RAM.
 
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===[[wikipedia:Atari XEGS|Atari XEGS]]===
 
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{{Infobox console
 
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|title =
 
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|logo=427984Atari_XE_Games_System-gen1.jpg
 
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|emulated={{✓}}
 
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}}
 
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The '''Atari XE Video Game System''' (XEGS) was based on Atari's 8-bit 65XE computer and was released in the Fall of '87. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|159|1987}} and had a 6502C CPU at 1.79 MHz with 64 KBs of RAM. The operating system for most of the XEGS units is called the XE ROM revision C. That specification is the same as any other Atari computer (i.e., 800/XL/XE) that had that ROM, which is usually why no separate software was needed to emulate this console's hardware. The XEGS is backward compatible with the Atari 8-bit computer software library. The console could be turned into a computer with its specially designed keyboard and, while in computer mode, use most of the peripherals released for Atari's 8-bit computer line.
 
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There are no XEGS-exclusive games; instead, they all run on the older machines (with enough memory) or the XE/XL line.
 
  
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=====Emulators=====
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There are no games that are XEGS exclusive; instead, they all run on the older machines (with enough memory) or on the XE/XL line as well.
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{{Main|Atari_8-bit#Emulators}}
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[[Category:Atari consoles]]
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[[Category:Third-generation video game consoles]]
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
* [http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-xegs.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library]
 
* [http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-xegs.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library]
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* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/20731/Atari-XEGS/ Center for Computing History]
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* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/20731/Atari-XEGS/ Centre for Computing History]
 
* [http://www.atarihq.com/atcomp/xegs.html Atari HQ]
 
* [http://www.atarihq.com/atcomp/xegs.html Atari HQ]
 
* [https://www.consolevariations.com/atari/atari-xegs/atari-xegs-console-variations/ Console Variations]
 
* [https://www.consolevariations.com/atari/atari-xegs/atari-xegs-console-variations/ Console Variations]
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{{Atari}}
 
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[[Category:Computers|!8-bit]]
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[[Category:Computers]]
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[[Category:Consoles|!8-bit]]
 
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[[Category:Home consoles|!8-bit]]
 
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[[Category:Third-generation video game consoles|!8-bit]]
 
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[[Category:Atari consoles|!8-bit]]
 
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[[Category:6502-based]]
 

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